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Come along for the ride with curious artists Fiona Verity, Julie Nicholson and host Gary Seller, as they talk about their creative journey. Hear them interviewing artists, curators, gallery owners, teachers and creatives to guide them, and the listeners, within the arts community. Enjoy the banter whilst they navigate through all the Art W**k.
The podcast Art Wank is created by Fiona Verity, Julie Nicholson and Gary Seller. The podcast and the artwork on this page are embedded on this page using the public podcast feed (RSS).
In this episode of Art Wank, we chat with Sydney-based artist Matt Bromhead about his multidisciplinary practice, which blends drawing, sculpture, and painting. Matt’s drawings take shape through layered mulberry paper, homemade rice glue, and marks influenced by Chinese calligraphy. Known for his delicate use of materials and intuitive approach to mark-making, he shares insights into his process, inspirations, and the ways his work explores form, space, and texture.
We chat about:
🎨 His journey as an artist and how he developed his distinctive aesthetic
✍️ How drawing remains a fundamental part of his practice.
🔨 His approach to materials—why he chooses certain textures, forms, and processes.
🏡 The role of environment and studio space in shaping his work.
📸 Instagram: @mattbromhead
🌐 Website: www.mattbromhead.com
Art Wank Podcast – Oliver Abbott
Welcome back to Art Wank! In this episode, we chat with Sydney-based artist Oliver Abbott, whose latest exhibition, Mine, is currently showing at Dominik Mersch Gallery.
Oliver’s practice explores memory and its distortions, using digital world-building tools to reconstruct remembered spaces. His background in filmmaking, animation, and architecture feeds into his work, blending virtual environments with painting to create speculative spaces that sit between reality and imagination.
We discuss:
🎨 How Oliver’s memories of lived spaces inform his work
🖥️ The role of digital tools in his creative process
🏛️ His transition from filmmaking to painting
🖼️ The themes behind his Mine exhibition
👀 What’s next for his practice
Oliver’s work is a fascinating exploration of how we remember and reimagine spaces, and we loved hearing about his unique process.
Where to find Oliver’s work:
👉 Dominik Mersch Gallery
👉 Oliver’s website
Janis Clarke's exhibition at Olsen Gallery, The Other Sun, opens March 5th - 29th March 2025.
Janis Clarke, born in 1983 in Sydney, Australia, is a distinguished contemporary artist renowned for his evocative oil paintings that delve into the nuances of perception and memory. His academic journey in the arts commenced with an Advanced Diploma of Performance Art from JMC Academy in 2003. He further honed his craft at the National Art School in Darlinghurst, NSW, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts between 2013 and 2015, followed by a Master of Fine Arts from 2016 to 2017 under the mentorship of Dr. Andrew Donaldson.
Clarke's work is characterised by tightly composed scenes that capture fleeting moments and introspective reflections. His paintings often present minimalist landscapes and interiors, prompting viewers to engage deeply with the act of observation. Working predominantly at night, Clarke translates his personal experiences and memories into visual narratives, emphasising the stillness and introspection inherent in nocturnal settings.
His solo exhibitions have been met with critical acclaim. Notably, in 2023, he presented Living a Life That's Perfectly Still at the Olsen Annexe in Sydney. This exhibition featured works like Full Moon and House, Blue House, and Window and Pink Lampshade, which encapsulate his exploration of light, shadow, and the subtleties of everyday scenes. The exhibition invited viewers to contemplate the act of seeing, not through detailed realism but through the lived experience of looking.
Clarke's artistic excellence has been recogniSed through his participation in numerous group exhibitions and art prizes. He was a finalist in the prestigious Archibald Prize in 2024, showcasing his portrait Beckah in the Studio, which depicted musician Beckah Amani. The portrait captured Amani's strength and resilience, reflecting Clarke's ability to convey complex emotions through minimalist compositions. Additionally, Clarke has been a finalist in other esteemed competitions, including the Mosman Art Prize and the Paddington Art Prize, underscoring his significant presence in the Australian art scene.
His works are part of notable collections, such as the Zimmermann Permanent Collection, the Macquarie Group Permanent Collection, and the National Art School Permanent Collection in Sydney.
In this episode of Art Wank, we chat with George Hartley, co-founder of Bluethumb, Australia's largest online art marketplace. George shares insights into the business side of art, the evolution of Bluethumb, and how artists can leverage online platforms to build their careers. From navigating the digital art world to understanding collector trends, this episode is packed with valuable advice for artists at all stages of their careers.
'We represent over 30,000 emerging and established artists from Australia and work with 20 of Australia's most remote Aboriginal Art Centres to give you access to more Australian artists and their art than anywhere else in the world.
We have sold over 110,000 original Australian artworks to everyone; from first time art buyers to established collectors and Australia's finest architecture firms.
But this is just the first chapter in our story.'
Thanks George!
“I try to deal with the figure and the landscape together. For me, it’s about the relationship we have with our surrounds. The tension
between the two both visually and metaphorically is what makes it
interesting to tackle as a subject.” Steve Lopes
Born in Sydney, Lopes trained in both Australia and the UK, refining a unique visual language that blends elements of traditional landscape painting with an expressive, contemporary edge. His work is often informed by extensive field studies and travel, particularly to remote locations. He sketches and paints en plein air, later developing large-scale studio works that evoke memory, movement, and human connection to the land.
Lopes’ compositions have a cinematic quality—his figures, often rendered in thick, impasto brushstrokes, appear caught in fleeting, introspective moments. His work is deeply influenced by history, migration, and the changing nature of identity, making his paintings both personal and universally resonant.
A highly regarded artist, Lopes has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally. His work is held in major public and private collections, and he has been a finalist in prestigious art prizes, including the Archibald and Wynne Prizes.
Join us as we discuss Lopes’ artistic journey, his approach to storytelling through paint, and the influences that have shaped his dynamic practice.
Thanks for talking to us, Steve.
We interviewed artist Justin Williams at COMA Gallery in Marrickville, Sydney, during his solo show, Waiting for Lavender, on until 22nd February 2025.
Justin lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico, splitting his time between there and a studio in Paris. We had a great conversation about his journey as an artist, including his early years working in New York. His work is narrative-driven, deeply personal, and rooted in family histories, with multiple stories overlapping within a single painting. He employs a belt sander to disrupt the surface after painting, allowing him to push and pull layers, creating unexpected textures and depth.
Thanks for talking to us, Justin, we look forward to watching your career flourish.
Myfanwy Gullifer is represented by King Street Gallery in Sydney.
We had a great time chatting with Myf over Zoom before Christmas while she was at her farm in Walcha, NSW. We discussed her ceramic art practice, the challenges of being an artist, balancing life between the farm and the city, and much more.
Thanks Myf. Her show will be later in 2025 at King St. Gallery.
'Myfanwy Gullifer graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne.
Myfanwy’s upcoming 2025 solo exhibition at King Street Gallery on William will showcase a new series of porcelain works.
Please register your interest at [email protected] for a preview.
Her work has been exhibited at the Melbourne Art Fair, the Korean International Art Fair and various regional gallery shows such as Interconnected at New England Regional Art Museum, 2022; Paint my place at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, 2016; and In [two] Art at Maitland Regional Gallery, 2012, which toured across New South Wales.
In 2019, Myfanwy was a finalist in Still: National Still Life Award at Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery, and in 2016, the same gallery awarded her the Artist in Residence at Moonee Beach.
Her work can be found in various public and private collections from across Australia, such as the New England Regional Art Gallery, Tamworth Regional Gallery, the Laverty Collection and the Open-Air Gallery, Walcha, where she lives and works. Notably, in 2010, Newcastle Art Gallery acquired two of her sculptures on behalf of the Les Renfrew Bequest, which were subsequently exhibited in Clash: Contemporary Sculptural Ceramics at Newcastle Art Gallery.
King Street Gallery has represented Myfanwy since 2012.' King Street Gallery
Before Christmas 2024, we had the pleasure of speaking with Nick Smith at his N.Smith Gallery, located at 15 Foster St, Surry Hills, Sydney. Nick is an engaging conversationalist and clearly passionate about his work. He established the gallery in 2021, and it has since grown into one of Sydney's most respected and celebrated art spaces. During our chat, Nick shared his journey in the art world, which began with a role at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., followed by experience working in contemporary galleries before finally opening his own. It's been an incredible and ongoing adventure!
'N.Smith Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in Sydney, Australia, that currently represents more than 20 artists and collectives, offering curatorial, collection, and management service advice to museums, corporate, foundations and private clients.
The gallery has been home to culturally-significant exhibitions across a variety of media and genres, and has facilitated and participated in projects across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, India, Germany, France, UK, and the USA.
In 2021, N.Smith opened the eponymous gallery on Napier Street, Paddington in a former church community hall. In 2024, during the opening week of the Biennale of Sydney, Smith relocated the gallery from Paddington to the vibrant Surry Hills, expanding the gallery’s footprint and ambition.
Dedicated to living artists, the gallery has and is fostering the careers of some of the most influential artists working today, and plans to maintain long-term representation of the artists we work with.
Supporting culture is at the heart of what we do. Beyond the walls of the gallery we support various arts organisations to achieve their mission, including visual arts, music, theatre, film, and publishing.
N.Smith Gallery is a proud member of the Indigenous Art Code of Conduct.'
N.Smith Gallery
Gary discovered the Alveston Gallery in Notting Hill, London, during his travels and was drawn to the work of Teddy Hansen, who was exhibiting at the time. After a conversation with Fergus Downey, the gallery owner, Gary arranged a Zoom meeting with Teddy to learn more about his practice.
We’re releasing this podcast just ahead of the London Art Fair, where the Alveston Gallery will be showcasing Teddy’s work.
In our conversation, Teddy shared insights into the influence of Danish culture on his art, his experiences as a young artist in London, and his exciting plans for the future.
'Teddy Hansen’s comically surreal wall-hangings celebrate the power of escapist art. Inspiring laughter and perplexity, he infuses natural imagery with absurd narrative to convey a wild sense of humour and a rampant obsession with frogs.
Having studied at Falmouth and Leeds University, Hansen began his artistic journey with painting and embroidery before developing into the realm of rug-tufting. During the creation process, each piece follows a dream-like narrative which becomes increasingly complex as the work unfolds. Ultimately, it is this sense of unpredictability that fuels Hansen’s vision, culminating in an immersive and arresting aesthetic.
Above all, Hansen strives to emphasise the importance of humour and experimentation by encouraging audiences to take his rugs at face value. Instead of inspiring any kind of hidden notions, they are designed with the sole purpose of evoking joyful escapism.' - Alveston Gallery
Thanks for the chat, Teddy! We wish you all the best in your future.
Nasim Nasr is an Iranian-born Australian artist whose work focuses on the issues facing her home country of Iran and the challenges she has experienced as a woman and female artist. These circumstances ultimately led her to leave Iran at the age of 25. Nasim relocated to Australia with her younger siblings, where she has built a life for herself and her family while establishing herself as a prominent artist.
Working across photography, installation, and performance, Nasim has gained significant recognition, with her works recently acquired by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. We had the pleasure of speaking with Nasim about her life journey and her beautiful, thought-provoking art. Enjoy listening to her story, and feel free to reach out to Nasim to see her work or for a studio visit.
'Biography:
Born in Tehran, Iran 1984
Moved to Adelaide, Australia 2009,
Currently lives and works in Sydney
Since graduating with a Master Visual Arts (Research), University South Australia, 2011, Nasim Nasr’s art practice has sought to comment upon the transience of cultural identities. With an interest in cultural relationships in contemporary society, her artworks have engaged themes of intercultural dialogue and perspective between the historical and contemporary. Using video, photography, performance, 3D objects and sound, these works highlight notions of cultural difference as experienced in her past and present homelands, between West and East and seeks to create a harmony between the two.
Nasim Nasr is a third time finalist at Fisher’s Ghost Art Award and will exhibit at Campbelltown Art Centre Oct-Dec 2024 with her new light box; Impulse 2024, In March 2024 Nasr won AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD from the Art’s Minister Tony Burke and Shadow Art Minister Paul Fletcher at the Paliment House, Canberra. Nasr's latest video work ‘Impulse’ was presented at the 2023 Adelaide Independent Film Festival where it won the best Micro Short Film Award, and was in the official selection at the 2023 A Shaded View on Fashion Film Festival Awards in Paris.
In 2017 Nasr won People’s Choice Award in The William and Winifred Bowness Photography Art Prize, Monash Art Gallery Melbourne, and her Women in Shadow II video documentation won an award at the 10th Anniversary Edition, A Shaded View on Fashion Film, Maison Jean Paul Gaultier and Club De L’Etoile, Paris, France in 2018. Nasr exhibited in the inaugural Triennial of Asia: We Do Not Dream Alone, Asia Society Museum in New York, October 2020–June 2021, her latest solo presentation Impulse at Mars Gallery, Melbourne March-April 2023. She exhibited at Photo London, Somerset House, London in May 2023. Nasr’s latest photograph Impulse (2023) was reproduced on the front cover of ART COLLECTOR magazine in Australia, issue 104 included 8pp profile story on her practice.'
Gary first met Wayne and Marina through artist and previous podcast guest Tony Mighell. We spoke to them over zoom a few weeks ago from their home in Melbourne. Thanks for speaking to us about your artwork and time in the art centres near Alice Springs.
Wayne Eager is represented by Australian Galleries - 'Wayne Eager is a gestural artist, absorbed with form, colour and texture. His method is based on the accretion of subsequent layers from which his paintings find their form. He was a founding member of the dynamic artist-run-exhibiting space, Roar Studios, in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the first such venture in Australia. His early works were exhibited there in 1982.
Eager has spent much of his career living and working in the remote Central Australian Desert. His experience of the light and unique features of the Northern Territory landscape have been the fundamental foundation to his oeuvre over the last 30 years.
In 2021, Eager relocated back to semi-rural life in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. In the same year, the artist was honored by a 30-year survey exhibition, ‘Bitumen and Dirt’, which opened at the Charles Darwin University Gallery, Darwin, and then travelled to the Araluen Art Centre in Alice Springs.'
Marina Strocchi is also represented by Australian Galleries -
'In 2021 Marina Strocchi returned to her home town Melbourne after a twenty-nine year sojourn in the Northern Territory. Strocchi was closely involved in supporting the development of a number of First Nations artists, initially through establishing the Ikuntji Art Centre in 1992 and then working with the Kintore women to catalyse their painting which led to a vigorous output through Papunya Tula. During these decades she developed her painting responses to the remote landscapes and narratives that are unique to the Central Desert. Strocchi has held over forty solo exhibitions including a Northern Territory touring survey exhibition with an accompanying catalogue. Awarded an ARTS NT Fellowship in 2019 Strocchi had a three month residency in New York City. Now settled in the Yarra Valley Strocchi is responding to memories of that experience and absorbing her new environment.
Thank you to Max and Gabby Germanos, art collectors and founders of 333 Art Projects, for welcoming us into your home to view your incredible collection and share insights about art collecting. From their first purchase to navigating the journey of collecting as a couple and curating a collection suited to a family, Max and Gabby offered a fascinating perspective. They discussed the thought process behind choosing which artworks to acquire, how collecting has shaped their family dynamic, and their deep commitment to certain artists—owning over 50 paintings by Maclean Edwards, for instance.
3:33 ART PROJECTS IS A LEADING & INNOVATIVE CORPORATE CURATORIAL DEVELOPER AND FACILITATOR
'3:33 Art Projects delivers unique visual arts programs for leading visual artists in Australia. Our purpose is to introduce the visual arts to new audiences, allowing artists to share their stories to encourage audiences to open their minds to the magic of art and explore creativity in their day-to-day.
3:33 Art Projects has curated shows for some of Australia's most celebrated artists including: John Olsen, Chris O’Doherty (aka Reg Mombassa), Ken Done, David Griggs, Gary Heery, Ann Thomson, Lottie Consalvo, Ken Whisson, Joanna Braithwaite, Euan MacLeod, Noel McKenna, Neil Frazer, Lucy Culliton, Alan Jones, Ben Quilty, McLean Edwards, Guy Maestri, Dale Frank, Tim Maguire, Jasper Knight, Joan Ross, Wendy Sharpe and Clara Adolphs.
Clients include Bank of America, Clayton Utz, Aon, Herbert Smith Freehills and Commonwealth Bank Private.
We have also created the 3:33 Art Projects Young Curators program, working with artists and secondary students to host exhibitions at their school - teaching future generations about creative processes.'
Today's podcast features James Winter, the visionary co-founder and director of Brand X, which has been creating affordable spaces for artists since 2005. With a background in dramatic and performing arts, James recognized a need for reliable, affordable rehearsal and creative spaces, leading him to establish Brand X over 20 years ago.
We spoke with James about the changing face of Sydney and the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on artists. He shared why he founded Brand X, how it operates, and his concerns about the lack of diverse arts programming in the city. James highlighted how this gap could lead to fewer opportunities for unique, high-quality art to be created and showcased in Sydney, ultimately affecting the city’s cultural landscape.
Brand X now manages the City of Sydney Creative Studios, offering a wide range of subsidised spaces for musicians, dancers, actors, and artists, available for both short-term and long-term hire in the heart of Sydney. Each year, Brand X also organizes Petite Suite, a performance residency set in a hotel. Fiona and I attended this year, and it was an incredible experience!
Currently running is The Flying Nun, another Brand X initiative, which we highly recommend. For just $25, you can see these unique performances. The Flying Nun provides performing arts residencies where each project receives $2,600, a week in the venue, and a two-night performance run, keeping the majority of box office revenue. Grab your tickets here!
Brand x -
We re-purpose empty properties so performing, recording and visual artists can practice their craft.
'We do this by working with Property Developers, Landlords and Local Governments to transform empty spaces into cultural places that allow artists to contribute, flourish and be sustainable in the community. We are driven by the belief that artists, when given appropriate space, inspire a renewed sense of belonging, harmony and pride of place for the entire community.
Brand X provides subsidised workspace and creative development programs alongside facilities for hire where artists can traverse the entire creative process from development to presentation. We maintain a charter that is relevant and responsive to the Independent Arts sector dealing specifically with arts-practice sustainability, skills development and capacity building.
Our objective is to afford artists the opportunity to take risks, innovate and to create work. This is achieved by offering artists affordable rates for hire, residencies and opportunities for income-generation through our activation projects. By providing Independent Artists with support while reinvigorating local communities we stimulate a vibrant cultural life for Sydney.'
Thank you to artist Tom Carment for speaking with us on Art Wank! We visited Tom at his home in Sydney and talked about his long career as an artist. He predominantly paints outdoors, carrying a backpack filled with supplies and capturing interesting sights along the way—whether it's a jacaranda tree, rooftops, or a unique view. His work is like a visual diary, immediate and in the moment. When he paints at home, he often focuses on the everyday, like typewriters, eggs, and vegetables—anything at hand.
Tom is also a prolific and gifted writer so check out his website to read some of his works.
He is represented by King Street Gallery in Sydney.
'Tom Carment was born in Sydney in 1954. He studied for one year at Julian Ashton Art School in 1973. Tom is a painter of landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, and is also a writer. His pictures have been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions since the 1970s, and his stories and essays have been published nationally. During the 1980s, he lived overseas for four years in Africa (Zimbabwe and Zambia) and in France, returning to Sydney in 1988.
Tom has been represented by King Street Gallery since 1993. With his most recent solo exhibition ‘The Long Way Round’ in October 2023.
Tom’s portraits have been selected for the Archibald Prize twelve times, and his landscapes for the Wynne Prize eight times. His works are held by the Art Gallery of NSW, City of Melbourne Art & Heritage Collection, NSW State Parliament, State Library of NSW, Kedumba Drawing Collection, Macquarie Group Collection and many others.
Tom was the winner of the 2014 NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, the 2008 Gallipoli Art Prize and the 2005 Mosman Art Prize. Over one hundred of Tom’s works were shown at the 2014 Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial at the Art Gallery of NSW. In 2008 the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery held a survey of his work entitled, People, Paddocks, Coastlines.
From 2004-06 Tom worked on a commission for the City of Melbourne to document in words, paintings and drawings the construction of Council House 2 – the ‘greenest’ office building in Australia.
Tom’s work is a reportage on his life – the external environment through his landscapes, the internal environment and friendships through his still lifes and portraits. Tom’s pictures are usually small in scale and notable for their sensitive interpretation of light. Nearly all of his works are painted and drawn from life.
