Emily Kame Kngwarrey

One of the most celebrated Australian painters of the 20th century, Emily Kame Kngwarreye painted over 3,000 abstract acrylic paintings of dots, gestural lines, and vibrant hues, all inspired by her Aboriginal community’s symbols, rituals, and daily life.
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Giulia Cretulescu

gets some love from Art in America. Crețulescu recently completed a PhD program in graphic arts in Bucharest. Her training is evident in the armor-like outlines she stitches as if in bas relief. She started sewing after growing frustrated with graphic design work that, done on a computer, “goes so fast.” Working with her hands, she found “a place to breathe.” Then, doubling down on resisting efficiency, she decided against making anything functional at all.

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