Send us a text This week's podcast guest Sandi Hester caught our attention after she found us through Maria Stoljar's podcast, Talking with Painters . Thanks, Maria! We had a look at Sandi's youtube videos and fell in love with her! She is a breath of American fresh air. Her videos are so cheerful fun and informative, definitely check them out. She loves to paint in sketchbooks and is always playing with different mediums and paints. Playful is the word to describe Sandi and it's nice to be remi...
Aug 03, 2021•55 min•Season 3Ep. 72
Send us a text Dylan Jones paints a variety of things. He loves to paint want is in front of him - he is attracted not the obvious view and is attracted to form and space. Dylan is an oil painter from Queensland you can find him online https://www.dylanjonesart.com You can also follow him on instagram https://www.instagram.com/dylanjonesart/?hl=en Dylan will have a solo show in August...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 71
Send us a text Alan Jones , artist, sculptor, and maker, is a Sydney-based artist, represented by Olsen Gallery. We spoke to Alan from his studio in Alexandria surrounded by his amazing and diverse artworks. We had a great chat with Alan about his approach to his art works, the diversity in his projects, his amazing experience on the Fowlers gap residency and much more. Thanks Alan for your time, we had a great time. 'Alan Jones’ work explores ideas that surround notions of identity. Jones works...
Jul 20, 2021•48 min•Season 3Ep. 70
Send us a text Welcome to this weeks podcast we spoke to the fabulous academic Dr Alison O'Grady who was enlightening about the subject of Empathy and Padeogy. Alison talks about who we think we really are, and how we can ask a better more complex questions that allows space and silence and time to think about the answers. Dr Alison unpacks the complex subject of Empathy and how she teaches it to her students at Sydney University where she looks at colloboration, creativity and critical thinking...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 69
Send us a text The wonderful ceramicist and art business owner, Shelby Sherritt, is an absolute hit on Instagram and Tik Tok, even our teenage kids had heard of her! Shelbys viral videos of her 'mystery mould' reveals, where she slip casts moulds she has found on gumtree. She got 3 million views on Tik Tokon her first video! She is such a lovely, humble woman who, through adversity, used her passion and skill in ceramics into a dream job. She has created a great business and she gives lots of ti...
Jul 06, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 68
Send us a text This week we spoke with Maria Stoljar from Talking with PAinters the arts successful podcast that has been going for 5 years. Maria is a passionate arts fan and artist who is facinated by the arts in Australia and started her podcast so she could find out more about the artists lives and art. Maria is a beautiful portrait painter and a big fan of the Archibald art prize - she is regularly filming at the loading dock and in the Art Gallery of NSW. Maria has done over 140 interviews...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 67
Send us a text We met the wonderful Ken Done at his recent exhibition at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in Newport which coincided with A mber Creswell Bells' book, Ken Done: Art Design Life. We interviewed Ken at his studio tucked behind the walls of his Hickson Rd gallery in the Rocks. He was an absolute gem and we had the best chat with him about his fabulous career, his thoughts on the art world, and much more. There's something for everyone in this episode. Fiona was especially chuffed he th...
Jun 22, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 66
Send us a text Many thanks to Kate Neilsen the artist who has been working on interiors for sometime As labelled by one of her 5 galleries they are Tablescapes https://graingergallery.com.au/artist/kate-nielsen/ for our fabulous chat - we so enjoyed hanging out with you .. your hospitality and insights where so valuable. You can find out more about Kate from one of her galleries the fabulous Purple Noon that represent her https://purplenoongallery.com.au/inside-outside-kate-nielsen-recent-works-...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 65
Send us a text Julz Beresford lives and works on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. She is inspired by the landscape, in particular Pittwater. We met her on the Pittwater Artists Trail and asked her for an interview. She has work coming up at Michael Reid Newport so get down there and take a look at her beautiful work. We spoke to Julz about her career as a food stylist, growing up in the country, her beautiful oil paintings, and much more. Thanks so much for the wonderful lunch, we loved meeting y...
