Framing Perspectives: Interview Series and Online Exhibition
Creativity Explored is proud to present Framing Perspectives, an interview series and online exhibition diving into what inspires our artists, the role of art in their lives, and the realities of navigating the art world with a disability. This project was created in collaboration with artist and disability rights activist E Barker of Moving Parts, who crafted the questions for this interview series based on their own lived experiences. Artists chose from a list of seventeen questions, such as “Does art bring you peace? and “What is something that happened in your life you wish others could learn from?” resulting in a unique exploration of each of their lives.
Artwork curated by Joseph “JayD” Green
Videography by Local Bay Area Filmmaker Kenny Dzib
Funding for this project was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Elana Cooper
b. 1973, San Francisco | CE artist since 2013
Elana Cooper, Untitled, 2023, ink and graphite on paper, 22.5 × 15 inches.
Elana Cooper, Untitled, ca. 2016, ink and graphite on paper, 15 × 22 inches.
Elana Cooper, Untitled, ca. 2022, ink and watercolor on paper, 22.5 × 14.5 inches.
Allura Fong
b. 1974, San Francisco | CE artist since 1996
Allura Fong, Untitled, 2022, watercolor and acrylic on paper, 12 x 12 inches.
Allura Fong, Untitled, 2018, acrylic and watercolor on paper, 9 x 12 inches.
Joseph “JayD” Green
b. 1993, San Francisco | CE artist since 2012
Joseph “JayD” Green, It’s Melting!, 2022, acrylic and house paint on canvas, 23.5 x 19.5 x 1.5 inches.
Joseph “JayD” Green, Untitled, 2018, glazed ceramic sculpture, 5.5 x 6.75 x 5.5 inches.
Jay Herndon
b. 1957, San Francisco, CA | CE artist since 2004
Jay Herndon, Untitled, 2018, mixed media on wood, 32 x 16 x 8 inches.
Jay Herndon, Dead Man Walking, 2015, mixed media on matte board, 22 × 30 inches.
DeAndre Smith-King
b. 2000, San Francisco | CE artist since 2023
DeAndre Smith-King, Untitled, 2023, graphite and oil pastel on paper, 9.5 x 16.5 inches.
DeAndre Smith-King, Untitled, 2025, glazed ceramic sculpture, 12.5 × 5.75 × 14 inches.
Vanessa Lou
b. 2000 | CE artist since 2023
Vanessa Lou, Untitled, 2023, map and magazine weaving, 15.75 x 12.5 inches.
Vanessa Lou, Untitled, 2024, marker and acrylic on paper, 17.5 x 13 inches.
Vanessa Lou, Ronnie Spector, 2024, acrylic and paint pen on paper, 18 x 17.75 inches.
Monic Morris
b. 1984, San Francisco, CA | CE artist since 2022
Monic Morris, Crow, 2025, oil pastel on paper, 21.25 × 25.25 inches.
Monic Morris, Untitled, 2023, oil pastel on paper, 19.5 x 25.5 inches.
Monic Morris, Candy Bar, 2022, oil pastel on paper, 12 x 12 inches.
Mary Ann Orozco
b. 1997 | CE artist since 2023
Mary Ann Orozco, Untitled, 2024, acrylic on paper, 38 × 25.25 inches.
Mary Ann Orozco, Wander Man, 2024, acrylic on paper, 27 × 25.25 inches.
Kevin Roach
b. 1957, San Francisco | CE artist since 2004
Kevin Roach, Untitled, 2019, mixed media on paper, 22.5 × 15.25 inches.
Kevin Roach, Untitled, 2022, acrylic mono print on paper, 22.5 × 30 inches.