Conversations with artists, curators and authors about making it in the art world. We get behind the studio doors for entertaining and informative discussions about the journey through the visual arts, how projects were realised, ideas that informed new work and practical ways that artists can expand their audience and visibility.
I talk to the curators for the British Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2021. Manijeh Vergese and Maddie Kessler were selected for the 2020 Venice Biennale and in light of the global pandemic the Biennale…
Skye Holland talks about her deep interest in the natural world which is also the subject of her art.
Skye talks about the importance of non verbal communication through her life as she was born to p…
Christopher Kieling talks about his career and the recent work made during lockdown in Berlin.
Influenced by the mathematically inspired works of Escher and Uglow, Kieling explores the pure language o…
Prachi Gothi is an Indian abstract painter based in London. In this episode of the podcast she talks about the difference in art school education she received in Mumbai and later in London.
She discu…
Betsy Enzensberger is a resin artist based in California best known for her joyful resin sculptures of melting ices and lollipops.
In this episode of the podcast she talks about getting a training in …
Dave Buonaguidi is my guest on this episode and he talks about his career in advertising and how that has given him a skillset in marketing, now that he is a full time artist.
Dave talks about his car…
In this episode Susie talks about her background in PR, the music industry and mind technology. She talks about overcoming a health diagnosis where doctors told her she had weeks to live.
She goes on …
Toronto based artist, Benny Bing talks about his career to date and the evolution of his art practice that centres on Black females and beauty.
He discusses his earlier collections, Colorblind and his…
Vicky Ross and I talk about mindset, and in particular procrastination, overwhelm and how the mind works.
We talk about the inner world that we live in and the outer world.
If what we're thinking abou…
I talk to Vicky Ross about how our personal history is the lens through which we see our future. Many artists I work with are moving into being full time artists and others are transitioning their ca…
I talk to Vicky Ross about energy that we carry in our art businesses. Many artists that I speak to are looking for sales, gallery representation, recognition and validation of their art. However th…
Many artists have confidence in their work in the studio but suddenly find it isnt there when it comes to taking their work into the marketplace. In this episode I talk to Vicky Ross, a transformati…
In this episode Vicky Ross and I talk about emotions, particularly the emotions we carry around our work. I often talk to artists who are nervous or anxious about showing up. Often they want to grow …
Matthew Burrows talks about #artistsupportpledge - a movement helping artists sell their work during coronavirus lockdown. He talks about how it started after hearing so many people found their exhib…
Danielle is the author of Pause - How to Press Pause Before Life Does it For You and runs the Pause retreat. In this episode we talk about managing the challenging times of social distancing and isol…
Lucy Werner from The Wern, a PR agency for small businesses is also the bestselling author of Hype Yourself, A DIY PR Toolkit. In this episode Lucy talks about the various ways that artists can raise…
Sam Peacock returns to the podcast and we have a timely discussion about the cancellation of art and artists fairs amidst the global coronavirus situation.
We discuss what this means for many artists …
Hynek Martinec is a figurative painter based in South London. His paintings are inspired by Old Masters and/or photographs, which link the past with the future, using modern technologies.
In this epis…
In this episode Chloe McCarrick talks about her art career to date and how she sold at art markets and pop ups to save towards her first art fair in 2019.
She went on to do several fairs after her ini…
Liz Gilmore talks about the 3 exhibitions at the Hastings Contemporary. She discusses Anne Ryan's solo show titled Earthly Delites, a group show of contemporary painting curated by Anne Ryan titled T…