Journal

In the Studio | Matt McCormick

Fascinated by the American West, Matt McCormick draws on both the history of his home state and daily life in east Los Angeles. Read on to explore his studio visit...   TAPPAN Tell us about yo...

In the Studio | Alymamah Rashed

With features in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Kuwaiti artist Alymamah Rashed is taking the art world by storm through her paintings that explore the relationship between body and spirit. L...

In the Studio | Umar Rashid

Umar Rashid resides Los Angeles, working in a studio in Lincoln Heights that he’s had for years. The walls are covered in multiple series of his work; the purposefully aged canvases and histori...

In the Studio | Jacques Brun

Jacques Brun is a Paris-based photographer originally from Switzerland. His work, which focuses around natural subjects and everyday objects, captures light and structure in its most romantic f...

In the Studio | Tadahiro Gunji

Japanese artist, Tadahiro Gunji, began his career after losing interest in the mundane office life he lived as a designer, finally moving his family to Brooklyn, NY in the hopes of fostering an...

Alexander May | Guest Curator

Alexander May is the Creative Director and Founder of SIZED, a multidisciplinary creative studio conducting forward-thinking projects through the lens of art and design.Prior to living and worki...

In the Studio | Brian Merriam

Through exploration of the natural world, Brian Merriam’s photography explores a variety of themes including loss, longing and recovery. TAPPAN Descr...

In the Studio | Helen Rebekah Garber

Helen Rebekah Garber's work investigates the relationships between science, mythology and mysticism often drawing resources and inspiration from the connections, parallels and intersections bet...

Jihan Zencirli | Collector Profile

Weave your way up the narrow roads of Laurel Canyon to find yourself in the light-filled home of artist Jihan Zencirli, previously known as GERONIMO. Most well-known for her playful balloon an...

In the Studio | Eriko Tsogo

Eriko Tsogo is a Mongolian American artist based in Brooklyn, NY. She is also a DACA recipient born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In her work, Tsogo chronicles the metaphysical pilgrimage of a marg...

In the Studio | The Heidies

Meet The Heidies. This Swiss bred, Parisian-based duo work seamlessly together to create a fantastical world through photography. Here we explore their joint artistic practice and learn more ab...

In the Studio I Ilka Kramer

Studio Visit Ilka Kramer This photographic series MalaNazar by Ilka Kramer, beautifully abstracts our perception of space and landscape. "In a time where we lose direct contact with nature, we ...

In the Studio | Sara Marlowe Hall

Welcome to the studio of Sara Marlowe Hall, a Los Angeles based artist whose works of art combine aspects of painting and sculpture to achieve unique textures.   TAPPAN Tell us about yourself ...

In the Studio | Katie Burdon

Katie Burdon is a London-based photographer who creates from a deeper sense of self. That self is fascinated by the the mystical, surreal and romantic moments of life. Her work contains movemen...

In the Studio | Neil Kryszak

As we welcome Neil Kryszak to the Tappan family, we spent some time exploring his artistic practice in his Los Angeles studio. The Brooklyn-born, LA-based photographer first drew us in with his...

In the Studio | Michael DeSutter

We sat down with mixed media artist Michael DeSutter to talk about his practice and learn a little more about his fascination with movement, both physically and metaphorically.   TAPPAN Tell u...

In the Studio | Crystal Gregory

Crystal Gregory's sculptures are quietly inquisitive, calling into question everyday associations. What is structural may, in fact, be pliable; buoyancy can be considered a strength. Weaving fa...

In the Studio | Alyssa Breid

Tampa-born artist Alyssa Breid is no stranger to fear. A classically-trained flutist who has performed at Carnegie Hall, Breid listened to the voice inside her urging her to expand her creativ...

In the Studio | Danny Scott Lane

Danny Scott Lane grew up in Staten Island, New York and transitioned to Los Angeles to continue his career as an editorial photographer. Working within themes of sensuality and human vulnerabil...

In the Studio | OVSKA

Berlin-based Polish artist, OVSKA works primarily in collage. After studying art history and developing her passion for mid-century furniture and design, she committed herself to fine art. Driv...

Sarah Weichel | Collector Profile

Swike Design is a Los Angeles and New York-based design studio, founded in 2021 by Sarah Weichel. Inspired by modernist 20th-century design, Swike Design creates interiors that effortlessly c...

Bobby Berk | Collector Profile

Bobby Berk is a design expert & Emmy-nominated TV host known for his work transforming lives and living spaces on Netflix’s Queer Eye. Bobby leads his eponymous multi-faceted brand, inclu...

In the Studio | David Kitz

For David Kitz, art is an investigative pursuit, and his camera a tool to single out and re-present complex systems. His photographic imagery is a mixture of both staged and instantaneous momen...

Jeremiah Brent | Collector Profile

Tappan chatted with Jeremiah Brent, Interior Designer and Founder of Atrio, a new destination to find hand-selected and custom interior pieces that help to evoke a life well lived. Jeremiah’s...