Our 2022 Artist Talk Series is hosted at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, located at 540 Spring St. Please join us for an evening of discussion and work presented by visiting and local artists. Light refreshments will be served.
Sarah Aineb is a visual artist, mostly working in printmaking, comics and film, based in San Francisco, CA. With most of their work being autobiographical or semi-autobiographical, their work explores the invisible connections between feeling and space and time. Whether it's a singular drawing or a series of prints or a narrative comic, Aineb's works illustrate the emotional imprint of personal histories on physical landscapes, altering how we see space and feelings. They express honest and somewhat secretive lore behind the scenery of the San Francisco Bay Area by focusing on personal symbols/mythology and sacred landscapes, real and imaginary. Sarah is living and working at Alchemy Art Center April and May as part of our Artists in Community Program. The featured image, Nightanza, is a reduction screen print by Sarah Aineb.
Sam Ford is an artist from Friday Harbor, specializing in pen and ink illustration. His work has been featured on album covers, posters, and other music-related art, as well as business logos and his first published graphic novel, a retelling of the horror classic “The Willows” adapted by Nathan Carson. In addition to his art, Sam plays music, drumming in his long-running metal band Wizard Rifle, as well as performing in the John Cameron Mitchell productions “Homunculus” and “How to Talk To Girls At Parties,” among other projects. You can learn more about Sam’s work on his website.