a grid of stills and artwork from Joshua Steadman, Robyn Scott, Lakeshia Reid, Joyce Watkins King, Amy Flynn, and Geddes Levenson.

Creative Quarantine

A Virtual Exhibition by Raleigh Arts


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Austin Bagwell Blue Cactus Rachel Campbell Stacy Crabill Amy Flynn King Godwin Clarence Heyward Mayanthi Jayawardena Jeana Eve Klein Geddes Levenson Tina Marcus Alberto Ortega Lakeshia T. Reid Robyn Scott Joshua Steadman Matthew Steele Ginger Wagg Joyce Watkins King

In April 2020, Raleigh Arts released an artist call asking artists how they stayed creative during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order.

With over 150 submissions, we received stories ranging from trying new recipes, new directions in their usual art practice, and using art as a release during this stressful time. Respondents were creative with their time and spaces, which were also being used for school, work, and studio time. Eighteen artists were selected, each receiving a $200 artist honorarium.

This project was featured in the Arts Link Magazine's Spring 2020 Issue, a publication of Americans for the Arts publication. 

Creative Quarantine Featured Artists

Austin Bagwell

A sidewalk chalk drawing of the Disney dog character, Tramp, and the words "Happy Birthday"

Austin Bagwell and his wife Katie specialize in hand-lettered wedding and event signage in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the surrounding Triangle area.

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Blue Cactus

A computer and two speakers in Blue Cactus' home studio

Americana/Indie-Country duo Blue Cactus supplements their twang with soaring, space-rock-inspired guitars, while rich harmonies keep their tunes grounded in traditional American Roots. The duo created a song for the Orange County Arts Commission's #IsolateandCreateNC Challenge to help raise funds and awareness about the Orange County Arts Support Fund. Listen to the song "Sadie" on YouTube

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Rachel Campbell

A painting of cherry pie by Rachel Campbell

Rachel Campbell chooses to paint with abstracted realism, making medium-sized colorful oil paintings on canvas. She is a visual storyteller whose paintings are about intriguing, commonplace moments and beauty found in unexpected places.

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Stacy Crabill

Artwork by Stacy Crabill, "Soft Serve"

A Dallas, Texas native, Stacy Crabill moved east at a young age and claimed North Carolina as her home. With a love of the outdoors as well as the arts, her diverse interests are reflected in the varied subjects and themes of her art.

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Amy Flynn

Small sculptures made from found objects by artist Amy Flynn

Combing flea markets, auctions, antique malls, and the internet for cool, vintage junk, Amy Flynn solders and bolts her finds together to create Fobots (Found Object Robots). They are not functional, they are not toys, and they will not go on a rampage while you sleep.

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King Godwin

King Godwin artwork entitled "The virus is having a scary day because it smells bad"

King was born in Raleigh, N.C. and was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 and a half years old. He attended the Special Education program of Wake County School Systems and the Beyond Academics Program at UNC Greensboro. King became a painter in 2013.

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Clarence Heyward

Artwork by Clarence Heyward, painting of two girls

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Clarence Heyward is a painter and collagist.  He relocated to North Carolina to study Art Education at North Carolina Central University. His work investigates cultural truths, challenges stereotypes and questions identity.

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Mayanthi Jayawardena

Two lungs colorfully illustrated by artist Mayanthi Jayawardena

Mayanthi Jayawardena is a freelance digital illustrator, photographer, and videographer. Her creative style integrates jewel tones, bold colors, curves, and intricate designs.

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Jeana Eve Klein

Mask tie weave by Jeana Eve Klein

Jeana Eve Klein is an Associate Professor of Fibers at Appalachian State University. Her recent studio practice has combined the broad theme of value: how society assigns value (or worthlessness) to objects, and how the art world assigns value to art, craft, and design.

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Geddes Levenson

A painting of a sleeping creature surrounded by flowers

Geddes Levenson is a multi-media artist in Raleigh. For the past 10 years, she has been collaborating with Annie Blazejack while they experiment with painting as a way to conjure up impossible places.

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Tina Marcus

Mixed media artwork titled A Wrinkle in Time by artist Tina Marcus

Tina Marcus’ mixed-media assemblages are her versions of selfies— outcomes of deeply rooted and personal defining moments; documenting historical, spiritual, ordinary, and mundane conditions and circumstances.

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Alberto Ortega

A work in progress painting of a white house with white fence at night

As an immigrant to the United States, Alberto Ortega is intrigued by American suburban life as depicted in film, literature, and visual art. Through the images he creates of American man-made environments, he seeks to portray society and some of its contradictions.

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Lakeshia T. Reid

A painting on an easel in progress by Lakeshia Reed

Lakeshia T. Reid is an artist and designer in Raleigh. Her work challenges perceptions of self with multiple layers of texture, color, and pattern. She is inspired by her surroundings, particularly people, and the ways they express their identity.

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Robyn Scott

A drawing entitled Lab Rat in REM by artist Robyn Scott

Robyn Scott is an artist in Raleigh whose drawings are created using Prismacolor markers and India ink, celebrating the historic structures of the Southeast.

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Joshua Steadman

A drone still of a man dumping water on a child's head while sitting on steps

From an early age, director and photographer Joshua Steadman realized that images are a chemical reaction changing time into a substance that quantifies, interprets, and, above all, communicates. In his work, he tries to bring that same transformative energy. Jerry Clinton & Steadman created a video of friends and family during quarantine time. View the video "Safe at Home" on Vimeo

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Matthew Steele

Matthew Steele working on a ladder in a yard with a dog

Matthew Steele is an artist and graphic designer living and working in Charlotte, North Carolina. Often utilizing the aesthetic of function and industry, Steele draws parallels from the made-made and human technologies of the self.

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Ginger Wagg

photograph of scrunched gold paper, "A Golden Dump" by Ginger Wagg

Ginger Wagg is the Director of Wild Actions (WA), a movement-based investigative ensemble, focused on multidisciplinary performance. WA formed in 2016 to more fully represent and credit all collaborators and their labor, in both creation and performance.

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Joyce Watkins King

Three facemasks made from brightly, patterned fabric and elastic.

As a lifelong artist and designer, Joyce Watkins King has worked in many media, but the call of textiles always prevails. She strives to re-use thread, fabric, and findings in her work whenever possible, in opposition to the escalating trend of consuming too much cheap fast fashion.

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Stacy Bloom Rexrode
Curator of Exhibitions and Collections
stacy.bloom-rexrode@raleighnc.gov
919-996-4687

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