This 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 MoreLILLIAN YOUNG
This week Lillian Young joins the podcast to talk about her work, which utilizes lost or forgotten moments of Black history through painting and mixed media installation works.
Lillian currently has work in the exhibition She/Her, at Ro2 Art Gallery in Dallas (TX) through April 29th as well as an upcoming solo exhibition at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center in June of 23’.
Read MoreKELLIE LEHR
This week Kellie Lehr joins the podcast to talk about her studio practice, which explores painting, installation, site specific works, and collaborative performance.
Kellie has an exhibition opening at Boswell Mourot Fine Art that opens June 10th - July 1st with an artist talk taking place June 30th.
Read MoreDOUG REINA
This week Doug Reina joins the podcast to talk about his artist journey, which began transitioned from cartoons towards plein air painting, figures, and his most recent series of studio work.
Read MoreHANNAH LINDO
This week Hannah Lindo joins the podcast to discuss her studio practice and recent abstract paintings that explore ideas of growth & decay in flesh-like landscapes reminiscent of the human body.
Read MoreSHAHRBANOO HAMZEH
This week Shahrbanoo Hamzeh joins the podcast to talk about her abstract paintings that explore traumas created by dilemmas related to boarders and boundaries.
Read MoreSHANA LEVENSON
This week Shana Levenson joins us to talk all about her beautiful portrait paintings that are influenced by the daily observations & fashion as well as her highly detailed seres of inflatable mylar balloons.
Read MoreGIGI DEGROOD
This week GiGi deGrood joins the podcast to talk about her colorful abstract paintings that will be in a group show called: Hue and Me, at The 410 Project in Mankato (MN) from December 10th-19th.
Read MoreMICHELE BONDURANT
Michele BonDurant joins the podcast to discuss her colorful Plein air landscape paintings and collage works.
Read MoreERIKA B. HESS 2
Erika B. Hess returns to the podcast to discuss her recent paintings and her I Like Your Work Podcast since her last appearance on Studio Break for episode #207.
Read MoreJOSHUA JAY JOHNSON
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.
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