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2013 YMA Interview: Sergiy Pliss and Bianca Portillo
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Center for Art in Wood. Sergiy Pliss, Bianca Portillo, Maura Aleardi, Phoenix Lowry
Center for Art in Wood — Sergiy Pliss, Bianca Portillo, Maura Aleardi, Phoenix Lowry, Quadrea Valentine
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