An oral history project chronicling the stories of the visual arts in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Material is a podcast celebrating the personal histories, intimate stories, and the studio practices of some of the people who help shape the creative landscape of our city.
July 17, 2026
From Andrea’s amazing website: Andrea Morales is a documentary photographer, journalist and educator born in Peru, raised in Miami, now living and working in Memphis, Tennessee. Her personal work attempts to lens the issues of displacement, disruption and magic. Adding glimpses of daily life, meaningful or mundane, to the record through photography is central to […]
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July 10, 2026
Maysey Craddock has long been fascinated by ruin. The ephemeral quality so richly sewn into her paintings began with her childhood interest in searching for fossils at the edge of rivers or uncovering contents of forgotten drawers, always intent on discovering what came before – what once was. Craddock’s large-scale gouache paintings reference spaces in […]
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July 3, 2026
Editors note: Both Maysey and I mentioned the piece The Eagle Has Landed painted by David Parrish in 1969. It will be among the works from the permanent collection on display when the Memphis Art Museum opens in December. Maysey Craddock has long been fascinated by ruin. The ephemeral quality so richly sewn into her […]
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June 14, 2026
From Derek Fordjour’s page on the Petzel website: Derek Fordjour (b. 1974, Memphis, Tennessee) Derek Fordjour is the recipient of the 2025 Gordon Parks Foundation Artist Fellowship, the 2023 St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Spirit of the Dream Award, and previously served as the Alex Katz Chair at Cooper Union. He has received public commissions […]
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