On this episode of “I Art Asheville” we spoke with illustration wizard Fian Arroyo! I’ve been a fan of FIan’s work for some time now as his highly illustrative and fantasy work caught my eye quite starkly while perusing the Asheville gallery scene when I first moved to the area. It was so cool getting to meet and chat with him! We got to hear Fian's story of how he got here to Asheville by way of Texas, through Miami. It was real fun hearing his accounts of his experience in those Areas and led to a really interesting story about Julio Iglesias; I’ll say no more, haha. We also spoke about the Arts scene in Miami and Wynwood, and how it has changed so much since the time he lived and skated in the area. Fian’s got his hands in so many different projects all the time and it was cool to get a glimpse into the kind of things he keeps busy with, everything from the occasional corporate business Holiday postcard commission, to working with some of his favorite skaters and skate companies, to learning how to navigate the Pop culture phenomenon exploding around the world, and that is if course Comic Con type conventions that take place throughout the country. It was really neat hearing how he became involved in that circuit; I’ll give you a hint, “He just Applied…”. Our local story highlighted our local Buncombe County health syringe exchange and how it is beginning to operate again after being suspended for some time, an action that we both had some interesting insights to. And of course, in true Asheville form, we got to speak with Fian about his involvement with local brewery Eluvium and what he’s been up to with them! This was such a great time, and I can’t wait to sit down and have a beer and chat with Fan again!

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Intro music by: Connor Golden

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Sponsored by: RAD Printworks

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