Extraordinary Creatives
Extraordinary Creatives: The Premier Art Podcast
Welcome to the Extraordinary Creatives podcast, your gateway to the world of exceptional artists and creative leaders who have defied the odds to make a significant impact in the arts and beyond.
Hosted by Ceri Hand, creative coach, curator, and seasoned arts and business insider, this podcast offers a wealth of insights into art and creativity through in-depth interviews. Ceri’s extensive experience and genuine passion for the arts make every episode a treasure trove of inspiration and practical advice.
At the heart of Extraordinary Creatives is the belief that creativity is essential for success. However, it is the courage, confidence, and resilience to dare to be different that truly transforms the world. With her warm, playful, and straight-talking style, Ceri delves into the ideas, processes, mindsets, victories, and challenges of trailblazers who have paved the way in the arts.
Ceri’s mission is to support 100,000 artists and arts leaders by 2025 by providing exclusive access to information, inspiration, and expertise. Discover the transformative power of art with Extraordinary Creatives. Tune in and follow so you don’t miss an episode!
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 141
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Grief, the Technicolour Rattlesnake
Not long ago, Ceri asked one of her favourite artists if there was a subject they’d like her to write about in her weekly Beat the Block newsletter. They said, “making through grief.” When she shared…
00:08:03 |
Thu 18 Sep 2025
Artists Hold The Keys To How We See and Live with Ben Luke
This week, Ceri is delighted to introduce you to the extraordinary Ben Luke, who has spent three decades at the heart of the art world, his voice shaping how we hear from artists—now it’s his turn to…
01:30:43 |
Mon 15 Sep 2025
The One Skill That Changed My Life: How to Negotiate with Confidence and Clarity
Today, Ceri talks about the one skill that completely changed her life. Not a new app, not a productivity hack, but negotiation. As a recovering people-pleaser, Ceri used to dread negotiating with c…
00:10:57 |
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Trusting the Thread: Holly Stevenson on Creative Instincts and Artistic Integrity
For the British artist Holly Stevenson clay, memory and psychoanalysis intertwine in hauntingly playful sculptures. This conversation traces Holly’s extraordinary journey—from her Russian grandmother…
01:39:01 |
Mon 08 Sep 2025
How to Find Your Artworld Champions
To grow your art career, you don’t need one gatekeeper, you need a creative ecosystem. Nobody´s career can grow in isolation, everyone needs champions - Curators, Writers, Collectors, Funders, Peers,…
00:08:20 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Photography That Blends Memory and Fantasy with Josh Aronson
Josh Aronson doesn’t just take photos—he builds scenes that blur memory and fantasy, tenderness and tension. Josh creates emotionally charged photographic tableaux that reimagine the Southern landsca…
01:22:47 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
Exploring New Ways To Combine The Elements Of Our Visual World with Pari Ehsan
Today, Ceri is joined by the brilliant and boundary-breaking Pari Ehsan, artist, curator and founder of the platform Pari Dust. She weaves transcultural aesthetics, fashion, architecture and contempo…
01:21:00 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Who Are Your Art World Champions (And Why You Need at Least 10 of Them)
In this episode, Ceri asks - Do you really need a commercial gallery to thrive as an artist? - The answer is no, not necessarily. Instead of relying solely on a commercial gallery, you need a team - …
00:08:35 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Do You Really Need a Commercial Gallery to Thrive as an Artist?
Today, Ceri answers the age-old question – Do You Really Need a Commercial Gallery to Thrive as an Artist? Ceri has run her own commercial galleries in Liverpool and London, worked for the blue-chip …
00:10:54 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Art As A Catalyst for Change with Peter Kennard
Peter Kennard is one of the most uncompromising, clear eyed political artists of our time, a pioneer of photomontage. His work rips through the surface of state power, war, capitalism and environment…
01:26:00 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
You´re Not Meant to Fit in - You´re Meant to Resonate
Today, Ceri answers a question she is asked every single day - "How do I find a gallery where I fit in, a curator who fits my kind of work, how do I fit in?”
This episode is a rallying cry for creat…
00:07:36 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art with Orlando Whitfield
What happens when the art world’s golden boy vanishes—and leaves behind a trail of deception, millions in missing artwork, and a best friend caught in the blast radius? Today Ceri speaks with Orlando…
01:10:09 |
Mon 11 Aug 2025
The Case For Ugly, Challenging, Unsellable Art
Many artists feel their work is too dark, too ugly or challenging to sell. As someone who has sold paintings of infamous murderers, photographs of a drag queen dressed up as Van Gogh, missing ear and…
00:11:28 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
A Masterclass in Curating As Care Infrastructure and Expansive Thinking with Dr. Livia Alexander
Today, Ceri is joined by Dr Livia Alexander a Brooklyn based curator, writer and professor of Visual Studies at Montclair State University whose curatorial work bridges continents, disciplines and ph…
01:09:29 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
Which Option is Best, Solo, Duo or Group Exhibition?
For this episode, Ceri provides a comprehensive answer to an important question that many of her artists have – which is best? A solo, duo or group exhibition? She shares how to assess each opportun…
00:12:04 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Insights into Playing the Long Game as an Artist with Shezad Dawood
Today, Ceri sits down with the brilliant Shezad Dawood, whose expansive practice spans painting, textile, sculpture, film and digital media. He weaves stories, realities and symbolism to create richl…
01:30:30 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Are We There Yet?
Have you ever walked into a gallery opening, heart pounding, and thought, “What am I doing here? Everyone else looks like they belong”. You're not alone. That voice in your head telling you you're no…
00:06:33 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Asking For Help Is Not Weakness - It Is How You Will Be Successful with Danielle Krysa
For this episode, Ceri is joined by Danielle Krysa, host of "The Jealous Curator" podcast, author and a highly successful mixed media artist. Danielle shares her very rocky artistic journey, includin…
01:59:59 |
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Should You Start a Newsletter as an Artist?
Is it really worthwhile for an artist to start a newsletter, these days? Ceri’s answer is - yes. She explains why, even in the age of AI, endless algorithm tweaks and dopamine-driven social scrolls, …
00:11:19 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Chewing Gum and Cinematic Truths – A Rebellious Filmmaker’s Journey with John Smith
In this episode Ceri is joined by the incomparable John Smith—artist-filmmaker, mischievous narrator, cinematic magician. Over the past five decades, John has created more than 60 award-winning films…
01:40:23 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
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