Send us a text We interviewed Billy Bain in 2021 for a public live stream with Northern Beaches Council Creative Tool Kit, a professional development scheme for creatives in the area. Before the interview, we visited Billy's studio in Avalon to see the new work he is creating for his upcoming show, 'Being Manly', at Manly Art Gallery and Museum opening March 25th. His ceramic creations and paintings depict characters or identities of Australian sport, the pub and beach culture. Billy has a backg...
Mar 22, 2022•45 min•Season 3Ep. 102
Send us a text Matthew Wright is from Western Australia he began his creative life by studying Jazz music at University. He did a short course in painting and has been working away building his painting practise. He is a self taught - you can find out about his visual art practise from his website https://www.matthewwrightart.com You can also find Matthew on social media - here is his instagram link. https://www.instagram.com/matthewwrightart/?hl=en Many thanks for the chat Matthew it was heaps ...
Mar 15, 2022•56 min•Season 4Ep. 101
Send us a text We spoke to Nick Collerson for a long time and we left it all in because he is so damn interesting! We could have spoken to Nick for hours, he is such a deep thinker and perceptive artist, it was very insightful. We think you are going to love this episode. He also teaches at the National Art School so get yourself on one of his short courses. Nick also runs an artist studio in Sydney, which was very cool, and includes the amazing artist Justin Williams. We were so chuffed to meet...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Send us a text Orlanda Broom is a landscape and abstract painter from the UK she paints highly saturated dense exotic jungly places in her landscapes that are alluring and incising but if you got stuck in them you would perhaps be afraid... You can find these amazing paintings on Orlanda's website https://orlandabroomartist.com You can also find her on her on instagram https://www.instagram.com/orlandabroom/?hl=en All the references to Orlanda's work mentioned in the podcast can be found on the ...
Mar 01, 2022•54 min•Season 4Ep. 99
Send us a text We LOVED talking to Morgan Stokes i n his amazing apartment in Sydney surrounded by his beautiful artwork. He is pushing the boundaries of what a painting can be, or is defined to be, which is very exciting. We met Morgan, his partner Charlie, and their friend at The Other Art Fair and instantly loved them all! We had an art crush on Morgan’s work after Sophie from Curatorial and Co . told us about him. Morgan is represented by Sophie and is having a solo show, Virtual Gaze, openi...
Feb 22, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 98
Send us a text Emily Ball is an artist and teacher from the UK - she described herself as WHAT SHE IS NOT - an artist who paints things as they look or an abstract painter she is somewhere in between. She wants to make visual poetry. She is a self described magpie. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=emily+ball+artist&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 Emily advise was so valuable and encouraging about how to keep going as an emerging artist and suggestions of how to grow. If you...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 97
Send us a text You are going to love this one!! We spoke to Emilya, the 'wizardess of lightbulb moments', founder and director of Art Pharmacy , an art consultancy in Sydney. We spoke to Emiya about her illustrious art career in the UK and Australia, and how Art Pharmacy came about. She is a wonderful powerhouse of knowledge, culture, and art, brimming with ideas and interesting projects. She has also written a book, Making Art Matter, which builds a bridge between artists and organisations, gov...
Feb 08, 2022•54 min
Send us a text Amanda O'Bryan from Creative Queen Bee spoke to us about her childhood and about publishing a book called Daily Acts of Creativity. We really enjoyed talking to Amanda about her creative journey she began life as a graphic designer, she has been also been a painter and a printmaker, and even a designer who worked on the TV show Better Homes and Garden. Amanda shared with us how she has turned around a creative life from burn out and has unpacked the creative process and how a crea...
Feb 01, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 95
Send us a text This week we had the most fascinating and in-depth chat with artist and teacher, Luke Thurgate . Luke has just completed a Masters's degree at the National Art School in Sydney, whilst also being a teacher so he gets to use the staffroom! That's not all that was exciting about Luke's episode on Art Wank, we get into the nitty-gritty of his MA, exploring myth, ideologies, semiotics, his exceptional large-scale figure drawings, religion, teaching, connection, and much more... We rea...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 94
Send us a text We are back ... 2022 is going to be a great year - we are excited about all the things we are wanting to do this year .. and we are starting with a fabulous artist who is owning it and is in our opinion is killing it in the art world .... Thanks so much to Jordy Kerwick for chatting to us from France .. you can find out more about him on https://vigogallery.com/artists/113 Vivo Gallery describes Jordy as "An outsize and generous character, Australian born Jordy Kerwick lives in a ...
