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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...

Send us Fan Mail Kathryn Dolby is a delightful young artist who chatted to us about her painting practise, being a mother and how her daughter inspires and influences her work from showing her new and beautiful colours to mix and watching her intuitive mark making. check out her work on her website https://www.kathryndolby.com or her instagram https://www.instagram.com/kathryndolby/?hl=en Kathryn...

Send us Fan Mail Our first guest of 2021 is the wonderful and prolific artist, Mike Staniford . We recorded this on zoom in January lockdown so bare with us for sound. We also talk about an artist who can't be named, this is Debbie Mackinnon , Mikes Wife! We have interviewed Debbie not he podcast and Fiona is always dropping her name so that is the running joke!  Mike Staniford is a contempor...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to Katie Eraser for chatting to us about her art practise. We recorded this before we went into lockdown in Sydney - little did we know we were going to be in isolation in the Northern Beaches when this dropped. You can find out more about Katie on her website https://www.katieeraser.com/bio Katie's show was at the new Michael Reid Direct art gallery in Newport Her rec...

Send us Fan Mail We had a great chat with James McGrath in his studio In Sydney, a former textile warehouse,  he shares with his architect wife, Catherine. We spoke to James about his art world upbringing, (his mum Is art critic and author Sandra McGrath), his time spent with Arthur Boyd and baroque painter Patrick Betaudier, his video Installation work and much more. James Is a very generous and...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Bacon has been very kind and humble to us at Art Wank! After scheduling an interview with Paul last week, we had a great chat and got to the end of the interview realising I hadn't pressed record! Rookie error. Paul was gracious enough to let us back in to re-record, this time I pressed record and we had an even better chat! Paul Bacon lives in Avalon Beach where we caug...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to Richard Claremont for a fantastic chat - you can find out more about Richard on his social media page https://www.instagram.com/richard_claremont/?hl=en or on his website https://www.richardclaremont.com/workshops.html His workshops are fantastic and he has an online course currently running. Also look out for upcoming face to face workshops.  many thanks Richard.,  Host...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks guest is the amazing artist John Bokor, who kindly spoke to us over zoom from his studio in Bulli. He is represented by King Street Gallery in Sydney,  Nicolas Thompson gallery in Melbourne and Edwina Corlette in Brisbane. John graduated from the National Art School in 1993, with a diploma in Painting, and once again in 2000 with a Bachelor of Fine Art. In 2012, Bokor w...

Send us Fan Mail This week we spoke to Indivi Sutton who grew up in New York and has had the most amazing art education from her family and going to a Steiner School.  Indivi is inspired by still life but has changed her practise to simplifying the colour and the form and focusing on the stains. You can find out about Indivi's artwork on her website https://www.no-vacancy.com.au/still-life-1/...

Send us Fan Mail This week we spoke to art curator and writer extraordinaire,  Amber Creswell Bell. We were thrilled Amber drove all the way to Avalon from Thirroul to speak to us (she did visit the new gallery she is curating at Studio Direct Michael Reid Newport too!). We had the best chat about curating, writing books, fitting it all in with kids, choosing artists, advice on buying art, being a...

Send us Fan Mail This week we were lucky enough to talk to Marisa in her new creative space called Forum in Bondi - we were surrounded by her magical paintings, she shared so many gems and wise words with us. Marisa was kind enough to share tips and tricks and guide us through her art career that has been long and full. You can find out more about Marica by checking out her website and her Instagr...

Send us Fan Mail We interviewed Stephen Coburn at his amazing studio in the artistic community, Headland Artists , at Georges Heights, Mosman. We had a long chat with Stephen about his father, the artist, John Coburn , his days at the National Art School where he met Reg Mombassa and formed the band, Mental As Anything. We heard some great stories about the bans and his time at art school. Stephen...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for talking to us Ben Tankard you can find out more about his work on http://www.benjamintankard.com or on his instagram https://www.instagram.com/ben_tankard_art/?hl=en Ben mentions the painting by Jasper Johns that inspired him check it out here. https://www.google.com/search?q=flag+jasper+johns&client=safari&rls=en&sxsrf=ALeKk03vgvksBJkImBu-ohPSHH1jzf5MIg:160...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to Sarah Montgomery for talking to us about all things printmaking, curation, and art materials .. have a listen its a fascinating podcast that you will hopefully learn from. You can check out Sarah's work on instagram https://www.instagram.com/sarahjeata_montgomery/ she is part of the fabulous Sydney Road Gallery https://sydneyroadgallery.com and runs Artsmart in Seaf...