Jun 08, 2021•54 min
Send us a text Many thanks to Michael Reid for a fabulous chat at your Gallery in Murrurundi - we enjoyed visiting your beautiful space. To learn more about Michael check out his website https://michaelreid.com.au/?v=322b26af01d5 or follow him and his colleagues on instagram https://instagram.com/michaelreid Thanks for listening and dont forget to rate, share and review Fiona and Julie...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 63
Send us a text Sophie Vander is the founder and head curator of Curatorial and Co. in Sydney. First set up as an online gallery it moved to a fabulous building in Redfern in August 2020. It's a beautiful light-filled space accommodating painting, sculpture, ceramics, and multimedia. The gallery installs a new exhibition every month so Sophie and her dynamic team are constantly refreshing the walls. We talked to Sophie about all aspects of her business, her path to becoming a successful gallerist...
May 25, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 62
Send us a text Jody Graham 'Drawing is at the core of Jody Graham’s multidisciplinary art. She relentlessly explores new techniques and investigates contemporary drawing practice. To do this she builds on and then moves beyond conventional drawing processes in search of new methods and tools that connect drawing with the fundamental need to make symbolic marks.' Jody Graham is an amazing woman and an extremely talented, fearless, and innovative artist to boot. She let us into her Marrickville st...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Send us a text Thank you to Antonia for a fabulous chat about your art practise - we loved visiting your studio and spending time with you, it was a fantastic fun chat. You can find out more about Antonia on her website https://antoniamrljakart.com or her instagram https://www.instagram.com/antoniaperriconemrljak/?hl=en Antonia mentions a mentor Garry Foye you can find out more about him from the gallery that represents him https://robingibson.net/artists/garry-foye Antonia has a paper show comi...
May 11, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 60
Send us a text As you probably know, Fiona and I go to Judith White 's painting and drawing class at Willoughby Art Centre every Monday. Judith is a fantastic mentor and teacher and has, without a doubt, changed our art practice and understanding of techniques and process immensely. Judith is an amazing artist, bold and uncompromising, practising for over 35 years, has work in numerous collections all over the world and is represented by four galleries in Australia. Basically, she knows what she...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 59
Send us a text CJ Hendry is this weeks guest and what a fabulous chat . Her website is https://cjhendry.live her instagram is https://www.instagram.com/cj_hendry/?hl=en Check out these for updates on her upcoming show titled STRAYA in Australia throughout May with the exhibition in Brisbane May 21 - 23 ... With the road trip from May 10-20th Many thanks CJ...
Apr 27, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 58
Send us a text A few weeks ago we interviewed the amazing CEO and artistic director, Gabrielle Mordy, about her role at Studio A . Gabrielle and her staff have such passion and focus for Studio A we wish all artists had a Gabrielle assisting their careers! . Studio A is a supported studio based in Sydney Australia that tackles the barriers that artists living with intellectual disability face in accessing conventional education, professional development pathways, and opportunities needed to be s...
Apr 20, 2021•48 min
Send us a text Artist Fiona Barett-Clarke from Parramatta is an amazing landscape painter who is chasing the precious ordinary moments. She is represented by St Cloche gallery in Paddington. You can find Fiona's work on instagram https://www.instagram.com/fionabarrettclark/?hl=en or her website https://www.fionabarrettclark.com Fiona has a show coming up at St Cloche gallery in July check it out. https://saintcloche.com/shop/category/fiona-barrett-clark/ It was a joy to chat with Fiona....
Apr 13, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 56
Send us a text @art.wank is back this week with a new episode with two interviews in one, firstly with recently graduated HSC student Finn McGrath, son of artist James McGrath (episode 44). We interviewed Finn next to his artwork at Art Express, Armoury Gallery, Sydney Olympic Park . We talked to Finn about the ideas behind his HSC artwork and his future in the art world. We have combined this episode with another fab young person artist Elise Cooke who has recently graduated from the National A...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Send us a text This weeks Art W**k guest is Denise Gasser a fine artist, art facilitator, and mother of four young boys. She lives in Utah with her husband and kids. . Denise put on an exhibition called Art After, which we loved - here’s what it’s about - . ‘I began this series in 2014 when mothering and art-making began to feel impossible. I didn’t have the time and energy to make art, but I also knew I would be miserable if I quit. This project is my attempt to reconcile these roles. I make sm...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 54
Send us a text We had a really interesting chat with Emma-Kate Wilson about her journey into art writing through an Arts theory degree, writing art statements, and the importance for artists to be professionals. Thanks for speaking to us Emma-Kate. After volunteering at a little ARI gallery in the Rocks, Emma-Kate decided to immerse herself in the visual language of Australia. In 2015, she embarked on a degree in Art Theory at UNSW and Art & Design in Paddington, Sydney, graduating in June 2...
