Mushroom Bowl Since an early age, art making has been a huge part of who I am. Growing up in a home with a designated ‘art room’ full of...

A Fail Safe Way to Navigate Dating Apps in 2025,  Mixed media, 22"x30", unframed Reflections on Teaching and Making  I never wanted to be...

Solastalgia 10, Mixed Media on Pastel Board, 8”x8”, unframed Solastalgia Series The term solastalgia describes the emotional distress...

For the record, 5’ tall 22” wide and 12” deep For nearly two decades, I have worked at the intersection of education and creation,...

Currents, Digital Collage, 2023, 20x16 I strongly believe that conceptual studio art plays a crucial role in teaching students creative...

Contemplative. Nature. 46”x48”, oil on canvas, 2025 Human. Nature. Whether consciously or subconsciously, the innate drive to “make our...

Parable of the Land 2: Supposition, 17x22in, ripped and wrinkled digital prints, sheet steel, magnets, 2025 What is it like to balance...

Seven Centuries of Verse, 8.5 x 5.5 inches (closed);  8.5 x 32 inches (open), Gouache on watercolor paper, Accordion book with text, made...

30 Hour Painting of Alex, Pen and Acrylic Paint, 5 ft x 5 ft Teaching art is not arbitrary or self indulgent, but is an important act. I...

Pan and His Pipes, Oil on Panel, 15" x 24" This series of paintings chronicles the career of a powerful individual, who ultimately uses...

Churning, Screenprint on paper and collage, 20x16", 2023 Art as Transformation, Teaching as Practice  I teach art because it changes...

Turtle Medicine Woman, Mixed media and found objects I create figures inspired by stories, myths, and my  imagination; placing my...

Upstairs Artspace’s Makers & Mentors show to celebrate arts educators Upstairs Artspace, Tryon's nonprofit contemporary art gallery, is...

TRYON, NC — Upstairs Artspace invites the public to a special Art Talk with renowned feminist artist Margaret Curtis on Sunday, June 15,...

Pink Stripe, 2021, Oil on Panel, 48x72 in Upstairs Artspace is thrilled to present This Is How It Happened , a solo exhibition by admired...

Tabletops (detail), a collaboration by Ralston Fox Smith & Dana Jones, 24x18, oil on canvas Upstairs Artspace, Tryon’s contemporary arts...

Upstairs Artspace is pleased to announce three spring shows featuring dynamic works by four regional artists: Glenda Guion, Luis...

What does art have to do with environmental conservation? How does an artist’s focus on the natural world – forests, fields, rivers,...

Many in our area were hard-hit by Hurricane Helene’s unprecedented devastation, with one group being particularly affected: artists....

At this challenging time, everyone at Upstairs wishes to express our heartfelt concern for all who continue to cope with the devastation...