This is an apology letter to myself, to her, to everyone who has ever felt this way. It may seem to arrive a bit late, but the truth is, it’s never too late to learn to care for yourself. My dear, you care for everyone else, but never for you. You go days without eating

Evelyn Atieno Claudia Newsome Finds Her Art Style Claudia Vie Newsome is a young artist from Baltimore, Maryland. Follow her on Instagram @newviee Does your city influence your art? The city just like so many other areas shows you different walks of life. I’m greatly influenced by everyday things and people down to the smells

Canada (Quebec) has been the latest country in the world to have banned the niqab, or the face veil worn by some Muslim women as a religious practice. Around forty countries of the world have banned it for one reason or another. In the light of all this, artists and bloggers on Instagram are displaying

It’s no secret that waves of social movements have largely been accompanied by art. We saw jazz emerge from the civil rights movement in the 20s, and pulp art play a large role in the LGBT movement around the 50s and 60s. Entire areas of study have been devoted to the role of art in

Recently, I had the chance to visit Boston, one of the most racially diverse cities in this country. Boston is a microcosm of different cultures and identities, and its museums are doing a fantastic job of representing that. One such institution, the Institute of Contemporary Art, features the interesting, inclusive work of Nari Ward, a

Trump is busy trumpeting hate on Twitter. Artists are busy drawing him on Instagram. Digital drawing is a prevailing form of art throughout the globe. Illustrations, comics, zines are all parts of this rising interest of artists. Freelance artists employ their ideas to their illustrating software and create amazing stuff, but due to a lack

It takes true courage and vulnerability to chase your dreams and express your passions to the world. Whether it be through fashion, photography, blogging, music, art, etc., opening yourself to criticism can be one of the most daunting realities from young and old creatives in any industry. Independent creatives are individuals who have decided to

The majority of historical Western art can be epitomized in three words: European, aristocratic, and impactful. It is often paintings of powerful and lavish white men/women or anachronistic depictions of Bible figures as white. But while the paintbrush of Caravaggio, the hands of Michelangelo, and the palette of Jan Vermeer remain in the plains of

Recently, I had the privilege to conduct an interview with Huda Fahmy, my name twin who shares her life experiences as a modern-day Muslim woman in the American society. Her comics, which go by the name of “Yes, I’m Hot In This,” have seen much popularity in the internet world for the theme they carry.

New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art has been accused of supporting animal cruelty after broadcasting an upcoming exhibition titled, “Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World.” The exhibition includes a caged-arena where, “…hundreds of live reptiles and insects devour each other over the course of the show,” and a performance video by