The artist builds piñatas in various forms of cultural artifacts. Each is a temporary monument to family, identity and cultural heritage.

Unity Lewis recently curated a series at Crocker Art Museum that brought his grandmother’s book into the three-dimensional world by pairing works of artists from previous generations with their modern counterparts who will carry the torch.

At Twisted Track Gallery in Sacramento, which recently emerged as a keystone of the thriving R Street art scene, one wall is devoted to a triptych of the feminine divine.

To Celeste Perez, who goes by Digital Mami, urban scenes are canvases waiting to be glossed up by saturated color and saucy sayings. 

As lead organizer of WAL’s First Friday events, the collage artist is focusing less on the “party” aspect and more on the artists and their work.

Gioia Fonda, an artist and professor at Sacramento City College since 2006, takes every opportunity to combine art with teaching. 

The Sacramento-based photographer is traveling around her native country of Ukraine to aid refugees during the Russia-Ukraine war, documenting their experiences along the way.

We’ve rounded up some of our previous Art Exposed interviews with photographers to learn how local artists make a living out of drawing with light.

As a woodworker and metal fabricator, Nancy Sayavong uses her training both for art and remodeling jobs. Her work is interested in the contrast between the romantic ideal of the home and its lived reality.

Tasha Reneé sells ceramics independently and through plant shops and home decor businesses and is currently pivoting to teach others through private lessons, workshops and classes.