In celebration of Women's History Month, I invite you to experience the exhibition "Feminist Connect," at the Charles Art Project in Lubbock, Texas. (March 4-30, 2022). . Two women artists Sally Brown and Leslie C. Sotomayor curated the show. In this episode I explore highlights of the show and celebrate the curators. I included my conversation with Sally Brown, from episode 96. Later this month, I will also celebrate mixed-media artist and scholar Leslie C. Sotomayor from a previous episode. :)...
Mar 08, 2022•32 min
Explore with me printmaking through the lens of three 20th century black, women artists; Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold, Kara Walker. . This episode also contemplates the historical importance and the embedded narrative of the female experience of European and American women printmakers in the story of Western Art. . Resources and images are listed on my website; www.beyondthepaint.net Image credit: Elizabeth Catlett, "Negro Women Series," #15 "My Right is a Future Equality with Other America...
Mar 01, 2022•30 min
I am thrilled to have Liezel Strauss, founder and creative director of Art Girl Rising and co-founder of the online gallery Subject Matter on my show. She is deeply committed to amplifying and elevating the voices of women artists. . In our engaging conversation, Strauss shares her work in "raising awareness about the inequalities that women artists face." She is candid in her concerns for women artists navigating the metaverse and the NFT. An optimist, 💫 Strauss looks ahead to her collaborativ...
Feb 22, 2022•31 min
Contemporary artist and visual storyteller Laurence de Valmy is back on my podcast to share her new body of works; her exploration of the social media platform Tik Tok and her investigation of hashtags. . Engage and learn more at https://www.laurencedevalmy.com/ Follow Laurence on IG @laurencedevalmy . Laurence is featured alongside 13 women artists in the exhibition, "Feminists Connect," curated by Sally Brown and Leslie de Sotomayor. The exhibition runs from March 4-30, with a curator talk on ...
Feb 15, 2022•22 min
Contemporary, mixed-media artist Jan Murray's deep desire is to create an “arts” experience, transposing her abstract and representational imagery and design, onto everyday objects. (linens, towels, small appliances, dinnerware--objects in the home) . In my engaging conversation with Jan, we talk her artistic process and practice, seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary and send out a BIG invitation to artists and designers for collaborative opportunities. . Follow and learn more about Jan Murr...
Feb 08, 2022•26 min
Contemporary artist and printmaker Agathe Bouton is fascinated and curious by urban spaces and places. She interprets buildings and dwellings from the many places she has lived, from Paris where she was raised to London and her current residence in Philadelphia. Her engagement with the urban landscape is translated in vivid colors and abstract shapes and forms in layered monotype prints. This episode includes an in depth conversation with the artist. . Resources for this show include her current...
Feb 01, 2022•38 min
I am honored to have as my guest Kelly Groehler, co-founder of Alice Riot, an art licensing and consulting agency, and content series WTAF. In her collaboration with contemporary female artists from around the world, Kelly engages and connects art enthusiasts and collectors to "exceptional experiences by contemporary women artists." . In our spirited and engaging conversation, Kelly shares her early experiences with the artist Maggie Hambling and her large scale, abstract paintings, (she travele...
Jan 25, 2022•34 min
"Artistic production was the weapon" for 20th century black, female printmaker and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett. Her impassioned prints and sculptors "present black people in their beauty and dignity for ourselves and others to understand.” . Resources for this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.net Join me on February 25, from 1-2 p.m. for a talk highlighting female printmakers through the collection at New Britain Museum of American Art. The virtual talk will highlight works and practice of El...
Jan 11, 2022•21 min
Fernanda Zamera is a contemporary artist from Ecuador, now living and working New York. In my conversation with Zamera, the artist expresses the visual world through a variety of media including, paint, charcoal, drawing inspiration from her frequent visits to museums. . Please learn more and follow Zamera at: Website: fernandazamera.com IG: @fernandazamera.studio Book Collaborative: "Infinite Mirror: Reflections on our Parents and Ourselves" https://store.bookbaby.com/book/an-infinite-mirror . ...
Dec 22, 2021•22 min
This episode is inspired by a recent presentation I led at the New Britain Museum of American Art, an exploration of the Reclining Female Nude Figure through both artistic traditions in Western Art and through the lens of female artists. . Resources for this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.net Works highlighted from the New Britain of Museum of Art collection: nbmaa.org Featured contemporary artist Elisa Valenti: elisavalentistudio.com and on IG: elisavalentistudio . Image Credit: "250 lbs,...
