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Tiny Treasures

Sarah Finnigan

Most of the time an artist chooses their canvas substrate based on durability, absorption, and surface texture. I recently finished three tiny paintings for a group show at Gallery Nucleus, but unlike my larger work, they are painted on the back of special collectible cards. All of the art in the show are on these cards from Magic: The Gathering, but they're not the normal gameplay cards- they're very limited in number and can only…

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Bios and Statements and Resumes, Oh my!

Kristine Poole

January 15, 2026 - "Well, young lady...Explain yourself.” I'm standing next to a sculpture in one of my first important solo shows. A collector had flown in to see this piece in person at the opening and decided to purchase it. A few days later, her husband came to town to see the work and wanted to meet me. Dressed in my best "artist attire," I show up an hour early and wait, trying to keep the butterflies in my stomach from turning into full-blown collywobbles. He arrives - the light seems to be completely blocked out by this towering figure coming in the door. He walks straight up to me and those are the first words out of his mouth. I look up at him, speechless. Explain myself? Yikes! Of all the scenarios I might have imagined of…

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