Elizabeth Watkin

Elizabeth Watkin is based in Asheville, NC. She dabbles in writing, art-making, and local activism. She is also a contributing writer for local art publication Holler.

Art

An Artist Uncovers Asheville’s Hidden African American History

DeWayne Barton founded Hood Huggers to tell the stories of Asheville's black community, which has been and continues to be displaced.

Art

A Secret Heritage: Modern Art in Zambia

While the world is looking in another direction art flourishes in the African country of Zambia on a shoestring. The desire of Zambian artists to create is so strong that they will use anything. From burlap sacks to car paint, even old bed sheets are often used in the place of canvases as the materi