Artist interview

In today’s podcast episode, host Scott ‘Sourdough’ Power chats with the cofounders of Inversion Art, a platform creating new investment models for art...

On today’s podcast episode, our digital strategist hops into the interviewer’s chair to chat with founder Scott ‘Sourdough’ Power about NOT REAL ART.

Queer artist Andi Avery chats with us about ‘Leaving Charlie,’ a semi-autobiographical short film that explores their decade-long career in erotic lab...

Activist Elijah McKinnon joins us to discuss their latest feature-length film: a psychedelic love letter to Black virtuosity and queer transcendence.

Vibrant, opulent, and even impish on first impression, Mickayel Thurin’s mixed-media paintings reflect her ongoing struggle with anxiety and depressio...

Co-founders of Pedestal, Mecca McDonald and Celeste O’Connor specialize in immersive visual storytelling that shines a light on joyful Black experienc...

Fresh off a new solo show, Detroit-based digital artist Steven Shik chats with us about his year of incremental and exponential change.

On today’s podcast episode, we sit down with 2022 NOT REAL ART grant winner Buena Johnson to discuss her philosophy on art, change, and positivity.

Virginia-based art director Carl Medley joins NOT REAL ART to discuss his philosophy on life: laughter, painting, and plenty of pizza and donuts.

Densely packed and saturated with clashing colors, Izumi Miyazaki’s figure paintings often center on the artist’s experience as a Japanese American wo...

Texas-based artist Marcelina Gonzales reconstructs her childhood memories growing up Hispanic and female in an American border town.

Mixed-media artist Alissa Ohashi investigates her family's imprisonment in Japanese internment camps during WWII. Read more about her process here.