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UP Magazine’s 10 Most Read Articles Of 2022

To close out 2022, UP Magazine is proud to share our 10 most read articles of the year, featuring a variety of artists, businesses, and creatives who made waves in this riptide of a year.

Nasrin Sheykhi Draws A Free Future for Iranian Women

Cartoonist Nasrin Sheykhi, featured in UP5: ICONS, is no stranger to the power that art can have. But in the wake of the brutal murder of Jina (Mahsa) Amini by the Iranian morality police for not wearing her hijab correctly, Sheykhi is finding new ways to use her voice to stand with the woman of her native Iran.

UP5 Preview – False Idols

Emma Riva speaks to Zalmen Glauber of Shtetl Art Gallery, muralist Dylan Egon, and caricaturist Nasrin Sheykhi about a question that has puzzled Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike for centuries: How do you keep art from slipping into idolatry?