Tom’s published books include Days and Nights in Africa (1985), Seven Walks – Cape Leeuwin to Bundeena (2014) and Womerah Lane – Lives and Landscapes (October 2019).
Tom currently resides in Sydney, NSW.' King Street Gallery Website
We’re excited to celebrate our 200th episode of Art Wank with the incredible Idris Murphy During our visit to Idris’ home studio, we had a captivating conversation about his journey as an artist and his thought-provoking philosophies on art and painting. Idris is a bold, well-read artist who constantly pushes the limits of his practice, and our discussion was truly inspiring. A big thank you to Idris for his time.
Idris is represented by King Street on William in Sydney
‘Idris Murphy is a contemporary figurative landscape painter born in 1949, Sydney. He graduated from National Art School with a diploma in Painting in 1971, and then became the institution’s Head of Drawing in 1997.
Idris completed a Doctor of Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong in NSW and a Graduate Diploma (Education), SCAE, in Sydney whilst he was Head of Painting at the College of Fine Art from 1988-2007. In 1982, Murphy was a lecturer at the University of Wollongong, NSW, and was instrumental in establishing the printmaking department of the newly founded School of Creative Arts.
From 1976-1977, Idris completed his Postgraduate studies in painting & printmaking at Winchester College of Art, UK. To date, Murphy has had 40 solo exhibitions across Australia and internationally. Idris’ survey show I & Thou: Survey Exhibition 1986-2008 was exhibited at King Street Gallery in Sydney, Hazlehurst Regional Art Gallery and Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, NSW. In 2022, a major retrospective of Idris’ work Backblocks was exhibited at the ANU Drill Hall Gallery from August 16, 2022 which then travelled to Orange Regional Art Gallery and the National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery, in 2023.
Idris has been represented by King Street Gallery since 1993.
Intrinsic to Murphy’s art making process is an engagement with the environment which surrounds him, and by extension, his en plein air practice. Murphy explains that his ‘expeditions’ through the Australian bush ‘offer him enough to last a lifetime’. (Catalogue Essay, 2017, Gregor Sloss) His work aims to ‘transform an already imagined landscape’ (Sloss, 2017). Murphy’s practice attempts to mirror Indigenous respect for the Australian landscape. Murphy suggests that an Indigenous Australian landscape painting is a reinvigoration of the landscape and is sustained by its Dreamings.
Murphy’s work can be found in a number of public, state and corporate collections such as the ANU University Drill Hall Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, State Library NSW, Artbank, Allens Collection, and the Westpac Collection.
Idris’ studio is located in Kurnell, Sydney.’ - King st Gallery website
Tanya Linney currently has a show, 'Cocoon', on at CBD gallery, Erskine St., Sydney until 9th November 2024.
'Tanya Linney is a Sydney/Gadigal based multi-disciplinary artist. Passionate about the representation of the everyday and domesticity through the lens of historical art references . Linney looks to transform the materiality of paint and gesture through multiple processes developed on the studio floor. A tension between conscious and coincidental mark making anchors these works.
Linney is a graduate of The National Art School, Sydney (2017-2020) . She has exhibited her works in Australia and internationally and has been a finalist in numerous art prizes including The Sir William Dobell National Drawing Prize, The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize, Omnia Art Prize The Waverly Art Prize, Redlands Art Award, The Alice Art Prize and The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, and she was the winner of the Richard Luchesse Abstract Painting Prize. Publications of her work have been featured in Vogue Living, Belle Magazine, RUSSH, Pan and The Dream (New York) and The Sydney Morning Herald.'
Thanks Tanya and good luck with the future.
Deirdre Bean
We interviewed Deirdre in her home studio in Newcastle surrounded by her wonderful paintings. We spoke to her about residencies, techniques of her work, working with Margaret Olleys objects for her current show at Tweed Regional gallery, her PHD in drawing mangrove species, creating an Australian postage stamp, and much more…
She currently has a show on at Tweed Regional gallery, ‘Domestica’, which is on until 17th November.
Deirdre has been recently selected as a finalist in the 2024 Portia Geach exhibition at SH Ervin gallery. Congratulations!
‘Inspired by the natural world, Deirdre has always been fascinated with intricate details and perfect forms that the eye sometimes misses.
Her attention to detail and considered compositions continue to be features of her work.
Watercolour applied to paper or vellum with a fine-pointed sable brush are traditional materials Bean uses to illustrate the complexities of the botanical world. She spent seven years researching Australia’s mangrove species for which she was awarded a PhD from the University of Newcastle. Deirdre has broadened her subject matter to include military paraphernalia after artists’ trips to Gallipoli and the Western Front.
Since 2020, Deirdre has been working with oil paint, a medium she has returned to after many years. Since then she has been a finalist in the Muswellbrook Art Prize, the Calleen Art Award and the Portia Geach Memorial Award for portraiture. In 2022, she was the winner of the Gallipoli Art Prize.
Her work is held in major collections including the Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, USA: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London: The Shirley Sherwood Collection, Oxford, UK: Parliament House, Canberra: Australia Post: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney: Gallipoli Club, Sydney.’
Deirdre is represented by Stella Downer Fine Art, Sydney
We had the pleasure of interviewing Euan in his studio, where we were immersed in his incredible artworks and drawings. Euan shared insights into his life as an artist, his views on the art world, and his creative process. With a career spanning over 50 exhibitions and numerous accolades, his achievements speak for themselves. See more below!
Thanks for your time Euan.
Euan is represented by King Street on William in Sydney. Euan and photographer Craig Potton have collaborated on a stunning hardcover book ‘Look Out’, capturing the awe inspiring landscape and thought-provoking human connection to the iconic Southern Alps of New Zealand.
Available now with signed limited edition etching. Contact the gallery via email [email protected].
Euan is also represented by Niagara Galleries in Victoria, Bowen and PG Galleries in NZ.
'Euan Macleod was born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1956. He was awarded a Diploma of Fine Arts (Painting) by the Ilam School of Fine Arts, Canterbury University, in 1979, before moving to Sydney in 1981. He has held more than fifty solo shows in New Zealand and Australia and has taken part in numerous group exhibitions in Australasia and internationally.
Euan's work is represented in many private and public collections, including the National Gallery of Australia, Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, and the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Euan has won art prizes in Australia, including the Archibald in 1999, the Sulman Prize in 2001, the Blake Prize in 2006, the New South Wales Parliament's inaugural Plein Air painting prize in 2008, the Tattersall’s Landscape Prize in 2000 and 2009, the Gallipoli Art Prize, 2009, and the King’s School Art Prize in 2011.
In 2010 Piper Press, Sydney, published a monograph, Euan Macleod: the Painter in the Painting, written by Gregory O'Brien.
Surface Tension: the art of Euan Macleod 1991-2009, a Tweed River Art Gallery touring exhibition, curated by Gavin Wilson, toured six regional Australian galleries, beginning at the S H Irvin Gallery, Sydney, in November 2010.
The touring exhibition, Euan Macleod - Painter, curated by Gregory O'Brien, travelled to several New Zealand regional galleries between 2014 and 2017.
In 2019 Macleod collaborated on High Wire, a book of drawings and words, with Lloyd Jones. It was published in 2020.' -Euan Macleod website
Julie recently sat down with Michelle Grey and Susan Armstrong, the co-founders of Arts Matter, for an interview. Unfortunately, Gary couldn’t join as he is currently overseas.
Arts Matter is a membership platform that offers a series of intimate programs in contemporary spaces around Sydney. What Michelle and Susan have built is truly remarkable. They come from diverse backgrounds, yet both are perfectly suited to running this kind of platform. Their impressive CVs speak for themselves, and we’re fortunate to have them creating such a dynamic, multidisciplinary arts program in Sydney.
When are you signing up?!!!
'Arts-Matter is a membership platform that hosts a series of intimate programs in contemporary Sydney spaces with the creative minds shaping our shifting culture. Through a series of thoughtfully curated conversations and experiences spanning the cultural gamut - from art, music, fashion, film, theatre, dance and literature - we cultivate community, spark debate, and thrive on bridging cultural, social and gender divides.
But most importantly … we've always believed the best part about Arts-Matter is our incredible community of members, creatives, friends and family. While our programs are always about supporting the cultural arts, community is at the heart of everything we do.'
Thanks for speaking to us ladies and keep doing what you are doing!!
Gary Seller (co-host of Art Wank) wanted to interview us—Julie and Fiona—about our practices and the podcast. Its been a smooth transition as Gary joins the podcast, and Fiona steps back to focus on her commitments at NAS. Gary delves into the origins of the podcast and its future direction.
Fiona shares her experience of returning to university as a mature-age student and gives insights into life at art school. Julie discusses her evolving art practice over the past few years.
Enjoy...
What an incredible collection! Gary and I visited their fantastic terrace house in Erskineville, where every wall is adorned with art. Tune in now to discover how they built their collection, the day jobs that support their passion, how they select each piece, and what they hope their legacy will be. It’s a great conversation with two fascinating individuals—thank you, Gordon and Michael!
'The Elliott Eyes Collection (TEEC) of contemporary art is housed in a private Victorian terrace house in Erskineville, Sydney NSW.
The collection of approximately 400 works (sculpture, painting and ceramics) focuses mainly on Australian and New Zealand art, but also includes work by German, Belgium, American, South African and English artists, all of which are on display. Four major outdoor sculptures extend the collection beyond the usual interior walls, tables, mantels and, in our case, even the floor of the house.
The decision to open tEEC to public tours was prompted by a visit to Terry Stringer’s sculpture park “Zealandia” north of Auckland and by our inclusion in Skadi Heckmueller’s book, “Private: A Guide to Personal Art Collections in Australia and New Zealand” (Dott Publishing, 2015). It also follows the opening of the Lyon Housemusem and the Justin Art House Museum in Melbourne; both exceptional collections and buildings well worth a visit.
It is also motivated by the realization that once works become part of a private collection they can easily be ‘lost’ to public view. Sharing these works, and listening to other people’s comments and responses adds immensely to the pleasure we are lucky to experience as we engage with and enjoy the collection on a daily basis.
The wonderful experience provided by the recent trend of house museums, is that each venue is truly individual and unique; expressing the personal interests and character of the owners/collectors. Allen Weiss in "The Grain of the Clay" (Reaction Books,2016) has described collecting, or a collection, as an autobiographical statement. Unencumbered by the boundaries, rules and bureaucracy of public galleries, the house musem displays the passion of the collector – individualistic, subjective, imaginative and zany.
It is important to say that we live permanently with our collection. We are not a museum or a gallery. Artworks are displayed and incorporated into the everyday spaces of our house, working around the normal aspects and tasks of a standard household. We find ourselves drying off in the shower, trying to avoid knocking over Jim Cooper’s large ceramic flower and duck or, in quieter moments, spending endless hours trying to decipher just what is going on in Mark Whalon’s mysterious and deliciously perverse paintings. Some works are functional – Michael Snape’s security door - while others are more traditional, decorative pieces, acquired and admired simply because they are beautiful or significant works in contemporary (Australian) art history.
While our collection is constantly growing, sometimes in divergent, unexpected directions, it’s central focus is on the figure in the landscape. This theme is only loosely adhered to, so an outlier work of art can easily capture our attention and find it’s way into the collection. Some works are ‘serious’ (e.g. our obsession with the 1950s and 1960s paintings by James Gleeson) and others are just ‘fun’ (e.g. Madeleine Child’s ceramic popcorn).'
A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing Rachel in her home studio in Newcastle, NSW. Thank you for having us and treating us to a lovely lunch.
'Rachel Milne is a professional fine art painter based in Newcastle, NSW. Rachel specialises in figurative and observational oil painting, in the style of the impressionists, mainly focusing on the genre Intimism. Originally from the UK Rachel now lives and works in Newcastle, Australia. Before leaving the UK Rachel exhibited regularly with the Royal West of England Academy and is now represented by the King Street Gallery on William, Sydney and the Sophie Gannon Gallery in Melbourne
Rachel paints in all genres but is best known for her Intimist impressionist fine art interior paintings – room paintings and studio paintings – paintings of the everyday clutter of a working and living space.'
Gary and Julie spoke to Ross over zoom not long after his exhibition, 'Moonlight -Daylight', at King Street on William gallery in Sydney. Ross Laurie is represented by King Street on William Gallery, Sydney.
'Laurie has won the inaugural Norville Prize for Landscape Painting, the COFA Print Award at the Paddington Art Prize and the Kings School Art Prize. He has also been selected as a finalist in the Dobell Drawing Biennial and the Wynne Prize, both at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney. Notably, Laurie’s work has been selected for the Salon des Refuses ten times between 1995 and 2019.
The artist’s work can be found in numerous state and corporate collections such as Artbank, AGNSW, National Gallery of Australia, New England Regional Art Museum, Tamworth Regional Gallery, the Laverty Collection Sydney, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Macquarie Bank Collection and NRMA Sydney.
Ross Laurie’s 2020 solo exhibition at King Street Gallery ‘engaged the drought and it did so deeply. Many of the paintings in “Dry at Walcha” were suffused with the glow of pink light. But it was the arid stain of ash rather than nostalgia or eros that made these works glower’ (Anna Johnson, 2022). Lauries last major body of work and solo exhibition ‘After Storms And Rain’ 2022 ‘found a harder, brighter palette but also bolder geometric forms’ (Anna Johnson, 2022).
“It might be accurate to say that my work echoes the structure of the land. The verticals in tree forms. Multiple horizons. Forms and shapes embedded from childhood memories. I don’t draw in order to paint. If I do draw I’m after a way to help me see. There is no scaffolding.” (Ross Laurie, 2022)
Ross Laurie joined King Street Gallery in 2014. He lives and works on his family farm, Rams Gully, in Walcha NSW.'
We welcome you back to a new season of Art Wank, hosted by Julie Nicholson and Gary Seller.
We interviewed three finalists of the 2024 Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize at Manly Art Gallery and Museum. The finalist exhibition is on now at Manly Gallery, Curl Curl Creative Space and Mona Vale Art Space.
We interviewed artists Zorica Purjila, Julien Playoust and Janet Taverner about their finalist artwork and their art practice.
Enjoy the podcast and check out their websites below -
Zorica Purjila
Julien Playoust
Janet Taverner
'Mook Simpson, a Sydney artist known for his unique blend of humour and quiet social commentary, is about to launch his latest exhibition, "Pretty Unsettling," at Damien Minton Presents. The show features a collision of iconic Australian landscapes and fantastical creatures, challenging perceptions of history and memory. Simpson's studio practice reimagines classic works from the Heidelberg School, inserting unexpected monsters into these beloved Australian scenes. This results in works that are both
familiar and strangely unsettling, prompting viewers to question their own recollections of the past.
Simpson's artistic endeavours aren't bound by Heidelberg incursions. After completing murals in downtown Los Angeles, Simpson returned to Sydney and embarked on a series of “unauthorised nocturnal en-plein-air" painting sessions on building site hoardings. After a brief encounter with the law – and subsequent positive collaborations with the city council and the building sites themselves, we have the large scale pieces at the centre of this show.
The exhibition, "Pretty Unsettling," brings together eleven of Simpson's reimagined works, alongside the two hoarding murals and companion ceramic sculptures. The show promises to be a thought-provoking exploration of Australian identity, memory, and the anxieties lurking beneath the surface.
Simpson, a former creative director in the animation industry, has garnered attention for his distinctive style and finalist placements in the Adelaide Parklands Art Prize and Maritime Art Prize. "Pretty Unsettling" marks a significant step in his burgeoning artistic career.'
Exhibition Details:
● Title: "Pretty Unsettling" By Mook Simpson
● Opening Event: June 25, 2024, 6pm-8pm
● Open: June 26th - July 6th 2024. Wednesday - Saturday. 11 am to 6pm.
● Location: 50 Buckingham St, Surry Hills, Sydney - Damien Minton Presents
● Website: Damien Minton Presents
Media Contact:
Mook (aka Mark) Simpson
[email protected]
+61406470964
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Link to China's Van Gogh's documentary - here
We interviewed Tony Twigg, artist, who has been running Slot Window Gallery for 25 years! We had a great chat with Tony about his art practice, running the gallery and the art world. The current exhibition at Slot is a collaboration between tony and artist Alfredo Aquilizan which runs until 5th July 2024.
Thanks Tony, we appreciate your time.
Amanda Penrose Hart is an artist, represented by King Street Gallery, Sydney, Phillp Bacon in Brisbane and Yallingup Gallery in WA. Thanks for talking to us and for the wonderful lunch at your place!
'Brisbane born artist Amanda Penrose Hart is predominantly a landscape painter. Penrose Hart graduated from Queensland College of Art in 1983 with a Diploma of Fine Art, and then again from Griffith University in 1991, with a Bachelor of Visual Arts.
Travelling, and en plein air practice is intrinsic to Amanda’s work; she extrapolates the significance of a place through her work. Dr Andrew Frost suggests she evokes a familiarity with landscapes unseen, by connecting the audiences personal experience with her interpretations of (to date) Australian and European landscapes.
Penrose Hart has featured in numerous selective group exhibitions, more often than not following artist trip’s or artist-run projects such as Your Friend the Enemy, and Salient (both commemorative exhibitions of the Great War), and River on the Brink: Inside the Murray Darling Basin, which aimed to raise awareness for the impacts of drought and climate change in Australia.
Amanda won the Gallipoli Art Prize in 2017 and the Clayton Utz Award in 2019. Amanda has also been a finalist in the Tattersalls Landscape Prize, Kings School Art Prize, the Salon des Refusés and NSW Parliament en Plein air, as well as the Portia Geach Memorial Award, the Kedumba Drawing Award, Muswellbrook Art Prize, and the Kilgour Art Prize.' - Amandas website
Thanks to this weeks guest on the podcast, Zoe McPhail Prineas, an MFA student that Fiona met at NAS. we interviewed her at her solo show at Laila gallery in Sydney.
'Zoë graduated from the National Art School in Darlinghurst in 2023, having completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Upon completing her undergraduate degree, Zoë was awarded the Bird Holocomb Foundation Master of Fine Art Scholarship. Her postgraduate studies in a Masters of Fine Arts will commence in 2024.
“Art has always punctuated my life, though it wasn’t until I went to NAS [The National Art School] that it became my dominant language. One month into NAS, I was calling myself an artist, and seeing the world with a new perception and sense of freedom. I’ve always had a lot to say, and art allows me to express things visually.
I chose printmaking as my studio specialisation, and was introduced to the field of expanded printmaking by our head of department. The field of expanded printmaking strips back the medium to the basic idea of the “trace”. I began to understand that print was anything that left a mark. Printmaking also has such strong ties to culture, as it has historically been a means for cultural production (think newspapers and billboards). I love to use this insight as a foundation of my practice.”' - UTSVERTIGO 2024 by Raphaella Katzen
Thanks Zoe and all the best for your Masters, we cant wait to see what happens next for you…
Fiona and I are currently showing at Stella Downer Fine Arts Gallery in Waterloo, NSW, and so we thought it was a great opportunity to speak to Stella about her illustrious career as a Gallery Owner and Art Valuer. Our work is on show until June 8th 2024.
'Stella Downer is a respected art dealer, consultant and valuer. Stella has worked with leading contemporary galleries for over thirty years. Stella was the manager in Sydney of Roslyn Oxley 9 gallery, Macquarie Galleries and Australian Galleries before opening her own gallery in 2001.
Previously Stella has worked in the auction industry managing sections of Christies London and Christies Australia. Stella has been a member of the S.H.Ervin Art Advisory Committee Sydney for over twenty years and was also on the board of the South East Area Health Service. Since 2001 she has been a member of the Woollahra Small Sculpture Committee helping organise their annual shows. Stella’s other board commitments have included the Australian Centre for Asian Art and Archaeology, University of Sydney. A supporter of the National Art School Sydney, Stella was on the Accreditation Board to assess their standing for BA Fine Arts.
Stella is a valuer for the Australian Governement Cultural Gifts Program. Her extensive knowledge of, and experience in, the Australian and international art world ensures that she is regarded as one of the top valuers within this organisation.'
Thanks for speaking to us Stella and having our work exhibited at your gallery.
Many thanks to Armando for such a great chat on the podcast we really appreciate hearing about your art practise and how you have developed your career.
