In this episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast , Jo McLaughlin is joined by Dan Quill to discuss the artist Richard Hamilton. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history buff, or just curious about the stories behind the masterpieces of the past, this episode is packed with fascinating discussions and fresh perspectives. Guest Details: Dan Quill is an internationally-exhibited ‘Garage Artist’, Talking Head, ‘Vibe-Writer’, PHREAK Music Hacker & occasional alt-Jazz DJ . He is the creative force b...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 76
In this episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast , Jo McLaughlin is joined by Leyli Salayeva to discuss The Power of Portraits: From Hockney’s Art to Poetic Portraits! Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history buff, or just curious about the stories behind the masterpieces of the past, this episode is packed with fascinating discussions and fresh perspectives. Guest Details: Leyli Salayeva Find Leyli online: Website: https://leylisalayeva.com/bio https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/leyli-salayev...
May 27, 2025•53 min•Season 4Ep. 75
In this episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast , Jo McLaughlin is joined by returning guest, Gemma Louise, to discuss the artist Marcus Harvey. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history buff, or just curious about the stories behind the masterpieces of the past, this episode is packed with fascinating discussions and fresh perspectives. Guest Details: Gemma Louise is a UK-based artist and creative. Find Gemma online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gemmalouiseartist/?hl=en Host Details: Jo M...
May 12, 2025•51 min•Season 4Ep. 75
In this episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast , Jo McLaughlin is joined by British artist Neil Morley to discuss the artist Sigmar Polke. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history buff, or just curious about the stories behind the masterpieces of the past, this episode is packed with fascinating discussions and fresh perspectives. Guest Details: Neil Morley Find Neil online: Website: https://www.neil-morley.com/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/neilmorleystudio/?hl=en Host Details: Jo McLaugh...
Apr 28, 2025•49 min•Season 4Ep. 73
In this episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast , Jo McLaughlin is joined by Alexandra Muller, to discuss the artist Frida Kahlo. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history buff, or just curious about the stories behind the masterpieces of the past, this episode is packed with fascinating discussions and fresh perspectives. Guest Details: Alexandra is a UK based artist. Find Alexandra online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruinsofcats/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/witchwifeart/?hl=en Host ...
Apr 14, 2025•47 min•Season 4Ep. 72
In this episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast , Jo McLaughlin is joined by artist Brandon Musoni to discuss the artist Admire Kamudzengerere. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history buff, or just curious about the stories behind the masterpieces of the past, this episode is packed with fascinating discussions and fresh perspectives. Guest Details: Brandon Musoni is an artist based in Europe. Find Brandon online: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/iamcissh/profilecard/?igsh=cXhmejFrY2dreWRt Ho...
Mar 31, 2025•48 min•Season 4Ep. 71
In this episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast , Jo McLaughlin is joined by artist Sam Bradbury, to discuss the artist Hannah Höch. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history buff, or just curious about the stories behind the masterpieces of the past, this episode is packed with fascinating discussions and fresh perspectives. Guest Details: Sam Bradbury is a UK artist. Find Sam online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sambradburyart/ Host Details: Jo McLaughlin is the creator and host of Jo’s ...
Mar 18, 2025•52 min•Season 4Ep. 70
Welcome to Season 4! In this episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast , Jo McLaughlin is joined by artist Kelly Wu to discuss the performance artist Lee Lozano. Whether you’re an art enthusiast, a history buff, or just curious about the stories behind the masterpieces of the past, this episode is packed with fascinating discussions and fresh perspectives. Guest Details: Kelly Wu is an artist based in London. Find Kelly online: Website: https://www.kellywu.co.uk/ Host Details: Jo McLaughlin is the cre...
Mar 04, 2025•47 min•Season 4Ep. 69
Great ready - Season 4 of Jo's Art History Podcast drops on March 4th, 2025! It's set to be our most exciting yet! You can expect a new episode every two weeks. Until then, keep learning and remember: Art is for all. Jo xx
Feb 25, 2025•3 min
Welcome to Jo's Art History Podcast! Join art historian Jo McLaughlin as she delves into the wonderful world of art history differently. Jo aims to begin breaking down the elitism surrounding the subject of art history, as she believes that doing so will inspire more people to engage with the topic and feel empowered by it. Not intimidated. Painting, sculpture, architecture, jewellery, ceramics, design; no subject is off limits on Jo’s Art History Podcast. Interviews with artists, artworks in fo...
