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Send us Fan Mail We had the great pleasure to visit the newly renovated Artspace studio and gallery space at The Gunnery, Woolloomooloo. Ten artists have successfully received a years free studio space. The studios are amazing, brand new and huge along with common spaces and a beautiful gallery space downstairs. We interviewed Leyla Stevens , Julia Gutman , Latai Taumoepeau and David M Thomas abou...

Send us Fan Mail Many thanks Lisa for your chat about all the work that goes into building a strong business with artists . You can find the Astute artist course on this link https://www.theastuteartist.com Lisa's instagram https://www.instagram.com/lisadoust/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us Fan Mail Conor Knight is an emerging artist currently exhibiting  at Michael Reid Northern Beaches until November 25th so get online or down to the Newport gallery and see the show, El Aula, in person. Conor recently spent 8 months teaching in Spain painting for this exhibition. We had a great chat about learning to paint, having a mentor in his friend and previous podcast guest, Dylan Jon...

Send us Fan Mail Ochre Lawson is an artist and teacher working out of Addison Rd Studios in Marrickville. She has a deep knowledge of colour and composition through self study and curiosity, Her work is free, flowing and colourful, full of the energy of the bush, which she loves to hike through. She was once an environmental activist and her love for nature comes through in her work. She is repres...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks podcast is with the brilliant artist Carline Zilinksy. Her show opens at Nanda Hobbs Thursday 9th Novmember so go see it! She recently won the peoples choice award at the Mosman art prize, congratulations Caroline. It was a pleasure to chat with Caroline, full of energy and unapologetic passion!  She is represented by Nanda Hobbs  'Caroline Zilinsky is the most eni...

Send us Fan Mail Many thanks to Pete Codling for chatting to us on the podcast. You can find more about Pete on his social media https://www.instagram.com/petecodling/ and here on the dockyard project https://www.instagram.com/the_dockyard_artist_residency_/ or his website https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=website+pete+codling&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 Hosted on Acast. S...

Send us Fan Mail Susie Dureau is the first artist we have spoken to twice. She complete her masters at national Art school 2 years ago. She currently has a show on at Curl Curl Creative Space, Soundscapes, that runs until Sunday 29th October 11-4pm so get down there and check it out. Thanks Susie, great chat and wonderful exhibition. Susie Dureau website Spencer Finch https://www.spencerfinch.com/...

Send us Fan Mail Many thanks to Michelle Cawthorn multidisciplinary artist working with memory and personal experience through her distinct visual language of repetitive mark making. You can find out more about Michelle on her website https://www.michellecawthorn.com or on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/michellecawthorn/ Michelle has a show on at Olsen gallery opening today Wednesday Sept...

Send us Fan Mail We unpacked a lot in this interview with associate professor of UNSW Oliver Bown and Stuart Buchanan, Head of Screen programming at Sydney Opera House. they have converted data taken from the machinations of the Opera House into a digital musical experience that you can live stream for the whole month of October... The Opera House becomes a living artwork. We hope this podcast exp...

Send us Fan Mail We covered everything in this podcast with these amazing curators and artists. We talked about science, ecology, archaeology, art, curating and much much more. Pippa Mott has recently taken up the mantle of Director of Woollahra Gallery in Sydney, after completing a Fulbright scholarship in NY and 8 years as a curator at MONA, Tasmania.  Maya Martin-Westheimer is an artist, curato...

Send us Fan Mail Coco Elder - The Never Never is on at Art2Muse Gallery until 18th September.  Bellingen Arts Trail 10-12th November  'My artwork is based on observations of the landscape and flora, notably in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park, and more recently in the Bellingen Shire. My initial study in Landscape Architecture has inspired my interest in geology and indigenous botanical landsc...

Send us Fan Mail Many thanks to Draw Space founding members - 4 of which kindly spoke to us - if you would like to find out more about these artists please find links below. Melinda Hunt, https://www.instagram.com/melinda.ink/?hl=en and Chelsea Lehmann https://www.chelseajlehmann.com and Daniel Press Art https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=daniel+press+art&ie=UTF-8&amp...

Send us Fan Mail Our latest guests on @art.wank won it!! In 2021, an arts collective, Array Collective won this prestigious prize for their installation, ‘The Druthaib’s Ball’.  .‘ The Druthaib’s Bal l, new work for Turner Prize 2021, has been realised twice over. In Belfast it was a wake for the centenary of Ireland’s partition in the Black Box (grassroots venue), and was attended by semi-mytholo...

