Alida Wilkinson
Sunstroke | Ink on mylar | 40′′ × 58′′ | 2022
Tanner Bosma
Cotton Candy Skies | Acrylic on canvas | 24′′ × 24′′
Tanner Bosma
Bushwick Blues | Giclée Print, Edition of 10 | 20′′ × 25′′
ALIDA WILKINSON
alidawilkinson.com | @alliewilkinsonstudio
Alida Wilkinson is a visual artist born and raised in New York City. She received a B.A. in Visual Arts from Bowdoin College in Maine and is currently based in Brooklyn. Working with liquid ink on mylar — a volatile, fast-drying combination of materials that compels her to relinquish control and embrace unpredictable outcomes — Wilkinson’s creative practice has encompassed portraiture, immersive landscapes, empty rooms, and snapshots of daily ritual. Throughout, a unifying impulse persists: a desire to archive moments, rendering them in a way that feels both immediate and ethereal, as memories often do. Her project Tender Archive, presented at Pen + Brush Gallery in Manhattan, transformed a personal archive into a collective one, inviting strangers to submit photographs that she then painted and added to an ever-growing installation — an archive of shared memory. Wilkinson also co-leads the Being An Artist Course, supporting visual artists, writers, and filmmakers worldwide.
TANNER BOSMA
tannerbosma.com | @tannerbosma
Tanner Bosma (b. 1997) is a painter originally from Holland, Michigan, now based in Brooklyn, New York. He holds a BFA in Art Education with an emphasis in painting from Western Michigan University. Bosma’s work seeks a beautiful tension between solitude and urban life — a place where time slows, light lingers, and the city pulses with a quiet energy. He is drawn to cinematic, dark, and moody scenes: rain-slicked streets, reflective surfaces, and the luminous glow of a city after dark. His process is kinetic and intuitive: beginning with loose, gestural color washes across multiple canvases simultaneously, he layers mark upon mark, pushing through what he calls the “inevitable ugly phase” before arriving at a final, highly intentional linework that may go through fifty or more iterations before it’s right. His dedication and love of art was fostered early — by a grandmother who painted and gave him his first art kit — and that sense of art as connection has remained central to his practice.
About the Author
Cara Reese
One of my favorite things is discovering…
surprising, lesser-known Black history
facts and sharing these stories with children.
i am drawn to stories that have elements of adventure,
wonder and movement- this is very much a
part of Black history and life, too!
the stories that i write are researched and excavated with love,
each tale rooted in actual history.
the Afro-hippie/futurist in me
delights in elevating stories
that i wish i was told when i was younger.
my mission is to inspire children to enjoy
learning about their history and to
envision themselves living life to the fullest,
knowing that everything is possible!
if we look a little deeper, we will stumble upon
history that shows Black people as global
citizens: traveling the world, designing abroad,
creating brilliant art, surfing……
I hope to fill in the gaps and shed
light on the joy and adventurous spirit
that is the essence of Black life.
…let’s go!
