Art & Museums
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One of Nation’s Premier Contemporary Asian-American Dance Companies to Perform Tonight at Uptown!
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, one of the country’s premier contemporary Asian-American dance companies, will perform at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 PM. Hailed as “deeply spiritual,” the Philadelphia-based Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers celebrate the ability of dance to integrate body, spirit, and mind. Under the direction of Executive Artistic Director Kun-Yang Lin, Kun-Yang…
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Founder of Retail Collective in Kennett Square Uses Her ‘Power’ to Inspire Others
Tara Dugan, the founder of worKS in Kennett Square, is one of 20 “power women” of the Main Line and Western Suburbs for 2021, writes Hobart Rowland for Main Line Today. Dugan opened her first store, Scout & Annie, as a side business. However, the vintage home-goods store soon grew big enough that she was…
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Lensman of Iconic Marilyn Monroe Pix Guides Digital Photographers from His Bucks County Home
Photographer Lawrence Schiller, now living in Newtown, has photographed some influential people in his day, including Paul Newman, Muhammad Ali, and Robert F. Kennedy. His images of a nude Marilyn Monroe, however, may be his most memorable. Bo Koltnow paged through Schiller’s work for WFMZ 69 News. Schiller, a Brooklyn native who moved to southern…
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Work of L.A.-Based Textile Artist Who Grew Up in West Grove Evokes a Calm Space for the Viewer
West Grove native Rachel DuVall is a Los Angeles-based textile artist who creates finely detailed fiber works that explore the grid structure inherent to weaving, writes Ryan Waddoups for Surface magazine. “I make handwoven artworks using linen and natural dyes for my color palette,” said DuVall. “They are abstract geometric works that highlight the subtle…
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Renowned Painter from West Chester with ‘Incredible Passion for Art’ Dies at 96
Philip Jamison Jr., a renowned artist from West Chester who loved to paint daisies, portraits, and Chester County landscapes and cityscapes, has died at 96. Bill Rettew reported his passing for the Daily Local News. Jamison was a well-known “realistic painter” who left behind hundreds of paintings, primarily watercolors. He had “an incredible passion for…
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Berwyn Mural with Patriotic Theme Has Passersby Engaging in a Hometown Version of ‘Where’s Waldo?’
Berwyn is home to a new star-spangled mural populated by 35 locals. Identifying them all has become a favorite pursuit of passersby, writes Caroline O’Halloran for SAVVY Main Line. Carrie Kingsbury, of Promiseland Murals in nearby Birdsboro, painted the mural on the wall of John Thomas’s Barbershop at 682 Lancaster Avenue. It replaced a 15-year-old…
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Chester County’s Interest in Floral Design Workshops Blossoms During the Pandemic
While floral design workshops were already popular before the pandemic in Chester County, the classes on how to make bouquets, table arrangements, and wreaths have now become the new must-do, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Today. “People are looking for fun activities to do outdoors with small groups of people,” said Mara Tyler, owner…
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Skulls Bring Media Native in Touch with Her True Calling
Sue Moerder, who grew up in Media, always knew she was destined to be an artist. Today, the former tattoo artist and advertising designer has fulfilled her destiny, creating skull art, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. She’s not sure where her first skull came from. “You work in Jersey and everybody hunts and…
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A Staple of Kennett Square, Bautista Upholstery & Refinishing Breathes New Life into Vintage Furniture
A mainstay in Kennett Square for decades, Bautista Upholstery & Refinishing continues to bring customers joy by reviving their favorite furniture, writes Tara Smith for Southern Chester County Weeklies. Modesto Solano currently helps his uncle, Rafael Bautista, manage the business. Solano uses the craftsman skills he learned as a child from his father. Aside from…
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Chadds Ford Woman’s Book Details How Pencil-Thin Lines of Connection Led Her to Friendship with Andrew Wyeth
When she moved to Chadds Ford with her husband, George, in the 1970s, Helen Sipala did not know much about the area. But she learned quickly, thanks in part to the house they purchased, writes Gene Pisasale for the Chester County Press. Sipala discovered that her home on Baltimore Pike — “Painter’s Folly” — was…
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West Grove Insurance Pro, Inspired by a Sack of Cement and Some Glass Shards, Traded Actuary Tables for Art
Margie Samero, owner of Step by Stepping Stones studio in Avondale, pivoted from working in the insurance industry to creating stained-glass art for a living, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. Samero had no interest in pursuing the life of an artist. But a sudden burst of inspiration changed her life forever. Two…
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Phoenixville-Based Woodworker Uses Rough-Cut Lumber to Create Art, Furniture
Known for the past 45 years as merely a resource for removing dead and damaged trees, Josh Lord of Lord’s Tree Service in Phoenixville is so much more. He’s also a woodworker, taking those gnarled trunks and twisted branches from your lawn and turning them into unique pieces of art. Steven Falk revealed the unvarnished…
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Brandywine River Museum Exhibit Shows Different Side of Chadds Ford Artist
The Brandywine River Museum’s special exhibit on artist Ralston Crawford presents a different side of the artist than that seen in his well-known, 1930s work, writes Thomas Hine for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Crawford is famous for painting infrastructure devoid of people — soaring bridges, endless causeways, massive dams, huge grain elevators. The paintings glorify engineering…
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Cochranville Resident, World-Renowned Artist Creates Sculpture for Brandywine River Museum of Art
The Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford recently unveiled Tipping Point, a bronze sculpture by Cochranville artist Rikki Morley Saunders that depicts a pair of male peacocks competing in flight, writes Jen Samuel for the Daily Local News. “I am honored and thrilled to have Tipping Point in the Brandywine’s collection,” said Morley…
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Local Artist, 12, Sells Painting at Gala in West Chester for $1,000, Uses Earnings to Pay It Forward
At 12 years old, Jada Robinson is already a successful artist. She managed to sell one of her paintings for $1,000 at a recent art auction and gala fundraiser in West Chester, reports 6ABC. But the budding artist is also part philanthropist: She paid her good fortune forward by supporting a fellow artist. She donated…
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Having Felt ‘Very Alienated,’ Conestoga Grad’s Mural at Carnegie Mellon Paints a Picture of Empathy and Hope
Elise Delgado, a Conestoga High School graduate and student at Carnegie Mellon University, paints a picture of hope and empathy in her latest mural, writes Heidi Opdyke for CMU News. Delgado did not feel like she fit into the community when she joined CMU. “I felt very alienated,” she said. “I have a Puerto Rican…
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West Chester Woman’s Unique Artistic Vision Manifested Through Interior Design
West Chester resident Lauren Francis, a corporate executive who moonlights as an interior designer, manifests her artistic vision through what she calls Maximalist Aesthetic, writes Richard Gaw for the Chester County Press. “Maximalism in design is about extravagance, excess, and redundancy in the best possible way,” said Francis, who grew up in Chadds Ford and…
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Photographer Kay Lahusen, LGBTQ Rights Champion from Kennett Square, Dies at Age 91
Kennett Square resident Katherine “Kay” Lahusen, a gay-rights pioneer and photographer who was among the first to document the LGBTQ struggle, has died at 91, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Along with her life partner, the late Barbara Gittings, Lahusen led early LGBTQ protests in Philadelphia. These rallies paved the way for the…
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