Contributors
Nicole J. Caruth is a freelance writer and curator living in Brooklyn. She frequently writes on the role of food in contemporary art and visual culture. Follow her on Twitter: @nicolejcaruth.1 Articles
Gabe Gill is a musician and writer from Western Massachusetts. Gabe is currently studying in the Studio for Interrelated Media at the Massachusetts College of Art and has covered MA music and arts for publications such as Take Magazine.1 Articles
Madeleine Onstwedder is a new contributor to Big Red & Shiny. She is originally from London, and is a first year student enrolled in the dual degree program at Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She hopes to major in Art History and Sociology in order to explore her interest in the wider roles of art in society.1 Articles
Tynan Byrne is a graduate from the College of Art and Design at Lesley University, and works within the context of experimental sound and video art. He is currently with the Office of Exhibitions at Lesley University where he assists with curatorial projects and exhibition opportunities for Boston-area artists.1 Articles
Jacqueline Houton is an editor and writer based in Cambridge. A former editor of The Improper Bostonian and managing editor of The Phoenix and STUFF Magazine, she’s now a free-range word nerd.1 Articles
Cathy McLaurin is an interdisciplinary artist, integrating performance, video, photography, drawing, and bookmaking with storytelling, history, and reflection upon family, place, and society. In her investigative practice, research operates as both content and form. She is currently Visiting Faculty in Performance and Senior Thesis Program at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.1 Articles
Jill Slosburg-Ackerman is an artist who lives in Cambridge and works in Somerville and Westport, MA. She recently retired from teaching undergraduate and graduate students in the 3D Department at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and is now working in her studio and volunteering as a tutor and cook.1 Articles
Cynthia Fowler is an art historian and Professor of Art at Emmanuel College, Boston, MA. Her publications on textiles include her book Hooked Rugs: Encounters in American Modern Art, Craft and Design (Ashgate, 2013) and "A Sign of the Times: Sheila Hicks, the Fiber Arts Movement, and the Language of Liberation," published in the Journal of Modern Craft (2014).1 Articles
Miguel Miró-Quesada is a poet, editor, and guest lecturer on both pursuits. He is an alumnus of Tufts University through the REAL Program.1 Articles