The Art Professors Podcast

On this MFA Chronicles podcast we talk with Noe Alonzo. We started the conversation asking Noe what are some of his recommendations and favorite anime. I asked Noe to give us a comparison of how Korea and America differ in terms of culture and the pandemic, he also told us how politics are viewed differently by both places. Noe also gave us insights into how he uses social media, what he sees as a...

On this episode of the MFA Chronicles Podcast we talk with fellow first year graduate candidate Matthew Bacher.  Matthew and I started off the conversation reflecting on the pandemic and Black Lives Matter and how we have been affected by them.  Matthew then tells me about some of his plans for teaching drawing in the Fall 2020 semester. I ask Matthew about his experience as a graduate s...

On this podcast we talk with Zac Keane. Zac is another cohort of mine at San Diego State University. We talk about the Black Lives Matter protests, the pandemic, and how they have been affecting us. Zac tells us about his experience at San Diego State University as a graduate student, why he chose to attend, what he likes about it, and what he struggles with. Zac also tells about his art, some of...

On this MFA Chronicles podcast we talk to my old friend and sculptor Katie Kurkjy. I am fortunate to have this be the second time I have had Katie on one of my podcasts, the first time was on Word On the Street. Katie tells about her main influence to making her practice as an artist sustainable and the steps required to do it. We also talk about her having to reset her practice due to a...

On this episode of the MFA Chronicles Podcast we talk with Jodi Rockwell and Shawn Landis about Rockland Residency. In the first portion of the podcast we discuss how the pandemic has been affecting our lives, as artist, teachers, parents and more. We all met at the University of Washington studying art as undergraduates and share some memories of art and events that happened then and how those id...

On this MFA Chronicles Podcast we talk with Rachel Ness.  Rachel is a graduating MFA at San Diego State University. She tells us about her experience as a student at SDSU sharing some of the highlights and struggles.  We also talk about her reaction to the pandemic and how it affected her practice and career as a student. Rachel also tells us some of her hopes for her post SDSU career as...

On this MFA Chronicles we talk with Alexandra Valerio. Alexandra tells us a little about her early education in Mexico and how she was able to express and discover her creative side. We get in-depth on how the pandemic has affected her life, some of the positives and negatives of the experience. She tell us about her career as a MA candidate at SDSU studying in the interior architecture department...

On this episode of the MFA Chronicles podcast we talk with Juan Cabrera. Juan is another MFA Candidate at San Diego State University finishing his third and final year as a graduate.  Juan tells us how he has been affected by the Covid-19 shut down and SDSU campus closing because of it.  We also learn about his work where it comes from and his original inspiration for it. Juan recently g...

This time on the MFA Chronicles Podcast we talk with Michael Leavitt. Mike and I go back a few years, we spend a moment reminiscing on the good old days as part of AP Art classes at Benjamin Franklin High School in Seattle WA. Mike tells us how he has been dealing and reacting to the Covid-19 situation. He give us a breakdown of how he started producing his sculptures as action figures.  We a...

On this episode of the MFA Chronicles podcast we are talking with Lauren Verdugo.  I caught up with Lauren and asked her about how she has been adjusting to life during Covid-19, what it has meant to her living situation and life as student and artist.  We also talked about her experience at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, and her relationship wit her mentor La...

On this MFA Chronicles Podcast we talk to Meredith Habermann.  Meredith and I talked about all sorts of things relating to art. First we got into how she has been reacting and responding to getting kicked off campus because of Covid-19 and also how this situation has affected her art and her in general. We talked about how she defines herself as an artist, why she decided to attend graduate s...

"Hard work conquers all" - Tim Demuth On this MFA Chronicles Podcast we talk to Tim Demuth.  It wouldn't be a proper conversation with Tim unless we talked about the Seattle Seahawks. After we got caught up we dove into thoughts around Covid 19 and how he has been processing this time in our society.  We then get into his career as a graduate student, why he decided to become one and his...

On this episode of the MFA Chronicles podcast we talk to Kline Swonger.  We talked about how she has been reacting to Covid-19, how it's been influencing her current and future work, and how she has personally dealt with the pandemic. We also talked about how she sees herself as an artist, what concepts she is working with and some of her influences. Kline also tells us about her experience a...

This is our first official episode of the MFA Chronicles Podcast.  We have our very special guest Linson Huang.  Linson is an MFA Candidate at San Diego State University. His focus of study is interior architecture.  We talked about adjusting to life as a student during the Covid-19 quarantine, how he defines himself as an artist/designer/architect, and the importance of being a goo...

In this podcast I interviewed Arzu Ozkal for a project I did on the perception of graphic design.   Links: https://www.contrary.info/ https://www.mfachronicles.com/

In this podcast I interviewed Phoebe Cornog & Roxy Prima of Pandr Design Co. for a project I did on the perception of graphic design.   Links: https://www.pandrdesignco.com/ https://www.mfachronicles.com/

In this podcast I interviewed Philip Brun Del Re for a project I did on the perception of graphic design.   Links: https://www.instagram.com/slim_chili/ https://www.mfachronicles.com/

In this podcast I interviewed Willem Henri Lucas for a project I did on the perception of graphic design.   Links: https://twitter.com/whlucas https://www.mfachronicles.com/

In this podcast I interviewed Jonathan Mantell-Johnson for a project I did on the perception of graphic design.   Links: https://www.jmantelljohnson.com/ https://www.mfachronicles.com/