Find Armando on his website
https://armandochant.com
or social media
https://www.instagram.com/armando_chant/?hl=en
Thanks to Nick Vickers for speaking to us from See Street Gallery at Meadowbank TAFE.
Phillip Martin's exhibition, 'Paintings 1952-1972', is on at See Street until 16th May.
'Nick Vickers BA Visual Art, Dip. Ed, M.Art Admin
Nick Vickers has been involved in the Australian art industry for over 30 years when he established his first gallery through UNSW Art & Design in 1984. Throughout Nick’s career he has championed the works of emerging artists by establishing a number of galleries through universities and art colleges. He has presented, curated and hosted national and international artists and he has lectured in tertiary, intermediary and secondary institutions.
Nick has contributed to the curatorial expanse of the University of Sydney Art Collection where, through his expertise as Curator of the University Union art collection, he added works of some considerable cultural significance. He established the Sir Hermann Black Gallery & Sculpture Terrace through which he hosted and curated ten years of highly rated art exhibitions and prizes that included The Blake Prize and The Freedman Foundation annual exhibitions.
On a local government level Nick has served on curatorial panels with the City of Sydney, Willoughby, North Sydney (Creative Spaces/ Spaces for Creatives) and Woollahara Councils (Creative Paddington and The Oxford Street Shopfront Festival). He was invited to co-ordinate The Art of Shakespeare, a fundraising touring exhibition of some of Australia’s leading artists that launched in the Sydney Opera House.
On an international level, Nick has served as President of the Slovenian/ Australian Institute that has hosted a program of international art ex- changes and touring exhibitions. In this role Nick negotiated sponsorships and partnerships at ambassadorial and ministerial levels.
During his career Nick has developed a strong network of arts and business professionals. He is panel member with The Freedman Foundation, advises on the artist studio for Curwoods Lawyers and has served as a board member with The Blake Society for over ten years and lectures in Museum Practices.
Currently, Nick works as an independent art curator and is a pro bono board member of the Sydney Art Zone. In 2016 Nick co-curated an exhibition called WAR – A Playground Perspective at The Armoury at Sydney Olympic Park and this year has been invited back by SOPA to curate an exhibition from the studio residency programme entitled Mining Pyrite. This year Nick has been invited to the panel of judges for the Paddington Art Prize.'
Many thanks to Jasmine for chatting to us on zoom - great to talk about your art practise.
Jasmine is a professional practicing artist whose work is best described as the meeting of exploration and refinement. Jasmine has taken her art to a number of mediums – sculpture, large-scale public works and intimate paintings for private collection. She is not afraid to venture outside an established comfort zone. Whatever her choice of art form, Mansbridge brings a refined and meticulous hand to the work; her deliberation and contemplation are evident at all times.
The work provokes thought and wonder and gives the viewer the chance to apply their personal storytelling, as they unpack the geometry and portals of Mansbridge’s imagined world.
You can find out more about Jasmine on her website or social media https://www.jasminemansbridge.com
https://www.instagram.com/jasmine_mansbridge/
Jasmine will be showing at Michael Reid Gallery on 4th May 2024
Jesse - The Empowered muse, life modelling for individual wellness and social sustainability.
We've been eager to chat with a life model for some time, and luckily Jesse posed for Julie's Art class in Avalon. She's skilled and knowledgeable, exceeding our expectations. Initially anticipating a conversation about modeling experiences and anecdotes, we were pleasantly surprised. Jesse shared her reasons for life modeling, driven by a need to confront her fears. This journey led to enhanced self-awareness and body positivity, influenced by the artists' portrayals of her beauty. After mastering modeling, Jesse traveled across Australia last year, organising life modeling classes in rural towns. Her goal was to break barriers and demonstrate the benefits for both individuals and communities. It was an extraordinary conversation, and we're grateful to Jesse for her openness. Her story has reshaped our perspective on life modeling, offering a beautiful insight into her journey.
Natalie O'Connor and Jo Mellor are currently showing at Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf so you can go check out their work right now!
Natalie O'Connor is an artist recently awarded her PHD at UNSW for her thesis, 'The Nature of Redness', which is also the title of Natalie's exhibition at Woollahra.
Natalie O’Connor is an artist, researcher, public programs & education coordinator at Hazelhurst Arts Centre. Her experience in the international colour manufacturing industry has heavily influenced her practice. She holds a Bachelor of Education and Master's degree. Most recently, she was awarded a PhD at UNSW for her thesis, The Nature of Redness- A Practice-Based Research into Red Pigments to Offer a New Understanding of Material Colour.
Her practice and thesis are concerned with the permanency and fragility of colour and the technical innovations of the artist’s palette that result from a collaborative dialogue between artists and scientists since the early nineteenth century. She engages deeply with the colour red, investigating its materiality and revealing its inherent qualities of colour.
By understanding and experiencing the delicacies of each red pigment, scientists explore the potential for colour-making in the future. This allows the new potential for contemporary artists to make informed choices with their palettes to interpret the world around them.
Jo Mellor is also a graduate of UNSW recently a masters in Fine Arts research
'Jo Mellor is a recent graduate of UNSW Art & Design's MFA program. Her MFA project was guided by Aboriginal knowledge provided by Ngiyampaa Elder Aunty Beryl Carmichael. The project applied the methodologies of yarning and deep listening to an expanded textile practice as well as consultation and collaboration with the Menindee Ngiyampaa and Barkandji community. Emerging from this research, Jo's current exhibition, Cobalt and Rust (Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, 20 March - 14 April 2024) is a critical examination of the ecological crises affecting Broken Hill (Wilyakali Country). Through a textile-based, eco-feminist practice, the exhibition lays bare the devastating consequences of land and water mismanagement by government bodies and corporations who fail to consult with the Traditional Custodians of Country. The textile series in the exhibition presents dense clusters of embroidery that suggest textures of scarred earth, whilst hues of cobalt and rust echo chemical discord. -
Jo's exhibition at Woollahra is called, 'Cobalt and Rust'.
Their shows are on until 14th April.
Thanks for talking to us!
Many thanks Evie for your time and sharing your stories and experiences about your life and artwork. Evie is inspired by her environment.
To find out more about Evie and her artwork you can see on her instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/evie.adasal/?hl=en
To see the artwork of Evie's from Paddington Art Prize 2023
https://www.artgalleria.com/folio?p=cb840d31-507c-457c-9439-0d7fe04a31bd
We had the great pleasure of interviewing artist @elle_beaumont_ at @michaelreid.northernbeaches last weekend just before the opening of the group show, ‘Country’, as featured in this month’s @countrystylemag. Elle also has a solo show in October at @michaelreid.southernhighlands so keep an eye out for that.
‘Elizabeth Beaumont (b. 1989) is an emerging artist living on the remnant bushland of the Ngambri/Ngunnawal people in the Southern Tablelands, NSW. Elizabeth grew up in the Southern Highlands, NSW.
Elizabeth is self-taught, with a background in criminal law and psychology. Elizabeth has always painted, but has dedicated time to her practice since 2017. Elizabeth’s paintings are predominately abstracted landscapes and expressions of the bush, with recurring interrogation of the ecology of the southern tablelands, wallum heathland, the central Australian desert, and Southwest Tasmania.
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Thanks so much for talking to us, Elle, good luck for the future and happy painting!
Join us for the latest episode of @art.wank featuring the talented artist Nicole Kelly (@nk_nk_). Congratulations to Nicole on becoming a new mum! In our recent Zoom interview before the Xmas, we delved into her painting techniques, past exhibitions, and her unique approach to color. Nicole is a very generous artist and offers dedicated mentoring through workshops and classes. Visit her website today to learn more and reserve your spot.
Represented by Arthouse gallery in Sydney and Nicholas Thompson gallery in Melbourne
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‘Kelly creates paintings that linger between the essence of a subject and the experience of being. Clouded by the romanticism of remembering, her paintings are imbued with experience captured in vibrant strokes of colour and with swift brushwork. Kelly’s works, informed by an interest in literature and the discipline of painting, cast moments of shared stillness in an atmosphere of light. She says of her works “my desire is to push painting beyond a surface likeness of any subject and into the realm of poetics”.
Winner of the prestigious Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship (2009) and the Hurford Hardwood Portrait Prize (2018), Kelly is well recognised for her landscape, portraiture and still life painting. She has undertaken residencies in France (2019, 2018, 2017, 2010) and Spain (2016) and has completed major public commissions for the Sutherland and St George Hospitals in Sydney. Her work has been selected for inclusion in the Lester Prize for Portraiture at the Art Gallery of WA (2019, 2018, 2017, 2015), Portia Geach Memorial Award (2021, 2020, 2019, 2015, 2014), Salon des Refusés (2023, 2020, 2019) and Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW (2015). ‘
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Thanks Nicole! Listen wherever you get podcasts or link in bio
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#Podcast #artpodcast #artwank #abstract #art #artistsoninstagram #artwork #artist #artgallery #nicolekelly
Last year, we had the pleasure of interviewing the remarkable Tony Mighell. Unfortunately, our recording equipment failed to capture the second half of the interview. Determined to delve deeper into Tony's work, we returned for a re-recording session. Notably, Tony is a recent finalist in the Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize and is represented by Nanda Hobbs.
Adding to the occasion, we were joined by Gary, a friend of both Tony and the podcast. Gary generously brought along a cake for after the podcast!
Dougie Schofield
Douglas grew up in Eden, on the Far South Coast of NSW, in his parent's rambling garden. This early immersion in Nature has resulted in a practice that reflects on the bodily experience in Landscape.
Schofield is an emerging artist currently based in Sydney, NSW. In 2017 he graduated Fine Art (Hons) at UNSW Art & Design, with a major in painting and a minor in printmaking.
He has had solo and group exhibitions nationally and has been exhibited internationally in China, Spain, and the Philippines. He currently has work on display in the Macquarie Group collection, Sydney.
Douglas is represented in Brisbane, QLD by Aster + Asha Gallery.
Schofield’s ongoing body of work journals and ponders on the bodily experience in landscape in relation to his gardening practice. As a gardener and horticulturist, the climate and weather are determining factors in daily activities.
Douglas notes, “We are witnessing dramatic, unseasonal and severe weather nation and worldwide. My practices of gardening and painting put me in contact with this change daily.”
Their work is abstract, gestural and layered. Douglas prefers to work abstractly in an attempt to give non-figurative visual language to the contemporary experience of being in Landscape.
Thanks Dougie, so great to meet you and talk about your art practice.
Richardson’s works are held in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Art Gallery of NSW, Heide Museum of Art, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Artbank, City of Fremantle, MerriBek Council and the Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art.
Richardson is the founding editor of CoUNTess a blog publishing data on gender representation in the Australian visual arts sector.
The first Countess Report authored by Richardson, was released in 2016 a sector wide bench marking data collection project, and which re-launched as Countess.Report in 2017 in collaboration with Amy Prcevich and Miranda Samuels and producing the updated 2019 Countess Report.
You can find out more about the Countess report here
https://countess.report
You can find out more about Elvis on her website
https://elvisrichardson.com
To see the images discussed - Dorothy and Jack -please click here
https://elvisrichardson.com/Slide-Show-Land-Dorothy-and-Jack
to see the 'gates' discussed at 20 minutes in
https://elvisrichardson.com/Settlement-the-Gatekeepers
Thanks Nathan Hawkes for such a great chat - we loved talking with you. To find out more about Nathan's practice look at these links
https://www.instagram.com/n.a.t.h.a.n.h.a.w.k.e.s/?hl=en
b. 1980 in Bowral, NSW, Australia
Lives and works in Sydney, Australia
Nathan Hawkes is a Sydney-based artist whose work is grounded in the practice of drawing as a way of paying attention to and reflecting on the visual dynamics and sensations encountered in his daily life.
His large-format drawings involve scratching into the surface of paper and using rudimentary mark-making with fingers and hands, masking, sponges and a vacuum cleaner, to embody a rough-hewn euphoria and sense of renewal whilst gesturing towards an illusory perception of self in relationship to the world. It exemplifies his commitment to the exercise of drawing.
Hawkes states:
I am obsessed by the seemingly endless vitality and flexibility inherent to the act of drawing. Being arguably one of the oldest modes of communication there is something so deeply rooted, open, adaptive and non- exclusive about the practice of making marks on a surface in various ways to embody an idea or sensation.
In 2020, Hawkes exhibited in Real Worlds: Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial. In 2019, Hawkes was a finalist in the 2019 Ramsay Art Prize at the Art Gallery of South Australia. He has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards including the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Marten Bequest travelling scholarship, and the Asa Masakusa Award. Between 2013 and 2015 he was an artist in residence at Australia House, Japan and exhibited at the 2015 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial. In 2017 the Australia Council for the Arts funded an extended visit to Sweden where he worked with internationally acclaimed artist Andreas Eriksson.
Collections: Art Gallery of New South Wales -
Chalk horse Gallery
represented by Chalk horse Gallery in Sydney and Sophie Gannon in Melbourne
We had the great pleasure to visit the newly renovated Artspace studio and gallery space at The Gunnery, Woolloomooloo. Ten artists have successfully received a years free studio space. The studios are amazing, brand new and huge along with common spaces and a beautiful gallery space downstairs.
We interviewed Leyla Stevens, Julia Gutman, Latai Taumoepeau and David M Thomas about what they will do with their year at Artscape and their art practice.
The 10 artists taking the studios for the inaugural year are -
- Jack Ball
- Brian Fuata
- Julia Gutman
- Tina Havelock Stevens
- Jazz Money.
- Thea Anamara Perkins
- Gemma Smith
- Leyla Stevens
- Latai Taumoepeau
- David M Thomas
Artspace will have an opening on Dec 15th 5.30pm and Dec 16th 11am following the government's transformation of the heritage building. Live performances, artist talks and DJ's.
Many thanks Lisa for your chat about all the work that goes into building a strong business with artists .
You can find the Astute artist course on this link
https://www.theastuteartist.com
Lisa's instagram https://www.instagram.com/lisadoust/
Conor Knight is an emerging artist currently exhibiting at Michael Reid Northern Beaches until November 25th so get online or down to the Newport gallery and see the show, El Aula, in person.
Conor recently spent 8 months teaching in Spain painting for this exhibition. We had a great chat about learning to paint, having a mentor in his friend and previous podcast guest, Dylan Jones, and much more...
Thanks Conor, we wish you all the best for your future art career...
Ochre Lawson is an artist and teacher working out of Addison Rd Studios in Marrickville. She has a deep knowledge of colour and composition through self study and curiosity, Her work is free, flowing and colourful, full of the energy of the bush, which she loves to hike through. She was once an environmental activist and her love for nature comes through in her work.
She is represented by Jennings Kerr Gallery in the Southern Highlands.
The group show, Pulp, opens at Jennings Kerr November 17 until December 17.
She has a solo show next October...
thansk Ochre!
Ochres Art School - Art Class Sydney, get yourself along to one of her classes!
This weeks podcast is with the brilliant artist Carline Zilinksy. Her show opens at Nanda Hobbs Thursday 9th Novmember so go see it! She recently won the peoples choice award at the Mosman art prize, congratulations Caroline. It was a pleasure to chat with Caroline, full of energy and unapologetic passion!
She is represented by Nanda Hobbs
'Caroline Zilinsky is the most enigmatic of painters. She is obsessive, highly skilled, sharp witted and possesses an eye that drills into the very soul of her sitters, revealing their most intimate truths. Her unrelenting artistic drive is intoxicating—ten-hour days at the easel is the studio norm.
When viewing Zilinsky’s paintings, one cannot be an innocent bystander. As an artist, she has the ability to metaphorically reach out and grasp the viewer, compelling us to engage in a dialogue with her protagonists. Her works inhabit an interesting place in contemporary Australian painting. She echoes many of the themes of the Australian Modernism greats and stylistically, acknowledges a debt to their introspective investigations into an uncomfortable world.
Caroline Zilinsky was the winner of the 2020 Portia Geach Memorial Award (Australia's most prestigious art prize for portraiture by women) and in the same year won the Evelyn Chapman Art Award at S H Ervin Gallery. She is also a regular finalist in other premier art prizes including the Archibald Prize (2022), Art Gallery NSW, Darling Portrait Prize (2020, 2022) National Portrait Gallery of Australia, Canberra, the 2020 SBS Portrait Prize, the Kilgour Prize at Newcastle Art Gallery, Blake for Religious Art, the 2017 Sulman Prize and the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. In 2009, the Muswellbrook Regional Gallery acquired her work United We Stand.'
Thanks Caroline
Many thanks to Pete Codling for chatting to us on the podcast.
You can find more about Pete on his social media https://www.instagram.com/petecodling/
and here on the dockyard project
https://www.instagram.com/the_dockyard_artist_residency_/
or his website
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=website+pete+codling&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Susie Dureau is the first artist we have spoken to twice. She complete her masters at national Art school 2 years ago. She currently has a show on at Curl Curl Creative Space, Soundscapes, that runs until Sunday 29th October 11-4pm so get down there and check it out.
Thanks Susie, great chat and wonderful exhibition.
Susie Dureau website
Spencer Finch https://www.spencerfinch.com/
Many thanks to Michelle Cawthorn multidisciplinary artist working with memory and personal experience through her distinct visual language of repetitive mark making.
You can find out more about Michelle on her website https://www.michellecawthorn.com
or on her instagram
https://www.instagram.com/michellecawthorn/
Michelle has a show on at Olsen gallery opening today Wednesday September 27th ..see this link for more details
https://olsengallery.com/ex-works.php?exhibition_id=893
We unpacked a lot in this interview with associate professor of UNSW Oliver Bown and Stuart Buchanan, Head of Screen programming at Sydney Opera House. they have converted data taken from the machinations of the Opera House into a digital musical experience that you can live stream for the whole month of October... The Opera House becomes a living artwork. We hope this podcast explains the way AI and art can come together to create some amazing artworks.
Livestream runs from 1 - 31 October for 744 hours. you can find out all the information on the Sydney Opera house Website.
'The Sydney Opera House comes alive like never before through an uncanny symbiosis of machine learning and human creativity, as the sounds and the data from the building itself are dramatically recomposed for an unforgettable 50th-anniversary performance across October.
What will the future of performance look like? To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we’re looking ahead to ponder the weird and wonderful new ways in which technology and human creativity collaborate – by turning the Sydney Opera House itself into the star performer.
The Interactive Media lab from University of New South Wales team up with music technologists Uncanny Valley to harness data generated by the building and turn it into music.
Across the month of October, the resultant 744-hour generative artwork will use A.I. processes to dynamically recompose the everyday data flow of the building into a unique musical soundscape.
Augmented with field recordings from the building, including the sounds of the Concert Hall’s Grand Organ, the work will be livestreamed on Stream, the Sydney Opera House’s streaming platform, accompanied by generative visuals, and ‘performed’ in situ at various moments during the Birthday Festival.
Music of the Sails is a joyous celebration of a cultural icon and a dazzling glimpse into future possibilities.
Interactive Media Lab, University of New South Wales
The Interactive Media Lab at UNSW’s School of Art & Design researches and teaches emerging media technologies and their application in creative work.
Uncanny Valley
Uncanny Valley’s focus is one part musical craft, and the other sonic technology. Armed with decades of experience, they harness their diverse musical expertise and collaborate with artists and brands to create their unique sound. They utilise emerging technologies and engage audiences to tell musical stories via all mediums.'
Thanks Natasha from the Opera House for organising and hosting.
We covered everything in this podcast with these amazing curators and artists. We talked about science, ecology, archaeology, art, curating and much much more.
Pippa Mott has recently taken up the mantle of Director of Woollahra Gallery in Sydney, after completing a Fulbright scholarship in NY and 8 years as a curator at MONA, Tasmania.
Maya Martin-Westheimer is an artist, curator and founder of contemporary art publishing company, Floorplan Studio. She is also artist in residence at Woollahra Gallery until 13th September 2023.
Thanks to you both for a great chat. Get yourself down to the gallery for the small sculpture prize opens September 28th.
Coco Elder - The Never Never is on at Art2Muse Gallery until 18th September.
Bellingen Arts Trail 10-12th November
'My artwork is based on observations of the landscape and flora, notably in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park, and more recently in the Bellingen Shire. My initial study in Landscape Architecture has inspired my interest in geology and indigenous botanical landscapes. Overtime, I have witnessed the bush thrive in the wet, fight or recoil in the dry, and brought back to life after the fires. I hope to transcribe reverence for the Australian bush and to reveal the mysterious and alluring qualities of our native plants and the lie of the land.
