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AUSTINWAY.com 113 Under the Canopy Some of AuStin'S moSt exciting And inSpired ArtiStS And gAllerieS cAn be found At thiS former wArehouSe complex on the eAStSide. By Kathy BlacKwell Since opening in 2013, the 40,200-square-foot complex of renovated warehouses aptly called Canopy, which is anchored and run by the veteran Austin arts nonprofit Big Medium (creators of the East Austin Studio Tour), has attracted a whole palette of tenants to its 45 studios. Here, we look at five innovative members of the Canopy community. 916 Springdale Road; canopy.bigmedium.org Keith Kreeger Background: Savvy Austin diners can easily spot a dish by porcelain artisan Keith Kreeger, who supplies pieces to Austin restaurants like Uchi and Olamaie as well as those in other culinary capitals. This spring, Kreeger and his team kept his kilns fired up as they completed 3,800 pieces for a new upscale New York City eatery. Now president of the board at Big Medium, Kreeger was among the first to sign a lease at Canopy; his multi-room space includes a workshop with a garage door for letting in the light and letting out kiln heat. Background Music: Leon Bridges on his vintage stereo. The Canopy Effect: "Before signing the lease, I wouldn't have believed how big things would get." keithkreeger.com Diana greenberg Background: The abstract artist, known for her paintings with circular pops of color (such as those on display at South Congress Hotel's Café No Sé), has been at Canopy for a year. The former Dell employee likes to tell "a color story," and is inspired by objects like an Hermès scarf or a dress. Although windowless, her small studio feels light and airy. Background Music: Grateful Dead, Van Morrison, and The Band (she cherishes a photo of the group she purchased from her neighbor, Modern Rocks Gallery). Quote: "I was drawn to Canopy by EAST [the East Austin Studio Tour] and the collaborative nature. It's a true working space." Greenberg's solo show is July 7-25 at the Wally Workman Gallery, 202 W. Sixth St., 512-472-7428; diana-greenberg.squarespace.com MoDern rocKs gallery Background: Steven Walker, the lead guitarist for Modern English for 15 years, is sur- rounded by music legends every day at his storefront, which features limited-edition prints of photographs of everyone from Bob Dylan to Guns N' Roses. He's attracted worldwide attention with his exclusive collection of never- before-seen outtakes from Nirvana's Nevermind shoot, and he also works with local legend and Austin City Limits photogra- pher Scott Newton to sell some of his rarely seen work. Background Music: David Bowie. The Canopy Effect: "Canopy is wonderful. I'm proud that I was a part of the start of it." modernrocksgallery.com îî