As a medical illustrator, Kristen Larson Keil creates art that brings to life neurological research and discoveries related to the brain. And doing that requires her to use both sides of hers. “I can’t do abstract art,” she says, “but I really enjoy precision and detail and anatomy and science – it’s just this magical combination of the things I love.” Larson Keil is a senior medical illustrator and interim manager of neuroscience publications at...
Phoenix Art Museum names Christian Ramírez its first curator of local art.
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Andrew Pielage visited a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed space for the first time in 2011. The then-hotel manager with a love for landscape photography was hooked. “Once you see it, it’s hard to not go back and see more,” Pielage says. “It’s not just something you see. Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture is something you feel. He’s curating our experience in his buildings through his design techniques.” That visit to Taliesin West started a journey into architectural...
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There’s something macabre and mystical about Bone Haus Brewing, which draws inspiration from the catacombs of Europe to the mining history of territorial Arizona – and embeds the number 13 and short stories chronicling its fictional patriarch Hans Von Biermann in each of its cans. But it’s also demystifying craft beer, hosting Beer School sessions and bringing classic and inventive brews alike to Fountain Hills. We caught up with Morgan Ringwald, who handles sales and...
Food truck and fast-casual burger joint Aioli Gourmet Burgers has been dishing out inventive burgers and shakes since 2013 – and has recently added its own lemonade brand to the mix. We caught up with Vivianna D’Ambrosio, Aioli’s director of sales and marketing, to talk about what she loves about the Valley. You can join us to do the same at Best Fest on August 13, where we’ll be celebrating the most laudable people, places...
Fans of the immersive cocktail experience at UnderTow will find a new port in Gilbert’s Epicenter at Agritopia this fall. This is the first expansion of the tiki-inspired cocktail bar that puts its patrons onboard a turn-of-the-century clipper ship, immersing them in their voyage through custom decor, lighting and special effects like thunderstorms. “Growth has been a key goal of ours, and thanks to UnderTow’s incredible fanbase, the demand is there,” Jason Asher, a founding...
bar manager Aiden Dunnigan pours a Chartreuse Float | Photo by Sara Crocker As a consumer hungry for all the Phoenix news that’s fit to eat and drink, you don’t need me to tell you to go to Valentine. But, if you’re as smitten with Arizona, its history and its potable bounty, then you do need to head to the back of the building to Bar 1912. “The Southwest is a gastronomical empire,” says Chadwick...