There was nothing cheugy about Henna Vainio’s wall hangings, or the chromatic textiles, raw wood furnishings, and seashell serving spoons we found at Fort Mason in San Francisco.
Just as importantly, though, they encouraged her and offered gently worded, constructive criticism that made her words stronger and ... 2016 to recognize an art form that typically doesn’t ...
But, as the artist grew older, visual art became the vehicle to reconcile this isolating experience in between cultures. “Words and phrases exist at the heart of each painting I create ...