Dec 16, 2021•25 min
Brandon Graving is a female experimental printmaker. Her large-scale monoprints have a sculptural quality; "their embossed surfaces and different viscosities of inks have a presence unlike other prints.” The viewer can decipher the layers and see the history of the decisions that make up the work. It is an immersive looking experience into Graving's creative expression. . Resources for this episode: www.beyondthepaint.net Links to Graving's work and printmaking studio www.brandongraving.com and ...
Dec 07, 2021•39 min
In this episode we will explore through the creative hands of three American women painters, Agnes Martin, Almas Woodsey-Thomas and Helen Frakenthaler what is recognizable in nature (trees, flowers, water) through Abstraction; “representations pared down to the minimum." . Resources and images discussed are on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net Follow me on IG @beyondthepaintpodcast in my continued celebration of female visual artists.
Nov 30, 2021•26 min
As we celebrate Thanksgiving here in the United States, Beyond the Paint with Bernadine presents best of episode with writer, historian John Launius. I will be back next week with artist and printmaker Brandon Graving. . Learn more about John's Book, "The Life and Times of Missouri's Charles Parsons: Between Art and War" -- www.parsonsbook.com . Follow John: https://twitter.com/johnlaun1 IG: @john_launius Youtube: @Charles Parsons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Sow5RvI3TVaW_c1G3GfgQ...
Nov 23, 2021•47 min
Art historian Hall Rockefeller leads your gaze and awareness to the "unsung heroines" in the visual arts world. Through her Less than Half Salon and upcoming course on Art Collecting, she is building an engaging community of artists, collectors, gallerists, and art lovers. . Art Collecting class: https://lessthanhalf.org/collecting-masterclass Less than Half Salon: https://lessthanhalf.org/salon Hall's IG Handles: @all.the.lady.artists and @fairart2030...
Nov 11, 2021•25 min
Photographer Justyna Neyrng "spent much of her childhood playing with her father's cameras and darkroom while roaming the forests of Chelmsford on the Czech border." The poetics of her childhood influenced Neyrng's prolific emotive portraits. She composes images, documenting "something she feels rather than something she can see." . Resources are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net Experience Neyrng's evocative portraits: www.justynaneyrng.com & IG: @justynaneryng Image Credit: Just...
Nov 05, 2021•19 min
Bridgette Mayer is an art adviser, gallerist, supporting artists and creatives through her ArtMBA Mindset program. In my conversation with Mayer, we talk mindset, the impact art advisers and gallerists have in the contemporary story of art and her role fostering artists with collectors. . Learn more about Mayer's ArtMBA Mindset for artists and creators: https://www.bridgettemayer.com/ Follow Bridgette Mayer on IG: @bridgette_artmba Artists and Collectors, please visit: http://www.bridgettemayera...
Oct 29, 2021•36 min
Bonus Episode--Beyond the Paint hosts a conversation with the collaborative partners behind Seeds of Initiation tarot deck: siblings Amy Scott-Young and Grant Walker. . This bonus episode is a companion to Episode 133: Amy Scott-Young: Tarot Deck and the Contemporary Female Figure. . Seeds of Initiation Links: Website: seedsofinitiation.com IG handles: @amyb.tarotillustrator; @seeds_of_initiation_tarot; @grant.walker.76
Oct 19, 2021•29 min
Melanie Carr is a contemporary sculptor and female gallery owner. In part one of the show, an invitation to explore her geometric sculptural works "concerned and consumed with touch, geometry, interactivity and human experience." (bio) . In my conversation (part 2) with Carr, we journey through her gallery space, Melanie Carr Gallery (Essex, Connectiut) and her dedication to artists, their practice and work. Plus she offers insight into collecting Contemporary art. :) . Resources are listed on m...
Oct 12, 2021•30 min
Amy Smith-Young is an illustrator. In collaboration with her brother Grant, Amy is re-envisioning tarot deck imagery. Her contemporary, female figures engage Divine Feminine principles and connects the tarot reader with figures relevant to our times . . Resources for this episode are listed on my website: beyondthepaint.net Links to Amy Scott-Young's works and her collaboration with her brother Grant for Seeds of Initiation tarot deck include: . Website: Seedsofinitiation.com IG Handles: @amyb.t...
Oct 04, 2021•25 min
Journey with me the "complicated and imperfect women," of figural and still life painter Anna Weyant. . Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.org Follow and explore Weyant's works on IG @annaweyant and www.annaweyant.com Image Credit: Anna Weyant website . Shout out to artist Amy Chaiklin and her series, "Cultured Pearl Portraits," featured in Create magazine: https://createmagazine.com/read/amy-chaiklin or on IG @createmagazine & @amychaiklin . Join artist ...
