March 7, 2025
This week Ryan Paluczak joins the podcast to talk about his journey as a studio artist exploring a range of mixed media that includes print, sound, sculpture, and most recently photography.
In the episode, we discuss Ryan’s solo exhibition entitled “People Pleaser” that opens Friday March 7th 4-7PM at ARX Gallery at Southeastern Missouri State University; the exhibition runs Feb 21st - March 21st.
 Read MoreThis week Mia Risberg returns to the podcast to talk about her studio practice and recent series of drawings that began during the pandemic quarantine.  The solo exhibition“Quiet Contemplation” runs from May 12th- June 16th at Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago with an opening reception on May 12th from 5-8PM.
 Read MoreAmy Sacksteder joins the podcast to talk about her studio practice that includes, painting, mixed media, and installation based works. Her work is currently being exhibited in “There Just Isn’t” at Tiger Strikes Gallery in Greensville (SC) & “18: A collection of abstract works at Janice Charach Gallery in West Bloomfield (MI).
 Read MoreIain Anderson joins the podcast to talk about his photo works that range from landscapes to a series of portrait works for his BFA Thesis exhibition that explore a moment in time between the viewer and the subject.
 Read MoreDoug Russell joins us to talk about his amazingly detailed drawings, which explore themes of history, decay, and renewal through a variety of works based off ruins, travel, imagination, intuition, and observation.
 Read MoreThis week Berenice Chavez shares her work which explores themes of family, love, separation, and belonging through a series of photographs of her family.
 Read MoreThis week Leah Schretenthaler discusses her background and process of creating laser etched silver gelatin prints in her recent series entitled: The Invasive Series of the Built Environment. Her work explores the impact of manmade elements and alterations that diminish the sacred landscape of Hawaii where she’s from.
 Read MoreThis week Matthew T. McLaughlin joins the podcast from the Washington D.C. area to talk about his multimedia works which incorporate printmaking, drawing, and installation based works, which explore the environment, landscape, and boundaries.
 Read MoreDominic Lippillo joins the podcast to discuss his photo based works which explore landscape, domesticity, and identity.
 Read MoreThis week Dana Sikkila Murphy joins the podcast from Mankato (MN) where she works as an artist and arts administrator for the 410 Project.
 Read MoreClaire Stankus joins the podcast to discuss her paintings which often begin from observation/photography and explore the boundaries between representation and formal abstraction.
 Read MoreR. Eric McMaster joins us from Austin (TX) and we discuss his interdisciplinary approach to art through sculpture, installation, performance, and video.
 Read MoreThis week Joseph Podlesnik joins the podcast from Phoenix (AZ) to discuss his recent series of photo based work after spending years drawing and painting.
 Read MoreThis week Eli Craven joins Studio Break to talk about his work that explores nostalgia through appropriated images and objects, which are then recontextualized into sculptural and installation based works.
 Read MoreMark McClane & John Dorsey join us to discuss Osage Arts Community, an artist residency located in rural Belle, Missouri. Serving as Executive Director, Mark provides a history of the residency, it’s mission to support artists of all types, and what’s in store for the future of OAC.
 Read MoreThis week Rebecca Vickers joins the podcast to discuss her recent multimedia artworks that explore print, photography, video, and music.
 Read MoreThis week Chelsey Vandervliet joins the podcast to provide a look into her series of photographs exploring ideas of identity, performance, and indie rock.
 Read MoreThis week Lin Vandervilet joins us to discuss her interests in identity and to specifically discuss the idea of twinhood through a series of performative photographs with her twin sister Chelsey.
 Read MoreThis week David Politzer delves into his photo, video, & multimedia artworks which explore ideas of experience.
 Read MoreMelissa Wilkinson is our first featured artist of the year! Her exquisite watercolor paintings are based off digital collages from a wide variety of archived photos that question the “image” and explore the boundaries between abstraction and representation.
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