Curator on the Go Podcast

As a child, Lisa Litowitz explored the art of painting. Throughout her career, she has shown versatility, painting in a variety of styles. She is influenced by the beauty of nature on her daily walks and seeks to represent them through her own eyes. She works in oils, painting impressionist landscapes and subjects with bright colors and bold strokes. During her 25+ years of painting, Lisa Litowitz...

Nada Hamatto is known for her expressionist emotions large scale portraits using two different techniques: brushes and palette knives. Nada is also known for her portraits of iconic pop figures and her take on famous photographers inspired work. She uses her characterized style to capture emotions, aura, and feelings. Nada has exhibited both nationally and internationally. She had solo shows and g...

Anthony Ricciardi is a renowned multi-disciplinary artist from Toronto, Canada who has traveled internationally showcasing his artwork and murals. Driven by enthusiasm, depth, and storytelling to produce art without limits, Ricciardi introduces viewers to distinctive, vivid and colorful one-of-a-kind masterpieces orchestrated in uncommon forms.  After leaving the comfort and clout of the corporate...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast! Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to Toronto-based artist Fiona Debell.    Fiona creates beautiful, color-filled art for clients across the world. Primarily an abstract artist, she believes in the power of 'now' - drawing inspiration from many beautiful daily moments.  Her art calms the eye as she directs the viewer to find balance in colo...

Matt Pine is Toronto-based mixed-media and spray-paint artist. He works with mixed-media as he finds that it allows him to keep pushing boundaries and exploring new ways of expressing himself. To create his images, Matt works with multiple models and photographers around the world. His artistic toolbox ranges from photography and digital drawings to spray painted portraits and custom clothing crea...

It's been a while since I had an informal chat with you and shared some advice. This episode will be about my new gallery job and I will share some insights about what gallery curators are looking at while going through art submissions, ways to contact or approach a gallery and get a response back, and much more.  Learn more about podcast and podcast host: http://curatoronthego.com/ https://www.in...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast! Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to Toronto-based abstract expressionist artist Paige Ring. Paige was originally raised in Halifax, NS, but moved to Toronto to pursue a career in fashion design. After creating womenswear for some of the world's top department stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Holt Renfrew and Harvey Nichols, she decided t...

Amanda Arcuri is an award-winning, emerging photography artist based out of Toronto. She completed her BFA at Ryerson University in Photography and is a recent graduate of the Masters of Applied Arts program at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, BC. Amanda is interested in our connection with the natural world around us. She explores this through various photographic techniques...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast! Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to Toronto-based abstract artist Mishel Schwartz. Mishel is known for creating pieces with captivating colors, rich, complex detail, and multi-textured elements. Through her work, she strives to find a balance between the need for control and the desire for freedom. Her primary inspiration comes from the o...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast and I am Liza, your host! Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to Christine Lieu - an expert behind CL Designs. She is a Toronto-based graphic designer who's traded in climbing the corporate ladder for climbing mountains around the world. She helps lifestyle businesses realize their vision and connect with the people most important to them thr...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast and I am Liza - your host! Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to Lori Burke - Artist and painter living and creating in Ridgeway, Ontario. Throughout her life, Lori has always had a passion for painting. The creative process itself captivates her. She loves abstract and mixed media paintings in acrylics. Lori's focus is often the drama and t...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast and I am Liza - your host! Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to Toronto-based artist Madeleine Gross.  Madeleine customizes her photographs with paint in a way designed to abstract landscapes but without completely abstracting reality. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design where she gained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photograph...

Roshni Wijayasinha is a Toronto-based artist who specializes in large abstract expressionist paintings that are inspired by nature and its energy. Using acrylic and mixed media, these paintings experiment with light, colours, textures and finishes, and many of her pieces can be transformed under a black light, or glow in the dark. She's painted live at ArtBattle Toronto, ArtBoxEvents, and Fresh Pa...

Eyal Liebman is a Toronto-based Private Chef who believes in rocking the boat when it comes to the Toronto food industry: "Food & Art do not exist outside of Politics." To be an artist is to be a responsible human, and to be a responsible human is to be a critical human, which in this case involves sourcing ethically raised produce & establishing connections with and supporting other artists in ou...

Hello! You are listening to curator on the go podcast and I am Liza - your host. Today is the last day of 2019. Each new year offers an exciting opportunity for a fresh start and new beginnings, which is probably why we all look forward to New Year's Eve so much. It's important, to celebrate all of your experiences from 2019 and to welcome the new year ahead. This solo episode will be a quick chat...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast! Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to Toronto-based artist Emily Carriere. Emily creates intricate cut out vinyl and acrylic artworks. She works intuitively, letting the process take over, which allows the work to reveal itself through the natural progression of experimentation. The results are abstract images which can be interpreted in an...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast! Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to US-based artist Nicholas William. From his early simple shapes to his current smooth line-work, Nicholas' studio practice has now grown into something that feels familiar but removed from its standard context. Curiosity, communication, Micro-Cultures, Digital Technologies, and Education. This is where N...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast and I am Liza, your host! Today I've decided to have a solo episode and discuss the question that I am asked every day – should artists work with an art gallery or sell independently or with help of an art agent, art dealer or any other professional outside the traditional gallery setting? Let's dive into discussing the pros and cons of working...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast ! Today I have the pleasure of speaking to Toronto based emerging artist Dani Febres. Dani is Venezuelan-Canadian and was always passionate about art. She believes that life is even more beautiful when it's colorful, and, through her art practice, Dani fuels her paintings' surroundings with joy and happiness! She believes that you can set the m...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast! Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to Toronto-based artist Jacques Descoteaux . For over 25 years, Jacques was the accountant by day, the artist by night. He came from an artistic family and has studied under a number of professional artists - collectively, they all helped Jacques found his artistic voice. From watercolor to pastel to oil p...

Hello! You are listening to  Curator on the Go Podcast ! Today I have the pleasure of speaking to Toronto-based visual artist David Brown. David graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 1992. He has a 25-year award-winning career in the international art and design industry. David taught Industrial Design at OCADU while operating a successful product design studio. David is the foun...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast! Today, I had the pleasure of speaking to Toronto-based mental and spiritual health advocate, sound therapist and musician Philip Jacobs. His first real Love and Relationship is with Music, Sound, and Vibration. He later graduated from Toronto's Institute of Traditional Medicine and had extended training and practical experience in China and Gu...

Hello! You are listening to  Curator on the Go Podcast ! Today I have the pleasure of speaking to California based artist, photographer, musician, and author Robbie Kaye. Robbie is a classically trained pianist who studied jazz and played rock and roll and later turned to photography looking for visual melodies. Drawn to finding beauty in unexpected places, Robbie works to intrigue, inspire, and e...

Hello! You are listening to Curator on the Go Podcast ! Today I have the pleasure of speaking to Toronto based Certified Life Activation Practitioner, metaphysical energetic healer, meditation guide, and self-love councilor Jana Stern. Jana has been traveling through her journey of living with and healing from her version of mental unwellness & eating disorders for more than ten years. During that...

I had the pleasure of speaking to New-York based artist Monica Shulman. Monica is a self-taught photographer and abstract expressionist painter who has been creating art in various mediums for over 25 years. She believes in the power of art to create a moment and to evoke emotion. Her work is energetic and playful and reflects her interest in flawed beauty rather than perfection. Using strong colo...