The Healthy Artist
The Healthy Artist is a podcast that helps artists and creative practitioners build a resilient and aligned art practice. As practicing artists, Martha Lamont and Dan Curtis create a space to openly discuss the highs and lows, and the often unspoken challenges of being a contemporary artist. Alongside thier own reflections, Dan and Martha invite guests to open up conversations from across the art world. Navigating many of the toxic spaces of the creative world, with slowness, insight and humour, to give you tools to create a sustainable and fulfilling creative life.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 17
- Years Active
- 2025
What even is the 'Art World'?
Its easy to believe that the 'Art World' is all nepotism, privilege or pretentious nonsense - and to get stuck in a space of frustration about the whole damn thing. But what might a reframing of this…
Honouring Good Practice :w/Ocki Magill From Blue Shop Gallery
Episode 16 is out now!! This week Martha, co-host of The Healthy Artist, interviewed Ocki Magill, founder and director of Blue Shop Gallery in South London. We spoke about subjects such as her ethos …
Art and Fear | Part 02
Part 02 of our two part episode looking at the amazing Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland. We chose another four quotes that resonated deeply with us and hopefully will with you too!
Art and Fear | Part 01
This week we are taking a deep dive into 'Art Fear' the amazing book by David Bayles and Ted Orland. The book is all about why and how art gets made, but also why it doesn't, and what makes so many a…
Curating is Community: w/ Adela Blanco
This week we spoke with Adela Blanco, curator, art promoter and director of Blanco Gallery in London. She took us on her journey from Venezuela to London, via Paris and how she built herself into a c…
Remaining Playful: w/ Vincent Hawkins
This week we interview Vincent Hawkins, an artist who lives and works in Margate. Vincents work throughout his career has been extensive and varied, very much believing in the power of experimentatio…
Collaging History: w/ Adolphus Washington
In this weeks episode we interviewed Artist Adolphus Washington. Adolphus is a New Yorker who lives and works in London. As a lover of history and politics, his work captures the culture and sensibil…
Quotes To Keeps You Going
Its episode 10! In celebration of this milestone we reached out a bunch of artists to ask them all for the quote that keeps them going when all seems lost. Gathered here is a collection of all those …
Using The Work To Do The Work: w/ Yolanda Shields aka Milktooth
How do we retain joy and curiosity as artists? In this episode we interview Yolanda Shields aka Milktooth, an artist and educator who generously shares with us their process of dealing with Complex-P…
'Poor Artists' w: The White Pube
This week we had the absolute privilege of interviewing Zarina Muhammad and Gabrielle de la Puente, known collectively as The White Pube. Together the White Pube have been publishing cutting edge, ex…
The Rules of Art: Sister Corita - Part 02
Part two of delving into the art rules of Sister Corita Kent, sometimes known as the pop art Nun. In collaboration with her students, she came up with the ten rules of the art school, asking them to …
The Rules of Art: Sister Corita Kent - Part 01
What does it mean to find a place you trust as a creative? How do we allow the studio to be remain a space of experimentation with all the outside noise of capitalism? In this weeks episode we delved…
Embracing Uncertainty: w/ Betsy Bradley
What does it look like to lean into uncertainty in your practice and art career? In this episode we interview Betsy Bradley, an artist whose gorgeous paintings and installations embrace patience and …
Social Media For Artists: The Joys and Sorrows
For many creatives navigating the landscape of social media feels totally disorienting. Share work for ourselves or to please the mystical algorithm? Pour hours into creating behind the scenes studio…
The Myths of Creative Success
What does it mean to be 'successful' as an artist? We hear so often that being 'full-time', making all our money from our creative work, or each piece being better than the last, is true creative suc…
What is a Healthy Artist? (Part 02)
What does it mean to live in line with your values as an artist? How does knowing your personal values shape the work you make and opportunities you aim for? In this episode we interview artist Dan C…
What is a Healthy Artist? (Part 01)
How do I practice being a Healthy Artist? Is it even possible? In our first episode we hear from artist Martha Lamont about what she thinks it means to be a 'Heathy Artist'. We hear about letting go …