Studio B Fine Art Gallery in Boyertown opened the “Prison Art and Experience,” a discussion and art exhibit in the studio’s Grey Gallery. “The event was an impassioned request of the incarcerated ...
LAKE STEVENS — A Bic pen and a prison sentence changed his life. What’s up with that? Gabriel Herrera, 40, is trying to make a name for himself as an artist using cheap blue pens. He started drawing ...
Michigan Prison Art Program Helps Inmates Find Voice — and Hope At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. But it is actually a record of survival — one ...
Not too long ago, I received an email from a long-time friend and colleague who was then a warden for a men’s prison. Known for her forward-thinking and support for programming and education, she has ...
Heiress, entrepreneur, scammer, prisoner—Anna “Delvey” Sorokin has worn many hats in recent years. Now she can add another to her rack: professional artist. Tonight, an exhibition of artworks ...
“Apokaluptein: 16389067” is what artist Jesse Krimes dubbed his prison contraband — a project so off-limits, he had to create it behind bars in secret and smuggle it out. The work happened piecemeal ...
At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. But it is actually a record of survival — one man’s attempt to reclaim his story after decades behind bars. The ...