Jan 11, 2022•57 min•Season 4Ep. 93
Send us a text Ana Young is an interdisciplinary artist represented by Curatorial and Co. She is wise, articulate, and an intelligent thoughtful painter. We learned a lot from this conversation. We spoke to her before we were asked to open the Movers and Shakers exhibition by Louise Chircop, it was just a. coincidence we talked about it in the podcast, and then Louise approached us the next day! We had the best chat with Ana about being a woman in the arts, her art education as a mature student,...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Send us a text Zoe Grey is a painter from Marrawah in Tasmania You can find more about her on her website https://www.zoe-grey.com/about or on her instagram, https://www.instagram.com/zoe__makes/?hl=en You can read the article from artist profile we discussed here https://artistprofile.com.au/zoe-grey/...
Dec 14, 2021•51 min•Ep. 91
Send us a text Jeff McCann is a consummate professional, artist, creative and designer. His business spans multi layered, including fashion, cardboard products, art and education. He is the epitome of a creative, always playing with materials and new ideas. He started out n theatre design and the drama comes out in his work. We had a great chat over zoom with Jeff about his social media content, inclusivity, sustainability in his work, making lists, doing workshops, and much more. He has also de...
Dec 07, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 90
Send us a text Belinda Fox the multi talented, multi disciplinary artist who is a printmaker, painter and sculptor. Belinda has always loved travelling and has always been inspired by her travel. She has lived all over the world. Check out her current body of work on her website https://belindafox.com.au and her instagram https://www.instagram.com/foxbelinda/ Belinda is on show currently at https://www.maybaumgallery.com Find out here about the collaboration Belinda did with artist Wilfred Kalf ...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 89
Send us a text After seeing his artists friends struggle to get their work seen, Ryan Stanier founded The Other Art Fair over 10 years ago. The Other Art Fair provides the opportunity for artists to exhibit all over the world, now established in London, New York, LA, Sydney, Melbourne, Dallas, Toronto and Chicago. Since its launch, the fair has attracted over 250,00 art-loving visitors selling more than 25,000 artworks from emerging artists. We had a ball talking to Ryan, over zoom in London, ab...
Nov 23, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 88
Send us a text Katherine Hattam spoke to us at the end of our lockdown in Sydney from her Melbourne Home and Studio so sorry if some of the chat seems a bit dated ... Katherine had so much good advise we really enjoyed our time with her. Don't forget to check out her work she is currently showing in the NSW Art Gallery in a group exhibition called Matisse Life and Spirit - https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/matisse/ You can see Katherine's work on her website https://www.kath...
Nov 16, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 87
Send us a text We had a wonderful chat with artist Amber Wallis during the lockdown, via zoom. Amber is a thought-provoking artist, who thinks deeply about her paintings and subject matter. She is represented by Nicholas Thompson Gallery and is having a solo show for Sydney Contemporary in November 2022. She is also in upcoming group shows in Los Angeles at SADE gallery and Gruin Gallery . 'The work of Wallis is simply engulfing. The observer is at once immersed into this explosion of colour, pa...
Nov 09, 2021•53 min•Season 3Ep. 86
Send us a text Thanks to Georgia for her chat - you can find out more about her and her work on her website or her instagram. Julie and I enjoyed chatting to Georgia over zoom whilst in lockdown .. Julie had tech issues with her computer so that's why she goes quiet at the end of the chat... hope you enjoy this episode .. http://www.georgiaspain.com https://www.instagram.com/georgiaspainer/?hl=en Thanks so much Georgia we will enjoy watching you grow.....
Nov 02, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 85
Send us a text Thanks, Nicola for talking to us about your amazing art practice. We saw her show at Arthouse Gallery in Sydney and were blown away by the technicality of her beautiful artworks. We talked to Nicola over zoom at the beginning of Australia's lockdown, a few months ago. We discussed paper cutting, her process, how she is inspired by the environment and securing its future, making joyful positive works, art residencies, and much more. Take a look at Nicolas website here...
Oct 26, 2021•55 min•Season 3Ep. 84
Send us a text Many thanks to the fabulous artist Ronnie Cay .. an extraordinary artist who works in drawing painting and ceramics - she is a master of all these processes - she has a unique style and is a colourful artist. Ronnie runs life drawing sessions and uses a different model every week these as a jumping board for her work. She is represented by many galleries and has shown all over the world. Ronnie is a hero of mine as she tries to always start her work differently and each work is un...
