Contributors
Jim Kiely is a writer, jazz enthusiast, proponent of local artists and co-owner of 13Forest Gallery.4 Articles
Lisa Crossman is an art historian and the Koch Curatorial Fellow at the Fitchburg Art Museum. She holds a PhD from Tulane University, specializing in the modern and contemporary art history of Latin America. She comes to the Big Red & Shiny team with a range of professional experiences, including her recent work with the Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard University.4 Articles
Katrina Umber is BR&S artist in residence for June 2013.4 Articles
Alexis Avedisian is an avid blogger and independent curator. She holds a degree in Fine Arts and Entrepreneurial Leadership from Tufts University. Alexis has worked for AS220 (Providence) and is the current resident at Anthony Greaney in SOWA.4 Articles
AJ Liberto is April's artist-in-residence on Big Red & Shiny's blog series, Inside Out.4 Articles
Samuel Rowlett is an artist living in Western Massachusetts. His artwork can be viewed at www.samuelrowlett.com He is a contributing writer for Boston art journal, Big, Red & Shiny and New York art blogazine, Hyperallergic. He is an Assistant Professor of Art at Landmark College in Putney, Vermont.4 Articles
Ria Brodell is an artist and educator based in Boston. Brodell received a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle and an MFA from the SMFA/Tufts University. Brodell is a recipient of an Artadia Award, a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship and an SMFA Traveling Fellowship. A selection of the "Butch Heroes" series is on view at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College through the 2017-2018 academic year.4 Articles
Tom McGlynn is an artist, writer and independent curator based in the NYC metro area. His work is in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art, NY, The Whitney Museum, NY, and the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, MA. He is currently a contributing writer to the Brooklyn Rail and curatorial director at www.beautifulfields.org.4 Articles
Diana Jean Puglisi was born in Brooklyn, NY and works in Boston and New Jersey. She received an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2016 and was a Beker Family Scholar. In 2011, she received a BFA from William Paterson University and a Post-Baccalaureate from Virginia Commonwealth University. Diana was a 2015 Artist-in-Residence at Gallery 263 in Cambridge, MA, and this summer she will be an Artist-in-Residence at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT.4 Articles
Paul Fitzgerald (also known as Fitz) is an artist, historian, curator, and a student. He also has a green thumb & a wicked Boston accent.4 Articles