This Spring, the OA will focus on food.
Through fresh reporting, in-depth profiles, and daring personal essays, this issue will explore what we eat: people, industries, and tastes that both build and challenge our ideas of Southern food.
Amarie Gipson
About
Amarie Gipson is a Houston, Texas-born art worker and creative entrepreneur. She has held curatorial positions at various art institutions including the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Her writing has been published in Art Forum, ArtNews, ESSENCE, and many others. She is also the former Arts & Culture editor of Houstonia Magazine, where she worked to bring much-needed attention to Houston's art scene. Gipson founded The Reading Room, a Black art reference library and creative incubator in Houston.