Dec 28, 2024•3 min
Hello and welcome back to a new episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast Bitesize. The week we take a look at Kara Walker’s Silhouettes series. Bold, Beautiful and impactful, you were not forget these works once you hear and learn all about them. Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website: https://www.josarthistory.com/podcast Email: [email protected] Please support the podcast by buying me a book from my Amazon Wishlist - this will go towards fu...
Nov 05, 2024•16 min
Hello and welcome back to a new episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast Bitesize. The week we deep dive into Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website: https://www.josarthistory.com/podcast Email: [email protected] Please support the podcast by buying me a book from my Amazon Wishlist - this will go towards future episodes of the podcast: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/FZ1XZKILJJCJ?ref_=wl_sha...
Oct 29, 2024•13 min
Hello and welcome back to a new episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast Bitesize. The week we deep dive into the life and works of Eduardo Paolozzi a trail blazing Scottish pop artist. Enjoy. Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website: https://www.josarthistory.com/podcast Email: [email protected] Please support the podcast by buying me a book from my Amazon Wishlist - this will go towards future episodes of the podcast: https://www.amazon.co.uk...
Oct 22, 2024•15 min
Hello and welcome back to a new episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast Bitesize. The week we deep dive into the life and work of Ruth Asawa. Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website: https://www.josarthistory.com/podcast Email: [email protected] Please support the podcast by buying me a book from my Amazon Wishlist - this will go towards future episodes of the podcast: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/FZ1XZKILJJCJ?ref_=wl_sha...
Oct 15, 2024•12 min
Hello and welcome back to a new episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast Bitesize. The week we deep dive into the life and work of the brilliant sculptor Richard Serra. Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website: https://www.josarthistory.com/podcast Email: [email protected] Please support the podcast by buying me a book from my Amazon Wishlist - this will go towards future episodes of the podcast: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/FZ1XZKIL...
Oct 07, 2024•14 min
Hello and welcome back to a new episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast Bitesize. The week we deep dive into the wonderful world of Yayoi Kusama and her pumpkins! Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website: https://www.josarthistory.com/podcast Email: [email protected] Please support the podcast by buying me a book from my Amazon Wishlist - this will go towards future episodes of the podcast: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/FZ1XZKILJJCJ?...
Oct 01, 2024•17 min
Hello and welcome back to a new episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast Bitesize. The week we deep dive into Tavares Strachan’s The First Supper, an incredible monumental work of public sculpture. Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website: https://www.josarthistory.com/podcast Email: [email protected] Please support the podcast by buying me a book from my Amazon Wishlist - this will go towards future episodes of the podcast:...
Sep 23, 2024•14 min
Hello and welcome back to a new episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast Bitesize. The week we deep dive into Judy Chicago’s incredible work The Dinner Party. Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website: https://www.josarthistory.com/podcast Email: [email protected] Please support the podcast by buying me a book from my Amazon Wishlist - this will go towards future episodes of the podcast: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/FZ1XZKILJJCJ?ref_=...
Sep 16, 2024•10 min
Hello and welcome back to a new episode of Jo’s Art History Podcast Bitesize. The week we deep dive into Sir Frederic Leighton masterpiece Flaming June. Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website: https://www.josarthistory.com/podcast Email: [email protected] Please support the podcast by buying me a book from my Amazon Wishlist - this will go towards future episodes of the podcast:...
Sep 09, 2024•11 min
Matt Collishaw: Last Meal on Death Row. (Bitesize episode) Hello and welcome back to a new season of Jo’s Art History Podcast Bitesize, small manageable podcast episode that see me, Jo McLaughlin, your resident host and art historian deep dive into a specific artwork or artist in 10 minutes or less. This week on Jo’s Art History Podcast Bitesize we take a deep dive into Mat Collishaw’s series Last Meal on Death Row. Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website:...
