Art Wank

Send us Fan Mail This week's podcast guest Sandi Hester caught our attention after she found us through Maria Stoljar's podcast, Talking with Painters . Thanks, Maria! We had a look at Sandi's youtube videos and fell in love with her! She is a breath of American fresh air. Her videos are so cheerful fun and informative, definitely check them out. She loves to paint in sketchbooks an...

Send us Fan Mail Dylan Jones paints a variety of things. He loves to paint want is in front of him - he is attracted not the obvious view and is attracted to form and space. Dylan is an oil painter from Queensland you can find him online https://www.dylanjonesart.com You can also follow him on instagram https://www.instagram.com/dylanjonesart/?hl=en Dylan will have a solo show in August  Hosted on...

Send us Fan Mail Alan Jones , artist, sculptor, and maker, is a Sydney-based artist, represented by Olsen Gallery. We spoke to Alan from his studio in Alexandria surrounded by his amazing and diverse artworks. We had a great chat with Alan about his approach to his art works, the diversity in his projects,  his amazing experience on the Fowlers gap residency and much more. Thanks Alan for your tim...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this weeks podcast we spoke to the fabulous academic Dr Alison O'Grady who was enlightening about the subject of Empathy and Padeogy.  Alison talks about who we think we really are, and how we can ask a better more complex questions that allows space and silence and time to think about the answers. Dr Alison unpacks the complex subject of Empathy and how she teache...

Send us Fan Mail The wonderful ceramicist and art business owner, Shelby Sherritt, is an absolute hit on Instagram and Tik Tok, even our teenage kids had heard of her! Shelbys viral videos of her 'mystery mould' reveals, where she slip casts moulds she has found on gumtree. She got 3 million views on Tik Tokon her first video! She is such a lovely, humble woman who, through adversity, us...

Send us Fan Mail This week we spoke with Maria Stoljar from Talking with PAinters the arts successful podcast that has been going for 5 years. Maria is a passionate arts fan and artist who is facinated by the arts in Australia and started her podcast so she could find out more about the artists lives and art. Maria is a beautiful portrait painter and a big fan of the Archibald art prize - she is r...

Send us Fan Mail We met the wonderful Ken Done at his recent exhibition at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in Newport which coincided with A mber Creswell Bells' book,   Ken Done: Art Design Life. We interviewed Ken at his studio tucked behind the walls of his Hickson Rd gallery in the Rocks. He was an absolute gem and we had the best chat with him about his fabulous career, his thoughts on the...

Send us Fan Mail Many thanks to Kate Neilsen the artist who has been working on interiors for sometime As labelled by one of her 5 galleries they are Tablescapes https://graingergallery.com.au/artist/kate-nielsen/ for our fabulous chat - we so enjoyed hanging out with you .. your hospitality and insights where so valuable. You can find out more about Kate from one of her galleries the fabulous Pur...

Send us Fan Mail Julz Beresford lives and works on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. She is inspired by the landscape, in particular Pittwater. We met her on the Pittwater Artists Trail and asked her for an interview. She has work coming up at Michael Reid Newport so get down there and take a look at her beautiful work.  We spoke to Julz about her career as a food stylist, growing up in the country,...

Send us Fan Mail Many thanks to Michael Reid for a fabulous chat at your Gallery  in Murrurundi - we enjoyed visiting your beautiful space. To learn more about Michael check out his website                                      https://michaelreid.com.au/?v=322b26af01d5 or follow him and his colleagues on instagram https://instagram.com/michaelreid Thanks for listening and dont forget to rate, shar...

Send us Fan Mail Sophie Vander is the founder and head curator of  Curatorial and Co. in Sydney. First set up as an online gallery it moved to a fabulous building in Redfern in August 2020. It's a beautiful light-filled space accommodating painting, sculpture, ceramics, and multimedia.  The gallery installs a new exhibition every month so Sophie and her dynamic team are constantly refreshing...

Send us Fan Mail Jody Graham 'Drawing is at the core of Jody Graham’s multidisciplinary art. She relentlessly explores new techniques and investigates contemporary drawing practice. To do this she builds on and then moves beyond conventional drawing processes in search of new methods and tools that connect drawing with the fundamental need to make symbolic marks.' Jody Graham is an amazi...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you to Antonia for a fabulous chat about your art practise - we loved visiting your studio and spending time with you, it was a fantastic fun chat. You can find out more about Antonia on her website https://antoniamrljakart.com or her instagram https://www.instagram.com/antoniaperriconemrljak/?hl=en Antonia mentions a mentor Garry Foye you can find out more about him from th...

