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Send us Fan Mail Thanks, Nicola for talking to us about your amazing art practice. We saw her show at Arthouse Gallery in Sydney and were blown away by the technicality of her beautiful artworks.  We talked to Nicola over zoom at the beginning of Australia's lockdown, a few months ago. We discussed paper cutting, her process, how she is inspired by the environment and securing its future, mak...

Send us Fan Mail Many thanks to the fabulous artist Ronnie Cay .. an extraordinary artist who works in drawing painting and ceramics - she is a master of all these processes - she has a unique style and is a colourful artist. Ronnie runs life drawing sessions and uses a different model every week these as a jumping board for her work. She is represented by many galleries and has shown all over the...

Send us Fan Mail Finally, we've found someone who swears more than us! Gary Mansfield is an artist and curator with a background in crime and prison time, It wasn't until Gary was inspired by an art teacher in prison that he took up art and became passionate about it. Whilst in prison he contacted young British artists at the time, such as Tracey Emin, who write back to him with encourag...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have an artist from WA Melissa Boughey. Check out her work on her website  https://melissaboughey.com/home.html or her instagram  https://www.instagram.com/melissa_boughey_art/ Melissa is going to be showing at Flinders Lane Studios from 12 October https://www.flg.com.au/exhibition/small-wonder Melissa is represented by Finders Lane Gallery in Melbourne and Curatorial...

Send us Fan Mail We spoke to Carissa Karamarko a few months ago when Melbourne was beginning this lockdown period. Carissa is represented by Saint Cloche in Paddington Sydney but lives and works in Melbourne. We had a great chat about working through lockdown, having a mentor, not going to art school, preparing for a show, and much more. Carissa's next show will be at Saint Cloche in Feb 2022...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have the powerhouse of an amazing local women who is an awesome multilayer energetic business women. You can find out all about Michelle on her Linked in profile https://au.linkedin.com/in/michellejcox You can find her in her creative makers studio where there are fantastic local artists pieces in -   Atelier9 in Avalon http://atelier9.godaddysites.com You can purchas...

Send us Fan Mail Wilamina Russo is this week's brilliant podcast guest. Her artist mentoring service is a great idea for emerging and established artists to further and structure their careers. You can get in touch with Willy through her instagram  or website .   She also hosts a breakfast radio show on 2SER in Sydney, has authored a book and hosts a podcast, Interview with an Artist. She is...

Send us Fan Mail Sarah McDonald is an artist and teacher from South Australia - she is based near Adelaide . You can find out all about Sarah on her Instagram account, she has a show on for the next month at The Moree Gallery.   https://www.instagram.com/sarahmcdonaldartist/?hl=en or her website where you can find out about her online art courses https://www.sarahmcdonald.com.au/ Thanks for listen...

Send us Fan Mail We interviewed Ralph Hobbs, Gallery Director of Nanda Hobbs in Sydney, a few months ago after the first Sydney lockdown.  It was interesting to hear the changes the gallery had to establish in order to keep going during the first lockdown, using video and online software to continue sales.  'Nanda\Hobbs is passionate about art, supporting artists, and building collections of...

Send us Fan Mail Madeline Young is an artist and founded and runs a small independent gallery space in Orange. You can find out more about the gallery on instagaram http://www.cornerstoregallery.com or her website http://www.cornerstoregallery.com 'Why your five year old could not have done that'  is by Thames and Hudson wrtitten by Susie Hodge Madi manages a group of makers called The J...

Send us Fan Mail Clare Brodie  is an Australian artist based in Sydney. She is predominately a landscape painter who draws a sense of peace as she deciphers the complexities of nature.  Her paintings reflect her emotional experiences: she creates order and harmony by the use of reduced saturated colour schemes in striking combinations. Clare is an observational artist using scale and placement to...

Send us Fan Mail Samantha Dennison is this weeks guest - she is a painter of the most stunning still life works. She is a realist painting the most beautiful thin layers of oil paint. If you want to find out more about Sam you can find out from her website http://www.samanthadennison.com.au or on instagram https://www.instagram.com/samanthadennisonartist/?hl=en Samantha is represented by AK Bellin...

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...