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Cover Artist
Nom Kinnear King There’s a vibrant poetry in the world of Nom Kinnear King — where autumn leaves swirl through misty courtyards and women move as though they’ve stepped from the pages of a forgotten fairytale.
Featured Artists
Ania Illustrations Polish artist Ania Illustrations creates enchanting, whimsical worlds where folklore, fantasy, and everyday life intertwine. Rooted in a lifelong connection to the arts, her work blends delicate storytelling with a touch of the mystical.
Caroline Wendelin Artist Caroline Wendelin paints with a tenderness that feels like sunlight on canvas. Her soulful, and timeless portraits of women capture femininity and inner strength through soft light, gold accents, and incredibly detailed forms.
Christophski this talented British printmaker brings fresh energy to the classic art of linoleum printing. Choosing lino over wood, he creates beautifully detailed prints that capture animals, people, and architecture with a unique sense of depth and character.
Cole Cameron is a cartoonist and graphic artist who explores vintage Halloween aesthetics in his work. His love for pumpkins and skeletons shows in each one of his cartoons and animations.
Mason Owens's paintings, rendered in egg tempera on panel, emerge from a devotional slowness and grounded attentiveness to the natural world and its rhythms.
Pang Torsuwan What is most striking about Torsuwan’s work is her use of color and atmosphere. Where Cubism traditionally muted its palette, she lets in bursts of red, yellow, and pink, balancing earthy shadows with luminous warmth.
Federico Salas is a talented street artist who lives in New Orleans and fuses elements of his Mexican heritage with the symbolism and magic that is inherent to the Crescent City.
Hope Christofferson brings fairies and other mythical creatures into our life. Her watercolor paintings invite the viewer to partake in the magic she puts on the page.
Maggie Vandewalle's illustrations of bears, birds, deer, and owls not only make us yearn for the arrival of fall and the warmth home provides in this season, but they also remind us of the power of kindness and of the fun we get to experience by being silly now and then.
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SPECIAL FEATURES
LA ART SHOW - 2026 PREVIEW This January, the Los Angeles Convention Center will once again open its doors to one of the city’s most anticipated cultural events—the 31st edition of the LA Art Show, running from January 7 to 11, 2026.
Kelli Flitton shares her gift of illustrating with both the young and older audience. She illustrates children’s books that make both children and adults smile.
Adam Fuss - My Ghosts and the Visual Resonance Adam Fuss (born 1961) is a British-born, Australia-raised photographer who lives and works in New York. His practice is notable in that he often abandons the standard camera and instead uses historical or “archaic” photographic processes...
Thomas Dambo - TROLLS is a globally recognized recycling artist who creates large-scale works from discarded materials. Since 2014, he has built art installations in over 20 countries across five continents, including the USA, China, Brazil, Australia, and Germany.
The Art of Travelling by Svetlana Talabolina "...art isn’t only made with paint — sometimes it’s made by the road itself, by the laughter of your child echoing between the trees, by the light that changes as you drive north, and by the stories whispered through old walls that still remember who passed before you.
OP-EDs byJohnny Otto
The Scars We Cannot Erase by Johnny Otto In 1863 a man named Gordon fled enslavement in Louisiana and reached Union lines. In a Union field hospital he sat for the photographers McPherson and Oliver. He turned his back to the camera. The photograph, now known as The Scourged Back, reveals a body covered in thick ridges of scar tissue from years of brutal whipping.
The U.S. Pavilion at Venice 2026 is in Jeopardy The U.S. Pavilion has long stood as a platform for American artists to project a diverse and dynamic vision of the nation. Yet as preparations for the 2026 Biennale unfold, that legacy appears to be in jeopardy.
Featured Artists
Leigh Weinberg aka. Lawful Nature Through Lawful Studios, a name inspired by her initials and her love of Dungeons & Dragons, Leigh brings to life charming creatures like curious bats and funny frogs, blending storytelling, humor, and craftsmanship into art that celebrates the spooky, the sweet, and the wonderfully wild.
Little Fishy Things brings imagination to life through intricately handcrafted dolls, each with its own story and soul. Inspired by gothic fairytales, Tim Burton’s worlds, and the quiet beauty of Coraline.
Liza Meyer Step into the shadowed world of Liza Meyer, a German artist whose creations bring life to the eerie beauty of the unknown. Drawing inspiration from forgotten folklore, mystery, and the lingering spirit of autumn, her work blurs the line between the whimsical and the macabre.
Lucas Goubert His artistic style blends collage, painting, and drawing into deeply personal explorations of identity, transformation, and resilience, shaped by his journeys between Bogotá, Paris, and Normandy.
Marta Witkiewicz invites us into a world where dreams take form and magic lingers in every shadow. Working with a delicate blend of classical drawing and painting, she merges realism with imagination, weaving fantastical stories that connect women, animals, and the strong forces of nature.
Oona Brangam Snell's tapestries bristle with mischief, staging scenes that are equal parts domestic comedy, surrealist theater, and medieval allegory.
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What is an Art Squat and how did this journey begin?
Well, many many moons ago, circa 1999, my brother Michael Otto, who just prefers to be called Otto, was
friends with a guy named Andy who lived in a fourplex on Genesee ave. just south of Melrose, across from
Fairfax High school. Andy had told my brother that there was an empty two bedroom apartment on the second
level across from his and that the Landlord hadn't been seen in years and nobody was paying rent. He went
on to tel my brother that the empty unit was filled with junk that had to be cleared out but once that was
done, the space could be used as an art gallery. So, my brother and I and a few other friends, spent a few
days clearing out all the junk, and we put large locks on the doors so that nobody could enter without us.
There was no power in the unit that we occupied, so, whenever we had an art opening, Andy would run power
cables out his back window and into the empty unit. Collectively we came up with the name Art Squat for our
new gallery and we had some crazy raging parties. This went on for several years. The Landlord was never seen
or heard from. In fact, there was a garage behind the property that had a vintage car in it and boxes of
newspapers from the 80's.
Read the full Story about Art Squat's origins
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Book Reviews
Johnny Otto's The Raven & The Moon is a tender and enchanting fable that reads like a timeless bedtime story, carrying the rhythm and magic of a classic children’s poem. Johnny Otto crafts a lyrical tale about courage, loss, and restoration, all wrapped in whimsical imagery that will speak to the hearts of both children and adults.
The story follows Saskia, a spirited young girl who spends her days joyfully riding her pony, Indico, through sunny orchards. But their idyllic world is upended when a mysterious raven swoops in, its great black wings blotting out the sun. The light disappears, replaced by a sudden night, and both Saskia and Indico are left frightened and helpless. This first part of the fable carries an almost mythic weight, evoking the ancient storytelling tradition of animals as powerful forces of nature and change.
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Archives
Juliette Jourdain creates dreamlike portraits that blur the line between reality and imagination. Often featuring her young son as a muse, her images portray softness and strength within her scenes filled with fantasy, emotion, and quiet wonder.
Miles Rene Vankeersbilck is a multi disciplined artist and self taught oil painter. Miles was born and raised in The metro Detroit area and was brought up in a family of artists.
Zazie Productions His drawings are packed with distorted faces, symbolic glyphs, anatomical fragments, and mechanical echoes, producing overwhelming surfaces that pulse with energy.
Po Yang Leung Her drawings, held in two colors and made with vermillion ink, reintroduce feelings of nostalgia and a desire for the simplicity of life, captured in art.
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