The natural landscape presents as an intriguing paradox. Up close, the bush is an unruly entanglement of prickly menace; from a distance, are distinct interlocking shapes that can be ordered by the eye into Cezanne's geometry. Patterns that appear on the macro level are reiterated at the micro. Whilst bodies of water lead the eye in and outwards through reflections, there is a mysterious chasm in time, yet it also appears infinite. Shadows of texture hem and define vibrations of light. I endeavour to capture some of these subtle ambiguities in my work.
I retrace the place, coming closer to the essence of form, yet ironically remove it, by carving back through the surface. The image becomes a visual description that blends aspects of botanical documentation (like the early Australian artists); a journey through nature, (influenced by Japanese scrolls); and a personal expression through patterns of whimsy, and reflections on the past inhabitants, the Carigal and Gumbaynggirr people, whose presence are keenly felt.'
thanks Coco for your time and good luck with the Bellingen arts trail!
Many thanks to Draw Space founding members - 4 of which kindly spoke to us - if you would like to find out more about these artists please find links below.
Melinda Hunt, https://www.instagram.com/melinda.ink/?hl=en
and Chelsea Lehmann https://www.chelseajlehmann.com
and Daniel Press Art https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=daniel+press+art&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
and Belinda Yee http://belindayee.com/about.htm
and Luke Thurgate https://www.instagram.com/luke_thurgate/?hl=en
and Jeremy W Smith https://www.jeremywsmithart.com
and Lisa Pang https://www.instagram.com/jolibeol/?hl=en
Also many thanks to Kristy Gordon https://www.instagram.com/kristygordon_art/?hl=en
and Joyce Lubotzky https://www.instagram.com/joylubo/?hl=en
who kindly spoke to us about their art current practises which was on show in Materiality https://drawspace.org
Our latest guests on @art.wank won it!! In 2021, an arts collective, Array Collective won this prestigious prize for their installation, ‘The Druthaib’s Ball’.
.‘The Druthaib’s Ball, new work for Turner Prize 2021, has been realised twice over. In Belfast it was a wake for the centenary of Ireland’s partition in the Black Box (grassroots venue), and was attended by semi-mythological druids along with a community of artists and activists wearing hand-made costumes.
At the Herbert, the event has been transformed into an immersive installation. An imagined síbín (a ‘pub without permission’) hosts a film created from the Belfast event, and a TV showing Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive. A large canopy styled from banners provides a floating roof. The síbín is approached through a circle of flag poles, that references ancient Irish ceremonial sites and contemporary structures, and is illuminated by a dawn-to-dusk light.
Array invite us into a place of contradictions where trauma, dark humour, frustration, and release coexist. It is a place to gather outside the sectarian divides that have dominated the collective memory of the North of Ireland for the last hundred years.’
.We had a wonderful time chatting over zoom to two of Arrays members Sighle Bhreathnach-Cashell and Stephen Millar. Thanks for your time!
We interviewed artist Marilou Palazon at Sydney Road Gallery surrounded by her beautiful artworks at her solo show, Realise, which is on until Sunday 27th August. Go see the exhibition or view online. Marilou is a director of Sydney Road Gallery, a mentor, co-founder of online gallery The Brush artists Group Collective.
'My Florals are really dramatic landscapes. I relish the simplicity of the monumental and sweeping the illogical large scale of an otherwise delicate and small subject disorientate and create a sense of awe.
I like my viewer to fall into my images and traveling along the surface of my images. My images of flowers become more iconic, monolithic, archetypal, ultimate and prime symbols. I rejoice in this transhistorical and ancient subject matter. They always continue to fascinate me.
Historically the flowers are emotionally and symbolically rich with content. To me they represent time, beauty , fragility, decay, cycle of life, life as a journey. I like the space of the struggle – the dichotomy of perfection and slow decline. One cannot exist and be appreciated without the other.
There is great beauty in all these stages. Life as journey and respect for all stages of nature. To get a sense of nostalgia of what was.'
Now in its third year, the Environmental Art & Design Prize brings together a community of creatives to highlight our environmental concerns and hopes across the nation. The works selected present fresh perspectives on our global climate crisis and sustainable life on earth. They will be on show in an outstanding exhibition of art and design from 4 – 27 August at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Curl Curl Creative Space and Mona Vale Creative Space Gallery. '
Thanks for listening
Many thanks to Simone for your time.
We so enjoyed talking to you, you can find out more about Simone on her website
https://www.simonedouglas.info/biography
or on her social media https://www.instagram.com/simonedouglasstudio/
Simone will be talking at National Art school this Wednesday at Art Forum.
You can out more about Simone's last exhibition in Sydney at Artreal her in this link https://artereal.com.au/online-exhibition/an-ocean-in-your-hand/
Henry Curchod is a fabulous story telling artist who we have long admired who works predomentially in oil stick - we had a chance to chat with him over zoom https://www.henrycurchod.com as he is currently living in UK. You can find out more about Henry on his website instagram account. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=henry+curchod+instagram&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Henry is an eclectic and interesting artist who is a keen user or multiple perspectives inspired by Persian miniature art - also the inventor with his Uncle of the new art movement 'Monobrowism' - a combination of work that is high and low brow. The manifesto is written on to toilet paper its on Henry's instagram.
Check out his social media to find out where and when Henry is showing his work. He currently has a work in the Sulman and will be at the Ramsay show from 27 May - 27 August https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/whats-on/exhibitions/ramsay-art-prize-2023/henry-curchod
Many thanks Henry for your time.
Kirsteen Pieterse is a sculptor who grew up near the mining pits of Glasgow and lived and worked in the bustling industrial city of Hong Kong, resulting in her amazing sculptures which integrate and contrast brutalist architecture with organic form.
‘The Scottish sculptor Kirsteen Pieterse, who is an artist in the Romantic tradition, draws upon the precarious relationship between man and built environments in her work....she draws attention to the regard we hold for our environment and how easily we might forget the power of nature. Modern architecture and engineering represent, in many ways, the epitome of humankind's 'taming' of the natural world, however, as Pieterse infers in her sculptures, the ramifications of such endeavours should not be neglected."”
- Kate Bryan - Deconstructing Landscape, World Sculpture News, Volume 15 No 4, p. 42 – 45, 2009
She is represented by Utopia Art Gallery in Sydney.
Many thanks to Anthony white for a great chat over Zoom all the way from France.
His upcoming show -
OPENING/PRIVATE VIEW:SATURDAY 15 JULY
12PM-4PM
FLOOR TALK WITH DR PETER HILL SATURDAY 15 JULY EXHIBITION CONTINUES 30 JULY 2023 MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
Please note this event is free but booking is advised: [email protected] or +61 409 409 239
Lennox St. Gallery presents Manifestation, an exhibition of new works by Paris-based artist Anthony White. Marking a new direction for the artist, Manifestation consists of a series of 10 paintings responding to Sidney Nolan’s 1966 Eureka Stockade mural in which White reclaims the painterly gesture as a form of dissent. This is White's third solo show with the gallery, his first in the new space as Lennox St. Gallery and his first body of work made as a response to a single work of art.
White draws on new research into the 1854 Eureka Rebellion (Australia’s only ever armed civil uprising), the personal papers of Sidney Nolan and recent protest events in France, highlighting the increasing importance of his engagement with material, concept and history. Painted in France during a period marked by widespread public protests, these ten new works continue White’s wider thinking around the painterly gesture as a form of dissent, as well as the act of civil disobedience, or, in French, Manifestation – a protest, public event, action, or object which embodies an idea.
Following White’s recent creative fellowship at the National Library of Australia, Canberra,
Manifestation responds to the anti-colonial spirit in Sidney Nolan’s Eureka Stockade mural which White spent time with in Canberra at ANU’s Drill Hall Gallery. Commissioned by the Reserve Bank of Australia, the mural depicts the pivotal event of the Victorian gold rush – a crucial point in Australia’s democratic history. White’s research into the papers of Sidney Nolan at the National Library, uncovered correspondence which reveals Nolan’s response to the only first hand account of the Eureka rebellion written by the Italian revolutionary Rafaello Carboni. Manifestation considers Nolan’s engagement with that European vision of the event, the legacy of Eureka and the development of a
particular Australian psyche typified by a defence of democratic values.
Each work incorporates an event or individual element from the Eureka battle as depicted in the Nolan mural: Hotham incorporates imagery resembling mounted policemen; Eureka Hotel and the largest work Manifest (After Eureka) 125 x 235 cm [shown above] depict the epic destruction of Bentley’s Eureka Hotel caused by a fire started by rioting miners on the 12th of October 1854. In each work White finds equivalent ways of harnessing the energy and dissenting spirit of the battle.
“I went to the Nolan archive to capture this anti-colonial spirit inherent in some of the images of the mural to emphasize the sense of dissent but what struck me was the ethnic diversity of the period in Victoria. What I found was Chinese, Italian, African Americans, Jewish and Irish migrants revolting against the colonial government. It manifested as the Eureka Rebellion which became a crucial part of Australia’s engagement with democracy”
In the current moment we are seeing the increasing relevance of civil disobedience in movements such as The Yellow Vests in France and groups like Extinction Rebellion protesting for climate change, increasing class inequalities or retirement ages. In my mind there is no doubt that the power of democracy is diminishing internationally and I feel we need to voice our discontent with government policies that infringe on personal liberty, especially the right to protest peacefully.” – Anthony White
You can find out more about Anthony on his webs
This weeks podcast is a short ramble wrapping up the season before we have a short break over the school holidays. Julie's daughter, Flo, asks us questions about Fionas experience at art school, our work, and our upcoming exhibition at Woollahra gallery at Redleaf opening July 26th 6-8pm.
Woollahra Gallery
Glenn Barkley is a busy man! He has written a brilliant book on Ceramics, 'Ceramics: An Atlas of Forms', (published by Thames and Hudson), a global cultural study of the history of ceramics, sharing the stories of over 100 objects, honouring the artists who have left their mark on this timeless practice. This coincides with the curation of an upcoming show at the AGNSW, brick vase clay cup jug, a look at the Gallery’s collection - July 1 2023 - Jan 2024.
'Barkley was previously senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (2008–14) and curator of the University of Wollongong Art Collection (1996–2007).
He was a finalist in the 2017 Sidney Myer Ceramics Award and is held in numerous collections both nationally and internationally, including the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Shepparton Art Museum and Artbank, Sydney.'
He is represented by Sullivan and Strumpf.
Congratulations Glenn, so great to meet you and find out all about you and your work. Cant wait to read your new book....
This week we spoke to artist Ida Lawrence, who Fiona heard giving a lecture at NAS and asked if we could speak to her back in Berlin over zoom. Ida has spent time in Indonesia, Australia and now Germany practising as an artist. She is a really interesting artist and we hope you enjoy listening to her stories.
'Ida Lawrence is a visual artist who weaves stories through her art and education projects.
My narrative paintings combine text and images to tell stories of (mis)understanding, (dis)connection, generosity, failure and surprise. They make a big deal out of small observations, tiny gestures and little feelings I’ve experienced or imagined.
I enjoy playing with the ‘visual language’ of painting — how images can have multiple meanings and how the ways a painting is made including its ‘abstract’ and painterly qualities can contribute to or subvert the story being told. While each work contains its own visual logic, many of my paintings let their own construction process (or illusion of it) remain visible: patterns disintegrate through imperfect repetition, mistakes are crudely crossed out, a work might be painted on the floor allowing elements to be painted at all angles, and images on the one canvas might be portrayed through a variety of techniques and degrees of detail.'
Antonia Perricone Mrjak invited us to interview herself and fellow studio mates so we said yes! We focussed on shared studio space as the theme. It was a really interesting chat about what they love and hate about sharing a space. A shared studio space creates a community for artists, a source of inspiration and a support network. Of course we wanted to move in y the end of the conversation.
We recorded the interview at Nanda Hobbs so thanks to Ralph Hobbs and staff.
list of artists interviewed -
Antonia Perricone Mrjak
Marissa Purcell
Graziela Guardino
Michael Simms
Annalisa Ferraris
Caroline Zilinksy
Thanks to Catherine O'Donnell for speaking to us in her lunchbreak from teaching at the National Art School. We spoke to Catherine about her drawing practice, coming to art later in life, judging an art prize, and her love of the fibro shack!
She has an exhibition coming up at Campbelltown Arts Centre in July and at Dominik Mersch in August.
'Essentially my artist practice is about the beauty of the uncelebrated and ordinary.
My drawings an exploration of the architecture, culture and history in the everyday-ness of the urban environment. I see the suburbs as full of connection and disconnection, sameness and difference; in short, my drawings examine suburban living as a site of complexity. I am particularly interested in the way that the vernacular architecture and general street scapes of the places we regularly inhabit become recessed into our minds like wallpaper -they are at once visible and invisible.
It is the architecture of the suburban landscape which is the subject in my drawings. The absence of the representation of people in the drawings encourages viewers to consider the architecture from their own view point, perhaps igniting their own memories of suburban living. My drawings whilst uninhabited still capture traces of human intervention with narrative elements embedded in the commonplace structures: an open window; a door ajar.
My drawings are clearly representational but the realism in my work is not merely a reproduction of the visible. It is the elevation of the abstract form, the underpinning geometry and the distillation of the spatial composition that interests me. To this end I extract the building from its surroundings, deleting extraneous information, in order to emphasize the simplified form and obtain the final image. I use representation as a catalyst to ignite the imagination of the viewer and invite them to look beyond the mundane and banal. To revisit these spaces imaginatively and find the aesthetic poetry embedded within in the suburban landscape, while at the same time disrupting cultural prejudices which prevent people from seeing the underlying elegance of these simple buildings.'
Thanks so much to Angus Fisher who picked us up from Patonga Wharf in his boat with his dog, to whizz us round to his home and studio on Dangar Island! It was such a special day out, we loved it. We also met his lovely wife and baby. We missed the ferry home from Patonga and were forced to have lunch at The Boathouse Patonga, such a shame!!!
We spoke to Angus about his love of drawing, printmaking and teaching. He is a wonderful man who is passionate about his practice.
'Angus Fisher’s art practice investigates nature and humankind’s relationship with the natural world. For Fisher, the idea of nature is a not a static term, but an evolving concept. Through the detailed study of history and natural subject matter, his work grapples with the idea of how nature exists, and has existed, in human imagination. Fisher does not only investigate ecology through his subjects, but the evolving attitudes and changing philosophical interpretations of the wider natural world. Primarily working with etching and drawing, he utilises traditional working techniques, methodologies and aesthetics to place his work in direct connection to historical contexts and traditions.'
Angus is represented by Australian Galleries in Australia and Jonathan Cooper Gallery in the UK
Links -
Sydney printmakers
Image for Dobell
Image for Hawkesbury Art Prize winning piece
What a great episode with artist, Tony Mighell, at his home and studio. Tony is extremely well read on the subject of art and artists, we could have talked for hours. We loved hearing about the NY Studio School when Tony attended in the 1970's, it sounded amazing. He also became the studio assistant of artist Roger Kemp. Tony worked at the MCA in Sydney for 10 years as the manager of installations, and tells some fascinating stories about his time there.
Since 2015 Tony has been concentration on his own practice and is now represented by gallery Nanda Hobbs in Sydney.
We hope you love this conversation as much as we did.
Thanks Tony.
Links to some of the artists tony mentioned -
Roger Kemp
Frederick Thursz
Robert Motherwell
Mercedes Matters
Thanks you Emily Besser for your time and sharing your stories. You can find out more about Emily on her website.
https://www.emilybesser.com
or her instagram
https://www.instagram.com/emilybesser/?hl=en
You can find out more about Nicole Barakat workshop in the following link.
http://www.nicolebarakat.com.au/learn
Emily was also featured in Amber Creswell Bell’s new book, Australian Abstract!
Her upcoming show, 'Ground', at Boom gallery opens 27th April - 21st May
We interviewed Ali Tahayori at his home and studio in Newtown, Sydney, a long way from his hometown of Shiraz, Iran. Ali moved to Australia from Iran in 2007 after imprisonment and torture for being gay became unsustainable to remain in his homeland . We discovered Ali at the NAS MFA Exhibition where he showed his impressive broken mirror artworks and video installation.
'Born and raised in the oppressively homophobic climate of 1980s Iran, Ali Tahayori assumed the identity of an outsider, further compounded by his migration to Australia in 2007. Combing fractured mirrors with text and imagery, his recent works draw on ancient Iranian philosophies about light and mirrors to create kaleidoscopic experiences; moments of both revelation and concealment hint at the conflicted nature of his identity.
Translating the traditional Iranian craft of Āine-Kāri (mirror-works) into a contemporary visual vocabulary, his practice skillfully combines a discourse about diaspora and displacement with an exploration of queerness – in both cases, poignantly testifying to his experience of being othered. He holds a Doctorate in Medicine, a Graduate Diploma in Photography, and a Master of Fine Arts in Photomedia from Sydney’s National Art School. His work has been extensively exhibited in Iran, Europe and Australia.'
Ali is also a photographer, winning the 2022 Prix Yves Hernot Photography Award and in 2021 the peoples choice winner Bowness Photography award. Ali continues working as a rehabilitation doctor in Sydney whilst being a very busy artist.
Congratulations Ali, your work is so multi-layered in meaning and beauty that we think you have a very long career ahead of you.
You can see Ali's work in his upcoming show, 'The Sky is the Same', at Gosford Regional Art Gallery from April 1-June 4 2023. Opening Friday 14 April at 6pm.
He is represented by This Is No Fantasy in Melbourne.
Many thanks to Trevor Victor Harvey from Harvey Galleries for an enlightening chat
You can find Trevor and his marvellous team on their website -
https://harveygalleries.com.au
Many thanks for talking to us Mary Tonkin
To find out more about this Artist check out her instagram
https://www.instagram.com/mary.tonkin/?hl=en
or with Australian Galleries who represents her https://australiangalleries.com.au/artists/mary-tonkin/
'Landscape painter Mary Tonkin completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) in 1995 and a Master of Fine Arts in 2002 at Monash University, where she has also lectured. Tonkin has held solo exhibitions in Melbourne and Sydney since 1999. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and internationally in New York. A survey exhibition titled ‘Home’ was held at Burrinja Gallery in the Dandenong’s in 2012. Tonkin was awarded the National Gallery of Victoria Trustee award in 1994 and 1995 and Dobell drawing prize in 2002. She was the recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshield foundation grant in 1998 and Australian post-graduate fellowship award in 2000. Tonkin’s work is held by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, VIC and several regional and tertiary institutions.'
Many thanks to Art Advisor Michael Powe for your time talking to us.
Michael’s business is Anala Art Advisory.
https://analaartadvisory.com.au
Johnny Romeos show, Cloud 9, is opening on Friday 10 March in Melbourne at West End Art Space.
https://westendartspace.com.au/exhibitions_details/johnny-romeo-pop-popart/
‘When it comes to capturing this overwhelming sense of being high on life, few expressions exude with the same joy and wide-eyed wonderment as ‘Cloud 9’. According to some linguists, the concept of Cloud 9 originates from the categorization of the world’s largest cloud, the Cumulonimbus, as a Level 9 cloud in the 1896 ‘International Cloud Atlas’. Others have suggested that the term was inspired by the ninth cloud in the journey of the Bodhissatva, considered to be the penultimate step to Enlightenment in Buddhism. Within the context of the series, Romeo masterfully combines the lofty grandeur of being on top of the world with a sense of spiritual ecstasy to express his own Cloud 9 philosophy, which encourages us to embrace life to the fullest in order to experience true joy.’
Curated by Michael Powe
Many thanks to Artist Ali Noble for your time. You can find out more about Ali on her website or instagram. Good luck with your Masters!
Ali Noble’s primary interest is the discourse of textiles; which she frequently explores alongside the aesthetics of abstract formalism and mysticism. Ali’s current work, as part of her MFA research, is connected to an ongoing enquiry into the transgressive spirit of textile architecture, or curtains. Together, textiles and space provoke discussions that explore sensuality, transformation, normative domesticity, and time.
https://www.alinoble.com
https://www.instagram.com/alinoble11/
Many thanks to Cybele for welcoming us into her home and studio very close to us in Avalon Beach.
