Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

July 29, 2022 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

O’Flaherty’s summer open call and the overwhelming response

Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz saw the open-call non-juried summer show at the lower east side gallery and call it anarchy at its best. Read on for more about the 800-artist show, open for another week or so.

April 20, 2020 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

What’s next? Visual Arts on the downside of the Covid-19 curve

Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz co-author an essay about the aftermath of the Covid-19 closures on the arts community, and speculate on possible alternative models.

August 10, 2015 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

Report from Seattle

The turnout for opening night was quite impressive. The entry line stretched for more than a block. The venue was a bit odd: the CenturyLink Field Event Center, which sits in the shadow of CenturyLink Field, where a Seattle Mariners evening game was in progress, literally over our heads.

February 26, 2013 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

Bell’Italia Art New and Old – An observation on art in Italy in three parts, Part 3

February 24, 2013 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

Bell’Italia Art New and Old – An observation on art in Italy in three parts, Part 2

February 20, 2013 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

Bell’Italia Art New and Old – Observations on art in Italy in three parts, Part 1

October 7, 2012 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

Art in China, Part 2 – Hidden galleries in Hong Kong, factory-produced paintings in Shenzhen and mega-education center in Guangzhou

Part 2 of Virginia Maksymowicz and Blaise Tobia’s post on China takes them to the contemporary art scenes in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

October 4, 2012 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

Art in China Part 1 – A visit to galleries and artist studios in Beijing

Our correspondents, Virginia Maksymowicz and Blaise Tobia traveled to China in 2012. It was their second time visiting the country and in this post the couple, both art faculty at Philadelphia-area universities, visit an art college in Beijing, then explore some galleries and an artist studio.

July 19, 2008 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

Report from China: The contemporary art scene

In this post from 2008, Virginia Maksymowicz and Blaise Tobia explore the rich art scenes in Beijing and Shanghai and comment that it looks like the Chinese art students are reading all the International art magazines and making art just like the art students living in Philadelphia are making.

July 14, 2008 by Blaise Tobia and Virginia Maksymowicz

Philadelphia meets Guilin