Sep 02, 2024•11 min
Hello All - I have an little update about the podcast and I’m exciting to announce new episodes are incoming :) Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Website: https://www.josarthistory.com/podcast Email: [email protected] Please support the podcast by buying me a book from my Amazon Wishlist - this will go towards future episodes of the podcast: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/FZ1XZKILJJCJ?ref_=wl_sha...
Aug 27, 2024•5 min
Welcome back to PART 5 of my series ‘Art of the Deal’ and the final episode of Season 3. This time I'm taking you on a whistle-stop tour of the life of contemporary mega dealer Larry Gagosian. Larry Gagosian, best known as the founder and owner of Gagosian Gallery, a now chain of 19 galleries and spaces across the world, is arguably one of the greatest living dealers ever to grace the art world . In this episode I discuss Gagosian’s humble beginnings, his venture into the art world and a rise wi...
Aug 20, 2024•43 min
Welcome back to PART 5 of my series ‘Art of the Deal’ and the final episode of Season 3. This time I'm taking you on a whistle-stop tour of the life of contemporary mega dealer Larry Gagosian. Larry Gagosian, best known as the founder and owner of Gagosian Gallery, a now chain of 19 galleries and spaces across the world, is arguably one of the greatest living dealers ever to grace the art world . In this episode I discuss Gagosian’s humble beginnings, his venture into the art world and a rise wi...
May 20, 2024•4 min
Hello and welcome back. This week we have a great episode all about the history of Art Medals with British artist (and medal designer) Elliot Birt. Art medals and artists whom design medals is certainly an unusual topic / medium of sculpture but a completely facinating one. Of there many benefits, they are also an incredibly accessible way to collect small scale sculptures. Join Elliot and myself as we discuss the ins and outs of art medals, key artists who have worked in the medium and how it c...
May 06, 2024•58 min
Hello and welcome back to Jo’s Art History Podcast. Today I’m joined by artist Phil Barton to discuss the groundbreaking artist Gustave Metzger. A pioneer of protest and political art activism, Metzger developed the concept of Auto-Destructive Art and the Art Strike . He went on to forge a career which saw retrospectives held at TATE and The Serpentine Gallery. Metzger is an artist I had not come across and found endlessly fascinating as my conversation with Phil went on. It’s an episode not...
Apr 09, 2024•44 min
Hello and welcome back this week we are talking all thing Faves and Fauvism with British artist Loïs Cordelia. Fauvism is a style of painting and an art movement that emerged in France at the beginning of the 20th century. It was the style of les Fauves ( French for the wild beasts ), a group of modern artists whose works emphasised painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism . Guest Loïs Cordelia (she/her) - Community Artist, Spe...
Mar 25, 2024•53 min
Hello and welcome back! This week I'm joined by British Surrealist artist Rosalynd Byass to discuss Surrealism and how important the genre is as a way of exploring and expressing mental health. Enjoy! Videos Introducing Surrealism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP2JS4vDvNc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH1uXlm9qoQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtXjirMWpmE This is excellent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp2PRA0qaD4 https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/dada-and-surrealism/xdc974...
Mar 14, 2024•59 min
Hello and welcome back to Jo’s Art History Podcast. This week I speak to artist Emma Hoten about the British Landscape painter, Fred Cuming RA. Fred is an artist I knew nothing about and, as I admit in the episode, would never really have paid attention to. But Emma’s passion for Fred’s work is infectious and I loved recording this episode with her. It not only taught me about a British Landscape artist but it showed me that I too, pigeon hole the art I look at and make assumptions. It's always ...
Feb 13, 2024•48 min
Why is art important? It's the question I ask every guest. Let's deep dive back into four past responses and see where it takes us. Jo x
Jan 30, 2024•25 min
Happy New Year and Welcome back to Jo’s Art History Podcast. This week my guest is contemporary artist and double olympian Neil Eckersley. We discuss Neil’s olympic journey, the history of art at the Olympics and Neil’s contemporary artistic practice. It’s a great episode to kick off the new year - enjoy!! :) Links: Neil’s Website: https://www.olyart.co.uk/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Eckersley https://olympics.com/ioc/news/from-martial-arts-to-visual-arts-olympian-artist-neil-eckersley-s...
Jan 02, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 61