'Cybele Cox’s practise explores ancient feminine symbols and occult mysticism, which is part of a larger enquiry into representations of women in the western art canon. Using hand built ceramic totems and figures, painting, drawing and more recently costume, Cox seeks to re-invoke occult practices of an imagined ancestral lineage. She makes the proposition that magic and ritual have been dismissed by the secular nature of Western society, which overlooks the importance of the spiritual realm and altered mental states. Making figurative sculpture is a means of entry into a mystical realm, which embodies hybridity of human-body-animal, fusing symbols from the mythic world with fantasies for a new feminist order. Her work proposes a return to occult knowledge, as a re-flowering of the spiritual.'
Thanks for talking to us Cybele.
Cybele is represented by Yavuz Gallery
Warning: please be advised this episode contains content of sexual abuse.
Christopher Hodges artist and gallerist from the fabulous Utopia gallery many thanks for the chance to chat art at your gallery. Christopher will be exhibiting at Utopia gallery from Feb 4-26th in there, ‘Thirty Five’, show celebrating 35 years of Utopia Sydney. Congratulations!!
To find out more about Christopher check out his website here.
https://www.christopherahodges.com
Many thanks to Amber Boardman for your time talking to us about the show Fair Play currently showing at Manly Regional Gallery. You can find out more about the exhibition with the following link.
https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/whats-on/fair-play
If you would like to find out more about Amber
https://www.amberboardman.com
Melanie Vugich is an Australian artist giving the still life genre a modern twist.
She is a still life painter from Broken Hill, who lived in Florence, Italy for 25 years designing textiles. She has recently collaborated with the fashion designer, Oscar De La Renta, for a collection using her paintings as prints. Her paintings feature flowers, books, fruits and vases she has collected from her time in Broken Hill.
Her sister, Lisa, is her manager, which is very cool, and we think everyone should have a Lisa!!
You can see Melanie's work at Twentytwentysix Gallery in Bondi from 24th Jan - 12th Feb.
Thanks Mel, so great to meet you and talk to you.
Many thanks to Josh for having us to his studio - to find out more about Josh you can go to his website.
Josh describes his work as referencing our experience of peripheral vision of the local world but describes our visual experience as being truncated and redacted - as we are living on our phones and our experiences with visual media are so fleeting and sporadic and perhaps people will contemplate the world more by viewing his artwork.
https://www.joshuacharadia.com/cv
https://elladreyfus.com/weight-and-seaTo find out more about Ella Dreyfus check out her website
https://elladreyfus.com
or her instagram
https://www.instagram.com/ella_dreyfus/
To find out more about her artwork in Sculpture by the Sea https://elladreyfus.com/weight-and-sea
and Ellas latest Film Dreyfus-drei look here
https://elladreyfus.com/dreyfus-drei-film
Many thanks Ella for a great chat.
We spoke to Giles Alexander from his St. Peters studio. His painting practice strives to understand, 'us', and 'belonging' and in turn, the universe. Hence, Giles's fascination with planets and space.
'Giles Alexander’s art practice explores the visual discourse of belonging. He asks us how we find a sense of belonging in a city, a country, the world, and the universe. Alexander’s humanist preoccupations have led to a multi-disciplinary practice marked by the high production value and technical skill. The artist is conscious that the questions he ponders - around belonging, origin, and the universe - have absorbed humanity since we encountered the power of thought.'
Giles is represented by Olsen Gallery and Mars Gallery.
NB: we talked about Vantablack, a blackest black paint made and trademarked exclusively by the artist, Amish Kapoor, for his sole use. Another artist, Stuart Semple, has made his own blackest black paint, in retaliation, for everyone can use except Anish Kapoor!
Thanks, Giles, we really enjoyed our chat and hope everyone does too!
Thank you to Joanna Logue for a fabulous chat - we so enjoyed talking with you and could not wait to get back to the studio to paint, you were so inspiring and generous.
You can find out more about Joanna's art practise on her website https://www.joannalogue.com
or her instagram https://www.instagram.com/joannalogue/?hl=en
You can see Joanna's work at https://kingstreetgallery.com.au
Her show Echo is on until 22 December at Kings Street Gallery in Darlinghurst Sydney.
Congratulations Joanna on a beautiful show.
We love Troy Emery's work, his playful, soft sculptures are so extraordinary and tactile, when we saw them at the Art Pharmacy office we had to touch them!! Martin Browne Contemporary in Sydney represents him. We talked to Troy over zoom as he is based in Melbourne, about taxidermy, natural history museums, materials, degradation of nature, Hermes windows, and much more!! We also talked to Troy about his sculptural paintings.
Troy will be at 2022 Sydney Contemporary so get down to Carriageworks to see his work in the flesh.
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 Arts. This podcast is a must listen for all aspiring and emerging artists.
Learn about Bernard Ollis on his website
http://www.bernardollis.com
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 abstraction.
Abstract Realities invites the viewer to experience abstract art as a unique way of questioning and revealing the seeming complexity of being in the world.
We had a deep dive with Sarah about the role of abstract art in the world and how it can be perceived as elitist and not understood. Sarah recently completed her Ph.D. and we spoke to her about undertaking a doctorate and what she gained from the in-depth study.
Thanks, Sarah we really enjoyed the chat. you can see the exhibition at Manly Art gallery until December 4th so get down and walk through the experience!
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/
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 particularly interested in the disjuncture between perception/projection of identity and the reality of lived experience. Identifying as a Muslim and having both Malay/Indonesian and convict/settler Australian heritage, Abdullah occupies a precarious space in the political discourse that puts him at odds with popular definitions. He sees himself as an artist working in the peripheries of a peripheral city, in a peripheral country, orbiting a world on the brink. His work has been censored by politicians who have accused him of attacking Australian culture, and once a member of the Christian Democratic party wrote that he wants to “convert young Australians” and that he “worships a moon god”.'
Abdul is represented at Yavuz Gallery, Sydney, and internationally.
Thanks, Abdul for your time, we really appreciate it.
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 really admires called Victor Willing - link below.
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/victor-willing-2150
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
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 talked to Wendy in her fantastic studio in Sydney, surrounded by all her paintings and drawings. Our conversation was so interesting, covering Wendy's career, her upcoming book with author Kate Forsyth , how to find your own voice in your artwork, and much more....
Thanks so much, Wendy, we loved meeting you!
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 Hobbs in Sydney.
David’s work will be at Sydney Contemporary, opening Thursday the 9th and we are very excited to see it there!
Thanks, David, always a pleasure to talk to you and Suzanne in your wonderful home.
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 2020 Athenaeum Club visual Arts Research Award (2020), Gogo Art Series Award (2019) , Art150 Travelling Scholarship (2019), The Ravenswood Art prize for women (Finalist). Residencies include Montsalvat Art Centre and Yea Arts Festival.
'Within Fairbairn’s painting practice is an influence of nature, where she explores the metaphysical philosophy of ecology and her own body. The result is something akin to art as meditation; each consideration of process, colours, gestures playing out until the artist finds a resolution. The works reveal themselves in active gestures or layers of paint. They reveal a belonging, connecting Fairbairn’s time in the landscape, and evolving within nature. Spending time in nature becomes a meditation on being present in the moment, a feeling that comes through in her paintings, each gesture a methodology of grounding.'
You can find out more about Ember on her instagram
https://www.instagram.com/emberfairbairn/
Also if you would like to book in here is the link to the Orpheum
Audience with an artist LIVE ...
https://www.movietkts.com.au/selecttickets.php?siteCode=CREMRN&sessionIndex=188880
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/
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 for your time and support, Peter, we really appreciate it.
'Peter Sharp has held solo exhibitions since 1989 in Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra, Melbourne and internationally in Germany. His work has been included in group exhibitions since 1987 throughout Australia and internationally in Paris, Chang Mai, Beijing and London. Sharp is a senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales School of Art and Design and has a Master of Fine Arts (1992) from the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales. His work was acquired by the Kedumba Drawing Award in 2007 and the Grafton Regional Gallery's Jacaranda Drawing Award in 1996. Sharp was a recipient of a Cite International des Arts Residence, Paris in 1997. A monograph Peter Sharp: Will to Form was published in 2012. Sharp has been a finalist in the Paddington Art Prize (2020, 13, 08), the Hazelhurst Art of Paper Prize (2019, 15, 13, 11, 07, 05, 03), the Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize (2018, 10, 06), the Dobell Prize (2010, 09), the Sulman Prize (2008, 98) and the Wynne Prize (2003, 96). His work is held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Artbank, regional and tertiary collections in Australia and significant corporate collections.' - Nicholas Thompson gallery
Shuffle Studios is in Brookvale.
To find out more about Tony check out his website.
https://www.shufflestudio.com/
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 of art and the value it unlocks.' Curious to know more about how art crosses over into technology and finance? Want to discover the world of NFTs (non-fungible tokens)? Here’s your place to start, with a presentation and conversation led by NFT/Metaverse experts Simo Leonelli, Sam Joel, Nick Bishop, and Mark Monfort.
link to Violeta Sofia
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 Creative Open, on August 13th and 14th so head down and check out the studio spaces and see a group exhibition of fantastic artists. 1/275 Harbord Road, Dee Why, 2099. 9-3pm
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, chairs will be provided if needed.
The podcast was recorded by Fiona, as Julie was unwell, at Noah's house on the Northern Beaches.
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/
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 photographic process instead.
We really enjoyed our chat with Aidan and we hope to catch up again when we get a chance to visit Bundanon. Aidan's show will be on at the Onwards Gallery in Newcastle in August so go check it out.
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
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 Hobbs, Sydney, and Nicholas Thompson, Melbourne.
'James Drinkwater studied at the National Art School, Sydney (2001) and has held solo exhibitions since 2004 in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, and internationally in London and Singapore. A survey exhibition The sea calls me by name was held at Newcastle Art Gallery in 2019.
James Drinkwater’s work has been included in group exhibitions throughout Australia and internationally in Berlin, Leipzig, and London. He has been awarded the Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship (2014), the John Olsen National Art School Life Drawing Prize (2002) and has been a finalist in the Wynne Prize, Sulman Prize, John Glover Art Prize, Paddington Art Prize, Doug Moran Portrait Prize, Dobell Drawing Prize, and the Salon de Refuses.
James Drinkwater has undertaken international residencies in Germany, Kenya, Paris, and Tahiti. His work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Artbank, and several significant regional and tertiary collections.'
He has recently embarked on a new project creating a ballet inspired by William Dobell’s, ‘Storm approaching Wangi’, to be performed at Lake Macquarie's MAP Mima in November. We cant wait to see it!
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He also has an exhibition coming up at Nicholas Thompon in Melbourne coming up - 27 JUL TO 13 AUG.
Thanks to James for having us and Ben Adams for the Photos!
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 mentioned can be read about here https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/about-the-exhibition-food-bigger-than-the-plate
To learn about The forty-nine studio have a look at the instagram
https://www.instagram.com/thefortyninestudio/?hl=en
The artist in UK who re
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 find patterns, textures, imperfections. The forgotten, the weathered, the discarded appeal to me. '
We talked to Tara about working full time and making time for art, her process of collecting her 'pocket finds' and sharing them with her large online following, her online course with Fibre Art Take Two, what success means to her, and much more.
Tara has a show at Gosford Regional Gallery on 24th June, with the Makers Studio, so go see it.
Thanks so much for talking to us, Tara, and showing us your beautiful work and studio.
Links -
Studio Print Studio printing tiny books
Blurb printing - for printing of catalogues
Pro Camera by Moment
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/
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 inspired and likes a huge spectrum of artists - Folk and Outsider art James Castle, Miro, Matisee, Rachel Whiteread, William Kentridge.
Lily also works at the new art space in the southern highlands - The fantastic space called Ngununggula in Bowral.
https://www.ngununggula.com
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 eighties focused on large-scale works on paper, which took her drawing to a new level. A residency at the Greene St Studio in New York in 1988 was pivotal as Eager's work evolved towards pure abstraction.'
Helens work can be found on the Utopia website https://www.utopiaartsydney.com.au/artworks.php?artistID=7-Helen-Eager
Helen is a part of Vivid this year - her work will be on the
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 has used art as a medium to talk about, teach and create discussion around environmental issues and animal rights.
We had a great chat about all things 'rubbish!', thanks, Marina.
Marina has a Wikipedia page with all her publications and information so check it out here.
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 ceramics, mentorship, and much more. it was a great chat and we were so happy to meet Malcolm and learn about his successful career and how he gives back by teaching master classes.
'Malcolm Greenwood began working with clay while studying for a degree in Business Administration at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A., in 1976. After moving to Boston, he began studying various Japanese pottery techniques with visiting Japanese potter, Makoto Yabe, including throwing, ‘neriage’, glaze formulation, and firing techniques.
While living in Nigeria (1978 to 1979) Malcolm built a wood-fired kiln, producing pots using local materials. In addition he traveled throughout much of West Africa, studying the traditional pottery techniques and various collections of antique and contemporary pottery. The form and texture of many of the African pots have had an influence on the development of his work.
On returning to the U.S.A. in 1979, he again worked with Makoto Yabe. During this period Yabe’s most significant influence on his professional development as a potter, was with regards to the philosophy of making and firing pots.
Malcolm returned to Australia in 1980, working in clay on a part-time basis until 1989, when he left the corporate world, finally, to begin a career as a full-time as a potter.'
malcolmgreenwood.com
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 competition, so we spoke to her again over zoom for this podcasts interview to ask her about that.
Misha's exhibition starts on May 5th at Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah, so go see it!
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, and much more. She is a fascinating artist, bursting with creativity and life.
Thanks for talking to us , Michelle, we loved meeting you and visiting your wonderful studio.
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, and forging new paths with her art! Very exciting to see. She is very inspiring!
'Donna Green's ceramic vessels, although seemingly abstract, are all based on vases and urns that permeate human cultural history.
Thrown and altered, the bulbous shapes are melded into contorted, ambiguous forms. Glazes rich in colour, metallic or glossy, matte or layered, drip and pour over the surfaces.
Donna Green is included in the current "Clay Dynasty" exhibition of Australian Ceramics at the Powerhouse.' - Whats on Sydney
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 note book, scrapbooks - as you will have bumps in the road - find the thing that is unchallengeable and then you can use this when you hit those bumps.
He is an artist who has been working for many years. He is predominantly interested in painting although he studied printmaking - he is an academic who has studied for a very long time, he first went to art school at 15 years old and did a degree at Central Saint Martins with the artist Helen Chadwick, and also attended the Royal College of Art and ended up lecturing after his masters at 23 years old.
You can find out more about Hedley on his website.
https://www.hedleyroberts.co.uk.
Hedley talks about what kind of artist do you want to be in the book Navigating the Art World which you can order from Delphian Gallery - see link below.
https://delphiangallery.com/artists/
The artist support pledge is a UK concept you can find out more about it here https://artistsupportpledge.com
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 background in Australian surf culture, previously competing at a high level before realising his calling was in the arts.
Thanks Billy for chatting with us and doing the live stream with us and we cant wait to see the exhibition!
'Mythologies of the Australian male have long been ingrained in our country's national post-colonial identity. Stoic, white, able-bodied, and heteronormative. But what defines the Aussie bloke nowadays? And more importantly, what does it mean to be a bloke that falls outside the archaic definitions of what being an Australian man entails?
Billy Bain explores representations of Australian masculinity through taking perceptions of the Australian male and playfully deconstructing them. By interrogating and subverting representations of the Australian male in popular culture and the everyday suburban life he exists within, Bain seeks to create works that humour our Australian sense of identity. By “taking the piss” out of these perceptions of who he is meant to be, Bain reclaims power and autonomy over his sense of identity as an Indigenous man..
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 of fun we love your laid back WA style - best of luck with the growth of your art career.
Fiona and Julie
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 Nick and Justin and want to move into the studio asap!!!
We spoke to Nick about literally everything from his childhood moving around overseas, to poetry to life and death; it gets deep! It's so refreshing to have deep conversations about life and art. His art is next level, deeply considered, and otherworldly. It was so great to see it in real life in his studio.
Nick is represented by Liverpool Street Gallery -
'Nick Collerson was born in Newfoundland, Canada in 1977. He has no recollection of his place of birth. He grew up moving from country to country eventually arriving in Australia. These formative years spent moving, again and again, had a profound influence on his sense of identity, sense of place, and artwork. This instilled in him a transcultural view that is recognized as the “3rd culture kid” perspective; which essentially means not identifying with nationality, feeling instead like a citizen of nowhere and everywhere.
Now based in Sydney, Collerson draws on his observations of the environment and his personal experience for subject matter and themes. His painting practice is not aligned with one style, instead, he is open to diverse ways of making paintings, and he places equal emphasis on the material, social, historical, poetic, and perceptual aspects of art-making.
“Some commit themselves to abstraction or minimalism, others figuration, landscape or a specific cultural identity, though I consider all of these, my focus is the poetics of painting, in other words, human perception. Consequently, my life/art is informed by a wide range of cultural perspectives” Collerson 2020
Nick has graduated from the National Art School in 2011 with a Masters of Fine Art and has taught there since 2013.' -Liverpool Street Gallery
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 above links.
Many Thanks Landy
Fiona and Julie.
We LOVED talking to Morgan Stokes in 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, opening March 2nd, opening night March 3rd. You really have to see Morgan’s work in the flesh, they beg to be looked at closely for their subtleties. So get your self down to his opening and take a closer look.
We talked to Morgan about the definition of a painting, working with restraint, his path to being an artist, Picasso and much more…
Thanks for talking to us Morgan, we really loved it 😍
We should also mention, Morgan has artistic flair in the family, his Aunt is the wonderful painter Sally Stokes.
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 would like to purchase Emily's book
Emily's courses can be found on the website Emily Ball at Sea White. http://www.emilyballatseawhite.co.uk
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, governments and the corporate world. Art Pharmacy is also launching an exciting NFT platform that will be a game changer for artists.
'Art Pharmacy is a specialist project manager and purveyor of authentic culture. We pride ourselves on our grass-roots connection to creative communities, common-sense advice, and a nimble approach. We like to understand the “why” of a project and we aren’t afraid to ask questions and bring fresh perspectives. We have no commercial affiliations with any galleries, so we are free to recommend the most suitable artists based on your brief and budget, which we do by utilising our huge and ever-growing community of artists. We are constantly looking for fresh artist talent and maintain an engaged artist community as a priority. We prefer to support local artistic talent where possible.'
Art Pharmacy is a valuable part of the Australian art world. Thanks for talking to us Emilya, and thanks to your wonderful team in the office too.
We also mention the wonderful artist James McGrath so check out his work...
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 creative life can be beneficial to us,
You can find out more about Amanda on her website
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=amanda+obryan+the+creative+queen+bee&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
and her https://www.instagram.com/creativequeenbees/?hl=en
You can purchase her book on AMAZON https://www.amazon.com.au/Daily-Acts-Creativity-everyday-creative/dp/0648824608/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UYO8L5U23JMD&keywords=Amanda+obryan&qid=1643690631&s=books&sprefix=amanda+obryan%2Cstripbooks%2C440&sr=1-1
Thanks Amanda
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 really covered it all. Thanks for talking to us Luke, we really appreciate it.
The MA grad show opens at NAS next week, Friday 21st Jan, so go see it, it will be amazing to see Lukes's drawings in real life. They are spectacular.
If you want to look at some of the artists Luke mentions here are the links -
Nicola Samori
Chelsea Lehmann
Heidi Yardley
Odd Nerdrum
Michael Landy
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 Chateau and former school in the South of France. Inspired by his wife and kids he makes paintings he and they think are awesome; tigers, bears unicorns and snakes, are juxtaposed with his favourite books, still life flowers, trees, nudes, and chief like feather arrangements within folkloric almost fairytale narratives. The paintings are natural, fun, punkish and unapologetic. Vigo will have a solo show for Jordy Kerwick in June 2022."
Jordy's instagram is https://www.instagram.com/jordykerwick/?hl=en
Jordy is with galleries in
Sydney, London, New York, Paris, Greece, check out his socials for details of where and when he's showing next.
Thanks
Fiona and julie
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, her sculptural works, and much more.
Thanks, Ana, we loved talking to you.
'My wall works and 3d constructions are informed by my relationship to the natural world connections between time, silence, and memory. recording via Plein air notations I observe changes in light, volume, space within a particular locale painting are a process of addition/ attrition, they grow skins. A sense of delay occurs as I go back and forth, facilitating processes of change. The paintings acquire their own rhythm. Stillness, optical sensations moments of entering a particular space are critical to their resolution.
