art

december takes a great deal of pride in the artwork and artists we feature in every issue. With the oversight of our Art Editor Buzz Spector, we look for art that has some sort of relationship (however loosely defined) to language – all of the art we present relates somehow to words, books, language, or the literary arts. Featured below are some samples of work we’ve featured.  For more information about a particular artist, click on their names to visit their personal websites. Each volume is available for individual purchase here.


Vol. 32.2 (Fall/Winter 2021)

Inna Babaeva — Cover

Howard SkrillSplashed/Toppled/Removed/Shattered

Jean WolffMood Indigo – Ink on Paper


Vol. 32.1 (Spring/Summer 2021)

Gary Justis — Cover

Susana Moyaho & Andrea tejeda k.The Unperson Project

Sally Van DorenAnagrams


Vol. 31.2 (Fall/Winter 2020)

Raqs Media Collective — Cover

Brian DettmerHorticulture

Ebony G. Patterson…when the cuts erupt…the garden rings…and the warning is a wailing…


Vol. 31.1 (Spring/Summer 2020)

Lesley Dill — Cover

Lisa Corinne DavisGraphographies

Carrie GundersdorfCollages


Vol. 30.2 (Fall/Winter 2019)

Vincente Hermández — Cover

Jane Birdsall-LanderDictionary Poem Project, Edition II

Erik Den BreejenPlaylist


Vol. 30.1 (Spring/Summer 2019)

Julie Heffernan — Cover

Ann Hamiltongive-away

Wendy White — Natural Light