Hide the Brushstrokes

For the Season 2 finale, Liv sits down with 24-year old painter Carlos Sánchez-Tatá, who graduated from Columbia's MFA program in 2024, to discuss their shared Miami upbringing, how Carlos turns loneliness into art, and how his professional development experiences in residency programs have shaped both his art and where he wants to take his future. You can access his portfolio at www.carlossanchez...

Liv sits down with 25 year-old Drew Baker, known by the artist name "Baker," both a painter who draws from the modernists to paint rural scenes evocative of the death of the American mythos, and a sculptor who draws from the unseen laborers and technicians that craft the technology we find ourselves interacting with every day. To access his work, check out our corresponding visual log on our Insta...

Liv sits down with Selin Sel, a 23-year-old sculptor and painter from Turkey who earned her BFA from Pratt last year. Selin discusses how her mother and her Turkish upbringing influence her very unique practice, why she created monumental sculptures while in school, and how she made the difficult post-grad decision to quit her day job to become a full-time artist. You can access Selin's portfolio...

Liv sits down with Deni Artemisa Espinoza, a 26 year-old native New Yorker, sculptor, and multidisciplinary artist who graduated from Hunter College's BFA program last year. Deni discusses how their love of history, the gentrification of their city, and their neurodivergence have shaped their practice as they navigate an increasingly volatile political climate. You can access Deni's portfolio at m...

On February 6th, NYU's Department of Photography and Imaging (DPI) celebrated the opening night of their Senior Thesis Exhibition, featuring 48 photographers from the graduating class of 2026. Four of these emerging photographers responded to my interview request, so this episode will be the first of two special double-interview episodes. For the second installment, we'll hear from Tierney Smith a...

Liv sits down with Noah, a 25 year-old Brooklyn native, to discuss his practices of abstract painting and tattoo art. Noah discusses how his abstraction has emerged from his formal atelier-style education, how his work might coincide with art market trends, and what artistic honesty looks like in his practice. You can find Noah's work at @noah.boulton on Instagram, and follow  us ( @ hidethebrushs...

On February 6, NYU's Department of Photography and Imaging (DPI) celebrated the opening night of their Senior Thesis Exhibition, featuring 48 photographers from the graduating class of 2026. Four of these emerging photographers responded to my interview request, so this episode will be the first of two special double-interview episodes. For the first installment, we'll hear from Raj Hariharan and...

Liv sits down with Hanzade, a 19 year-old artist from Turkey to discuss her multimedia practice, from her fashion designs, to her paintings, and to why she often depicts herself as a fish. You can find Hanzade's work at @hanzadestudios on Instagram, and follow  us ( @hidethebrushstrokes ) to see visual logs of all of our guests' work.

Liv sits down with Emma Maurer, WNYU's Music Director, a Studio Art major at NYU Steinhardt, and a multimedia creative. Emma's been described as "chronically interested," and, having turned 20 last week, she expresses that she never wants to stop experimenting with new mediums and ideas at any age. They discuss the role of familial support in burgeoning creative careers, the rise of conservatism i...

Liv sits down with Owen, a 21 year-old painter from Los Angeles who paints interiors from memory in his exploration of truth, fiction, and echoing emotions. Owen discusses how his painterly skills and independence have developed since moving to New York for college, and the institutional path he would like to pursue within the art world. Feel free to follow   @hidethebrushstrokes on Instagram, whe...

Liv sits down with Keya, a 22 year-old artist from Mumbai to discuss the beauty of shock factor, both in response to viewing art and living in New York City. You can find Keya's work at keyasanghavi.com , and follow @hidethebrushstrokes on Instagram to see visual logs of all of our guests' work.

Liv sits down with Santiago, a 21 year-old painter from Queens to discuss his love of photojournalism and his mission to document the diversity of thought throughout New York City and the United States at large. You can access his work at https://www.santiagopinzon.com/ or on @hidethebrushstrokes on Instagram.

Liv sits down with Cecilia Winters, a 25 year-old painter from Pleasureville, Kentucky, to discuss their paintings of Sonny Angels, which explore both the joys and dangers of mass consumerism. They talk Labubus, low art, and whether New York City constitutes a Pleasureville of its own. You can find Cecilia's work at @cecilia.w_artist on Instagram or on the Harsh Collective's website, https://www.h...