GRETA KRESSE

May 8, 2026

This week, Greta Kresse joins the podcast to talk about her narrative based paintings, which are created from direct observation and photo manipulation. Her recent works combine figurative elements in a variety of settings with diverse color pallets.

Greta will be featured in an upcoming emerging artist exhibition entitled: “Crisp” that opens at Studio Break Gallery on June 13th, 5-8PM.

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BRIAN CIRMO

March 27, 2026

This week Brian Cirmo joins the podcast to talk about his paintings that explore ideas of humor, self reflection, observation of daily life through characters he’s developed over the years.

Brian will be featured in an upcoming two-person exhibition with Jess Peterson entitled “A Bit Odd” that opens at Studio Break Gallery on April 11th, 5-8PM.

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DAVID WILSON

February 27, 2026

This week David Wilson joins the podcast to discuss his mixed media collage works that combine classic media iconography and color fields that recontextualize experiences form his lived experience.

David’s current exhibition “Now Arriving”, is on view at the Nashville International Airport through April 19th.

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RYAN PALUCZAK

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.

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NEIL CALLANDER

September 27, 2024

This week Neil Callander joins the podcast to talk about his paintings that evolve slowly to explore still life, portraits, landscapes, and abstractions.

Neil’s solo exhibition Happy to Wait opens Saturday October 5th at Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago from 5-8PM and runs through November 2nd.

Neil’s work was selected for our 2022 Studio Break Professional Competition by Jason Franz, Artist & Director of Manifest in Cincinnati. August 9, 2024

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