Sculptural constructions encompass the human traits of accumulation and collecting the idea of the "wunderkammer", voyaging and discovery, and the humble everyday utensils and paraphernalia are grouped in uncategorised assemblages constructed, they question temporal and associative versions of past physical presences and emotional states we are left to puzzle their connective roles these " remains" and simple fragments speculate and offer the possibility of new stories beyond their physical entities.'
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/
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 designed performance outfits for singers such as, Montaigne and Thelma Plum.
'My name’s Jeff McCann, my pronouns are he/him they/them and I’m a Sydney/Gadigal based creative who works in both the visual and performing arts.
I specialise in community engagement projects, public art, workshops and education, collaborations, illustration, props and fashion. My artistic practice strives to create inclusive works that encourage audience involvement and fun.
The work I create fits a variety of spaces from retail and live events to traditional mediums like print and advertising.
I have a sustainability-focused approach to my practice. This can include using second hand materials, repurposing old collateral from previous projects to make new work and/or considering the afterlife of the work I make.
I am inspired by childhood creativity and nostalgia, world building, games and the natural environment.'
jeffmccann.com.au
Thanks Jeff!
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, about showing at the Other Art Fair, putting together a cohesive stand, and the art world in general. Come along to The Other Art Fair, The Cutaway, Barangaroo, 2-5th December and buy some art, Ryan said so...!
Thanks Ryan, we appreciate you talking to us.
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.katherinehattam.com or her instagram https://www.instagram.com/kathattam/?hl=en
She was fantastic to talk to about her long career as an artist, her artist sons William Mackinnon's website is http://www.williammackinnon.com
thanks for listening
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, paint, experimentation and self–expression. There seem to be no limitations or restrictions when it comes to Amber Wallis. She is perpetually defining and redefining new boundaries of paint and canvas work. With each colour merging into the next and each paint stroke taking the painting in a completely new direction – Wallis truly is an exciting artist. ' by Heidi Yardley
Thanks so much for talking to us.
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..
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
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 unique. She is a fan of midcentury artists one of our favourites Richard Diebenkorn.
You can find out about her on her website
https://veronicacay.com
or instagram
https://www.instagram.com/ronniecay/?hl=en
You can see her work right now in her show called 'Conversations with my Aunt' at Anthea Polson gallery on the Gold Coast http://www.antheapolsonart.com.au/exhibitions.php
Many many thanks Ronnie.
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 successful artist, curator, and podcast host. We loved speaking to Gary about his take on being an artist, hosting an arts podcast, and much more.
Gary's Ministry of Arts podcast - 'Possibly the World's most inclusive art podcast', has over 100 episodes where he talks to emerging, established, or world-renowned artists each week in his quite unique manner.
Thanks so much, Gary, great to chat with you.
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=moombaki+wines&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
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 genre of still life to explore colour, navigating different worlds and experiences through objecthood.
Carissa’s artworks investigate our relationship to objects and their meaning, both inherent, associated or inherited. However, using expressive colour, she expands on this traditional art genre, affirming its place within today’s contemporary art world.
The paintings extend a relationship between how objects dictate our view on history, particular moments in time and how they can provide a window into a world unseen. Carissa relates this to her own surroundings and the items she curates. Yet, critically, her investigation of objects sets out to understand different worlds and different people.
Within her still life paintings, we see a close connection to colour, one that relates to her discovery of herself in her formative days. This relationship with colour follows an intuitive process; Carissa typically begins her process with photographs, capturing the composition and framing through her eye. She works directly from these images, painting onto the canvas with oils, in an automatic process, working quickly, acting intuitively, and trusting the process.
Carissa has been a finalist in numerous art prizes, including the Geelong Contemporary Art Award, Muswellbrook Art Prize, and the Mosman Art Award. Her work is held in collections across Australia.
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-with-michelle-cox
Many thanks for a great chat Michelle ..
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 all adds to the vibe?!! We talked to Willy about her background in HR, the move into the arts, how she goes about mentoring artists and whats she's learnt from doing so. We had such a fun chat, thanks for talking to us Willy.
Book your session in today!
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
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 have a diverse exhibition program in our Sydney gallery and we also participate at international art fairs.'
We have interviewed several Nanda Hobbs artists such as Antonia Mrjak, Blak Douglas, and Jody Graham, who all told us about his warm and approachable style. He sounds like the kind of gallerist every artist needs, nurturing, and understanding of how artists work. We also talked to Ralph about how he chooses artists for his gallery and advice for emerging artists and much more..
We should also say congratulations because 6 artists from Nanda Hobbs were finalists in the 2021 Archibald and Wynne, whilst Kathrin Longhurst won the Packing Room Prize!
Thanks, Ralph, we really appreciate you taking the time to talk to us, we hope everyone enjoys the chat and learns how galleries work.
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.com/the-journey-person
Thanks for the advice Madeline it was a great chat, further enquires shoot a message to Madi.
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 for us to retrieve the forgotten recording equipment, finally arriving at her home 2 hours late! Sorry, Clare. Her approach to life and her art practice is deeply considered and this shows in her beautiful calming artworks.
Her solo exhibition, entitled, 'Pause-Breathe' is now showing at Studio Gallery Group in Armadale, Victoria. Exhibition Opening: Friday, August 20, 2021, and runs until Thursday, September 2nd.
Clare is also represented by Scott Lawrie Gallery in Auckland, NZ.
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 brushes.
Many thanks for listening.
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 reminded that as an artist, painting should be fun! (Not always obviously!). She is influenced by the imperfections in art-making and the mistakes that we build on to create the good.
We had a wonderful zoom chat with Sandi about her approach to art, youtube, her fabulous sketchbooks, the painters she loves, and much more. We think you'll be really inspired by her work and her wonderful view of the world. Fiona also comes up with a great idea to collaborate with Sandi across the pond! We will see what happens with that.....
Artists Sandi mentions -
Kiata Mason
Emily Powell
Charles Reid
Jennifer Pochinski
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
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 across a broad spectrum of mediums and takes a personal approach to the subject matter. Through this process, Jones aims to communicate the intricacies of human connections and how his roots subsequently influence his work.
Jones gained his Advanced Diploma of Fine Arts in 1997 from the National Art School in Sydney before furthered his education abroad on the Inaugural Pat Corrigan Travelling Scholarship for Painting. In 1998 he returned to Australia, where he completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2000 at the National Art School. In 2004 Jones’ portfolio of 10 paintings and drawings, inspired by his time in France and Germany, won the prestigious Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship. The BWTAS saw mom Jones return to Europe where he undertook a residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris before working in Berlin and New York.'
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 tips on growing your own. she is well known overseas selling 50% of her wares in the USA. Basically - get on Tik Tok!
'Shelby Sherritt Art is an Australian ceramicist who takes inspiration from the bushland surrounds which she calls home.
Located in regional Victoria, Shelby's ceramics are inspired by flowering gum trees, golden wattle and frolicking wildlife.
Shelby creates unique, functional and whimsical pieces for the home and to wear. Shelby uses a variety of traditional hand building and wheel throwing techniques to create the one of a kind pieces of work.'
Thanks for talking to us Shelby.
Enjoy
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 and we were very grateful for her time and and opportunity to share our love of art.
You can find Maria's podcast on all podcast channels - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/talking-with-painters/id1144914597
and you can follow her on instagram
https://www.instagram.com/talking_with_painters/?hl=en
We met the wonderful Ken Done at his recent exhibition at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in Newport which coincided with Amber 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 thought one of her questions was very good, 'What are you chasing?', to find out what he's chasing listen to the episode now!
Thanks Ken, we really appreciate you talking to us.
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-25th-july-2020/
Kate's instagram is https://www.instagram.com/katenielsenart/
Kate was a finalist this year in the Ravenswood Womens art prize. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNZOAF9Br5N/
Kate teaches at John Collett a local school where art is really engaged - its Kate dream job https://www.instagram.com/p/CNQiFR1hM1G/
Thanks so much Kate..
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 you and having such a great chat.
'As an Artist, Julz is drawn to the painterly tradition, focusing on the process of physical painting and where it takes her work. She is energetic and frantic as she works, the finished texture reveals this with her thickly applied paint.
This process however is not only limited to mixing or pushing and the final application of the paint but the ‘bigger' whole practice of being ‘Plein air’. For Julz walking into or boating towards the destination all becomes part of the process. Her pre-sketches, drawings chosen subject, living it, breathing it, and experiencing it in all weather. Julz's current work is based on the Hawkesbury River and Sydney Coastline where she gathers memories and information then returns to her studio to apply these experiences to the canvas.'
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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
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, how to approach galleries, and much more. She is a strong, committed, and passionate woman and we cant wait to see where she takes Curatorial and Co. in the future. Thanks for taking the time to speak to us.
'A curated collection of exclusive one-of-a-kind and limited edition works by artists and designers from across the globe.
Born out of a passion to make art from around the world accessible to an Australian audience of art lovers, Curatorial+Co. is the ideal platform to view art online and begin or enhance your art collection today.
Curatorial+Co. showcases accessible, one-of-a-kind and limited edition works by established and emerging artists and designers from across the globe in its online gallery, pop-up exhibitions and engagements by appointment. Curatorial+Co. creates a lasting connection between artists with individual collectors, interior designers and organisations looking to enhance their environment with original works. Presenting painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture and ceramic works as well as multimedia and textile art pieces, the scope of the Curatorial+Co. The collection is vast and inspiring, and all works are exclusive to Curatorial+Co.
Created to offer new collectors a starting point for their art obsession and to give established art lovers an array of alternative pieces to add to their spaces, Curatorial+Co. features affordable artworks carefully curated and available online.'
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 studio for the interview, which is a treasure trove of her bower bird tendencies alongside beautiful energetic paintings and drawings. We talked to Jody about her process, the ideas behind her art and her lifes journey through alcolism and beyond to artist extraronaire.
Jody is represented by Nanda Hobbs and her next show, 'Somewhere to Land', is from 27th May to 5 June.
find out more about Mark Cauvin, Jody's musical collaborator here
Thanks Jody
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 coming up with Nanda Hobbs .. keep looking on her socials for when..
Thanks for listening.
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's talking about and we really respect her opinion.
We spoke to Judith about her upcoming show at Beaver Gallery in Canberra, starting June 3rd; owning an art school in the '70s and '80s; teaching; gender politics in the art world and the growth and changes in her own practice.
Thanks for talking to us Judith
Here's a link to the Judith Pugh article for Artists Profile
and a link to artist Simon Huntai
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
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!
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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 successful and renowned visual artists. The enterprise paves professional pathways for such artists so that they can achieve their artistic and economic aspirations.
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We also spoke to artist Thom Roberts. Thom has a fascination and deep personal connection with trains. He sees them as having their own personalities and characters; they are his friends. He even gave us our own train name, Julie was Rosie and Fiona was Harbour Bridge! We also spoke to him about his animal portraits and his love of photocopiers. We loved this fun conversation with Thom.
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Studio A provides its artists with a working studio space equipped with specialist materials and support staff. It also manages an annual exhibition program and facilitates weekly workshops provided by invited contemporary artists. Studio A supports a variety of artists working within a range of disciplines and thus strategically links Studio A artwork with an equally diverse range of target markets including art, design, craft, and corporate markets.
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If you haven’t already heard about the Incognito Art Show where proceeds are going to Studio A, then get onto their website before Friday to take part in this great show.
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You can also buy artworks and products, which are so fantastic, from their website studioa.org.au
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ABC Iview has a series of Art Bites on a few Studio A artists which are well worth watching.
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Thanks, Studio A!
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.
@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 Art School. We wanted to talk to her about what art school was like and what she’s up to now! We hope these interviews give young inspiring artists some knowledge of doing HSC art and going to art school...
Thanks so much, Finn and Elise for talking to us, we hope to interview more of the 'youth' to find out about their experiences at school, art school and university, and beyond.
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.
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Denise put on an exhibition called Art After, which we loved - here’s what it’s about -
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‘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 small paintings and only work on each one until I get interrupted, which never takes long at my house! I document the times and interruptions on the backs—little glimpses into life behind the scenes, bum wipes and all. As the pieces accumulated I began sharing the project on Instagram where it has found a global audience and sparked a larger conversation about the challenges and joys of being an artist/mother. In 2019 Art After had a successful gallery debut in Vancouver BC.’
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We had such an inspired chat with Denise about how she fits it all in, her ‘Art After’ exhibition and how she goes about making a painting. You’ll be so inspired after listening and if you’ve got kids, lots of ideas to get your art done!
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She can be found on her website http://www.denisegasser.com
or on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/denisegasserart/
check out http://www.carveouttimeforart.com as mentioned by Denise
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 2018. Since then she has been published extensively in print and digital media, as well as working at some of Sydney's most prominent cultural institutions.
Today, she can happily say, she is working full time as a freelance art and design journalist— including copywriting for renowned artists, designers, and publications.
Emma-Kate writes regularly for Art Almanac, Artist Profile, Hunter & Folk, Est Living, Habitus Living, Domain Living, Ocula, MutualArt. She has also written for The Local Project, Vault, Articulate PR ( & The Golden Mean), Running Dog, un Projects, Art + Australia Online, Urban List, Art Monthly, ABC Arts, Lovatt's Media: Mindful Parenting & Audrey Daybook, Broadsheet, Concrete Playground, and Time Out.
She also provides an awesome service for artists, writing copy for websites, statements etc. Get in touch with Emma through her website.
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 then went on to complete her Bachelor of Art Education and taught Visual Arts and photography for 15 years — all while practising her painting. In 2017, the artist left teaching to pursue a full-time career as an artist, and now has a studio poised in the bush.
Using the influences of sculpture and maths, Tye is able to divide the composition, building tension of push and pull in the landscape. Each zone in the artwork almost flitters between seasons and weather patterns. A dark and stormy patch gives way to the bright glare of the sun lighting up the rocks. (Emma Kate Wilson )
You can find Amanda on her website https://www.amandatye.com/about
or instagram https://www.instagram.com/amanda_tye/?hl=en
Amanda sells through Sydney Road Gallery https://sydneyroadgallery.com
or you can contact directly for commissions.
Amanda is having a solo at Sydney Road Gallery in March this year check it out.
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 Hazelhurst regional art gallery.
We had a great chat with Penny, Tim and Anne over zoom (Leanne couldn't make it due to work commitments) about their individual artworks, how they juggle work, life and kids to make art and much more.
Good luck with the exhibition, if you are in the area go see the exhibition or check it out online.
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 amazing practise where she never allows herself to go with the first choice and she pushes her creative mind to problem solve.
Tonee is with Gallery 9 - https://www.gallery9.com.au
and also in Melbourne with Nicholas Thompson Gallery https://www.nicholasthompsongallery.com.au/artists/tonee-messiah/
Tonee loves to use her experiences of discussions in her teaching to feed back into her work.
Tonee's teaching at UNSW and NAS. Tonee is truely a special teacher and I urge you to check out her course online at NAS.
Check her out on her instagram
https://www.instagram.com/toneemessiah/?hl=en
The artist I forgot is Michael Muir https://sophiegannongallery.com.au/artists/michael-muir-181
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 information.
'I am a figurative, still life artist who paints in Acrylic on stretched canvas.
My work builds upon other Australian still life painters such as Margaret Preston in the use of Australian flora in the restricted workspace of the domestic environment.
My current practice has pushed these limitations with a more esoteric staging that still holds a tangible quality, within the viewer's immediate spatial boundaries and with concrete reality. While at once centred and stable, the fragility of the environment is expressed through the use of delicate dried flowers and bush fire-blackened, banksia.
The symmetry and balance of the works is a quest for calm amidst the current world uncertainty. The use of reflection and transparency is both a literal and spiritual call for truth and serenity.'
Happy listening and thanks again Christine x
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=safari&rls=en&q=art+juice+podcast&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Many thanks to karen for a great chat ...
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 blacksmiths space she was generous chatting to us about the stories within her work - she has an ability to describe in paint life experiences, leaving us room to look and discover.
Go to Kathryn Dolby's instagram to explore her work - she is aiming to find the middle ground, the many moments, not the inside, nor the outside,
She has a show coming to Michael Reid Northern Beaches this July
Check out our Art Wank instagram to see Freda's inside shell paintings and more of Kathryns work .
Thanks for listening .
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. Mike’s paintings are intuitive and gestural and seek to reinterpret the landscape, to distil down its complexity and eliminate the unnecessary.
“My paintings are a result of engaging in a dialogue with the landscape. Refiguring the geographical elements, playing with the compositional structure and keeping the geometry rich and varied, regardless of the literal proportion of form.”
Thanks for listening and don't forget to check Mikes Instagram for upcoming workshops and exhibitions.
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 to experience love, loss, she is working in abstract illustration. Her aim is to leave something undone and she wants you to fill in a part of the story.
https://michaelreidstudiodirect.com.au/artist/katie-eraser/
Katie has featured in the Design files https://thedesignfiles.net/2020/11/homes-katie-eraser-jay-longworth-brunswick-east/
Katie attended Billy Blue in Sydney https://www.billybluecreative.com
Katie has also done a collection with Gorman - https://www.gormanshop.com.au/katie-eraser-x-gorman-lookbook/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAoab_BRCxARIsANMx4S614SYTqyAX0vtBO_aU9DB9Sidkkj21glsJ7wdKsH2R3Dl2g8DiJuYaAnuVEALw_wcB
Katie first showed with Boom Galley in Melbourne - https://www.boomgallery.com.au
Katie gave great advise on how to talk to galleries she advised you send a PDF of your work - get help if you cant do it from someone who is good at computer graphics
Katie has lots going on in 2021 -
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 again soon and listen to another of James' anecdotes!
James Is represented by Olsen Gallery In Sydney.
Take a look at his amazing and varied body of work here.
Thanks so much for talking to us James, we so enjoyed meeting you and your wife and taking a tour of your very cool studio.
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 sculptor using steel as his preferred medium, using its elasticity and forgiving nature to add and subtract pieces to form a sculpture based on the landscape and architecture he sees around him. Paul also works as a social worker at St. Vincents Hospital part-time in the emergency department. His own art collection is something to behold, we took photos for instagram.
We spoke to Paul about how he goes about manufacturing his work, his representation with Watters and Maunsell Wickes Gallery, art school, collaborating with local artist Leonie Barton (see previous art wank episode) and more.....
Thanks Paul, we really enjoyed interviewing you twice!!
Thanks to Richard Claremont for a fantastic chat -
you can find out more about Richard on his social media page https://www.instagram.com/richard_claremont/?hl=en
or on his website
https://www.richardclaremont.com/workshops.html
His workshops are fantastic and he has an online course currently running. Also look out for upcoming face to face workshops.
many thanks Richard.,
This weeks guest is the amazing artist John Bokor, who kindly spoke to us over zoom from his studio in Bulli.
He is represented by King Street Gallery in Sydney, Nicolas Thompson gallery in Melbourne and Edwina Corlette in Brisbane. John graduated from the National Art School in 1993, with a diploma in Painting, and once again in 2000 with a Bachelor of Fine Art.
In 2012, Bokor won the NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize and had four large drawings purchased by the Art Gallery New South Wales. In 2013, he won both the Wilson Art Award and the Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, and in 2016 he won the drawing section of the Muswellbrook Art Prize and the Kings School Art Prize.
We spoke to John about his techniques, time at art school, teaching, his use of colour, entering art prizes and much more.
Thanks, John, it was a real pleasure to talk to you, we learned so much.
This week we spoke to Indivi Sutton who grew up in New York and has had the most amazing art education from her family and going to a Steiner School. Indivi is inspired by still life but has changed her practise to simplifying the colour and the form and focusing on the stains.
You can find out about Indivi's artwork on her website
https://www.no-vacancy.com.au/still-life-1/2020/9/7/indivi-sutton
Or check out her Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/indivisutton/
Indivi's work is based around memory and feeling
Indivi has studied at Rhode island Summer of Design in New York
https://www.risd.edu
Indivi has been studying a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Sydney college of the Arts
https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/schools/sydney-college-of-the-arts.html
Indivi is the assistant with Antonia Mrljakart
https://antoniamrljakart.com/about
Antonia is in a shared studio area with
Alan Jones https://www.alanjonesonline.com
Felicity
Ashley Frost
Indivi talks about her materials she uses pigments her favourites are Langridge
https://www.thesydneyartstore.com.au/product-group/1028-high-saturate-blue-by-langridge/category/103-acrylic-painting
Indivi is inspired by Rothko https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=rothko+painting&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
and Cy Twomby https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=cy+twombly&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
If like us you did not know the The light and
Space Movement of the 1960's - https://www.theartstory.org/movement/light-and-space/
Larry Bell https://larrybell.com
and James Turell https://mona.net.au/stuff-to-do/james-turrell-amarna
Thanks so much for a great chat .. looking forward to the show at St Cloche..
