Bench Talk
Welcome to Bench Talk — the podcast where I dive into real, honest conversations with inspiring artists, to reveal what it really takes to build a thriving creative career.
I’m your host, Tom Gerrard — an international artist from Australia and Co-Founder of The Art Career Academy, an online school dedicated to helping visual artists rise up and go pro. I kicked off this podcast back in 2016, when I was dreaming of going full-time with my art. And through these chats, I found the path and walked it.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 201
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
#104 - Stephen Tierney
This week I catch up with Sydney based collage artist Stephen Tierney. We discuss his art career, his graphic design career and basing himself in different countries.
00:55:00 |
Sun 15 Jul 2018
#103 - Deams
This week I catch up with Deams. We discuss his upbringing in a creative family, his mural work and his abstract gallery work.
00:55:00 |
Sun 08 Jul 2018
#102 - Adnate
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Adnate. We discuss his transition from graffiti to painting large scale portraits, his indigenous subjects and his technique.
00:53:02 |
Sun 01 Jul 2018
#101 - Daily Drawing
This week I'm talking about a topic that I touched on in episode #7, Daily Drawing. I've been drawing on a daily basis for over 4 years and I cover the tricks, tips and results I've found from doing …
00:16:18 |
Sun 24 Jun 2018
#100 - Michael Reeder
For my 100th episode I have a real cracker for you. I catch up with American artist Michael Reeder. If you're not familiar with him, check out his art on instagram @reederone - We discuss his art car…
00:59:03 |
Sun 17 Jun 2018
99 - Arterior
This week I catch up with the handyman and lady or the art world GT and Jane from Arterior. We discuss the projects they have worked on within the art world and their new studio and gallery in Melbou…
00:55:21 |
Mon 11 Jun 2018
98 - Sam Octigan
This week I catch up with Melbourne based fine artist Sam Octigan. We discuss how he balances his art career with his career as an illustrator and his exhibition 'Regal' that opens at RVCA gallery in…
00:41:15 |
Sun 03 Jun 2018
97 - New 2
This week I catch up with old school Melbourne graffiti writer New 2. We discuss his life in graffiti, ceramics and living in a teepee.
00:47:50 |
Sun 27 May 2018
96 - Fikaris
This week I catch up with Melbourne based comic artist, independent publisher and artist Fikaris. We discuss independent publishing, painting jungles and his art career.
00:54:01 |
Sun 20 May 2018
95 - Martin McIntosh - Outre Gallery
This week I sit down with Martin McIntosh from Outre Gallery. We discuss the origins of Outre Gallery, the artists they've exhibited and their 21st birthday exhibition that is currently on.
00:29:18 |
Sun 13 May 2018
94 - Buff Diss
This week I catch up with Melbourne based tape artist Buff Diss. We discuss owning your own style of art and dealing with imitators.
00:40:00 |
Sat 05 May 2018
93 - Tom Civil
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist and printmaker Tom Civil. We discuss his art career, his love of printmaking and his storytelling within his artwork.
00:44:19 |
Sun 29 Apr 2018
92 - Kirpy
This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist Kirpy. We discuss his complex and highly detailed stencils of street scenes, his time spent in Berlin and his up and coming Melbourne exhibition.
00:29:12 |
Sun 22 Apr 2018
91 - Ben Eine
This week I catch up with British artist Ben Eine. We discuss his introduction to art through graffiti and how he got his art in the White House.
00:36:17 |
Sun 15 Apr 2018
90 - Steve Leadbeater
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Steve Leadbeater. We discuss what he got out of his 365 days of Leadbeater instagram challenge and his up and coming exhibition Within Us.
00:33:23 |
Sat 07 Apr 2018
89 - Kaff Eine
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Kaff Eine. We discuss her career path prior to becoming an artist, her use of photo realism and stripping back her colour palette.
00:48:28 |
Mon 02 Apr 2018
88 - Georgia Hill
This week I catch up with Sydney based artist Georgia Hill. We discuss her graphical paintings, greyscale colour palette and living as an artist with Synesthesia.
00:49:22 |
Sun 25 Mar 2018
86 - Loretta Lizzio
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Loretta Lizzio. We discuss selling in a concept when being commissioned to create art and how being hit by a bus kickstarted her art career.
00:35:16 |
Mon 12 Mar 2018
85 - Todd Henry
This week I catch up with American author and host of the Accidental Creative podcast Todd Henry. Todd helps people and organisations generate brilliant ideas. His books have been translated into mor…
00:36:35 |
Sun 04 Mar 2018
84 - CMP ONE
This week I catch up with Danish artist and graffiti writer CMP One. We discuss his involvement with the 80s Danish hip hop scene. His graffiti career and his paintings of urban scenes featuring b-bo…
01:04:00 |
Mon 26 Feb 2018
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