Artalogue

Jordan Stranger got started by wheat pasting his art around Winnipeg because it was cheap, fast, and harmless. First came community, then came the city: people began to recognize his work, which led to new opportunities and contracts that displayed his art in a more permanent way. But is public art ever permanent? Today on The Artalogue,  Madison Beale talks with Anishinaabe artist and graphic des...

Today is the last day of Pride Month! To celebrate an excellent month of Pride programming on the Artalogue, host Madison Beale chats with photographer Wynne Neilly .  Award-winning, Toronto based photographer Wynne Neilly talks about portrait photography as an act of care, and how his queer and trans identity shapes both what he photographs and how he builds trust with the people in front of the...

Today on the Artalogue, one of my favourite Canadian painters, Janna Watson, chats with me about her art career, being Queer and taking inspiration from nature.  Janna Watson is a Toronto-based abstract painter whose paintings use colour, drag marks, contrast, and negative space to reframe spirituality as something embodied, flexible, and alive. She also intentionally avoids borders, letting the e...

Happy Pride! It's episode 2 of the Artalogue's Pride Programming, speaking with 2SLGBTQ+ voices in Canada's art world. Today on the Artalogue, Madison Beale chats with Jake Kimble , a contemporary Dënesųłıné  photographer based in Vancouver, who was recently highlighted by CBC Arts as an artist to watch! originally from Treaty 8 Territory in the North West Territories. Kimble's...

Grief makes people uncomfortable, and that discomfort shapes what we’re allowed to say, show, and share. Today, Madison sits down with Toronto based visual artist, writer, and educator Michèle Pearson Clarke to talk about what happens when you allow yourself move with grief, rather than simply allowing it to move through or past you.  Clarke walks us through an auto-ethnographic practice rooted in...

Fair warning: this episode's a good one.  Today, Madison chats with Rob Cowley and Lydia Abbott, principles of the Canadian auction house Cowley Abbott . We explore how an auction house functions within  the Canadian art world and why auctions are one of the most visible indicators of the secondary art market. We talk about how results reveal both demand and supply, and why today’s Canadian a...

Buying art is the fun part. Knowing what you’re buying, why it matters, and how to protect it over time is where most collectors get stuck. We’re joined by Katlin Rogers , founder of Rogers Art Advisory in Toronto and a certified appraiser with the International Society of Appraisers, to make the Canadian art market feel far less mysterious and a lot more navigable. We talk about what an art advis...

WELCOME TO SEASON 5 OF THE ARTALOGUE!  We're kicking off the fifth season of the Artalogue with a conversation with Jean-François Bélisle , the Director and CEO of Canada's National Gallery . We discuss the responsibilities of national institutions to their people and how national institutions can serve everyone, not just their immediate audience.  What does "national" mean to...

A viral encounter with a bronze sculpture put our host, Madison Beale, in touch with the incomparable interdisciplinary artist Patricia Cronin this year. Today on the Artalogue, Beale sits down down with Cronin to discuss her career trajectory from humble beginnings to a global art world presence as multidisciplinary feminist artist behind Memorial to a Marriage and Shrine for Girls to unpack how...

Barbara Cole turned a newsroom fashion job into a decades-long photography practice. In this new episode of the Artalogue, Madison chats with the award winning photographer Barbara Cole about her unorthodox journey to the dark room.  Cole's first memories of art were at the theatre, which makes sense when you look at her gorgeous and theatrical photographs. She was initially inspired by the B...

We all knew the art market slowed slow down, but we didn't realize the rules were being rewritten, too. Advisor, curator, and reporter Elisa Carollo joins Madison Beale on The Artalogue today to discuss the most important questions arising in the art market today.:Will there be more gallery shut downs? How are galleries adapting in a post-boom, post-digital art market?  What can the next gene...

Can Artificial Intelligence be art? And if yes, can it be good?  Today on the Artalogue, Madison Beale sits down with artist Jake Elwes to discuss their art practice, as an early adopter of A.I., using it to challenge how we think about the world and technology through their artwork. Elwes does't separate art and tech, instead they use it as an innovative and generative medium. Elwes creates...

