The Truth In This Art: Stories That Matter

Rob Lee

The Truth In This Art with Rob Lee is a Baltimore-based arts and culture podcast where independent journalist Rob Lee goes beyond the highlight reel to uncover the truth behind the work—the creative process, the choices, and the stories that shape the people who make it. Through thoughtful conversations with emerging and established photographers, filmmakers, designers, musicians, chefs, writers, and other creative voices, each episode explores how artists build sustainable practices, stay connected to their communities, and create work that reflects the world around them. More than interviews, these are stories about what it takes to build a creative li...

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The Truth In This Art: Stories That Matter

Episodes (950)

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The Truth In This Art: Stories That Matter

Jul 27, 2026
2¾ hours
64 MB

In this episode of The Truth In This Art, the guest is Dina AZ. Salem! About Dina AZ. Salem: Washington, DC–based abstract artist born in Alexandria, Egypt, working across painting and sculpture to create materially driven works that explore healing, transformation, memory, and resilience. Through layered surfaces, texture, and unconventional materials, her practice investigates how personal experiences can be translated into visual language. She signs her work with the initials of her late father, honoring the person who first encouraged her artistic journey. In our conversation, Salem talks through growing up as a hyperactive ch...

The Truth In This Art: Stories That Matter

Sand Is Still Sand: DC Artist Dina AZ. Salem on Memory, Texture, and Transformation

Rob Lee

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