Monthly Archives: January 2023

Phoenix artist honors her great grandmother’s quilt — but with a very different material

2023-01-04T12:59:18-07:00

By Mark Brodie KJZZ   "Heidi Dauphin is not a quilter. The Phoenix-area artist specializes in mixed-media studio pieces, but has also done public art and works with a lot of materials. That includes paper, which she used to make a quilt that is part of the exhibit called "Re-Vitalized," which runs through Jan. 7 at Vision Gallery in Chandler." Listen to the full story on KJZZ here.

Phoenix artist honors her great grandmother’s quilt — but with a very different material2023-01-04T12:59:18-07:00

Zora Folley mural commemorates a Chandler icon

2023-01-04T11:52:58-07:00

By Ken Sain San Tan Sun News   "Perhaps the most fitting part of the mural the City of Chandler commissioned to boxing legend Zora Folley is that it’s in Southside Village, not too far from where Folley lived. It’s not quite a stone’s throw away, but “a good golf swing,” said Peter Bugg, the city’s visual arts coordinator. The city dedicated the large mural on the east wall of FLO Yoga & Cycle, 71 E. Frye Road, on Dec. 6, paying tribute to the man who won a Purple Heart fighting in the Korean War, fought Muhammad Ali for the

Zora Folley mural commemorates a Chandler icon2023-01-04T11:52:58-07:00

Two Kenosha women featured in Arizona arts scene

2023-01-04T11:47:41-07:00

By Jillian Craig Kenosha News   "Peppur Chambers and Lisa Marie Barber have not met each other, but their worlds have collided in Chandler, Ariz. In recent months, Chambers, a Kenosha native, was appointed to the managing board of the Chandler Cultural Foundation. She is the first performing artist to serve on the board, which provides oversight for the Chandler Center for the Arts. ... The Chandler organization became a nexus of sorts, for another local. Lisa Marie Barber, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside art and design department chair, will have her quilts exhibited in the Chandler Vision Gallery until Jan. 7.

Two Kenosha women featured in Arizona arts scene2023-01-04T11:47:41-07:00