artist spotlights
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Catherine LeComte Lecce is bringing creativity into everyday spaces.
Catherine LeComte Lecce (CEF ‘25) is an interdisciplinary artist and curator based in Burlington, MA, exploring themes of motherhood, identity, and feminism through photography and mixed media. She earned a BFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design and an MFA in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work…
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Sparks from Creative Collisions: A Conversation with Multimedia Artist Daniel Callahan
During a challenging time to make art, Daniel Callahan is immersed in projects. A multimedia artist who currently resides in Jamaica Plain, Callahan works in music, painting, digital photography, sculpture, film, writing, and performance. He is a recipient of the Donor Circle for the Arts Grant and the New England Foundation for the Arts Creative…
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The Journey to Addressing Suppression and Censorship
Arghavan Khosravi is a New York-based painter who explores themes of suppression, gender dynamics, censorship, and identity in her work. Born in Tehran, Iran, she moved to the US in 2015 to begin her painting career. Arghavan was a 2018 Walter Feldman Fellow of the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston. The Walter Feldman…
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In Conversation with Tim Hall: Self-Investment through the Creative Entrepreneur Fellowship
Tim Hall is known around the Boston music scene as a man who does it all. Given the opportunity to reflect on his artistry during the pandemic, Tim is ready to rediscover himself as an artist. The Detroit native and Boston-based musician holds an impressive series of titles; he is currently an Assistant Professor in…
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Ayana Mack on Self-Care and the Art of Keeping Busy During a Pandemic
Recently, we were able to catch up with Ayana Mack (CEF ’16), a visual artist, designer, and UX/UI strategist based in Boston. She has designed pieces for Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s 2018 campaign, BAMS Fest, and other local organizations. She also works for Greater Boston Real Estate as their Senior Graphic Designer and Boston While Black’s…
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Valerie Coimbra on Boston City Singers and the Power of Choir
Valerie Coimbra is an educator and the chair of Boston City Singers, an organization that provides underserved young people with opportunities through a strong foundation of choral singing. Valerie has been with Boston City Singers since 2004 when she joined the group as an 8th grader. “I sang with Boston City Singers from 2004 until…
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Zack Chomz on “Watching Netflix while the World Burns”
Zack Chomz is a Boston-based artist who works in painting and new media. He is also one of our 2020 Walter Feldman Fellows. We are excited to share an excerpt of the conversation we had with Zack on November 24, 2020. Natalie: Could you introduce yourself? Zack: My name is Zack Chomz. I was born…
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An Interview With Bithyah Israel: Composer, Cellist, and the Founder of City Strings
Bithyah Israel is a composer, cellist, and the founder of City Strings, a youth cello ensemble that provides free musical opportunities for youth in the Boston area. She is also the Social Justice Fellow for the Arts and Humanities with the UU Urban Ministry. We got to speak with Bithyah about her compositional process, the inspiration…
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Ryan Edwards: The Connecting Power of Public, Interactive, and Multi-Sensory Art
For some, the case of COVID-19 has invited the joys of simple existence, by encouraging us to redefine, realign, and spend some time at home with a good book. In a lot of ways, it’s back to basics, like when we were children. Stacking the alphabet cubes to spell out a word feels a lot…
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Ngoc-Tran Vu Talks Creative Resiliency in These Turbulent Times
One of our 2019 Creative Entrepreneur Fellows, Ngoc-Tran Vu, is with us today to discuss what she refers to as creative resiliency and protecting energies during these turbulent times. Ngoc-Tran Vu (she/her) is a Vietnamese-American interdisciplinary artist and organizer whose socially engaged work draws from her experience as a community organizer, educator, and healer. Tran…
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An Interview with Feldman Fellowship Mentor: Almitra Stanley
The Walter Feldman Fellowship is a special opportunity awarded to emerging artists that provides them with professional development support and an opportunity to exhibit their work. The fellowship goes further than typical monetary awards by providing a hands-on guidance and teaching artists the business tools they need to facilitate the public’s access to their art….
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An Interview with Multimedia, Multidisciplinary Artist Stephanie Houten
Interview conducted on September 23, 2020. Photo above by Colgan Johnson. Natalie: Could you introduce yourself, what you do and what you’re passionate about? Stephanie: My name is Stephanie Houten. I’m a multimedia multidisciplinary artist. I do primarily filmmaking and photography, and I also do installations, creative production, and event production. I’m very politically active, and I’m…
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David Guerra: On The Lookout For Art Rebels
David Guerra is the owner and director of A R E A Gallery and an independent curator here in Boston. His recent endeavor has been to organize AREA CODE, an online art fair created in response to the COVID pandemic to support local artists. Looking forward, he wants to create a new model for art…
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Chanel Thervil on Self-Care, Creativity, and Collaboration during COVID-19
Chanel Thervil, the multi-faceted artist and educator behind the current exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Boston, titled “Warm & Fuzzy Feels”, recently bought her first tricycle. She takes it out for a joy ride twice a week (at most) to breathe new life into her creative works in the midst of COVID-19. “It’s been…
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Social Justice, Socially Distant: Reflections on the Present from Marsha Parrilla
What does a socially distanced dance company look like? Marsha “Mar” Parrilla, founding artistic director of Boston-based dance company Danza Orgánica, has a few ideas. Danza Orgánica held its last in-person rehearsal on March 13th, but with the opportunity to continue meeting via Zoom, progress for the company has not slowed down. Rather, it has…
