The Amy Beecher Show

Catherine Haggarty's exhibition, An Echo's Glyph, closes at Massey Klein this Saturday. Check it out in a way that feels safe to you. Wholesome, Covid-safe dialogue with Catherine Haggarty about painting, drawing, teaching, and the show on this episode. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook . Show Notes Catherine Haggarty

Julia Trotta's film, Forget to be Afraid: A Portrait of Linda Nochlin , is in postproduction. We talk about the shape of the project and what it was like to have Linda Nochlin as your grandma. Happy holidays! Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook . Show Notes Forget to be Afraid: A Portrait of Linda Nochlin Blank Forms  

Episode 50 of the podcast is here and it's with artist, arts administrator, and legislator John Killacky. Feeling bogged down by existential malaise? Listener, this episode is for you. And that's because John Killacky is fucking inspiration. We talk about the Culture Wars, pandemics, the role that taste plays in institutional programming, and more. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Su...

Artist Hilary Doyle's recent paintings at Taymour Grahne depict mothers in a post-apocalyptic Metropolis. (Super relatable). We talk about those and NYC Crit Club, the artist-run school she co-founded with future guest Catharine Haggerty. All this squeezed into the length of her newborn Theo's nap. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram...

Artist Charlotte Hallberg makes geomorphic, abstract paintings that trick and delight the eye. She is represented by Hesse Flatow in New York City. We talk about Charlotte's travels to the Netherlands to study paint and pigment and her recent move to Prattsville New York. Also, a plea to current students. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on In...

Painter and performer Rufus Tureen was a child actor and survived. We talk about his path from acting to painting and how changes our sense of priorities. Plus, another dispatch from the fourth trimester vortex. Show Notes Rufus Tureen Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook .

Theater Director Aoife Spillane-Hinks left The United States for Ireland after graduating from college. Since then, she has directed a range of productions in both places, founded Then This Theatre, and is currently an associate artist with PICT Classic Theater. Titillated by all things Irish after watching Normal People? This episode's for you. And, Amy sends her best wishes from inside the black...

Artist Rubens Ghenov and I talk about everything: coming to America from Brazil as a kid, The Spiritual in art, skateboarding, Korean screen painting…it's non-linear and you'll thank us for it.  Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook .   Show Notes Rubens Ghenov

Artist George Rush paints his way through the trials and tribulations of addiction, parenting, an unexpected move to the Midwest. Also a professor of art at Ohio State University, George and Amy kvetch: teaching- what do we do now? Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook .

Jaqueline Cedar does it all: paints, curates, collaborates…we talk finding what to paint (recently, her couch) and setting up a gallery in her Brooklyn apartment. Show Notes Jaqueline Cedar Good Naked Gallery Good Naked Gallery Instagram   Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook .

Zeb's path to becoming an artist is punctuated by situations miraculous and Kafka-esque. No wonder his drawings and videos explore similar themes. And, quarantine dispatch #2 from home. Show Notes Zebadiah Keneally Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook .

Rachel Domm says "no" to the 9-5, "yes" to pastels and co-operatively run galleries. Plus, my first social distancing dispatch.  Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook . Show Notes Rachel Domm NYC Georgia/The South Printed Matter Art Book Fairs Being an Illustrator Productivity Quitting Jobs Working Remotely Agnes Martin Ev...

Emily Nemens is editor-in-chief of the Paris Review. Her debut novel, The Cactus League, was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux  this past February. I met Emily my sophomore year of college in a painting class.  All this and lots of diversions on this week's episode. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook . Show Notes E...

Ana Cardoso calls me from Lisbon to talk about painting, babies, and what's weird about the American approach to critique. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook . Show Notes Ana Cardoso   

Artist Morgan Blair knows her way around a Savers. All her cool thrifting tips, plus some talk about painting, puzzles, Seinfeld, Worcester Mass, and Paul Simon in this episode. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook . Show Notes Morgan Blair Seinfeld Puzzles Paul Simon's Graceland Click bait articles Comedy KAWS Post Analo...

Fearless and prolific artist and residency director Leah Guadagnoli joined me to talk about her artwork, her life in the Hudson Valley, and starting a residency out of her live-work space. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook . Show Notes Leah Guadagnoli Maple Terrace Artist Residency and Mentorship Program Tilleard Proje...

Dr. Craig Richard and Melinda Lauw discuss their respective ASMR related projects in two excerpted interviews. Consider these a "teaser" for Amy's ASMR project for Untitled Art Fair's podcast. 

Artist and politician Amy Khoshbin and I talk for a long, long time about her early experiences working with Laurie Anderson, her upcoming show, experiencing death and loss, and her run for city council in 2021. Content warning: Death and dying. Some listeners may wish to skip the second half of the podcast from around 1 hour 05 minutes. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to...

Illustrator Joana Avillez calls me from Los Angeles, where nobody walks outside and the deli is far, far away. We talk about growing up around artists, deciding not to become one, what illustration is, and figuring out how to write about loss.  Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show.  Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on  Instagram and  Facebook .   Show Notes: Joana Avillez   The Sa...

Award winning children's book author, artist, and writer Thyra Heder and I take a deep dive into what it means to make art for children, how studying film helps her create picture books, and why it's okay to fake it sometimes.  Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Instagram and Facebook . Show Notes Thyra Heder Fraidyzoo  The Bear Report  Abby...

Episode 32 is here! And it's a little mini-one. My show, Container Store Cantastoria , opens at Hesse Flatow today, and so I've been busy working on all of that...prints...a performance...some weird display easels…. No time really for a full sit-down interview. But! A new feature to the podcast rolls out soon, one we're calling "Leave A Message." Starting Monday, listeners will be able to leave me...

This week we re-release Episode 13 with Em Rooney. Em has an upcoming exhibition at Galerie Fons Welters that opens September 7th called  You, too, know that you live.  The press release was written by the artist Nancy Lupo, our episode 6! Go get'em, Em.  Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show.  Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on  Instagram and  Facebook . Show Notes http://bodega-...

Artist Caitlin MacBride has lived in 60 different apartments in Brooklyn. Hear about each and every one of them. Also: painting, opiated adjacency, and weird house parties. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show.  Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on  Instagram and  Facebook . Show Notes: Caitlin MacBride Connecticut RISD Rutgers Elaine Scarry Bard Audre Lorde Painting Ryan Trecartin...

Artist Ilana Harris-Babou and I discuss her New York City upbringing, wellness culture, Audre Lorde, and the making of her most recent work, which is up right now in the Whitney Biennial. Also, a brief tribute to my mom. Never miss an episode of The Amy Beecher Show.  Subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on  Instagram and  Facebook . Show Notes: Brooklyn, Senegal, Senegalese Diaspora, African...

Artist Catherine Telford-Keogh is in residency at the Pelling Laboratory for Biophysical Manipulation at the University of Ottawa. (She's Canadian!) Her recent sculptures are made out of cells on view at Interstate in Bushwick, NY. We talk art, energy drinks, healthcare, and getting kicked out of the United States. Donate to RAICES: https://www.raicestexas.org/ Show Notes: Catherine Telford-Keogh...