TALENT
The artists participating in “Tasteful Boston” are diverse in discipline and background, drawing on
personal and family food memories as well as historic subjects.
personal and family food memories as well as historic subjects.
Savin Hill’s Robyn Thompson-Duong, a 2019 MFA Boston Emerging Artist Fellow, draws on her Cape Verdean and African American heritage to bring to life dreamy colors and a festive blend of foods from ice cream cones to bubble tea.
Dorchester's Howie Green incorporates his Dutch heritage, love of sweets (“I was raised with a piece of chocolate in my hand”), and an affinity for pop-art colors into a work that embraces Boston’s robust candy-making history.
Medford painter and advocate April Jakubec, whose work is in 2020’s U.S. Human Rights Annual Report, depicts the universal love for cannolis, as two happy young customers bite into the traditional Italian treat.
East Boston-based Stephanie Martinez’s vividly colored rendering of the city's Chinatown Gate centers a work depicting a diverse group of residents enjoying an equally diverse array of iconic Boston dishes.
Dorchester artist and community organizer Ngoc-Tran Vu brings an illustrative eye to a celebration of Vietnamese food culture, highlighting the ingredients that go into a warming bowl of pho soup.
The South End’s Carolyn Depot utilizes skills honed in graphic design to create a deconstructed take on a classic ice cream sundae and sandwich, rendered in delightful pastel color set.
Charlestown-based Jasmine Lee uses bright colors to render her fondest memories growing up in Chinatown: family dim sum brunches, community banquets, and the neighborhood’s bustling bakeries and Boba shops.
Jamaica-born Hyde Park resident Khyle Parke pays homage to the city’s most well-known foods, from Boston Bowl pizza to Fenway Park hot dogs, drawing on color schemes from favorite cartoons and childhood tv shows.
Brighton muralist and community art teacher Elliot Portman calls upon memories from his traditional religious upbringing to capture the colorful atmosphere at the counter of a Boston-area Jewish deli.
Quincy photographer Ellie MacQueen paints a bold, bright collage of overlapping iconic foods, interspersing lobsters with Boston creme pie doughnuts, and transforms a cupcake’s candles into the city skyline.
Allston-based Belfast native Aisling Wilson's aptly-titled work, “Something For All,” draws inspiration from the sheer diversity of Boston’s culinary history, forming a tightly-knit tapestry of beloved dishes and ingredients.
Dorchester's Howie Green incorporates his Dutch heritage, love of sweets (“I was raised with a piece of chocolate in my hand”), and an affinity for pop-art colors into a work that embraces Boston’s robust candy-making history.
Medford painter and advocate April Jakubec, whose work is in 2020’s U.S. Human Rights Annual Report, depicts the universal love for cannolis, as two happy young customers bite into the traditional Italian treat.
East Boston-based Stephanie Martinez’s vividly colored rendering of the city's Chinatown Gate centers a work depicting a diverse group of residents enjoying an equally diverse array of iconic Boston dishes.
Dorchester artist and community organizer Ngoc-Tran Vu brings an illustrative eye to a celebration of Vietnamese food culture, highlighting the ingredients that go into a warming bowl of pho soup.
The South End’s Carolyn Depot utilizes skills honed in graphic design to create a deconstructed take on a classic ice cream sundae and sandwich, rendered in delightful pastel color set.
Charlestown-based Jasmine Lee uses bright colors to render her fondest memories growing up in Chinatown: family dim sum brunches, community banquets, and the neighborhood’s bustling bakeries and Boba shops.
Jamaica-born Hyde Park resident Khyle Parke pays homage to the city’s most well-known foods, from Boston Bowl pizza to Fenway Park hot dogs, drawing on color schemes from favorite cartoons and childhood tv shows.
Brighton muralist and community art teacher Elliot Portman calls upon memories from his traditional religious upbringing to capture the colorful atmosphere at the counter of a Boston-area Jewish deli.
Quincy photographer Ellie MacQueen paints a bold, bright collage of overlapping iconic foods, interspersing lobsters with Boston creme pie doughnuts, and transforms a cupcake’s candles into the city skyline.
Allston-based Belfast native Aisling Wilson's aptly-titled work, “Something For All,” draws inspiration from the sheer diversity of Boston’s culinary history, forming a tightly-knit tapestry of beloved dishes and ingredients.
Tasteful Boston Location
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1. Summer Street at Macy's - DTX
2. Winter & Tremont Streets
4. 125 Summer Street
5. Summer & High Street
6. Summer Street & Hawley Streets
7. Court Street
8. State Street at Washington Mall
9. Washington Street
10. Washington Street at CVS
11. Devonshire & Congress Streets
12. Federal & Franklin Streets
Click on the map above for artist details
1. Summer Street at Macy's - DTX
2. Winter & Tremont Streets
4. 125 Summer Street
5. Summer & High Street
6. Summer Street & Hawley Streets
7. Court Street
8. State Street at Washington Mall
9. Washington Street
10. Washington Street at CVS
11. Devonshire & Congress Streets
12. Federal & Franklin Streets
Twelve great reasons to walk our neighborhood.
“Any time you see art in the street it engages you and makes you happy,
especially during these dark times.” -- Ngoc-Tran Vu