Art Talk with April

Laura Moore, a Dothan, Alabama native, is an artist whose works primarily feature acrylic, gouache, and resin on canvas. Inspired by the intricate beauty of chinoiserie, her pieces offer a contemporary take on this European style that celebrates Chinese art and design.

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Beth McKay is a multi-faceted artist with disciplines in oil painting, watercolor, screen-printing, acrylic, mixed media and graphic design. Beth began her formal training in art at the University of Montevallo which led her to pursue a degree in Art Education from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Her studies concentrated in Graphic Design, Painting, and Education. She earned her Teaching...

Rebecca Tully Fulmer is a visual artist based in Birmingham, Alabama, whose interdisciplinary practice explores the material life of images through lens-based media, collage, and fiber techniques. Working primarily with transparent and reflective materials, Fulmer transforms photographs into layered, dimensional forms that exist between image and object. Her work invites viewers into an active per...

Xavier Adams is a photographer and aspiring cinematographer based in Huntsville, Alabama. Raised as an Army brat before settling in Augusta, Georgia, Xavier graduated with a B.A. in Film/Video Production from Georgia State University in 2020. After graduating, Xavier pursued film photography to flesh out his creativity while working in the public sector. He initially began photography in 2015, but...

Holli Conger is a professional illustrator, found object artist and licensing artist in Winston-Salem, NC. Holli shares her journey through many different creative industries, working with agents, finding the work you would like to make and more!

Holli Conger is a professional illustrator, found object artist and licensing artist in Winston-Salem, NC. Holli shares her journey through many different creative industries, working with agents, finding the work you would like to make and more!

I'm Kitty Smothers and I have been painting portraits and fine art professionally for over 26 years. I live in South Alabama with my husband, two daughters and two dachshunds. I earned a B.A. in Studio Art from Troy University, and later a Masters of Science in Counseling and Psychology. I apprenticed under world-renowned artist Nall Hollis, constructing frames for his intricate paintings and lear...

Casey Roberts is textile artist and poet living in Perry County. Trained by artist June Carlton in painting and their great-grandmother in sewing, they started in visual art before turning to garment-making. Their art is informed by growing up queer and remaining in the rural Black Belt of Alabama. Incorporating antique textiles, painted elements, and doll-making into wearable art and more is of p...

Challiss’ circuitous art journey includes working a stint as a window decorator in Berlin in 1992, working with a team to paint endangered species murals for the Center for Biological Diversity in Tennessee and Alabama, and teaching art (mostly drawing) to all age groups. Challiss received a “Window of Opportunity Award” from the Leeway Foundation in 2000, an Alabama State Council of the Arts gran...

Hi, my name is Shawn Fitzwater, the artist behind Fitz Signs & Murals. ​ Growing up I always enjoyed drawing and sketching. I would draw anything from cartoon characters to design layouts for my dream home. These self-taught skills from a very early age have molded me into the artist that I am today. Never could I have imagined that I would be making a living through art! ​ In early 2018, I decide...

yumedyne is an artist based in Huntsville, AL, whose work is a bold exploration of symbolism, mythology, and raw emotion. They blend street art aesthetics with surreal, dreamlike narratives, using vivid colors, layered textures, and expressive figures to create immersive compositions that challenge the viewer's perception of reality. Their works evoke a sense of mystery, rebellion, and introspecti...

Christina Wegman is a mostly self-taught Huntsville artist and small business owner. Born in 1985 in Northridge, California, she grew up in Madison County and has lived and traveled across the US, Canada, and Europe (including several years of splitting time between Alabama and Germany). Her work has been displayed by the Huntsville Art League, Arts Huntsville, and many other galleries and busines...

Sam Roberts is a Birmingham born interdisciplinary artist, informal educator, and curator. They graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with their Bachelor of Fines Arts. Sam currently works as the Youth Program Coordinator at Studio by the Tracks, the assistant gallerist at Canary Gallery, and as a teaching artist with UABs Artplay and various independent partnerships. Their creati...

Rosie Fitzgerrel is a landscape and figure painter and graphic designer whose paintings study the influence and interruption of natural world by humanity and presents the meeting of these two elements as a neutral observer. Her vibrant works are primarily created with vinyl emulsion paint, as well as gouache and oil pastels. The abstraction of components within her work is informed by her experien...

Rosie Fitzgerrel is a landscape and figure painter and graphic designer whose paintings study the influence and interruption of natural world by humanity and presents the meeting of these two elements as a neutral observer. Her vibrant works are primarily created with vinyl emulsion paint, as well as gouache and oil pastels. The abstraction of components within her work is informed by her experien...

Amanda (she/her) is a textile artist specializing in sustainability and natural dyeing. After a decade in New York City’s art and fashion scenes, she moved to Eufaula, Alabama, in 2021 to reconnect with nature and focus on her family. This transition deepened her commitment to organic materials and eco-conscious practices. Inspired by motherhood, Amanda explores plant-based dyes and the longevity...

Isabel Marie Atha is a 23 year old Animation graduate from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. In her last semester, she fell in love with tattoo art, and rapidly switched her portfolio concentration from video game concept art to tattoo designs. Her passion for game art never quite left her, though, and she’s a proud developer for the indie game “Phantasmal Reality” which was nominated by UA...