The Art Career

Marina Press Granger worked in the NYC Art World for years, mostly as a gallery director and hated seeing artists get the runaround. Working in galleries during the time that social media became a th…

This week we take a look back on the Season 2 Finale of The Art Career where Emily McElwreath interviews acclaimed author Cheryl Strayed. Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsel…

Meg Lionel Murphy: Painting After PTSD From Domestic Violence

*Content warning - Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse*

Meg Lionel Murphy paints a dreamworld where suffering transforms femme bodies into…

On Season 4, Episode 8 of The Art Career, Emily sits down with Jemima Kirke and her two cats in her Brooklyn home. The actress, painter, writer, and lover of movies shares insights about performance,…

On Season 4, Episode 7, Emily sits down with artist Jenna Gribbon, in her studio in Brooklyn, NY. 

Brooklyn-based painter Jenna Gribbon’s figurative canvases present tender, uncanny scenes of everyda…

Let's travel back to season 2 and listen to a powerful conversation with Mickalene Thomas.

In Episode 1, Season 2 of The Art Career we welcome artist Mickalene Thomas. In preparation for her solo exh…

On Season 4, Episode 5, Emily sits down with artist Natalie Baxter in her studio in Upstate NY. 

Natalie Baxter (b. 1985, Lexington, KY) received her MFA from the University of Kentucky in 2012 and a…

Christine Kuan is the President and Creative Director of Creative Capital.

Before joining Creative Capital, Christine Kuan was CEO and Director of Sotheby’s Institute of Art, where she oversaw the M…

On Season 4, Episode 3, Emily McElwreath sits down with Roberta Smith in her Greenwich Village home. It was a memorable fall afternoon and an episode you won't want to miss. 

Roberta Smith is co-chie…

On Season 4, Episode 2, Emily speaks with artist Damien Davis for a candid conversation about the importance of understanding that the ARTIST is at the center of the ecosystem, not the other way arou…

Welcome to season 4 of the Art Career. We start the season on a beautiful fall day in a kitchen in NYC’s Chinatown. Before we sit down for our interview, artist Mathew Tully Dugan cooks the most deli…

Welcome to the "True Crime Gallery: The Dark Side of Art", the Season 3 mini series finale of The Art Career Podcast, where we are going to uncover the dark and twisted tales where art and crime inte…

Welcome to the "True Crime Gallery: The Dark Side of Art", the season 3 mini series finale of The Art Career Podcast, where we are going to uncover the dark and twisted tales where art and crime inte…

Welcome to the "True Crime Gallery: The Dark Side of Art", the Season 3 mini series finale of The Art Career Podcast, where we are going to uncover the dark and twisted tales where art and crime inte…

On Season 3 episode 12 of The Art Career, Emily sits down with Carroll Dunham in his Connecticut home.

Carroll Dunham lives and works in New York and Connecticut. His most recent solo exhibitions inc…

We are bringing back Jasmine Wahi's episode from Season 2 Episode 6 of The Art Career Podcast!

In this episode, Emily McElwreath interviews Jasmine Wahi. Wahi's multi-faceted curatorial and social pr…

On Season 3 episode 11 of The Art Career, Emily McElwreath interviews Will Shott.

When Houston-born jewelry designer Will Shott sought to revolutionize eternally classic design for this genderless fi…

In preparation for her upcoming installation for this year's Parcours at Art Basel, Emily McElwreath interviews Chloe Wise.

Chloe Wise’s practice spans diverse media, including painting, sculpture, …

On Season 3, Episode 8, Emily McElwreath interviews Dr. Kate Tomas.

Dr. Kate Tomas is a spiritual teacher, mentor and advisor, with a doctoral degree in Theology from the University of Oxford, and ov…