interviews.
BFA Exhibition: GET MEDICATED – An Interview with BFA Student Ben Herr
We had the honor to interview Ben Herr, a graduating BFA student, about his final project GET MEDICATED and further understand the process and thoughts behind the project. This interview was unscripted with minor editing. Ben's artist statement: GET MEDICATED...
An Interview with Elizabeth Ransom About Her Series: Homesick
In this interview we're taking a look at Elizabeth Ransom's most recent series Homesick, which you could see more of on her website here. Artist Statement: In the series, Homesick, Ransom invited ten women and non-binary immigrants to share their stories and memories...
Can I Barrow Some Pixels from You? An Interview with Graduating Student Yan Wang
May 9 - May 19, 2023 Western B Gallery Join us at the B gallery to view Yan Wang's work, where you could even leave comments about your exhibition experience in a set-up Yan has included in the middle of the gallery! Continue reading to learn more about this project...
Interview with Women Alternative Photography Group Founder – Elizabeth Ransom
Elizabeth Ransom is the Founder and Director of Women Alternative Photography Group (WAPG) and is co-author of the recently published Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Changes in Policy and Practice report from Fast Forward: Women in Photography. She is a...
Michelle Bates, Author of “Plastic Cameras: Toying With Creativity” – Exclusive interview
Michelle Bates, author of Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity joins us for an exclusive interview where we ask her about her experience with Holga, writing her book, personal and professional photography and for advice to photography students. Let us enter the...
A Follow-up Interview with Chloe Dichter
Chloe Dichter is a photographic artist currently based out of sunny Albuquerque, New Mexico. She received her BFA in photography from Western Washington University and is currently an MFA candidate at the University of New Mexico. Dichter’s practice centers around...
Mira Rani’s Dreamstate
A new exhibition is up at the fine arts building on WWU campus! Check out Dreamstate at the FI 2nd floor - 202 Exhibition Space between November 7th to December 9th, 2022! An interview with Mira Rani explores her exhibition, background and the Skipping Stone...
Alumni Interview w/ Brandon Sawaya
Brandon’s Sawaya is a Western Alumni who was touched by photography in his youth and pursued it through school and life. At a glance his work is colorful and thought provoking, but also shows deeper roots of authenticity and storytelling. In our interview, he...
Interview with Chloe Dichter
Chloe Dichter (she/they) is a 22-year-old photographic artist born in Wailuku, Hawaii and spent much of their upbringing in the blistering heat of both Las Vegas, Nevada and the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. They are currently receiving a Bachelor...
Interview with Dana Ollestad
To bring in new voices to the PHLOG and share the words of a talented individual, I interviewed Dana Ollestad who is a contemporary artist based in Richmond Virginia. In addition to being a co-curator and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Grant winner, he teaches an online...
An Interview With Elizabeth Ransom
Elizabeth Ransom is a WWU graduate, she has been pursuing a successful and fulfilling career in Photography. Currently, Elizabeth is working on a Gallery Project called Immigration Day, which she talks about throughout the interview below. Elizabeth draws a lot of...
An Interview With Garth Amundson
Celebrating 20 years at Western, Garth Amundson teaches all levels of photography in the Department of Art and Art History. His research is based on investigations of low-tech, high-tech, and the use of vernacular photography. Working primarily as part of a...
Interview with Hafthor Yngvason, Director of the Western Gallery
Hafthor Yngvason is our Western Gallery Director who loves the art of sculpture and previously worked in Massachusetts and Iceland. Until he reached a tenure limit and moved to the PNW. In our interview, he shares his passions for public art, as well as expresses his...
An Interview With Rachel Hsu
Rachel Hsu is 27, goes by she/her pronouns, and was born in Kenmore, WA but is currently living in Philadelphia, PA. Rachel decided to go to Western because she wanted to pursue an art degree within Washington State. She also was interested in Western because she...
An Interview With Ashley Garrels
Ashley Garrels was born and raised in Seattle, uses She/her pronouns and is 28. Ashley went to Western because of the great art department and because many of her family members have went to Western. She has visited the campus many times and just fell in love with the...
An Interview with Quinton Maldonado
Interview With Quinton Maldonado Before over-viewing, the interview questions here is a little bit about Quinton Maldonado, Quinton Maldonado has completed his BFA in Studio Art with concentrations in...
An Interview With Joshua A. McDevitt
Interview With Joshua A. McDevitt So a little bit about Joshua before we get on to the titillating question portion of this interview, Joshua goes by he/him/his pronouns, is 28 years old, and is from Tacoma, WA. Joshua has been...
An Interview With Joel Aparicio
Interview with Joel Aparicio Bellingham Tsunami - Joel Aparicio A Love Story - Joel Aparicio Eye on the Ball - Joel Aparicio Joel Aparicio has studied at Western Washington University,...
An Interview With Payton Dickerson
Interview with Payton Dickerson A little bit about Payton before jumping into the interview. Payton was born in Portland, Oregon and has lived in Vancouver, Washington for most of his life. He is 25 years old and goes by he/him/his pronouns....