Artblog | Naveena Vijayan

June 17, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

How mosquitoes have shaped human history, time out for a different predator

Naveena reviews Timothy C. Winegard’s book “The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator,” which explains how mosquitos have affected both health and history.

May 20, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

Keep calm during Covid, Museums and meditation at home

Naveena Vijayan takes a digital tour of museums during Covid-19 and interviews Jeff Durham, Curator of Himalayan Art at Asian Museum of Art, about their virtual programming surrounding “Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist’s Journey Towards Enlightenment.”

April 23, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

Sarah K Khan’s updates of resistance to Medieval Indian cookbook illustrations at Twelve Gates Arts

Naveena Vijayan interviews Sarah Khan about her exhibition, Undisciplined Pleasures: Vigilant Defiance at Twelve Gates Arts, which is now online due to COVID-19.

March 30, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

Portraits of humanity, an interview with artist Stephen Althouse

Naveena Vijayan had a chance to visit Stephen Althouse’s photography exhibition at the Biggs Museum in Dover, Delaware earlier this month before it closed due to COVID-19. Read further to learn more about Althouse’s work and the Pennsylvania Dutch cultural influences in his imagery.

February 19, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

All that glitters is gold, an interview with Behnaz Karjoo

Naveena Vijayan interviews artist Behnaz Karjoo about her practice and solo exhibition, “Immanence,” which closes with a tazhib workshop this Saturday, February 22nd from 11am to 5pm.

February 10, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

Bridging the Gap, an interview with Wenlu Bao

Artblog contributor, Naveena Vijayan, interviews Wenlu “Lulu” Bao about her exhibition that was at the Delaware Contemporary, “Mind the Gap.”

May 15, 2018 by Naveena Vijayan

Mind games at University of Delaware’s MFA thesis exhibit

It’s graduation season, and one thing we’re mighty proud of here at Artblog is being the first publication to cover many of our region’s newly-minted BFAs and MFAs. Here Naveena Vijayan visits the University of Delaware’s MFA thesis show, “Cadence,” on view through June 3rd at The Delaware Contemporary.

January 15, 2018 by Naveena Vijayan

Joseph Gonzales brings people together at The Delaware Contemporary

New Artblog contributor, Naveena Vijayan, speaks with the newly-appointed executive director of The Delaware Contemporary, Joseph Gonzales. Gonzales aims to make the museum a gathering space for the public, even while maintaining its reputation as a happening spot for contemporary art.