7. Why don't you do it yourself? Visual artist and curator Dermot Browne shares his creative journey

Visual artist and curator Dermot Browne has an entrepreneurial approach to creating art spaces.  

"Curators live in museums. They have jobs and titles..I'm an artist who wants to see certain exhibitions happen"

Highlights of this episode include:

• the appeal of abstraction


• his approach to painting


• Using collage elements


• his studio and studio practice


• the importance of building an audience and a platform to sell work


• music as an influence


• how he mixes paint


• time management and how time away from you art can enrich it


• balancing painting, curating and entrepreneurial projects


• the importance of solo exhibitions


• how he selects work for solo exhibitions


• how he hangs exhibitions


• his least favourite part of being an artist


• his thoughts on applications and 'art speak'


• how he believes procrastination doesn't exist


• his attitude to rejection


• The best advice he received


• His advice for emerging artists


• Upcoming solo exhibition in Crane Visual


• Three new exhibition spaces: Crane Visual, Richmond Revival and the One Space.

You can find Dermot on Instagram @dermot_browne_artist and his website.

Detailed show notes with images available . 

Contact host Éadaoin Glynn on instagram @eadaoin_glynn and through her website www.eadaoinglynn.com