The (art)Scene Podcast
The(art)Scene Podcast is a series of conversations with up & coming artists, gallery owners and art/museum professionals. We’ll cover not only their work, but other facets of their lives and the stories that come with them.
- Update frequency
- every 28 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 60
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
59: Episode 59: Shannon Rogers
Today's guest is Shannon Rogers, an artist and painter based out of Oakland, CA. You'll hear us discuss his early beginnings in Little Rock, Arkansas and his growth as an artist exploring geometric a…
00:57:39 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
58: Episode 58: Drew Grasso
Today's guest is Drew Grasso, an artist and printmaker based out of Oakland, CA. We discussed 222 Press, the new publishing project he recently founded and Sun Night Editions, the former print publis…
00:58:03 |
Sat 30 Nov 2024
57: Episode 57: Meryl Pataky
The newest episode of the podcast features, Meryl Pataky, a multi-disciplined artist known for her amazing neon pieces. Based here in the Bay Area, I visited Meryl in her studio to discuss her early …
01:19:34 |
Wed 17 Jan 2024
56: Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa
This week's guest on the (art)Scene Podcast is Oakland-based artist Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa whose art practice focuses on charcoal, airbrush painting, and most recently mixed media painti…
00:47:36 |
Thu 17 Aug 2023
55: Isaac Vazquez Avila
After a long hiatus the (art)Scene Podcast is back with a brand new guest: Isaac Vazquez Avila, a painter & sculptor based in San Francisco. I stopped by his studio in Bernal Heights to discuss what…
00:54:04 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
54: Episode 54: Liz Hernandez
On today's episode I am joined by Liz Hernandez, an artist based in Oakland, CA whose work includes paintings, drawings, sculptures and writings deeply influenced by memories & surroundings of her ho…
00:40:40 |
Fri 03 Sep 2021
53: Episode 53: Lena Gustafson #2
After a long hiatus, the (art)Scene Podcast returns with an all new episode featuring Oakland-based artist Lena Gustafson who discusses what she has been working on during the pandemic including a gr…
00:37:09 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
52: Episode 52: Muzae Sesay Returns
Muzae Sesay returns to the podcast this week to catch up with me about the various projects he's worked on since he's last been on three years ago such as the blacktop mural he did at the Rainbow Rec…
01:19:01 |
Thu 12 Nov 2020
51: Episode 51: Joonbug
After a brief hiatus, I am back with a brand new episode featuring Oakland based artist and graphic designer, Lenworth Macintosh who is also goes by Joonbug. On today's episode you'll hear us discuss…
01:14:39 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
50: Episode 50: Mark Sabb #2
Back on the podcast is Mark Sabb, Senior Director of Innovation, Marketing and Engagement at the Museum of African Diaspora (MoAD). On today's episode we discuss what museums such as MoAD, are doing …
00:46:48 |
Fri 26 Jun 2020
49: Episode 49: on-off.site w/ Stephanie Garcés & Stephanie Smith
This week we have two new guests on the podcast: Stephanie Garcés,
Education and Community Engagement Coordinator at SFMOMA & Stephanie Smith, Director of Content and Creative Strategy at CCA. Today…
Education and Community Engagement Coordinator at SFMOMA & Stephanie Smith, Director of Content and Creative Strategy at CCA. Today…
00:40:08 |
Fri 08 May 2020
48: Episode 48: Luca Antonucci #3
Luca Antonucci (co-founder of Colpa Press) is back on the podcast this week to talk about the projects Colpa Press is working on during the quarantine and the current state of the 2020 SF Art Book Fa…
00:28:21 |
Fri 01 May 2020
47: Episode 47: Christo Oropeza #2
This week Christo is back on the podcast to talk about his new role at SFMOMA & Incline Gallery's 9th anniversary show at anälog gallery. We also just check in with each other and see how we are deal…
00:37:03 |
Thu 23 Apr 2020
46: Episode 46: Cléa Massiani #2
New episode with Cléa Massiani, curator & exhibition coordinator at Creativity Explored. We discuss the quarantine, the recent closure of the San Francisco Art Institute and the work that Creativity …
00:46:28 |
Wed 15 Apr 2020
45: Episode 45: Jamil Hellu
Today's guest is Jamil Hellu, visual artist based in the Bay Area whose work deals with issues of identity relating to race, queer sexuality, and gender. We discuss his path to becoming an artist and…
00:59:42 |
Wed 11 Mar 2020
44: Episode 44: Joe Yorty
Today's guest is Joe Yorty, artist and co-founder of Best Practice, an alternative art space in San Diego. Joe discusses his background in the Navy, his art practice and the work he is doing with Bes…
00:40:16 |
Thu 14 Nov 2019
43: Episode 43: Rio Yañez #2
Rio Yanez is back on the pod to talk about two recent projects he's been working on. The first is a current exhibition at the Thacher Gallery at the University of San Francisco titled Studio Misión: …
00:37:04 |
Fri 18 Oct 2019
42: Episode 42: Current Seen
The podcast is back and with a special new episode. Today's guest is Bleu Cease, Executive Director of the Rochester Contemporary Art Center who is on to discuss Current Seen, an upcoming biennial in…
00:44:57 |
Wed 02 Oct 2019
41: Episode 41: Adrian Martinez
The 4th annual San Francisco Art Book Fair kicks off this weekend at the Minnesota Street Project and so for this week's guest I thought it would be great to invite one of the exhibitors: Adrian Mart…
01:08:16 |
Fri 19 Jul 2019
40: Episode 40: BICA with Emily Reynolds & Nando Alvarez-Perez
Emily Reynolds and Nando Alvarez-Perez are back on the podcast again, this time to talk about their move to Buffalo and the foundation of the Buffalo Institute for Contemporary Art (BICA).
Their ne…
Their ne…
00:51:44 |
Thu 06 Jun 2019
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