We are thrilled to launch our Featured Artist program on our brand new gallery wall in the bar/cafe! Every few months, we will be selecting a new artist to feature their work at Riffraff. All the art will be for sale as well!
Current featured artist:
Aaron North
Aaron North | b. 1987 | is an American artist born in Texas. His early creative influences came from his mother’s sewing and from his grandmother, who gifted him his first set of oil paints at the age of thirteen, some of which he still uses today. He was drawn at a young age to the work of Bruegel and Bosch, alongside his grandmother’s oil landscapes, influences that continue currently.
North is largely self-taught and works primarily in oil painting, watercolor, and printmaking. While some of his paintings develop around an overarching narrative, many function as accumulations of ideas formed within a single session, resulting in works that read as visual journals or layered records of daily thoughts.
The works included in this exhibition span different periods of North’s practice. North often begins with a simple object he finds familiar or comforting, then reconsiders it alongside other everyday items, merging them into new forms. Through this process, he reimagines the ordinary, transforming familiar comforts into something new.
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FEATURED ARTIST SUBMISSIONS: If you are interested in becoming a Featured Artist at Riffraff, please send an email to ottavia@riffraffpvd.com with a sample of your work and a short paragraph about yourself. Due to the volume of submissions, we may not get back to every email. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you!