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Editorial StaffJuly 5, 2022
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muralist Archives
Arizona muralist Kayla Newnam is traveling the U.S. in a renovated camper and painting murals in all 50 states.
By the time painter and illustrator Shela Yu was 11, she was drawing fairies and mermaids on her bedroom walls. Today, most of the 32-year-old Chinese American artist’s work lives in sketchbooks, PDF files and as murals emblazoned on building façades. Her painting has a kinetic yet calming energy. “I like watching clouds move across the sky,” she says. “I like the way incense smoke scatters across the room. There’s a natural movement that I...
Local muralist Clyde Thompson has a passion for painting and traveling.
LifestyleArtist of the Month: Frank Ybarra
Jackie DishnerMarch 31, 2019
Frank Ybarra’s “Chicano cubism” brings the Valley vibrantly to life.