Oct 19, 2021•55 min•Season 3Ep. 83
Send us a text Finally, we've found someone who swears more than us! Gary Mansfield is an artist and curator with a background in crime and prison time, It wasn't until Gary was inspired by an art teacher in prison that he took up art and became passionate about it. Whilst in prison he contacted young British artists at the time, such as Tracey Emin, who write back to him with encouragement for his new career in the arts. after leaving prison he completed a degree in Fine Art, he is now a succes...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 82
Send us a text This week we have an artist from WA Melissa Boughey. Check out her work on her website https://melissaboughey.com/home.html or her instagram https://www.instagram.com/melissa_boughey_art/ Melissa is going to be showing at Flinders Lane Studios from 12 October https://www.flg.com.au/exhibition/small-wonder Melissa is represented by Finders Lane Gallery in Melbourne and Curatorial and Co in Sydney. Melissa's winery is https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=moom...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 81
Send us a text We spoke to Carissa Karamarko a few months ago when Melbourne was beginning this lockdown period. Carissa is represented by Saint Cloche in Paddington Sydney but lives and works in Melbourne. We had a great chat about working through lockdown, having a mentor, not going to art school, preparing for a show, and much more. Carissa's next show will be at Saint Cloche in Feb 2022. Thanks for talking to us Carissa. Carissa Karamarko is an emerging artist based in Melbourne who uses the...
Sep 28, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 80
Send us a text This week we have the powerhouse of an amazing local women who is an awesome multilayer energetic business women. You can find out all about Michelle on her Linked in profile https://au.linkedin.com/in/michellejcox You can find her in her creative makers studio where there are fantastic local artists pieces in - Atelier9 in Avalon http://atelier9.godaddysites.com You can purchase her books at the Atelier9 or online at https://wabisabiseries.com/blogs/podcast/death-dying-grieving-w...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 79
Send us a text Wilamina Russo is this week's brilliant podcast guest. Her artist mentoring service is a great idea for emerging and established artists to further and structure their careers. You can get in touch with Willy through her instagram or website . She also hosts a breakfast radio show on 2SER in Sydney, has authored a book and hosts a podcast, Interview with an Artist. She is amazing. We spoke over zoom recently so have included warts and all interview, internet dropouts and all, to a...
Sep 14, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 78
Send us a text Sarah McDonald is an artist and teacher from South Australia - she is based near Adelaide . You can find out all about Sarah on her Instagram account, she has a show on for the next month at The Moree Gallery. https://www.instagram.com/sarahmcdonaldartist/?hl=en or her website where you can find out about her online art courses https://www.sarahmcdonald.com.au/ Thanks for listening...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 77
Send us a text We interviewed Ralph Hobbs, Gallery Director of Nanda Hobbs in Sydney, a few months ago after the first Sydney lockdown. It was interesting to hear the changes the gallery had to establish in order to keep going during the first lockdown, using video and online software to continue sales. 'Nanda\Hobbs is passionate about art, supporting artists, and building collections of the best contemporary art. Our represented artists are some of the most talented in Australia and abroad. We ...
Aug 31, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 75
Send us a text Madeline Young is an artist and founded and runs a small independent gallery space in Orange. You can find out more about the gallery on instagaram http://www.cornerstoregallery.com or her website http://www.cornerstoregallery.com 'Why your five year old could not have done that' is by Thames and Hudson wrtitten by Susie Hodge Madi manages a group of makers called The Journey person - you can find out more about this on the website or on this link. http://www.cornerstoregallery.co...
Aug 24, 2021•44 min•Season 3Ep. 75
Send us a text Clare Brodie is an Australian artist based in Sydney. She is predominately a landscape painter who draws a sense of peace as she deciphers the complexities of nature. Her paintings reflect her emotional experiences: she creates order and harmony by the use of reduced saturated colour schemes in striking combinations. Clare is an observational artist using scale and placement to create semi-abstract artworks that still time. We had a wonderful chat with Clare, who patiently waited ...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 74
Send us a text Samantha Dennison is this weeks guest - she is a painter of the most stunning still life works. She is a realist painting the most beautiful thin layers of oil paint. If you want to find out more about Sam you can find out from her website http://www.samanthadennison.com.au or on instagram https://www.instagram.com/samanthadennisonartist/?hl=en Samantha is represented by AK Bellinger gallery. https://www.instagram.com/akbellingergallery/?hl=en Samantha uses Gamisol to clean her br...
Aug 10, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 73