Sep 28, 2021•21 min
Victoria Cantons is a contemporary painter and photographer. In my exploration and conversation with the artist, we explore her expressive works, figural paintings, motifs of flowers and photographs of friends. Canton engages us through the visual expression her lived experiences as a LGBTQ artist. . Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net Please follow Victoria Cantons: * www.victoriacantons.com * IG: @victoriacantons * Twitter: @victoriacantons . Image Credi...
Sep 17, 2021•38 min
Celebrating the reopening of the M. David & Co. Gallery in Brooklyn, NY and the exhibition "Once in the Lifetime." . Visit (show is open until October 3, 2021) * https://www.mdavidandco.com/ * IG @mdavidco . Artists highlighted in this episode include: * Kathryn Hart: IG @kathrynhartart * Judy Pfaff: IG @judy.pfaff * Deborah Dancy: IG @deborahdancyart . Image Credit: "Untitled," Judy Pfaff (M. David & Co.)...
Sep 14, 2021•10 min
Visual artist Deborah Wasserman merges the female figure with the landscape in her paintings, collage and performative works. This episode includes a conversation with the artist--an engaging deep dive into her works, practice and personal history of migration. . Resources: "Wander, Woman" exhibition catalog (2018) Visit Wasserman: www.deborahwasserman.com IG: @deborahwassermanart Image Credit: "Bindle" (2018)
Sep 10, 2021•45 min
Through "process" and industrial materials, American sculptor Eva Hesse responds to the rigidity of Minimalism with a radical, visual language imbued with emotion, personal history and unique beauty. . Image Credit: "Hang Up" (Art Institute of Chicago) Title Credit: New York Times Special thanks to sculptor Elly Buckley for inspiring this episode. Follow her on IG: elly_buckley_sculptor Resources for this episode are listed at www.beyondthepaint.net...
Sep 02, 2021•21 min
Join me in an engaging conversation with the sculptor Melanie Cooper Pennington. Her evocative large scaled multi-media biomorphic sculptures express the feminine experience through themes of birth and empowerment. . Visit www.melaniepennington.com to view the objects discussed. Follow Melanie @melaniecooperpennington on IG Image Credit: "Wailing," 2014 (wood, ceramic, plaster)
Aug 20, 2021•26 min
Dive into the highly-stylized, sensuous portraits of women by the 20th century painter Tamara de Lempika. . Resources and works highlighted in this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net Follow me on IG for more engaging content celebrating female artists: @beyondthepaintwbernadine Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthepaintwithbernadine . Image: "Self-Portrait in the Green Bugatti"...
Aug 10, 2021•16 min
Ruth Bolluck is a portrait and figural painter whose works, her celebratory portrayals of people, illuminate the dignity and grace of her sitters. Bullock’s works and practice, what she sometimes refers to as “projects,” includes bodies that are not always represented by art galleries. . Visit and follow Ruth Bullock on IG @ruthejonesart Resources for this episode are listed on my website: beyondthepaint.net . Other artists highlighted in this episode include: Aleah Chapin: @aleah_chapin Jenny S...
Jul 20, 2021•29 min
Enjoy a "best of" episode with sculptor Gina Lee Robbins. Her sculptural work, using clay and found or repurposed materials, incorporate her personal experiences as a mother and draw from both the feminine divine and abstraction. . Beyond the Paint is thrilled to partner with Women of Culture/NYC in an art talk and tour, "Alice Neel: People Come First," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday, July 11 at 12 p.m. If you would like to join me, please email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint.net Li...
Jul 09, 2021•30 min
A revisit to episode #108 and the gestural paintings of female artist Alex Bigatti. Her boundless joy for nature is splashed in vivid colors and sweeping brushstrokes onto the canvas. You will especially enjoy our conversation--her energy and enthusiasm for art is infectious! . Visit Alex at her website: www.alexbigattiart.com Follow her on Instagram: @alexbigatti_art and @alexgestural . Beyond the Paint is excited to partner with Women of Culture/NYC in an art talk and tour, "Alice Neel: People...
Jul 02, 2021•27 min
Beyond the Paint invites you to join me on an audio tour highlighting four representations of the female figure from the perspective of women artists through the collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art. Experience the female body through the feminine experience! . Resources and images are listed at my website www.beyondthepaint.net . This episode is dedicated to Priscilla, Victoria and Angelica. Image Credit: NBMAA
Jun 25, 2021•21 min
