This week's artist check in features Tariku Shiferaw. Read to hear how he is feeling, his #protips for fellow artists, and what he’s reading, listening to, and snacking on.⁠ Tariku's work is currently on view at 21c Cincinnati as part of the exhibition What is Past is Prologue: An Elevate Exhibition. He explores mark-making through painting, mixed-media, and installation, addressing the physical and metaphysical spaces of art and social structures.⁠ To read more, head to the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ #thisis21c #contemporaryartist #Cincinnatiart ⁠ ⁠ 📸: Tariku Shiferaw, 2021. Photograph by Christopher Garcia Valle.