Send us a text Bernard is currently on show at Trevor Victor Harvey Galleries in Seaforth until 26 November 2022 - https://www.instagram.com/trevorvictorharvey/?hl=en Bernard Ollis is an artist of immense talent and knowledge - it was a pleasure to go and chat with him on the podcast - his studio is a riot of colour filled with awesome art works in paint, oil pastel of all manor of fabulous spaces around the world. Bernard was kind enough to share some of his stories of his vast career in the Ar...
Nov 15, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 132
Send us a text We spoke to Sarah Robson at Manly Art Gallery and Museum , surrounded by her current exhibition, Abstract Realities: The MAG&M Project, alongside artists Julian Goddard (Perth), and David Thomas (Melbourne). This exhibition brings together three artists, to create site-sensitive installations that are temporal, open, and sensory. In addition to their own works, the artists have selected works from public and private collections to consider the fundamental role of contemporary ...
Nov 08, 2022•54 min
Send us a text Many thanks to Helen Earl Ceramic artist from NSW. Helen creates ceramics from clay with found objects. They are transitory experience of being in the world. Her website is https://www.helenearl.com Or you can find out more on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/helenearlart/...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 130
Send us a text Abdul Abdullah is one of Australia's leading artists and we were lucky enough to meet and interview him at his studio in St. Leonards, shortly before he moves to Bangkok, Thailand. 'Abdul Abdullah is an Australian multi-disciplinary artist. As a self-described ‘outsider amongst outsiders’ with a post-9/11 mindset, his practice is primarily concerned with the experience of the ‘other’. Abdullah’s projects have engaged with different marginalized minority groups and he is particular...
Oct 25, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 129
Send us a text Scott McCracken is an artist from the UK we met through the Turps Banana art school. You can find out more about Scott on his website https://www.scottmccracken.co.uk His work is hard to distill or describe you could call him a painter of still life or even a surrealist or abstract painter. Scott talked to us about many great in this chat and talks to us about making art, his process and what he has learnt over his arts education and his arts career. He mentioned an artist who he ...
Oct 18, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 128
Send us a text Marnie Ross is well known for being the founder of the Little Things Art prize that is celebrating its 8th year - go check it out it is is currently (opens 14th September 2022) on show at https://saintcloche.com You can find out more about Marnie and the Little Things Art prize on her website http://www.marnierossartist.com The medium Marnie talks about is from Matisse - https://www.matisse.com.au/mm20-water-based-patina...
Sep 21, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 127
Send us a text Wendy Sharpe needs no introduction, but here's one anyway!! 'Wendy Sharpe is one of Australia’s most acclaimed artists, she lives and works in Sydney and Paris. She has been awarded The Sulman Prize, two Travelling Scholarships, The Portia Geach Memorial Award (twice), The Archibald Prize, and many others. She has been a finalist in The Sulman Prize thirteen times, and The Archibald Prize eight times. She has held over 65 solo exhibitions around Australia and internationally.' We ...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 126
Send us a text David Fairbairn lives and works in Wedderbern not far from Campbelltown with artist and partner Suzanne Archer. We were excited to go back to their amazing home and studios to interview David a few weeks ago. We had an in-depth discussion with David about his upbringing, growing up in Africa, boarding school in England and finally reaching the sunny climes of Australia in his early 30’s. We spoke to him about his art practice, teaching art, and recently joining the fold at Nanda H...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 125
Send us a text Ember Fairbairn has based herself primarily in Melbourne and Queensland, satisfying her love of contemporary culture and the need to be immersed in remote parts of nature. Fairbairn’s practice focuses primarily on painting and she holds a Masters in Contemporary Art. Ember is based in the Yarra Valley. Her exhibiting history spans from 2001 in both solo and group shows in artist run spaces and commercial galleries in Melbourne, Sydney, Singapore and New York. Awards include The 20...
