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
42 - Chehehe
This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist Chehehe. We discuss his artwork, planed Chehehe and art pong. To see more of his work find him on instagram at @stayingcheative
00:30:02 |
Mon 13 Mar 2017
41 - Nychos
This week I catch up with Austrian artist Nychos. We discuss his recent trip to Australia, his work ethic and his graffiti roots.
01:03:26 |
Mon 06 Mar 2017
40 - Melissa Grisancich
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Melissa Grisancich. We discuss her introduction to art, her art practise and her up and coming exhibition in San francisco. To see more go Melissa's a…
00:56:38 |
Mon 27 Feb 2017
38 - Aeon & Tom Gerrard
This week the tables are turned. Rone takes the place of interviewer and interviews Tom Gerrard & Aeon. We discuss being one person exhibiting as two different artists, dangerous travel experiences a…
01:01:00 |
Sun 12 Feb 2017
37 - Broken Fingaz
This week I catch up with Tant and Unga of the Broken Fingaz crew. We discuss building an international art career from Israel, working as a crew and their individual art careers. To find out more ab…
00:54:43 |
Sun 05 Feb 2017
36 - Amok Island
This week I catch up with Perth based Dutch artist Amok Island. We chat about his move to Australia, his love of nature and his work with painting and sculpture. To see more of Amok Island's work go …
01:00:47 |
Sun 29 Jan 2017
35 - Dabs and Myla
This week I catch up with LA based Australian artists Dabs and Myla. We discuss their career, setting up life in LA and turning your exhibitions into more than just a few paintings hung on a wall. To…
01:09:57 |
Sun 22 Jan 2017
34 - Plutonic Lab
Bench Talk is back. The first guest for 2017 is Melbourne based musician and producer Plutonic Lab. We discuss his career, living off making music and the wide variety of projects he's worked on. To …
01:09:08 |
Sun 15 Jan 2017
33 - Sean Morris
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist and illustrator, Sean Morris. We discuss his art career, generating clients as an illustrator and life as a creative. To see more of Sean's work go to…
00:59:05 |
Sat 17 Dec 2016
32 - 45RPM
This week I catch up with UK based artist 45RPM. We discuss his recent trip to Australia, life in Bristol and his art career. You can see more of his art at https://www.instagram.com/45rpmwhat/
00:50:00 |
Sun 11 Dec 2016
31 - Leadbeater
This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist and graphic designer Steve Leadbeater. We talk about his latest project '365 days of Leadbeater' where he is creating a piece of art each day for 365 …
01:14:00 |
Sun 04 Dec 2016
30 - Wonderwalls - Simon Grant
This weeks podcast I catch up with one of the founders of Wonderwalls mural festival, Simon Grant. We discuss the origins of the festival and what it takes to put on something this large.
01:07:00 |
Sat 26 Nov 2016
29 - Andy Murphy
This week I catch up with Melbourne based illustrator Andy Murphy. Andy has done a lot of work in the skateboarding and music industries and his art often includes wordplay and humour. We discuss his…
01:12:00 |
Sun 20 Nov 2016
28 - Mander
This week I catch up with Martin Ander AKA Mander. He's a Swedish illustrator and designer who has had a great career within the skateboarding, publication and music industries. We discuss his career…
01:15:10 |
Sun 13 Nov 2016
27 - Alex Mitchell (Backwoods Gallery)
This week I sit down with co-founder of Backwoods Gallery, Alex Mitchell. We discuss his life as an entrepreneur in the art scene, how to get involved with a gallery and living overseas.
00:58:36 |
Sun 06 Nov 2016
26 - Ha Ha
This week I sit down with Melbourne based stencil artist Ha Ha (Regan Tamanui). We discuss his career as a stencil artist, moving his life to Melbourne and conspiracy theories. To see more of his art…
00:37:30 |
Sun 30 Oct 2016
25 - Rob Donat
This episode I sit down with Rob Donat. Rob is a Melbourne based photographer who has a job that sees him travel around the the suburbs of Melbourne. During his travels he documents the decaying arch…
00:42:08 |
Sun 23 Oct 2016
24 - Mysterious Al
This week I sit down with London's Mysterious Al. We discuss coming up in the London Street art scene in the early 2000's, putting on illegal art exhibitions and the direction he's taken his art. To …
01:06:35 |
Sun 16 Oct 2016
23 - Michael Danischewski
This episode I sit down with my good friend, film maker and photographer Michael Danischewski. We discuss his career to date, travel, tips for getting a great photo and his up and coming exhibition a…
00:56:48 |
Sun 09 Oct 2016
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