Step behind the scenes of Reel Pride , Canada's longest-running 2SLGBTQIA+ film festival, as Madison sits down with festival president Ray Desautels and marketing director Greg Klassen at Manitoba's Theatre for Young People. This fascinating conversation reveals how a dedicated team of volunteers brings dozens of authentic queer stories to Winnipeg screens each year. From its humble begi...

Bria Fernandes' unique visual language speaks volumes about the things left unsaid. The Ottawa-born-Winnipeg-based figurative painter creates work that explores the nuanced experiences of Black womanhood, identity formation, and the minutia of everyday life.  Just hours before the opening of her first hometown solo exhibition at Gallery 1CO3, Bria sits down to share the creative journey behin...

Jacob Trouba's artistic practice couldn't be more connected to his day job as an NHL defenseman. When the Anaheim Ducks player (and former New York Ranger and Winnipeg Jet) starts painting, he's not leaving hockey behind. He's channelling his skills into a unique visual language. "I think it's kind of a unique way of mark making that's special to me and ties into...

What determines who gets memorialized in our public spaces? Why do some histories endure while others are erased? Dan Hicks, professor of contemporary archaeology at Oxford University and curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum, answer these questions today on the Artalogue. In today's episode, we talk about Hicks' new book, Every Monument Will Fall , his research and how he navigates complex...

What happens when you combine a background in government policy, financial expertise, and a deep passion for creativity? You get Nina Orm. Nina's journey from feeling "spiritually bankrupt" in finance to founding Orm Muse Collective and the Agora Fund is inspiring. Her story illuminates the critical moment we're facing in creative industries where traditional structures are cru...

Today on the Artalogue, Canadian artist Simon Hughes chats with Madison Beale from his Winnipeg studio about his creative beginnings, Canadian art and his career. This episode is all about finding your artistic voice in unexpected places. Hughes reveals how he developed his unique approach that treats watercolors, drawings and canvas paintings as equal  expressions, not relegating drawings to mere...

When she’s not curating her gallery’s programming, Paulina Petkoski is styling CEOs. As the co-founder of Playground Detroit, Petkoski created a unique cultural hub that champions emerging talent in Detroit while bringing awareness to sustainability in the fashion industry. After studying at FIT and working with major fashion brands in New York, she launched Playground Detroit in 2012 as a platfor...

The art world is notorious for its gatekeeping. This makes Hannah Studnick's story all the more remarkable. At 31, with zero art world experience, she opened Ruby/Dakota Gallery in New York's Alphabet City because a psychic told her she would. The space (originally found on Craigslist) transformed into something profound. In this candid conversation, Hannah reveals how Ruby/Dakota honour...

Christopher Stowell was born in New York City and received his training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. In 1985, he joined San Francisco Ballet where he danced for 16 years, appearing in theaters throughout the world. An established interpreter of the George Balanchine repertoire, Stowell has appeared in almost every Balanchine ballet performed by San Francisc...

Behind every great art collection lies a vision, whether it's personal passion or investment strategy. But for many would-be collectors, the first step is the hardest... How do you navigate galleries, auctions, and art fairs without feeling completely out of your depth? Meet Megan Paterson , founder of Aurelia Art Consulting, who's built her career on making the seemingly impenetrable ar...

Casey Koyczan is a multi-media artist pushing boundaries by merging ancient Dene traditions with cutting-edge digital technologies. Through his diverse practice spanning installation, virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D animation, and music production, Koyczan creates immersive experiences that transport viewers into thought-provoking realms where culture, art and technology converge. At the he...

What does it mean to commit to performance so fully that it transforms how you move through the world? Winnipeg artist Shawna Dempsey reveals in this week's episode how performance art can be a radical tool for change. Dempsey recalls the inspiration behind some of her and collaborator Lori Millan's iconic works like Lesbian National Parks and Services , where she and Millan became unifo...

Julius Manapul transforms the pain of displacement into powerful art that challenges colonial structures and celebrates queer identity. As a Filipinx immigrant who arrived in Canada in the 90s, Manapul found themselves caught between languages and cultures—a displacement that led them to embrace visual communication as a universal language transcending verbal barriers. Manapul's multimedia pr...