This week we spoke to art curator and writer extraordinaire, Amber Creswell Bell. We were thrilled Amber drove all the way to Avalon from Thirroul to speak to us (she did visit the new gallery she is curating at Studio Direct Michael Reid Newport too!). We had the best chat about curating, writing books, fitting it all in with kids, choosing artists, advice on buying art, being an enthusiastic creative hustler and much more.
Her first book, Clay, published by Thames & Hudson, released October 2016, showcases over 50 contemporary ceramic artisans from Australia and abroad.
Amber’s second book, A Painted Landscape, released in October 2018, profiles the diverse work of 50 of Australia’s landscape painters.
2021 will see the release of Amber’s monograph on artist Ken Done, and ‘Still Life’ – a compilation of Australian still-life painters, also published by Thames & Hudson.
Her editorial work has been published in many of Australia’s leading titles.
Check out her website here.
Thanks, Amber, really enjoyed meeting you and thanks for sharing the knowledge!
This week we were lucky enough to talk to Marisa in her new creative space called Forum in Bondi - we were surrounded by her magical paintings, she shared so many gems and wise words with us. Marisa was kind enough to share tips and tricks and guide us through her art career that has been long and full.
You can find out more about Marica by checking out her website and her Instagram
http://www.marisapurcell.com
and https://www.instagram.com/marisapurcell11/?hl=en
Many thanks for an amazing chat- hope you enjoyed it.
Fiona and Julie
We interviewed Stephen Coburn at his amazing studio in the artistic community, Headland Artists, at Georges Heights, Mosman. We had a long chat with Stephen about his father, the artist, John Coburn, his days at the National Art School where he met Reg Mombassa and formed the band, Mental As Anything. We heard some great stories about the bans and his time at art school.
Stephen is making sculptures for an upcoming sculpture trail at the beautiful Akuna Bay starting November 15th, in conjunction with Sydney Road Gallery and D'Albora Marinas. Be sure to check it out, designed for everyone to interact with and touch! Great for a family day out.
Stephen is also a leading conservator and we talked to him about his craft and some interesting information about painting conservation.
We also asked him about a past project he was involved with called, Utes in the Paddock, where artists and the community in Ootha, Central NSW was called upon to turn old utes into artworks. It sounded like such a fun thing to be a part of.
Thanks for talking to us, Stephen, we could have talked for hours!
Thanks for talking to us Ben Tankard you can find out more about his work on http://www.benjamintankard.com
or on his instagram https://www.instagram.com/ben_tankard_art/?hl=en
Ben mentions the painting by Jasper Johns that inspired him check it out here.
https://www.google.com/search?q=flag+jasper+johns&client=safari&rls=en&sxsrf=ALeKk03vgvksBJkImBu-ohPSHH1jzf5MIg:1603767873033&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=N9Nw5PD1f2LJoM%252CwuTT6tbseYy_bM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kTjhVXLxAiVY6JkINCVSHbGfcL5vQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwir6v7y5NPsAhWb4zgGHQAQDoYQ_h16BAgKEAU#imgrc=N9Nw5PD1f2LJoM
thanks for listening .. Fiona and Julie
Thanks to Sarah Montgomery for talking to us about all things printmaking, curation, and art materials .. have a listen its a fascinating podcast that you will hopefully learn from.
You can check out Sarah's work on instagram https://www.instagram.com/sarahjeata_montgomery/
she is part of the fabulous Sydney Road Gallery
https://sydneyroadgallery.com
and runs Artsmart in Seaforth
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=artsmart+seaforth&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
The artists Sarah mentioned were
http://australiangalleries.com.au/artists/jorg-schmeisser/
and the books on her bedside were
The intaglio printmaking book
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=intaglio+printmaking+book&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
and The Artist Handbook of materials and Techniques
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-artist-s-handbook-of-materials-and-techniques-ralph-mayer/book/9780571143313.html?source=pla&gclid=CjwKCAjwlbr8BRA0EiwAnt4MTnC1uxzkJhqD4Jqp9bBxt8sTAohMw8N31OHa3l0j7sNQVs3ZJQQ5qhoCReUQAvD_BwE
Thanks to artist, Jaimee Paul, who spoke to us from her Brookvale studio this week.
New Zealand born, Sydney based Artist, Jaimee Paul‘s main subject matter is animals. Both large and small inspired by her personal interactions as a child and overseas travels; ‘they have such personality, they’re so complex and every one is so different. I try to uncover their spirit… If only they could talk!’
Art has the power to evoke emotions from audiences not usually partial to stare inside the eyes and soul of a furry being. Fostering personal connections between human viewer and animal subject – “I hope to create Art For Purpose leading to positive changes in today’s global climate.”
She is also known for her portraiture and she enjoys working with all mediums from watercolour to oils, always with a touch of realism. Favouring black and white, Jaimee’s illustrations are sensitive and have an uncanny likeness to her subjects.
An exhibiting artist at Melbourne’s inaugural The Other Art Fair Jaimee has taught art classes on Sydney’s Northern Beaches since 2011 and is represented by The Drawing Arm as an illustrator. She was awarded the Royal Doulton and UNSW Art & Design Award in 2014. Her artworks and commissioned pieces are hung in private collections worldwide. In 2016 she graduated with a Bachelor of Design from UNSW Art & Design.
Jaimee is part of Le Creme Creative Brookvale, Sydney.
Jaimee's website
Her next exhibition Inside Bloom, is with her studio partner, Meg Minkley in November.
Thanks so much, Jaimee
This weeks guest is the fine artists Wanda Comrie. She is from Western Australia and is self described as an emerging creative who's practise encompasses observational realistically rendered compositions. Responding to shadow play in domestic scenes and locally found botanicals, she reflects the beauty and complexity that everyday living can provide.
Wanda sells very well via Instagram all over the world and was kind to share with us some of her ideas and processes. Check out he work on the following links.
You can find Wanda on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/wandacomrie/
or her website is https://wandacomrie.com
Wanda mentioned the artist Ashley Longshore https://www.instagram.com/ashleylongshoreart/?hl=en
Wanda was the 2019 Frankie magazine Good Stuff awards winner https://www.frankie.com.au
Wanda has won several art prizes check out her website for details.
Wanda's favourite artist tool is a light with a day light globe.
Wanda would love to meet the artist Margaret Olley https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=margaret+olley&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Art wank had a wonderful chat with the amazing Alexandra Plim. She is an hilarious multi-talented lady, mum, actress and artist. She has packed a lot into her world and after deciding to start painting 4 years ago she has an incredible following. Her work is fresh and fluid using lots of paint and lovely mark making. Alexandra has so much creative energy and started selling her work in the local Marrickville food markets when the canvases started piling up at home. We talked to her about working with kids, her acting life, hot dub time machine, art exhibitions and much more.,...
.Check out her fabulous work on
https://www.alexandraplim.com/
or
https://bluethumb.com.au/alexandra-plim
Her current exhibition is on at https://www.thewellingtongallery.com/
She would like to visit the studio of https://kendone.com.au/
Thanks so much Alexandra and good luck with your painting and exhibitions.....
This week we spoke to Archibald finalist 2020 Neil Ernest Tompkins about his art and all sorts of current affairs, we hope you enjoyed the chat.
Neil is currently showing in a show at titled 'Now here nowhere' , its is on from 15th to 27th September at Maunsell Wickes Gallery, on Glenmore Road in Paddington. https://maunsellwickes.com/exhibitions/
You can see his work on his website
https://www.neiltomkins.com/blog/now-here-nowhere
or his social media
https://www.instagram.com/neil_ernest_tomkins/
Neil is in a shared studio in Highground in Annandale https://www.facebook.com/pg/highergroundstudio/about/?ref=page_internal
Neil collaborated with artist Sidney Teodoruk check them out at Studio Gallery https://www.studiogallerymelbourne.com.au
Neil works next to artist Oliver Wagner http://www.alexseton.comhttps://www.instagram.com/_oliver_wagner_/?hl=en
Neil speaks of the sculptor friend Alex Seton http://www.alexseton.com
Neil choose for his artist to meet Neo Rauch
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=neo+rauch&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
We were thrilled to find out Joanna Gambotto lives in Avalon so we could easily visit her studio and see in person her amazing work! Her huge drawings are a sight to be seen, done in charcoal on paper depicting interiors from Hill End cottages on her recent residency there. We spoke to her about all aspects of her art career including her stint at National Art School. Joanna also makes beautiful etchings and makes ceramics too! She is a versatile and talented artist and we cant wait to see what happens next in her art career.
http://joannagambotto.com.au/
Hill End Artist residency - https://www.hillendart.com.au/
National Art School - https://nas.edu.au/
Elisabeth Cummings - https://kingstreetgallery.com.au/artists/elisabeth-cummings/
Photographer Sally Mayman came and spoke to us about her commercial and personal photography practise - she was a joy to be with so thank you Sally for telling us so much about your inspirations and how your environment and experiences have effected your work. We had such a fabulous chat, she is full of energy and passion, we so enjoyed learning about how photography has been her life long passion and how she juggled motherhood and creativity. Sally is an artist in residence at Barrenjoey high School in Avalon where our children are lucky enough to attend and have this fabulous addition to their education.
You can see Sallys work on her website https://www.turtlepictures.com.au
or on her social media on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sally.colley.98
Sally has been studying a Masters at COFA
https://artdesign.unsw.edu.au/future-students/postgraduate-research-degrees/master-fine-arts
Sally has many overseas travels and adventures with her camera one of the many projects she worked with Raleigh International. https://raleighinternational.org
Sally's brother is the Rocketman - https://www.kidsnews.com.au/technology/an-australian-man-flying-his-jetpack-has-wowed-crowds-around-sydney-harbour/news-story/4754357f5ea0d6060260d86df7ebcf81
Sally worked with Dale Kentwell on a project you can learn about it in this book https://www.qbd.com.au/seeing-saltwater-country/sally-mayman-dale-kentwell/9781925163704/
Sally told us about the plastic camera - you can find out about them here https://www.amazon.com.au/Holga-144120-120N-Plastic-Camera/dp/B000AL8JKW
Sally teaches children one day workshops with the Moran Art prizes https://www.moranprizes.com.au
Sally is artist in residence at Barrenjoey High School https://www.barrenjoeyhighschool.com.au
Sally works with Youth off the streets https://youthoffthestreets.com.au
Sally is a passionate cyclist and has participated in the Sydney to Surfers ride
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=sydney+to+surfers+paradise+bike+ride&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Sally's favourite artist tool is the dark room and her favourite artists are Peter Dombrovskis and Peter Tricanis https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&sxsrf=ALeKk01pBuSK9t77T5kGYuTOUkJ9SymnYA%3A1599553796420&ei=BEFXX4SdGc2F4-EPleWd2Ao&q=peter+tricanis+photographer+tasmania&oq=&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQARgEMgcIIxDqAhAnMgcIIxDqAhAnMgcIIxDqA
Artist Ben Waters https://www.bensartworld.com/ has just had a sell-out show at https://michaelreidstudiodirect.com.au/ in Surry Hills and kindly talked to us in his Avalon home. Ben grew up on the Northern Beaches and the landscapes of Barrenjoey inspire his beautiful work, particularly his new series of work, an emotional response to his surroundings. Ben is also a Visual Art and Design Technology teacher at Stella Maris College in Manly. Ben is on the https://www.pittwaterartiststrail.com.au/ and part of https://sydneyroadgallery.com/ in Seaforth. Basically, Ben is a very busy and talented man, so thanks for taking the time to talk to us.
University of NSW - https://artdesign.unsw.edu.au/
Jim Cobb, paint maker and Bens former employer - http://chromacryl.com/meet-jim-cobb/
Fred Williams artist https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/artists/williams-fred/
Elisabeth Cummings artist https://kingstreetgallery.com.au/artists/elisabeth-cummings/
Karen Hick was very kind to talk to us about her methods and painting practise - she was very detailed about her techniques. You can see her work on her instagram or at
Du Moulin Gallery
https://www.dumoulingallery.com.au
She is also represented by the Art gallery AGOPB https://www.instagram.com/artgalleryonpalmbeach/
Karen also works at the fabulous Avalon fabrics store go visit her there for all your haberdashery needs
http://www.avalonfabrics.com
Karen is one of the founding members of the Pittwater Artist Trail. https://www.pittwaterartiststrail.com.au
You can find all the materials (satin varnish, modelling paste) Karen discusses at https://theartshopmonavale.com.au
Karens favourite artist tool is a silicone spatula and the artist studio she would love to visit would be https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/artists/williams-fred/
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Fiona has a big crush on Todd's work and was a complete fangirl in this episode and we even talked about Frozen 2, so this episode has got it all!!
Todd is a Sydney based artist, curator and performance collaborator. With a practice that integrates sculpture, moving image, performance and painting, Todd Fuller is, at his core, a draughtsman. Underpinning all aspects of his practice is a love of drawing and a belief in its power as a democratic medium to connect, engage and delight audiences.
A graduate of Sydney’s National Art School, Fuller has exhibited widely across Australia over the last ten years. He was a finalist in the 2019 Sulman Prize, won the prestigious Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award in 2018, and his work is present in various public and private Australian collections, including the Parliament House Art Collection, Artbank, Sydney Harbour Trust, and numerous regional art galleries. Alongside his national success, Fuller has gained international attention, with his works in exhibitions in the United States, Italy, France, South Korea, Bangladesh, England, Singapore and Malta.
We talked about his influence of William Kentridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kentridge on his animation work.
Check out more of Todd's work at https://www.toddfuller.com.au/
Thanks so much, Todd for fueling Fiona's crush...
Thanks to Sophie Nolan for welcoming us into her studio and for showing us her beautiful work based around the female form.
You can learn about Sophies work on her instagram
https://www.instagram.com/sophie_ceramics/?hl=en
Sophie studied at Tafe in Hornsby
Sophie works with a stone clay that is called Special Clay it can be bought at any art store.
She is influenced by the female form and inspired by Matisee and Brett Whiteley.
Sophies pieces Mother and child can be viewed on instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8weaZAEUY/
Sophie upcoming solo show Curvy is at Michael Reid https://michaelreidclay.com.au
Sophie talks about the book Clay by Amber Creswell Bell http://www.ambercreswell.com/books/
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Submit any questions by emailing http://[email protected] DM us on our instagram
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Podcast artwork by Ingrid Kwong contact her http://littlescapes.com.au
We nearly wet ourselves when artist, Laura Jones said yes to being interviewed by Art Wank! She is one of our favourite artists so we were beyond excited. We had the best chat with Laura about art school, her studio, her love of colour and much more.
Her current exhibition is running at Sophie Gannon Gallery in Melbourne called, 'The Listening Ship', is a body of work showcasing her time spent in Antarctica on a research vessel. https://sophiegannongallery.com.au/
She has an upcoming solo show at Manly Art Gallery and Museum https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/arts-and-culture/manly-art-gallery-museum in December so be sure to see that one...we cant wait.
Thanks so much, Laura and happy painting!
laurajones.com.au
Thanks for listening to this weeks podcast we were lucky to be able to visit the amazing artist Catherine Cassidy in Cronulla who told us about her no fear attitude to painting from her early days of painting in oils to her current practise of using anything that works.
Catherine Cassidy's work can be found on her website https://catherinecassidy.studio
or on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/catherinecassidyartist/?hl=en
Julie and I spoke of our online classes we have just finished at https://nas.edu.au
Catherine spoke of her art education she attended Tafe and National Art school to do a masters.
Catherines goal in her artwork is to discover in the landscape, by a certain way of handling paint she retrieves that collective memory of the landscape - she has to keep reminding herself regularly of this need to be immersed in the natural environment.
Catherine's attitude was so refreshing to talk too and very honest about her work. She went to art school to prove to herself that she did not need to go. She feels that she works better by being isolated - she wants to be stimulated by the natural world not other artists work.
Catherine prefers to work on polyester or board and loves to use acrylic and oil sticks made by Sennelier.
We spoke of Quentin Blake on isolation art school using a homemade mix of oil sticks watch the you tube video here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1HHY1DQIvo
Rose Wylie's work is a favourite of Catherine's check her out -
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/rose-wylie-ra
Catherine quotes the artist George Baselitz on her website
‘The artist must deny everything, that’s their job.’
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/georg-baselitz-699 check him out
Julie and I went into the National park with the fantastic Tim from Girri Girra Aboriginal Experiences - you can find him on
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=girri+girra&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Catherines favourite art tool is her finger or a long haired hog haired filbert.
Catherine would choose to visit Rose Wylie's studio or Sid Nolan.
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This week's episode Is with he wonderful Avalon based artist Leonie Barton. You may know her around the Northern Beaches for her ephemeral artworks, arranging natural materials Into beautiful artworks. We had a great conversation via zoom about her paintings, health constraints on her work and Leonie's past work for the photographer Anne Geddes and much more...
Thanks Leonie!
leoniebarton.com
annegeddes.com
curatorialandco.com
Thanks to Richard Briggs for talking to us about your drawing life and your career in Architecture. He kindly answered our questions on Zoom from his office in Redfern hence the city sounds. Thanks for bearing with us with the sound fingers crossed we get the grant soon so we can get some sound equipment.
Richard is a multi talented artist who can be found on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/richardbriggs_artist/?hl=en
or his website https://www.richardbriggs.com.au
Richard has a degree in Architecture from Manchester University
He teaches at UNSW
The architect that went blind and feels he is now better at his job is Chris Downey
You can see the interview here https://www.hok.com/news/2019-01/chris-downey-an-architect-who-lost-his-sight-shares-his-story-on-60-minutes/
Urban sketchers are a world wide not for profit organisation that draw together it can be found at http://www.urbansketchers.org
Architects that Richard recommends for us to look at
David Boyle https://www.davidboylearchitect.com.au/projects/macmasters-house
Durbach Block Jaggers https://durbachblockjaggers.com
Julie mentions architects ARCHELLO
https://archello.com/project/the-lego-house
Richard wanted to meet and visit the studio of
Christo https://christojeanneclaude.net
Eltono https://www.eltono.com/en/
Richard's favourite artist tool is Stadaler pen https://www.staedtler.com/intl/en/
3M masking tape
Richard also mentioned Hunderwasser http://www.hundertwasser.at/english/oeuvre/malerei/malerei.php
and Grayson Perry https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/grayson-perry-4657
Welcome to episode 20 -
We were beyond excited to interview the wonderful artist, Blak Douglas, at his Marrickville studio last week. Blak Douglas was born in Western Sydney to a Dhungatti Aboriginal Father and Caucasian Mother, Blak Douglas was trained in illustration & photography and became self–practiced in painting. Blak Douglas is also a classically trained Yidaki player performing nationally and internationally accompanying the likes of Albert David, Christine Anu, Gondwanna Voices, Paul Jarman, Jessica Mauboy, Jane Rutter, Music Viva and Peter Sculthorpe. He has been a finalist in the Archibald prize three times along with the Mosman art prize, the Wynne prize and won the Kilgour art prize in 2019 and much more!
@blakdouglas was incredibly candid and open about his career, the Archibald prize, his use of materials, the art world, sponsorship by @3m masking tape and @permaplastik paint. He spoke about the political aspects of his work and his upcoming 'Blak Swans' series focusing on his response to the Blak lives matter movement -
‘So the immediate image that sprung to my mind is that of the ultimate metaphor for such an empowering individual… the Blak ballerina. The antithesis of white conservatism and clinical colonialism. A sacrilegious spectacle of uncouth representation. Here we have the beginnings of freedom of race, culture and most importantly – movement & grace. A celebration of EVERYTHING that has been denied to our Grandmothers, Aunties and Mothers. My suite of sweets dance at will across THEIR countries, celebrating THEIR connections and emotions. All the while, mimicking the very art form that has become the conservative constraint that has for some 200yrs silenced her dances upon this continent.’
