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Artist Interviews
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Exclusive Interview with Jessie Leasure
Jessie Leasure discusses self-censorship, vulnerability, emotional truth, body language, and how her Un-censorship series became a turning point in both her art and her life.
· NOMA Gallery
Artist Interview
Exclusive Interview with Pietro Capone
Pietro Capone discusses his path from archaeology and music into painting, his use of poetry and iron gall ink, old master techniques, and the vulnerability at the heart of his work.
· NOMA Gallery
From the SOLO Series
In Conversation with Zac Shaul
From childhood dreams of exploration to swimming alongside whales and placing cameras beside active launch pads, Zac Shaul's photographic practice is shaped by curiosity, risk, respect for the natural world and an enduring desire to experience what lies beyond the familiar.
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Why We Collect the Art We Cannot Forget
Why do some works stay with us long after we first see them? Mel Fiorentino reflects on collecting art with presence, emotion, mystery, and a story that refuses to let go.
2026-08-25 · Mel Fiorentino
NOMA Blog
Find Inspiration & Build Your Art Series
A practical guide to finding inspiration in everyday life, organizing artist notes, developing cohesive series concepts, and sustaining creative momentum through multi-piece projects.
2026-06-08
NOMA Blog
Classical Mythology in Contemporary Art
Why mythology still matters in contemporary art—and how ancient stories continue to help artists explore identity, transformation, power, loss, and rebirth.
2026-04-15 · Mel Fiorentino
NOMA Blog
From Pencil to Brush: Better Control, Better Paintings
A practical look at how drawing builds the control, observation, pressure sensitivity, and restraint that directly improve painting technique.
2026-03-16 · Mel Fiorentino
NOMA Blog
Edges 101: Soft vs. Hard Edges (and Where the Masters Put Them)
A practical guide to hard, soft, lost, and found edges—and how painters use edge control to create focus, realism, atmosphere, and stronger compositions.
2026-02-13 · Mel Fiorentino
NOMA Blog
How to Build a Cohesive Body of Work
A practical guide to moving from strong individual pieces to a cohesive body of work through intention, emotional continuity, consistent anchors, editing, and exhibition thinking.
2026-01-18 · Mel Fiorentino
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NOMA Blog
Why We Collect the Art We Cannot Forget
Why do some works stay with us long after we first see them? Mel Fiorentino reflects on collecting art with presence, emotion, mystery, and a story that refuses to let go.
2026-08-25 · Mel Fiorentino
NOMA Blog
Find Inspiration & Build Your Art Series
A practical guide to finding inspiration in everyday life, organizing artist notes, developing cohesive series concepts, and sustaining creative momentum through multi-piece projects.
2026-06-08
NOMA Blog
Classical Mythology in Contemporary Art
Why mythology still matters in contemporary art—and how ancient stories continue to help artists explore identity, transformation, power, loss, and rebirth.
2026-04-15 · Mel Fiorentino
NOMA Blog
From Pencil to Brush: Better Control, Better Paintings
A practical look at how drawing builds the control, observation, pressure sensitivity, and restraint that directly improve painting technique.
2026-03-16 · Mel Fiorentino
NOMA Blog
Edges 101: Soft vs. Hard Edges (and Where the Masters Put Them)
A practical guide to hard, soft, lost, and found edges—and how painters use edge control to create focus, realism, atmosphere, and stronger compositions.
2026-02-13 · Mel Fiorentino
NOMA Blog
How to Build a Cohesive Body of Work
A practical guide to moving from strong individual pieces to a cohesive body of work through intention, emotional continuity, consistent anchors, editing, and exhibition thinking.
2026-01-18 · Mel Fiorentino
Free Artist Resources
Practical tools you can actually use.
Downloadable checklists, templates and forms created to help artists stay organized, present their work professionally, and spend less time reinventing paperwork.
Free Resource · Checklist
Art Festival Checklist
A step-by-step preparation list covering booth setup, inventory, payments, packaging, show-week essentials and post-show follow-up.
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Free Resource · Fillable PDF
Certificate of Authenticity Template
A clean fillable certificate template for original artworks, with fields for title, artist, medium, dimensions, year, edition, notes and signature.
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