Send us Fan Mail We interviewed artist Marilou Palazon at Sydney Road Gallery surrounded by her beautiful artworks at her solo show, Realise, which is on until Sunday 27th August. Go see the exhibition or view online.  Marilou is a director of Sydney Road Gallery, a mentor, co-founder of online gallery The Brush artists Group Collective.   'My Florals are really dramatic landscapes. I relish...

Send us Fan Mail We interviewed artist Belinda Yee   ( winner works on paper and photography award ), furniture designer and maker Jack Stannard ( winner of  the functional design award ) and artist and academic Laura Fisher (part of Kandos School of cultural adaptation winner of the Interdisciplinary Collaboration award) at Manly Art gallery and Museum last week.  'Thought-provoking works by...

Send us Fan Mail Many thanks to Simone for your time. We so enjoyed talking to you, you can find out more about Simone on her website https://www.simonedouglas.info/biography or on her social media https://www.instagram.com/simonedouglasstudio/ Simone will be talking at National Art school this Wednesday at Art Forum. You can out more about Simone's last exhibition in Sydney at Artreal her in...

Send us Fan Mail Henry Curchod is a fabulous story telling artist who we have long admired who works predomentially in oil stick - we had a chance to chat with him over zoom https://www.henrycurchod.com as he is currently living in UK. You can find out more about Henry on his website instagram account. https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=henry+curchod+instagram&ie=UTF-...

Send us Fan Mail Kirsteen Pieterse is a sculptor who grew up near the mining pits of Glasgow and lived and worked in the bustling industrial city of Hong Kong, resulting in her amazing sculptures which integrate and contrast brutalist architecture with organic form. ‘ The Scottish sculptor Kirsteen Pieterse, who is an artist in the Romantic tradition, draws upon the precarious relationship between...

Send us Fan Mail Many thanks to Anthony white for a great chat over Zoom all the way from France. His upcoming show - OPENING/PRIVATE VIEW:SATURDAY 15 JULY 12PM-4PM FLOOR TALK WITH DR PETER HILL SATURDAY 15 JULY EXHIBITION CONTINUES 30 JULY 2023 MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA  Please note this event is free but booking is advised: contact@lennoxst.gallery or +61 409 409 239 Lennox St. Gallery presents Manife...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks podcast is a short ramble wrapping up the season before we have a short break over the school holidays. Julie's daughter, Flo, asks us questions about Fionas experience at art school, our work, and our upcoming exhibition at Woollahra gallery at Redleaf opening July 26th 6-8pm. Woollahra Gallery   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us Fan Mail This week we spoke to artist Ida Lawrence , who Fiona heard giving a lecture at NAS and asked if we could speak to her back in Berlin over zoom. Ida has spent time in Indonesia, Australia and now Germany practising as an artist. She is a really interesting artist and we hope you enjoy listening to her stories.  'Ida Lawrence is a visual artist who weaves stories through her a...

Send us Fan Mail Antonia Perricone Mrjak invited us to interview herself and fellow studio mates so we said yes! We focussed on shared studio space as the theme. It was a really interesting chat about what they love and hate about sharing a space. A shared studio space creates a community for artists, a source of inspiration and a support network. Of course we wanted to move in y the end of the co...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to Catherine O'Donnell for speaking to us in her lunchbreak from teaching at the National Art School. We spoke to Catherine about her drawing practice, coming to art later in life, judging an art prize, and her love of the fibro shack!  She has an exhibition coming up at Campbelltown Arts Centre in July and at Dominik Mersch in August.  'Essentially my artist prac...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks so much to Angus Fisher who picked us up from Patonga Wharf in his boat with his dog, to whizz us round to his home and studio on Dangar Island! It was such a special day out, we loved it. We also met his lovely wife and baby. We missed the ferry home from Patonga and were forced to have lunch at The Boathouse Patonga, such a shame!!! We spoke to Angus about his love of dra...

Send us Fan Mail What a great episode with artist, Tony Mighell, at his home and studio. Tony is extremely well read on the subject of art and artists, we could have talked for hours. We loved hearing about the NY Studio School when Tony attended in the 1970's, it sounded amazing. He also became the studio assistant of artist Roger Kemp.  Tony worked at the MCA in Sydney for 10 years as the m...