Send us Fan Mail As you probably know, Fiona and I go to Judith White 's painting and drawing class at Willoughby Art Centre every Monday. Judith is a fantastic mentor and teacher and has, without a doubt, changed our art practice and understanding of techniques and process immensely. Judith is an amazing artist, bold and uncompromising, practising for over 35 years, has work in numerous coll...

Send us Fan Mail CJ Hendry is this weeks guest and what a fabulous chat . Her website is https://cjhendry.live her instagram is https://www.instagram.com/cj_hendry/?hl=en Check out these for updates on her upcoming show titled STRAYA in Australia throughout  May with the exhibition in Brisbane May 21 - 23 ... With the road trip from May 10-20th  Many thanks CJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Send us Fan Mail A few weeks ago we interviewed the amazing CEO and artistic director, Gabrielle Mordy, about her role at Studio A . Gabrielle and her staff have such passion and focus for Studio A we wish all artists had a Gabrielle assisting their careers! . Studio A is a supported studio based in Sydney Australia that tackles the barriers that artists living with intellectual disability face in...

Send us Fan Mail Artist Fiona Barett-Clarke from Parramatta is an amazing landscape painter who is chasing the precious ordinary moments. She is represented by St Cloche gallery in Paddington. You can find Fiona's work on instagram https://www.instagram.com/fionabarrettclark/?hl=en or her website https://www.fionabarrettclark.com Fiona has a show coming up at St Cloche gallery in July check i...

Send us Fan Mail @art.wank is back this week with a new episode with two interviews in one, firstly with recently graduated HSC student Finn McGrath, son of artist James McGrath (episode 44). We interviewed Finn next to his artwork at Art Express, Armoury Gallery, Sydney Olympic Park . We talked to Finn about the ideas behind his HSC artwork and his future in the art world. We have combined this e...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks Art W**k  guest is Denise Gasser a fine artist, art facilitator, and mother of four young boys. She lives in Utah with her husband and kids. . Denise put on an exhibition called Art After, which we loved - here’s what it’s about - . ‘I began this series in 2014 when mothering and art-making began to feel impossible. I didn’t have the time and energy to make art, but I a...

Send us Fan Mail We had a really interesting chat with Emma-Kate Wilson about her journey into art writing through an Arts theory degree, writing art statements, and the importance for artists to be professionals. Thanks for speaking to us Emma-Kate.  After volunteering at a little ARI gallery in the Rocks, Emma-Kate decided to immerse herself in the visual language of Australia. In 2015, she emba...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks so much to Amanda Tye the Landscape painter who's dreamy whimsical tones, evocative of the landscape as seen through a slumber’s daze, Amanda Tye captures Sydney’s water’s edge in acrylic and oil on canvas. Based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, the artist is inspired by the natural world as a way to escape and retreat from the busyness of everyday life—her works inspire...

Send us Fan Mail We interviewed 3 artists who are putting on an exhibition at the Hazlehurst gallery exhibition Space. Their exhibition entitled, Interconnected21, shows 4 artists, Penny Sadubin, Tim Rushby-Smith,  Anne Richmond and Leanne Waterhouse, and their response to the conservation of the environment. Triggered by the devastation of the bushfires on the South Coast the group, a husband and...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to our guest this week the awesome calm, warm, artist and teacher Tonee Messiah. We really enjoyed visiting Tonee's studio in Marrickville. She is in a space with a group of other artists and near the amazing Reverse Garbage. Tonee majored in painting at Sydney college of the Arts. Tonee's can be described as an Abstract artist - she is using colour shape and line...

Send us Fan Mail We had a wonderful time with Christine at her house in Birchgrove where Fiona and I were treated to a beautiful homemade lunch with Christine and her husband, Marius. What a generous and lovely couple. Their house is full of amazing art, painted by Christine or collected over the years making it a treasure trove of curiosities. Christine is a full time working artist, exhibiting r...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks podcast was recorded on zoom - we talked to the mixed media Artist Karen Stamper who is based in the UK and is currently in lockdown in the UK. You can find out about Karen's workshops and work on her website. https://karenstampercollage.com find out about Karens courses on her instagram https://www.instagram.com/karen_stamper_collage/?hl=en https://www.instagram.c...