July 2012
WriterRikki Ducornet
Rikki Ducornet is the author of seven novels including The Fan maker's Inquisition, a Los Angeles Times Book of the Year, and The Jade Cabinet, finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award. She has received Fellowships from... more
ArtistFrances Barth
Frances Barth (b. 1946, NYC) studied at Hunter College, where she received her BFA and MA in painting. She has exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions, and her work is represented in numerous collections, including those of... more
ArtistJohn Monti
John Monti (b. 1957, Portland, OR) received a BS from Portland State and an MFA from Pratt. His exhibitions include Elizabeth Harris Gallery, Sculpture Center, Curt Marcus Gallery, Grace Borgenicht Gallery and White Columns in NYC, Inform Gallery in... more
ArtistJoanna Malinowska
Joanna Malinowska was born in 1972 in Poland and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received an MFA from Yale University and studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Malinowska has participated in the... more
ArtistRoberto Juarez
Roberto Juarez (b. 1952, Chicago, IL) received a B.F.A. from San Francisco Art Institute. His exhibitions include Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Miami; Kemper Museum, Kansas City; Robert Miller Gallery, NYC; and the Chicago Cultural Center. His public commissions/murals can be... more
WriterChris Abani
Chris Abani's prose includes Song For Night (Akashic, 2007), The Virgin of Flames (Penguin, 2007), Becoming Abigail (Akashic, 2006), GraceLand (FSG, 2004), and Masters of the Board (Delta, 1985). His poetry collections are Sanctificum (Copper Canyon Press, 2010), There... more
