Sevin Ceviker Location: New York, NY Occupation: Dancer The signature line of Sevin’s email shares the Rumi quote, “Let the beauty of what you love, be what you do.” I had the privileged of meeting Sevin while attending college in NYC. She was and remains one of the most pleasant, open and kind hearted people I’ve […]
David Lovejoy Location: Los Angeles Occupation: Designer If you live in L.A. then David Lovejoy is one of those artists that you can’t miss. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout California, Hawaii, and even Europe. But he is famously known for his studio and installations located within the Spring Arts Tower […]
Stay The Course Records Location: Brooklyn New York Stay The Course Records, founded by Matthew Rivera out of his studio in Brooklyn, is a label for those who crave authentic man made music. His sound is as genuine and sophisticated as the artists whom he produces. D.A.P. a.k.a. David Andrew was signed to the label […]
Tiger Munson Location: Los Angeles Occupation: Photographer Tiger Munson is a conceptual photographer and installation artist living in Los Angeles CA. His images are filled with tangible romantic information and a sensual window into his mind. His installation art proves to be impactful and depicting the human experience in an exploratory way. Last month during […]
Ashley C. Williams Location: Los Angeles Occupation: Actor From the controversial film, The Human Centipede, to Matthew A. Brown’s soon to be released Julia, Ashley’s emotional and intellectual immersion into her roles is strikingly malleable, bookmarked by intensity and grace. Talking with Ashley reminds me of the importance of storytelling in our society. Stories help us feel, digest, imagine […]
Melody Gamba Location: NYC, Rhode Island Occupation: Dancer One of my go-to TED talks is by author Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity. In it she mentions the “Ole” moment of when an artist, a dancer in her example, transcends space and time as we know it and connects to a Greater Source, showering the audience […]
Jesse Best Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Occupation: Artist, Filmmaker I was introduced to Jesse’s work while visiting Pittsburgh, his art very methodically displayed on the exposed brick walls of a popular downtown hub. There is a three dimensional element to his work, a physical layering of images that yielded a visually tactile experience. It was a […]
Dima Drjuchin Location: New York, NY Occupation: Artist Dima’s work first caught my eye on a poster for the Heart of Darkness comedy show at Union Hall in Brooklyn almost two years ago. I asked the host Greg Barris who made the art for it, and he said it’s his friend Dima’s. Years later while […]
Ananda Nahu Location: Rio de Janeiro Occupation: Painter Ananda tells We Choose Art: The art I do is a union of nations, races and cultures of the world spread in [...]
The L.A. Fort On Thursday, April 24th the artist’s at The L.A. Fort opened their private studio spaces to We Choose Art, with a one night interactive group session. The L.A. Fort is located near the Downtown L.A. Fashion District and was created by a group of artists who seek to foster self-confidence, leadership, and common […]