[4] She wanted to work for either film director Woody Allen in a production role or pop artist Andy Warhol at Interview magazine.
[3] In August 1983, Basquiat moved into a loft that Warhol owned on Great Jones Street in NoHo and soon they began collaborating.
[4] At Warhol's burial, Powell placed a copy of Interview and a bottle of Beautiful Eau de Parfum by Estée Lauder into his grave before it was covered with earth.
She forged friendships with creatives such as artist Francesco Clemente, novelist Tama Janowitz, and fashion designer Stephen Sprouse among others.
[10] While working at Interview, Powell and Janowitz developed a Manhattan public-access television program called It’s a Dog's Life, profiling adoptable animals in half-hour segments.
[11][2] Following her return to Portland in 1994, Powell has split her time between working for non-profit animal-protection organizations and as a curator and art consultant.
[2] In 2001, Powell and her friend Kim Singer were sued by John Lindberg over the kidnapping of a boxer named Shaq which they believed was being neglected.
[21][4] Powell documented the rising careers of her friends, musician Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini and filmmaker Gus Van Sant.
[24] Coinciding with the installation, a three-book set was published celebrating Powell's images of culture, art, and nightlife in 1980s New York.
[3] Powell appeared in the documentary film Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017) and in the Netflix docuseries The Andy Warhol Diaries (2022).