artist encounters podcast

For the fifth episode of the artist encounters podcast I’m thrilled to share my talk with painter Diego Palacios! We recorded the conversation in the winter of 2023 at his studio in Leipzig, Germany. Born in Chile in 1983, Diego Palacios began his painting practice in 2012. He has worked within the art scenes of Chile, France, and Germany — where he currently lives. Fascinated by the styles of old...

For the fourth episode of the artist encounters podcast, I'm thrilled to share my conversation with artist Mazen Khaddaj! We met in his Berlin studio in the spring of 2024, just before he moved back to Lebanon. Born in 1985, Mazen Khaddaj is a Lebanese artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans performance, video installation, and painting. After participating in a residency program in Leipzig,...

For the third episode of the artist encounters podcast I’m sharing my conversation with painter Penny Monogiou. We recorded it in the summer of 2023 at her studio in Hamburg, Germany. Originally from Cyprus, where she was born in 1989, Penny Monogiou moved to Athens in 2007 to study painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts with Professor Jannis Psychopedis. Next to her painting studies, she also...

The second episode of the artist encounters podcast features artist Jeremy Dennis. My conversation with Jeremy took place in March 2024 at Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, located on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, NY. Jeremy Dennis, born in 1990, is a fine art photographer whose work explores Indigenous identity, culture, and assimilation. He is the founder and lead artist of Ma’s...

The 1st episode of the artist encounters podcast is out, featuring artist Skye Gilkerson! For this podcast episode, I’m excited to share with you my conversation with Skye at her house in Kingston, New York, in February of 2024. Skye Gilkerson, born in 1982 in South Dakota, USA, is an interdisciplinary artist working with topics surrounding the relationship between humans and nature, outer space a...