Aug 30, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 124
Send us a text Tiarna Herczeg is one to watch - she is a young indigenous Artist from Sydney. The best place to learn about her is on her social media pages https://www.instagram.com/tiarna.herczeg/
Aug 23, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 123
Send us a text We really loved our chat with Peter Sharp ! Very inspiring talk and we learned so much from Peter who was very generous with his words and the pastries he bought us!! We interviewed Peter in his studio in Sydney and talked about his teaching, his upcoming show, Fowlers Gap, being an artist, and much more.. Peter is represented by Nicholas Thompson gallery in Melbourne and his new show, Signal, opens on August 20th so get down there and check out his fantastic work. thanks so much ...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 122
Send us a text Shuffle Studios is in Brookvale. To find out more about Tony check out his website. https://www.shufflestudio.com/
Aug 09, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 121
Send us a text Spoiler alert - Nick Bishop is brilliant!!! In this episode, he explains, how the NFT world can assist artists and galleries in fantastic ways. Nick explains the different layers of the web3 world, blockchain and NFTs in such an understandable way. He runs a web3 venture capitalist company with three partners, Not Centralised. They will be holding a talk at Manly Art Gallery or the Northern Beaches council's creative open , on August 17th 6-8 pm. 'Metaverse and NFTs - the future o...
Aug 09, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 120
Send us a text Element Ensemble is an improvisational sound experience by Peta Morris, Noah Bloom, Finlay Hogan and guest artists. Immerse yourself in soundscapes and visual projections inspired by the local environment and created by Element Ensemble, a three-piece improvisational music group. See Element ensemble perform as part of the creative open on August 13th 7-8 pm at Curl Curl Creative Space, 105 Abbott Rd, Nth Curl Curl NSW 2099. Book online for tickets here. Bring a pillow to sit on, ...
Aug 02, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 119
Send us a text We spoke to Ash at her studio and gallery space, Hake House of Art , in Brookvale. She is a young vibrant artist with a smart head on her shoulders, once represented by a gallery, she decided to go it on her own, and the results have proved she made the right decision. We spoke to her about being a 4th generation artist, setting up a gallery space, colour psychology, techniques, overseas residencies, and much more... Hake House of Art is taking part in the Northern Beaches Council...
Aug 02, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Send us a text Many thanks to LOTTIE Consalvo for speaking to us on zoom - we enjoyed the chat very much sorry if the Audio is not great - rain rain go away. You can find out about LOTTIE Consalvo on her website https://www.lottieconsalvo.com Lottie instagram feed https://www.instagram.com/lottieconsalvo/...
Jul 26, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 117
Send us a text Aidan Gageler is a recent graduate of Camberwell Arts College in London, graduating with a 1st in Fine Art Photography. Since moving back to Newcastle, Australia, he has taken a job at Bundanon Trust and is taking his time thinking and talking about his art practice. After finding old photography paper in a flea market in Poland, he explored the possibilities of developing the paper and using them to create an artwork in itself, no longer taking the photos but using the photograph...
Jul 19, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 116
Send us a text Brett Piva artist and super community arts man of Newcastle. Find out about Brett on his website https://www.brettpiva.com You can find out about his group space Onwards here https://www.onwardsgallery.com Many thanks Brett
Jul 05, 2022•59 min•Season 3Ep. 115
Send us a text It's difficult to describe the work of James Drinkwater, he really is indefinable. His confidence and talent shine in his work, bold and edgy, full of energy and texture. James was always destined to be an artist as we discovered in our chat, an aunt providing the nurturing and example to become an artist alongside a close and loving family. He won the Brett Whiteley scholarship in 2014, propelling him further into a dynamic career. He is represented by two major galleries, Nanda ...
Jun 28, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 114
Send us a text Harriett Watts many thanks for welcoming us into your studio. Harriet has always been interested in change and ephemerality - she is fascinated about materials and how we can become more focused on sustainability. You can find out more about Harriett on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/hettywatts/?hl=en or on linked in https://au.linkedin.com/in/harriet-watts-587649118?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F The art show at the V&A called Food that Fiona mentio...
Jun 21, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 113
Send us a text Tara Axford welcomed us into her home in Sydney last week to talk with us about her work, and her 25-year career as art director of publications such as The Good Weekend magazine. 'As a mixed media artist working with prints, collage, mixed media, fibre arts, and photography, I am interested in the push-pull of constantly searching for something... Are we developing something new or are we constantly referencing and influenced by the past?I draw inspiration from my surrounds, I fi...
