Sunny Moxin Chen
As a Moscow-born-Chinese who migrated to the U.S. since high school, I consciously and unconsciously use my art as a medium to link my multi-cultural awarenesses that I bring together to form my “selves”. My legal name “MòXīn” (in pinyin) stands for “a new star that was born in Moscow”, according to my parents. On […]
Jesse Aridoux
What interests me most are the stories. We blaze through life like shooting stars, and we leave fragments of stories scattered behind us like autumn leaves. I’m interested in stories that fade in time because their stains didn’t persist. I like the ones that smear over everything like a splash of watercolor. The ones that […]
YunFen Wang
I am a painter and graduated from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. I like to find inspiration in my daily life. For someone who is a bit introverted and shy like me, it is easy to feel embarrassed by anyone’s gaze or actions. This is why I create the Interpreting Discomfort series. Interestingly, […]
Rowan Walton
As an artist-in-residence back in April of 2019, I found myself feeling rather kindred to the tall magnolia tree stationed across the road from Main Street Arts. Everyday, I watched the tree from my studio window as it responded to the stubborn shift of winter to spring; transforming from some kind of desperate stick figure […]
Geena Massaro
I was an artist in residence at Main Street Arts during the summer of 2019. I stayed there from the beginning of July to the end of August. The resident for August couldn’t make it and Brad and Sarah offered for me to stay. I was coming out of painting in my bedroom and drawing […]
Sam Fratto
In October of 2019 I was an artist in residence at Main Street Arts. This was an exciting and meaningful residency for me not only because it was in such an awesome gallery, but because I grew up in Clifton Springs and have too many fond memories of the place including going to the very […]
Robert Ernst Marx
I treasure the studio visits I’ve had the good fortune to conduct since 2013 in my role at Main Street Arts. As a curator, it is incredibly helpful to see work in progress in its natural habitat and to greet artists on their home turf. I’ve enjoyed many hours talking about art and motivations for […]
Erica Bapst
To many artists, I would guess that submitting to the Small Works Exhibition would be working under a constraint to keep the piece within the size limitations. In contrast, for me it is more of a permission to expand. Most of my typical work is in the very small scale of jewelry. This also applies […]
Michelle Guerra
My name is Michelle Guerra. I have always loved drawing and painting. I took art courses at Brown and RISD while in college but stopped painting for many years while attending law school, practicing law and raising a family. Once my children were a little older I began taking classes and workshops and began painting […]
Amanda Lai
Working in multiple mediums, I often find it difficult to define what “type” of artist I am. My work draws influence from a variety of domains, including performance art, traditional painting, and new media, however, I would describe myself most closely as a storyteller. I am have lived in the Finger Lakes Region for most […]