Joshua Jay Johnson is known for his print and drawing based works that take anywhere from three to nine months work to complete.
Read MoreKENDRA BULGRIN
Kendra Bulgrin joins the podcast to discuss her paintings, which include portrait and figurative works, miniatures, and animals as a means of exploring themes of identity, home, and nature.
Read MoreDAVID KASSAN
David Kassan joins the podcast this week to discuss his studio practice, he’s currently working on a series of portraits of Holocaust survivors.
Read MoreMIA RISBERG
This week Mia Risberg joins the podcast to discuss her colorful mixed media paintings that explore our relationship to nature, place, and memory.
Read MoreIAIN ANDERSON
Iain 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 MoreWANSI IEONG
Wansi Ieong joins the podcast to discuss her paintings which are created through a combination of observation and memory.
Read MoreGABE LANGHOLTZ
This week Gabe Langholtz joins us to talk about his work and how his passion for playing music transitioned to creating narrative based paintings, which he describes as Naive Modern.
Read MoreASHLEIGH MORTON
This week Ashleigh Morton joins the podcast to talk about her colorful paintings that explore themes of isolation and anxiety through a variety of mixed media drawings & paintings based on experiences working at a grocery store.
Read MoreKATE KAMINSKI, BEN COHAN, JOHN REDDINGTON, & DAVID LINNEWEH
This week Kate Kaminski, Ben Cohan, John Reddington, & David Linneweh reflect on their lives since graduating from Southern Illinois University nearly 15 years ago.
Read MoreMEREDITH MATTHEWS
Meredith Matthews joins the podcast to discuss her work which has investigated a range of figurative, animal, and landscape elements in rich and vivid detail.
Read MoreKATE KAMINSKI
This week Kate Kaminski visits the podcast to discuss some of her sculptural work that explores narrative and mythology as well as her more recent works, which largely focus on ceramic production and sculpture.
Read MoreBERENICE CHAVEZ
This week Berenice Chavez shares her work which explores themes of family, love, separation, and belonging through a series of photographs of her family.
Read MoreJENN GULGREN
Jenn Gulgren joins Studio Break this week to talk about her observational paintings from her surroundings as well as her Ennui works which explore uncertainty through figures occupying abstracted spaces and domesticity.
Read MoreDAVID REED GRACIE
David Reed Gracie joins Studio Break to discuss the process behind his paintings, which have explored still life, portraits, landscapes, and other subjects.
Read MoreERIKA B. HESS
This week Erika B. Hess joins the podcast to discuss her paintings that explore the figure, landscape, and still life, which create narratives in her work from daily observations.
Read MoreDAVID STANGER
David Stanger joins Studio Break to discuss his studio practice which has largely focused on representational painting and drawing, most noticeably his series of portrait paintings.
Read MoreFRANCIS SILLS
This week Francis Sills joins us from Charleston (SC) to discuss his studio practice which has focused on observation painting and drawing through a variety of subjects including landscape, portraiture, interior, and flora.
Read MoreBROOKE P. ALEXANDER
Brooke P Alexander joins the podcast to discuss her figurative paintings which explore narrative and are influenced by the structure found in literary works.
Read MoreESTEBAN DEL VALLE 2
This week Esteban del Valle joins the podcast from his studio to elaborate on the journey his studio practice has taken since his previous appearance on Studio Break Episode #24.
Read MoreDAVID NELSON
David Nelson joins us from Dublin (NH) to discuss his system based abstract paintings as well as his recent series of portrait based works created through CMYK color separations.
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