Jun 14, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 112
Send us a text Many thanks to Suzanne Archer for welcoming us into your home and studio. We enjoyed your hospitality and generosity so much. Suzanne will be showing at Nicholas Thompson Gallery from 15 June to 2 July. You can get THE BOOK - The Song of the Cicada from Nicholas Thompson Gallery. https://www.nicholasthompsongallery.com.au/artists/suzanne-archer/...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 111
Send us a text Lily Cummins is an artist from the Southern Highlands. We had a great chat about studying and residencies. Her practise examines both the self and the emotive bonds and attachments Lily feels that she attaining a Masters has given her practise a great deal of rigger, It really helped her grow as an artist and a person to keep studying and gain a masters. Lily studied at NAS and graduated from her masters in 2018 you can find Lily on her website http://www.lilycummins.com Lily is i...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 110
Send us a text Thanks to Utopia Gallery and Helen Eager for showing us your work and talking to us at your amazing studio. 'Helen Eager has sustained a solo exhibition program for over three decades with her drawings, paintings and prints. Over the years, the shift from domestic interiors to pure abstraction has been a consistent evolution, her love of colour and light a constant thread. Helen Eager studied at the South Australian School of Art in the 1970s. A Masters degree at COFA in the late ...
May 26, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Send us a text Marina Debris is a great pseudonym for this American, Australian-based artist and activist. She uses trash washed up on the beach to create 'trashion', such as in 2020, a dress made out of hundreds of discarded face masks. Marina has also created installation work, such as, 'The Inconvenience Store', for Sculpture by the Sea, which was a mock-up shop, created with re-used materials displaying trash for sale. She is a passionate advocate for recycling, reuse, and buying less. She h...
May 17, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 108
Send us a text We spoke to Malcolm Greenwood at his studio in Mosman. What a lovely man. He showed us around his amazing studio full of pots, bowls, and plates, some of 400 makes a week for Australia's top restaurants and hotels such as Bennelong and the Baillie Lodges Group. He started out in business management and then a realisation that his health was suffering from the stress he started his journey in ceramics. We talked to him about the perception of ceramics in Australia, how he makes his...
May 10, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 107
Send us a text Misha Harrison is an artist from Wollongong, NSW, specialising in assembled plywood artworks. She carefully cuts, carves, sands, stitches and paints her artworks into life, depicting still life, portraiture, and abstraction. We spoke to Misha at a live interview at Sydney Road Gallery back in Feb, and at Fiona and I's exhibition back in February. Misha drove all the way from Wollongong and back to speak with us, thanks, Misha!!!! Since then she won the Jumbledonline 2022 Superstar...
May 03, 2022•36 min
Send us a text Michelle Connolly studio is so awesome, full of her assembled sculptures, paintings and creations. It's like stepping into a theatre, full of characters and stories between them. Michelle is very interested in outsider art, she sees something in that kind of work that she recognises. We had a great chat with her about living in the USA in North Carolina and how that shaped her work, about how she makes her pieces with a variety of found objects and materials, her studio practice, ...
Apr 26, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 105
Send us a text We had a fabulous chat with Donna Green in Utopia Gallery, Waterloo, surrounded by her beautiful exhibition, Vessel, which is on at the gallery from 2nd April - 30th April. Go have a look at these amazing ceramics, collages, and drawings, all speaking to each other in a visceral way. We talked to Donna about living in New York, how she came to ceramics, the technicalities of making her work, being a woman in the art world, and all things art! What a lovely woman, talented, humble,...
Apr 05, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 104
Send us a text Hedley Roberts is an artist from the Uk - he is based in Margate in Kent. His first introduction to art was an encyclopaedia on art that his parents bought him when he was 10 years old. We had such a fabulous chat with him about what being an artist is and how its evolved over time. He simply states that you need Time, Space and a network of people. Hedley says find the activity that takes you back to core, a safe place it maybe drawing or reading, taking photographs, writing in a...
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 103
