Southcoast Artists Index

On this episode host Ron Fortier sits down with Candace Lee Heald.    Music courtesy of www.bensound.com  

Award-winning Standard-Times news photographer Peter Pereira graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth in 1992 with a degree in computer engineering. In 1998 he changed his focus to his true passion, photography.   Since then, his images have graced the pages of Time, Newsweek, US News and World Report, Vogue (Australia), New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Wa...

Jill Law was an Executive Chef for over two decades as well as an Interior Designer and, just within the last ten years began a career as a Fine Art Painter.  As a Painter, she works in a variety of mediums. She is currently the President of the South Coast Artists organization as well as President of the Dartmouth Cultural Center in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.   Jill also teaches abstract painting...

Writer and photographer Dan Logan was born in New Bedford and grew up in Fairhaven.  He received his degree in English in 1969 Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth).    Dan lived in Indiana and California before returning to the Southcoast. He has written both fiction and nonfiction including three published novels and a compendium of three thou...

Milton Brightman graduated from the Swain School of Design in 1976 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting. He worked for the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1979 to 2017, retiring as Regional Coordinator for the Southeastern Massachusetts State Park system.  Milton's work has been shown at the New Bedford Art Museum, The Federal Reserve in Bost...

In this episode of the Southcoast Artists Index Podcast host, Ron Fortier sits down with Ralph Hickok.  Music Courtesy of www.bensound.com  

Episode 15 features a conversation with host Ron Fortier and guest Wanda Medina.  Music Courtest of www.bensound.com  

Kevin Jose, A.K.A. DEMPT is an M.C/ Lyricist/ DJ/ Producer stationed out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. DEMPT started writing lyrics in 2007 as a University Student, separate from his studies as an Accounting Major.    His early motivations were to give a more educated and influential sound to the hip hop scene. Following graduation from his University, DEMPT began to pursue music even more. His t...

David is a painter. He was born and raised in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Davis Baggarly graduated in 1985 with a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, in Baltimore, Maryland.    David has been a professional artist, and art teacher, since 1985. His work has been exhibited across the United States for over 30 years and is in numerous public and private collections, including MEDITECH In...

Dena Haden is a visual artist and the Program Director for the Co-Creative Center in New Bedford and the co-founder and team member for SuperflatNB , a Mural Arts organization in New Bedford. She is also a visual artist with an extensive exhibition record in the United States and abroad. Music courtesy of www.bensound.com

Steve Berger is an attorney by trade, but his real passion involves all things music and visual arts. His journey began in 1986 when, upon finishing law school in LA, he quickly began assisting newly emerging musicians, bands, and singer-songwriters. This even included a cross-country trip with a rock band while acting as the band's manager. As a result of these early career experiences, he eventu...

Donald Hoaglund - Jewelry Designer- Master Goldsmith. Don has been designing jewelry for more than 40 years. He has focused on designs jewelry exclusively in silver, gold, platinum, precious stones and diamonds. Don established his Pegasus Artisans gallery and studio in 1970 in historic New Bedford, Massachusetts.  Don Hoaglund was educated at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in the Metal...

Chuck is a sculptor and practically a New Bedford institution as a founding member of Gallery X, the oldest continually operating artist's cooperative in the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Welcome artist Charles Hauck, or as he's better known as, Chuck to In-Focus Podcast Number 9. Chuck graduated from high school and moved directly to New Bedford in 1977 where he attended The Swain School of...

James is a poet and the former Liberal Arts Chair at The Swain School of Design. When Swain  merged  with what is now the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, he became part of the English Department. Welcome poet James Bobrick to In-Focus Podcast Number 8. James was born in Greenwich Village and grew up mainly in New York and California. He attended The Webb School of California and received a...

William Kendall holds a BS degree in art education from theUniversity of Minnesota; MS and MFA degrees in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin, at Madison. He presently holds the title of Professor Emeritus from Bridgewater State University, where he taught painting for over thirty years. He also spent the last twenty years as an architectural designer, specializing in Early Ameri...

Helen Granger is a multitalented artist. Her portfolio includes skills and examples in illustration, animation, fine art, website design & development, graphic design, and branding. And, oh yeah, a painter! Much of her work is an exploration. She records her, "…observations in a way that feels true to my experience and way of seeing the world. All of my work starts from time spent observing; peopl...

Robert P. "Bob" Brodesky, a painter based in the Boston-area, is a member of T.E.C.M., a group composed of Southeastern Massachusetts University* BFA Class of 1975 alum. He specializes in figurative painting in an expressionistic style featuring human figures captured in a particular instant or pivotal moment. * Now the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth CONTACT INFORMATION: EMAIL rpbrodesky@gm...

Don is a painter and art critic living in New Bedford.  He writes the BART Chat and Art Beat columns for Southcoast Today/The Standard-Times newspaper and, Artscope Magazine. Don received his BFA from the Swain School of Design and his MFA from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. CONTACT INFORMATION don.wilkinson@gmail.com   ADDRESS 38 Chancery Street New Bedford, MA    PHONE NUMBER 508-742...

Denn Santoro lives and works on the South Coast of MA. His work is in private collections in the US and Europe and the permanent collection at Southcoast Hospital in New Bedford. he has exhibited in New England and Europe. He and his partner Helen Granger operate the S and G Project Gallery featuring bodies of work by artists built around a certain theme, or in collaboration with other artists. De...

Michael Pietragalla, artist and craftsman,  owns and operates Floating Stone Woodworks, a custom furniture shop in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Floating Stone specializes in hand-crafted tables, bookcases, consoles, case pieces, and benches.   Michael Pietragalla Floating Stone Woodworks 88 Hatch Street Loft 406 New Bedford, MA 02745   508-997-1079   www.floatingstonewoodworks.com   floatingstone@c...

Start the journey with us with our first podcast, an introduction to The Artists Index where we're putting artists in their place in history.    Music courtesy of www.bensound.com