by Alicia | Feb 10, 2016 | Online, Press
PAINTING ON PUZZLES, greeting cards, and even La-Z-Boys, Thomas Kinkade may be the most ubiquitous artist in America—and possibly the most commercially successful—yet he was largely ignored by the art world during his lifetime. Kinkade died in 2012, but even in death...
by Alicia | May 19, 2015 | CRAVE Online, News, Writing
Water Watcher: Seeking The Substance that Makes Us Human CRAVE Online column, Crystal Paradise Writer Alicia Eler reflects on L.A.’s trickling river, Portland’s lush waterfalls, and the fluidity of social media that networks us all. The epic California drought...
by Alicia | Mar 26, 2014 | Hyperallergic, News, Writing
LOS ANGELES — In journalism, Betteridge’s law of headlines states that any headline ending in a question mark can be answered with the word “no.” Such is also the case for the Safe & Sound?, a video project by Portland-based artists, activists, and community...
by Alicia | Mar 26, 2014 | Hyperallergic, News, Writing
EUGENE, Oregon — The Black Portlanders, a blog initiated by Intisar Abioto that focuses on the black experience in Portland, recently posted a letter seeking to raise money for their project. In this appeal, Abioto discusses the bizarrely racist history of an...
by Alicia | Mar 12, 2014 | News, Online, Press
CLOSING TALK WITH ALICIA ELER Self(ie) Portraits Upfor Gallery, Portland March 1, 2014 at 11:30am pst Alicia Eler will discuss the emerging grey area between consumer selfies and artist self-portraits in a lecture and talk-back. Mimosas and light refreshments will be...