Mar 23, 2021•42 min
Send us a text Thanks so much to Amanda Tye the Landscape painter who's dreamy whimsical tones, evocative of the landscape as seen through a slumber’s daze, Amanda Tye captures Sydney’s water’s edge in acrylic and oil on canvas. Based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, the artist is inspired by the natural world as a way to escape and retreat from the busyness of everyday life—her works inspire us to be in the moment. Tye studied Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales, graduating in 2000. She...
Mar 16, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Send us a text We interviewed 3 artists who are putting on an exhibition at the Hazlehurst gallery exhibition Space. Their exhibition entitled, Interconnected21, shows 4 artists, Penny Sadubin, Tim Rushby-Smith, Anne Richmond and Leanne Waterhouse, and their response to the conservation of the environment. Triggered by the devastation of the bushfires on the South Coast the group, a husband and wife and old friends from art school, decided to put on a show at the exhibition space at the Hazelhur...
Mar 09, 2021•55 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Send us a text Thanks to our guest this week the awesome calm, warm, artist and teacher Tonee Messiah. We really enjoyed visiting Tonee's studio in Marrickville. She is in a space with a group of other artists and near the amazing Reverse Garbage. Tonee majored in painting at Sydney college of the Arts. Tonee's can be described as an Abstract artist - she is using colour shape and line and surfaces to deepen space. She is a very slow maker - she spends a lot of time looking and she has an amazin...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Send us a text We had a wonderful time with Christine at her house in Birchgrove where Fiona and I were treated to a beautiful homemade lunch with Christine and her husband, Marius. What a generous and lovely couple. Their house is full of amazing art, painted by Christine or collected over the years making it a treasure trove of curiosities. Christine is a full time working artist, exhibiting regularly in solo and group shows and teaches workshops too. Busy lady. Check out her website for more ...
Feb 23, 2021•57 min
Send us a text This weeks podcast was recorded on zoom - we talked to the mixed media Artist Karen Stamper who is based in the UK and is currently in lockdown in the UK. You can find out about Karen's workshops and work on her website. https://karenstampercollage.com find out about Karens courses on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/karen_stamper_collage/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/concertinasketchbooks/?hl=en Shout out to the girls at Art Juice - https://www.google.com/search?client=...
Feb 16, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Send us a text Kathryn Dolby is a delightful young artist who chatted to us about her painting practise, being a mother and how her daughter inspires and influences her work from showing her new and beautiful colours to mix and watching her intuitive mark making. check out her work on her website https://www.kathryndolby.com or her instagram https://www.instagram.com/kathryndolby/?hl=en Kathryn lives in a beautiful space in the Northern Rivers and works in a 100 year old studio that used to be a...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Send us a text Our first guest of 2021 is the wonderful and prolific artist, Mike Staniford . We recorded this on zoom in January lockdown so bare with us for sound. We also talk about an artist who can't be named, this is Debbie Mackinnon , Mikes Wife! We have interviewed Debbie not he podcast and Fiona is always dropping her name so that is the running joke! Mike Staniford is a contemporary Australian artist, inspired by the bold colours of nature and the celebration of its shapes and forms. M...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Send us a text Thanks to Katie Eraser for chatting to us about her art practise. We recorded this before we went into lockdown in Sydney - little did we know we were going to be in isolation in the Northern Beaches when this dropped. You can find out more about Katie on her website https://www.katieeraser.com/bio Katie's show was at the new Michael Reid Direct art gallery in Newport Her recent show was called ''The imagined attractions of Elsewhere' it explores what it is to be human, what it is...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 45
Send us a text We had a great chat with James McGrath in his studio In Sydney, a former textile warehouse, he shares with his architect wife, Catherine. We spoke to James about his art world upbringing, (his mum Is art critic and author Sandra McGrath), his time spent with Arthur Boyd and baroque painter Patrick Betaudier, his video Installation work and much more. James Is a very generous and candid person who we could have talked to all day about all art matters, let's hope we can catch up aga...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Send us a text Paul Bacon has been very kind and humble to us at Art Wank! After scheduling an interview with Paul last week, we had a great chat and got to the end of the interview realising I hadn't pressed record! Rookie error. Paul was gracious enough to let us back in to re-record, this time I pressed record and we had an even better chat! Paul Bacon lives in Avalon Beach where we caught up with him at his amazing apartment overlooking the sparkling surf break of South Avalon. Paul is a scu...
Dec 15, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 43