He is painting Dujuan of @inmyblooditruns for the 2020 Archibald prize. We can’t wait to see that one. We learnt so much from this interview, thanks again Blak Douglas.
Find out more about him at www.blakdouglas.com.au
Happy listening and don't forget to rate, review and share this podcast!
Thanks for listening to this episode it was so inspiring to meet and talk all things creative with artist Susie Dureau. Susie is represented by Curatorial and Co
Here is Susie's latest artist statement
.Observations of light and atmosphere are central to my creative practice and while my paintings are landscape based, they are much more than literal depictions of the wilderness. They speak also of the wildness and primal nature in us.
In painting I seek to define that moment when a human being in the landscape feels so utterly connected to nature that she ceases to see herself as separate. I primarily work with oil on linen - beginning with loom state when time permits. My dedication to traditional techniques is for me akin to a summoning of the spirits of masters past - they are my constant guides. I live with my family on the Northern Beaches of Sydney where I take regular inspiration from the wild and free coastline. I work within a creative collective called LaCreme Creative Inc. in Brookvale where I get to spend my days surrounded by creatives of all kinds from filmmakers and architects to glassblowers and street artists.
You can find out about her amazing oil paintings on her website
and her instagram
Susie Teaches at the fantastic local art school at Mona Vale School of Visual arts https://mvartschool.com.au
Susie is currently studying a Masters in painting at National Art school
https://nas.edu.au
Susie and Fiona discuss the artist Cameron Robbins and his practise
https://mona.net.au/museum/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/cameron-robbins-field-lines
Susie studied with the artist Charlie Shear https://www.mayspace.com.au/artists-works/charlie-sheard
Susie is apart of La Creme Creative in Brookvale you can find out more about him https://www.lacremecreative.org
Susie's favourite artist tool is her favourite colour that she can't live without she chose Raw Umber.
Susie chose the artist Rembrandt if she could visit any artist studio dead or alive .
Today's episode we speak to the wonder woman, Peta Morris, the artist, musician, teacher and more....! We had such a great chat with Peta, encompassing many parts of her artistic life Including her one-woman musical, Baggage Limit, she wrote for Adelaide Fringe Festival. Peta Is a very Inspirational woman and her work with kids at The Kid Creative, an art school In Brookvale she founded, is remarkable.
Thanks for listening!
If you would like to find out more here are the links below -
Peta Morris - http://www.petamorris.com/
http://www.thekidcreative.com/ - art school In Brookvale run by Peta
Welcome to Season 2 of ART WANK - this season we are kicking off with the fabulous artist Nicola Woodcock.
You can find her at https://www.nicolawoodcock.com or on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/nicolawoodcockart
Nicola has her upcoming show BUSHWALK is opening on 17 - 28 June in Paddington at St Cloche or you can see it online from Wednesday night at 6 pm and you can purchase online and you can check it out at https://saintcloche.com
Nicola did the 100 DAY challenge https://www.the100dayproject.org
Nicola uses oil pastels as her chosen medium she recommends her favourite brand of NEOPASTEL - you can get this at the local art store check them out https://www.carandache.com/us/en/neopastel-s-1096.htm
Nicola referred to her favourite print of the Australian artist Margaret Preston and she is also her favourite artist that she would like to meet https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/?artist_id=preston-margaret
Nicola runs the Pittwater Artist Trail keep an eye on the website for news
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=pittwater+artists+trail+2020&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Nicola's favourite artist tool is the oil pastel her favourite colour is ASH grey
She uses the Sennelier fixative https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=sennelier+oil+pastel+fixative&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
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Artist Sharon Candy http://www.sharoncandy.com.au/home/spoke to us today about her creative practise of painting abstract works - she describes herself as an abstract expressionist landscape painter - she is a great example of turning her side hustle into her full time job. Or you can find her on her instagram http://instagram.com/sharoncandy
We learnt so much from her and are so grateful for sharing her journey with us.
Sharon has her studio at Me Artspace http://www.meartspace.com.au
Sharon Candy started off her exhibiting at local artshows.
Lindfield art show is found at
https://www.holyfamilyartshowandfair.com/lindfield-art-show
Sharon has been in several art prizes notably the Mosman art prizehttp://mosmanartgallery.org.au/mosman-art-prize
Sharon named her influences as Cecily Brown, Richard Diebenkorn
De Kooning, Degas, Matisse and Mark Rothko.
We had a great chat about materials we mentioned the artstore Parkers https://www.parkersartsupplies.com
Sharon shows her work at Art To Muse Gallery in Double Bay https://art2muse.com.au
Her next show will be in December the wonderfully named show Never to Literal
Check out Emily Imerson on Talking with Painters podcast https://www.talkingwithpainters.com/2020/05/04/ep-90-emily-imeson/
Northern Beaches Art Prize 2020 this year is an online exhibition https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/arts-and-culture/northern-beaches-art-prize/northern-beaches-art-prize-2020-entry-form
Sharon Candy favourite artists tool is a pencil - any pencil and her favourite artist studio to visit would be William De Kooning.
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This weeks episode is an interview with Sydney artist Jessica Watts with guest appearance of her dog Kevin. This is a great deep dive into her practise - thank you Jessica for sharing all the details and the business side of being a successful artist. It was a really helpful chat for Julie and I. She paints stunning figurative mixed media works incorporating vintage wallpaper The original idea of a Wallflower is a figure sinking into the background she has turned this idea on its head and her WALLFLOWERS are strong These works are described she describes her practise She wants an experience
She has been working the series Wallflowers and Pretty Boy for the past 5 years she discusses her practise
Being an artist is about connection with other people - she has a
You can find Jessica on her fabulous website https://www.jessicawatts.com.au/pages/about
or her instagram https://www.instagram.com/jessowatts/?hl=en
Jessica refers to the figurative artist Martine Emdur
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=martine+emdur&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Jessica Watts Studio buddy is Monique Tyacke https://www.instagram.com/moniquetyackeartist/?hl=en
Jessica's favourite art tool is a palette knife is a diamond shaped one you can get them at any good art shop.
She also loves Chavin paints which you can buy oil paints https://www.parkersartsupplies.com/colour/oil-paint/charvin-extra-fine-oil.html
Jessica favourite artist that she would love to have met is Viktor IV http://www.artnet.com/artists/viktor-iv/
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This week we spoke to best selling author and journalist, Sarah Turnbull. As part of her doctorate, she is writing a fiction book based on the life and works of C19 Australian impressionist, John Russell. He was great friends with Van Gogh, Monet and Matisse amongst other contemporary artists. We spoke to Sarah about his fascinating life, why she decided to write about him, his use of colour and his contemporaries. It was such an interesting chat, we learnt so much about John Russell's life and about the man himself. Sarah is an encyclopedia of knowledge on Russell so she was the perfect person to answer our questions. It made us want to delve more deeply into his work.
John Rusell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Russell_(Australian_painter)
Monet and Russell - https://theconversation.com/from-monet-to-rodin-john-russell-australias-french-impressionist-maps-artistic-connections-100249
Van Gogh and Russell - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-24/john-russell-australias-forgotten-impressionist-van-gogh-matisse/10029284
Matisse and Rusell - https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Farts%2Fvisual-arts%2Fmatisse-under-the-influence-of-russell%2Fnews-story%2F108b0ac5a19bb986962d45fe67e4435d&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium
Luke Scibberas and Euan Mcleod at Belle Ile - https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/whats-on/belle-ile-euan-macleod-luke-sciberras
Sarah's much loved book, Gilead by Marianne Robinson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68210.Gilead
Sarah's recent book recommendation - Writers and Lovers by Lily King https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45289222-writers-lovers
Thanks for listening to this episode sorry about the sound quality being a little up and down unfortunately due to Covid-19 we are still interviewing over the internet so its patchy. Also did not edit out some bits as they turned out to be a fun part of the interview - I hope you think so to.
Episode 12 was a fab and fun discussion with artists Laurie McKern the awesome painter of people in a realistic style, Laurie has a unique stye and captures an alluring beauty within her paintings and Petra Pinn who describes herself as a bit of everything artist as she loves to paint everything and does not want to pin herself down to one style. She is mega fan of colour and this is what interests her most so she equally enjoys painting the figure to the landscape or still life, she is currently painting beautiful vases of flowers which she has filmed time-lapse which you can view on her instagram account . Thanks again for talking to us about artist residencies and teaching and how you both go about your artist practise. It was fab to hear about how you both meet and your transition from designers to full time artists.
Laurie McKern can be found on instagram at http://instagram.com/lauriemckern or on her website https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=laurie+mckern&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
She is currently exhibiting and selling well at Art Gallery on Palm Beach http://instagram.com/artgalleryonpalmbeach
Petra Pinn can be found on instagram at http://instagram.com/petrapinn or on her website http://www.petrapinn.net/gallery
Laurie and Petra have closed the original space of Gallery Cats at Brookvale after 10 successful years - but they are still teaching you can find out what and where through their instagram accounts.
Laurie tells us about a list of residency opportunities https://resartis.org
Laurie and Petra went on an artist residency last year to the Olive Stack Residency in Ireland in the town of Listowel http://olivestack.com/artists-residency/
We mention the fabulous artist and mentor of mine Debbie Mackinnon who we interviewed in episode 4 so if you have not go have a listen. Or check out more about Debbie from her instagram http://instagram.com/debbiemackinnon
Laurie and Petra had many exhibitions to raise money for Oxfam with an idea called Art for Goats. You can check out Oxfam on this link https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=oxfam+goats&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Watch this space for the Art for Dogs idea that Laurie would like to get going - and get in touch if you interested in jumping on board.
Whats your favourite art tool?
Laurie's special tool is a Filbert paint brush - it has rounded sides. Laurie also loves a wax medium that she adds to her oils when she is painting. Petra's favourite is a stumpy brush and older brush that has done some time.
Any artist alive or dead who would you like to meet?
The artist Laurie would love to meet and go into their studio is Vali Myers
https://www.valimyerstrust.com/about-vali-myers/
The artist Petra would love to meet is Degas
Brigit Bullen Is a charismatic artist living In Avalon, NSW. She used to be a corporate psychologist but 5 years ago a devastating car accident left Brigit with a brain injury and impaired physical ability. We talked to Brigit about her ceramics practice and how It has helped heal her mentally and physically. Her mother Is artist Gail English and we spoke about her Influences on Brigit's art and Iife. Thanks, Brigit, we had a great chat. You might hear some odd noises in the podcast but I added them to edit out Brigit's children offering her multiple Anzac biscuits!! Very cute.
links In this episode -
Brigit's Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/crackedinthecoconut/?hl=en
Barrenjoey Highschool - https://www.barrenjoeyhighschool.com.au/
Brookvale Ceramics - http://brookvaleceramics.com.au/
Brigit's influences include -
Giacometti, sculptor/artist - https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/alberto-giacometti-1159
Andy Goldsworthy, artist - https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/andy-goldsworthy-7274
Mark Rothko, artist - http://www.markrothko.org/
Gail English, artist, Brigit's mother - https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Gail-English/C0A579B319320D61
Brigit talked about her childhood recollection of her Aunts sculpture of the Venus de Willendorf which has influenced her ceramics and love of the voluptuous women's form. take a look here at the Venus de Willendorf.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Willendorf
Thank you to Fiona Chandler for a fabulous chat about her art practise and running the Northern Beach's Sydney Road Gallery.
You can see Fiona's work on her website with links to Sydney Road Gallery http://sydneyroadgallery.com
https://fionakate.com.au
Links for topics mentioned in this weeks episode
The artist residency we talked about can be seen at https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/arts-and-culture
Fiona tells us about the surface of her paintings - she talked of a surface called Clayboard - you can find it at https://www.thesydneyartstore.com.au/product-group/831-ampersand-clay-boards/category/248-boards-panels?gclid=CjwKCAjwp-X0BRAFEiwAheRui4BnIaw03xBh45aoOhzKV3ztJ1a7eLfdSVoxtOc_5AoS1aIFaOpCwRoC3y4QAvD_BwE
We talked about the Artist Nick Hall his work can be seen at Wagner Contemporary http://www.wagnercontemporary.com.au/artists/nick-hall
Learn all about the gallery Sydney Road that started in 2017 at their website and have a look at their online gallery with the Black and White show that is currently on display. Check out each of the artists on their website and then follow the instagram accounts.
http://sydneyroadgallery.com
Fiona is involved into with the Creative Women's Circle that she works with Saffron Craig you can find out about this at
https://www.facebook.com/SaffronCraig/
https://www.creativewomenscircle.com.au
https://www.creativewomenscircle.com.au/events-list/creative-women-in-conversation-cw3m8
Fiona's advise for getting PR is to write articles and pitch ideas and to give it a go you can see the press that she has on her website.
So jump onto instagram to snaffle a Fiona Chandler artwork at 9am every Thursday but be quick as they sell fast.
Fiona answered our new questions via email on Favourite art tool and why ? A big fluffy non branded brush I have lived with forever. I had to buy tweezers just so I could pull the hair off the painting that it leaves behind. Throw it out. Never.
Live or dead artist you would love to have a tour of their studio? How to choose? I am thinking all things close to home at the moment. I would love to see Julian Meagher's space and process.
If you could go anywhere in the world right now where would it be and why?
Katherine Gorge - I have always wanted to paint and camp out there. The landscape looks incredible. A long car ride there is very appealing also.
We finished the episode with a Whats occurring? This segment discusses what we have been watching listening to and keeping us amused whilst in Covid -19 lockdown.
Check out the production on offer at National Theatre in UK. http://nationaltheatre.org.uk
Julie's recommendation is to check out Manly library on line https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=manly+library&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Damien Hurst on his instagram is being interviewed ch
In this episode Fiona and Julie this week talk over the phone with the contemporary artist http://gemmarasdall.com who is a fabulously and fun youthful artist living the dream of being a full time artist whilst living on her boat full time which is mored in the stunning Pittwater and commuting to her studio on Scotland island. Gemma is an impressionist mixed media mixed media painter working on sail cloth. Gemma studied at Art college in a BA in Design majoring in Textiles because she did not want to be a "poor artist".
Mentioned in this weeks episode :
If you have a Dacron sail Gemma would love a donation especially an old one.
Gemma's mother is local legend Art teacher Meredith Rasdall you can find out about her art classes at https://www.meredithrasdall.com.au/artclasses
Scotland island is on the Pittwater in Sydney. https://www.scotlandisland.org.au
Gemma is not currently with a gallery but would love to have a show in the city next year. We talked about the amazing gallery St Cloche in Sydney http://stcloche.com.au
Check out the stunning artist Emily Imeson that Julie and I recently saw at St Cloche https://emilygraceart.wordpress.com
Check out her instagram for commissions and all enquiries. http://instagram.com/gemmarasdall
Your can read more about Gemma in the article on the awesome Design Files https://thedesignfiles.net/2019/07/studiovisit-artist-gemmarasdall-sailing-sydney/
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This weeks episode is an interview with local Northern beaches environmentalist artist Rachel Carroll http://rachelcarroll.com.au
The audio on this episode is a bit noisy - thanks for bearing with us whilst we navigate these Covid-19 times with houses full of kids and husbands and by the sound of it a lot of birds...
Items and topics mentioned in this episode:
We asked Rachel do we need to go to art college? Rachel talks about how it helped her believes it will develop us as artists. She describes how being at Art college is great with developing a body of work and a fabulous opportunity to really focus and absorb yourself in your work. Working at a high level at an art institution is about forcing you into a space with guidance from practising artists. You also get an end of year show which can be a fantastic opportunity to get a foot hold into the industry.
Rachel studied at https://artdesign.unsw.edu.au
Rachel suggests that when writing artist statements to do it in the 3rd person and write from your heart. Write about your process and aesthetic.
Rachel has a show coming up in Katoomba in July. Check out her website for details.
Rachel has been drawn to Encaustic through Jenny Sages work https://kingstreetgallery.com.au/artists/jenny-sages/
Rachel is teaching from her home studio and in different art centres check out her website for details. http://rachelcarroll.com.au
She suggests to check out NAVA website and newsletters https://visualarts.net.au
We ask Rachel how to keep motivated? if you can't get to the studio make sure you use a journal or a sketchbook and look at art everyday and keep connected with always putting down ideas that is what feeds Rachel's practise.
We talk about remote teaching and how that is working for us - check out Fiona's new online lessons which she is developing - she has launched her NO rules ARTskool check out the options on http://fionaverity.com.au or contact her at [email protected]
We finished the chat with the what's next for both Julie and I and discussed the options for us for our main questions of this SEASON - where to have a art show.
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Many thanks to http://jancristaudo.com.au Jan Cristaudo for talking to us today about how she puts together a solo art show and how she promotes herself.
Some of Jan's marketing strategies she mentioned :
http://pittwaterlife.com.au local free magazine Pittwater Life
http://artgallery.nsw.gov.au to find the Look magazine
http://theartshopmonavale.com.au the art shop at Mona Vale promotes her shows and workshops which she runs there
Jan also mentioned
http://asoc.net.au the Art society at Canberra
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In this episode Fiona and Julie this week talk over the phone with the contemporary artist http://debbiemackinnon.com who answered so many of our questions about how to take those next steps towards having an art show outside of your local areas. Debbie helps unpack the myths and gives great advise to emerging artists Fiona Verity and Julie Nicholson and helps them to see that you need to be brave and plan ahead. In the midst of the global crisis of Covid-19 it was fabulous to be able to connect via technology rather than the original booked face to face interview and we are grateful to learn from such an experienced artist.
Mentioned in this weeks episode :
View artist Debbie Mackinnon on her instagram http://instagram.com/debbiemackinnon
Mike Staniford Debbie's partner in life and art http://instagram.com/mikestaniford
Artist mentor at art class http://judithwhite.net
Art galleries mentioned
http://arogallery.com ARO Gallery
https://www.workshoparts.org.au/ewart-gallery Ewart Gallery
https://www.lethbridgegallery.com Lethbridgegallery
Art prizes mentioned
Good website listing https://www.art-prizes.com
http://mosmanartgallery.org.au/art-prizes Mosman art prize
https://www.ravenswoodartprize.com.au/artprize/home Ravenswood art prize
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Welcome to our new podcast with artist http://fionaverity.com.au and Julie Nicholson.
Come along for the ride with two comical, curious artists talking about there creative journey and hear them interviewing artists, teachers and all the creatives they can find to guide them within the arts community and discussing the art world.
In this episode we launch season one which will be an insight into what it takes to work towards and create an visual artist solo show - Fiona and Julie will be interviewing and asking questions of Artists, gallery owners, and any one within the arts community who can help them along on their journey of discovery into their arts practises. There conversations begin with asking each other what they have done so far in their artistic careers.
Mentioned in this episode:
Workshop art Centre in Willoughby in Sydney Workshoparts.org.au
Artist and teacher Judith White http://judithwhite.net
Pittwater Artist Trail http://pittwaterartisttrail.com.au
Art gallery on Palm Beach http://instagram@artgalleryonpalm
Sydney art Space http://sydneyartspace.com
Sound Engineer Gary Le quo
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In this episode we ask the question What do Artists do all day?
Come along for the ride and find out in this weeks episode what artists Julie Nicholson and Fiona Verity do all day in their art studios and enjoy the surprise visit they make to talk to local artists Vanessa Ashcroft http://instagram.com/vanessaashcroft and Catriona Pollard http://theartofweaving.com.au at the new art gallery in Palm Beach Sydney http:/artgalleryonpalmbeach.com.au
Mentioned in this weeks episode :
BBC tv shows What do artists do all day can be found at
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rjr1d/episodes/guide
Want to see more of Catriona Pollards art check out her instagram
http://instagram.com/catrionapollard or if you are interested in help with PR
http://[email protected]
Want to see more of Vanessa Ashcroft art http://vanessaashcroft.com.au
oops correction I mentioned artist Sophie Nolan who is a local ceramicist I meant British artist http://pollymorgan.co.uk Polly Morgan who uses taxidermy to create artwork.
Catriona talks about studying at National Art school you can find them at http://nas.edu.au
Check out the art classes on offer for Fiona http://fionaverity.com.au
Julie would like to make the correction that Ben's dinners are not terrible and that he's a marvellous cook!
CONTACT US
Submit any questions to [email protected] or DM us on our instagram
Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/fionaverity http://instagram.com/julienicholsonartist
http://instagram.com/art.wank
Podcast artwork by http://littlescapes.com.au
En liten tjänst av I'm With Friends. Finns även på engelska.
