Articles of ‘Jill Thayer’

Diego Santanelli: Resilience

Diego Santanelli: Resilience

Canale Díaz Art Center - Coral Gables
Curated by Raisa Clavijo

By Jill Thayer

“My work is precisely the result of that interaction between the artist and the medium with which he works, between the individual and the world that surrounds him. Through this gesture, I attempt to recount my personal story, presenting it [...]



Arnold Mesches: A Life’s Work

Arnold Mesches: A Life’s Work

Miami Dade College Museum of Art + Design
Curated by Kim Levin
The Cultural Contexts of Arnold Mesches
By Jill Thayer, Ph.D.
During the Great Depression, artists portrayed the plight of the working class by exposing the dire economic and social conditions of the 1930s. Throughout this period, Arnold Mesches developed a penchant for social change. His [...]