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Joan Deborah Ganon insists she is not an artist. “More a rather good copier,” she contends, describing her practice of transplanting iconic images from modern masterpieces onto footwear. The line between artisanship and artistry has always been nebulous—but definitions aside—Ganon’s work is consistently fun, accessible, and innately functional, bringing fine art into the everyday. Ganon’s…

The art of Mateo Recka is dreamy and fluorescent, reflecting the artist’s deep nostalgia for the culture of his childhood in the early 90s. He returns again and again to the image of an all-American Saturday morning, chasing the delight of waking up to the vibrant innocence of the morning cartoons and the calming aura…

Stephanie Christopher was beginning to lose hope in her efforts to find her unique creative voice when she developed orb art. Compressing recycled paper into tiny spheres, she discovered that when combined in the magnitude of thousands, the orbs could be used as a medium themselves, adding bold texture and vibrancy to any composition. In…

Stephanie Osser is an artist of many talents who has built her practice on tackling new media and making them her own. Her start was in illustration, working for the New England Aquarium to design engaging visuals for their exhibits alongside freelance work that brought her from children’s books to cookbooks to trade publications. Many…

LaShonda Cooks is an artist, insurance adjuster, and activist based in Dallas, Texas. Known for her poignant pointillism, her work seeks to explore our notions of beauty, norms, and identity. Cooks is also a longtime collaborator of Jamaal Eversley, the central figure behind Beacon Gallery’s Real F.R.I.E.N.D.S. exhibition opening on September 4th. The two artists have known…

Melissa Shaak became an artist, in her words, by accident. Following two decades of work as a senior administrator at Babson College, a chance encounter with a friend inspired her to explore artmaking. In the years since, Shaak has developed her creative practice into a full-time career, finding representation as a core artist at Fountain…

The art of Youveline Joseph is invariably vibrant, incorporating elements of her Haitian heritage alongside her love of makeup and fashion. Born in Haiti, but raised in Brockton, MA, Joseph has been creating art for as long as she can remember, though her affinity for portraits emerged more recently. Struck by the lack of representation…

Stephanie Ayotte is a dedicated seamstress with boundless enthusiasm for taking on new projects. From the beginnings of her passion at the age of ten, she has tackled accessories, costumes, womenswear, menswear, and everything in between, always eager to realize and improve upon the designs she imagines in her head. Recently, her work has been…