The (art)Scene Podcast

My guest for this special Thanksgiving week episode is Susie Kantor, Associate Curator of Visual Arts at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.  In our conversation today you'll hear us discuss her journey to a career in the art world and Bay Area Now 8 (BAN 8), the latest exhibition she helped curated at the YBCA.  For more information on BAN 8 and other programming at the YBCA check out their webs...

My friend Amanda Nudelman is back on the podcast to catch up and discuss The Feminist School of Painting, the latest exhibition she helped curate at the Kadist Art Foundation. The Feminist School of Painting features artist Ad Minoliti and culminates her residency at KADIST by transforming the galleries into an active classroom with new murals of vibrant silhouettes of animals, landscapes, and geo...

Today's guest is Soleil Summer, Exhibitions Associate at the Museum of African Diaspora (MoAD). We discuss her journey to the West Coast and the art world including her time at the Betti Ono Gallery and her membership in the Bay Area-based art collective known as the Black Mail Collective. We also talk about her role at MoAD in helping coordinate their emerging artists program.  To learn more abou...

After a long summer hiatus, I return with a brand new guest: Mark Sabb from the Museum of African Diaspora or MoAD for short. Aside from being the Director of Marketing & Communications at MoAD, Mark has also established himself as a digital artist in the Bay Area. On the podcast today you'll hear Mark discuss his varied background, the artist collective/platform he founded called FELT, the di...

This week's guest is Brock Brake, owner of Pt.2 Gallery in Oakland and director/curator at First Amendment Gallery in San Francisco. We discussed his skateboarding and photojournalism background, what led him to the fine art world and all of the current projects he dedicates most of his time to. Learn more about current and upcoming shows at Pt.2 Gallery bu visiting there website: www.part2gallery...

Today's guest is Stephanie Rholfs, Bay Area artist and former co-director of City Limits Gallery. We talked about her East Coast background, what led her to the Bay Area and her art practice. We also discussed The Stipend, a grant she co-created to help any artist/art collective who is planning an exhibition. Learn more about Stephanie and her work by going to her website at www.stephanierohlfs.co...

Today my guest is Bay Area Artist Muzae Sesay who recently opened his first solo show at Part 2 Gallery in Oakland titled Domestic Dive. I hung out with Muzae in his studio to discuss the ideas behind his new exhibition and the preparation that went into putting it together. We also discussed his recent artist residency at Facebook and his educational background in sociology. Read more about Domes...

On this week's episode my guest is Bay Area Artist Lena Gustafson whose work ranges from prints & art books to paintings & murals. All of which utilize beautiful bright colors and the female form. With her partner Peter Calderwood, she also co-owns Night Diver Press where they publish prints, books, zines, and monotypes. Today you'll hear her talk about her art practice and how it has prog...

This week I had the pleasure to take the podcast on the road again, and this time, to my hometown of Oceanside, CA. While there, I visited the Oceanside Museum of Art to see one of the many art shows associated with the Getty's Pacific Standard Time LA/LA (PST LA/LA) initiative titled, "Undocumenta."  I had the fortune of speaking with Alessandra Moctezuma, the curator of "Undocumenta" about both...

For this week's podcast I visited New Mexico where I met with Steve Brisk, a soundscape artist and member of the Sante Fe art collective called Meow Wolf. We spoke about the type of art and music he produces, the collective itself and Meow Wolf's permanent exhibit: The House of Eternal Return. For more information on Meow Wolf and The House of Eternal Return visit www.meowwolf.com . To hear Steve'...

My guest this week is Rio Yañez, an artist/curator born and raised in San Francisco's Mission District. I met up with Rio at his home in the East Bay where he shared about his time growing up in the Mission District's Chicano art scene, his fascination with Godzilla and his early beginnings as a photographer. We also discussed the various art projects he has worked on including the annual Día de l...

These week I am joined by David Kasprzak, the other half of the Colpa Press team in San Francisco. I met up with David at the Colpa Press basement in the Mission district where we discussed his time growing up in Tennessee, the years he spent train hopping all over the country and the multitude of art projects he has taken on here in the Bay Area. David's work is currently on exhibit at the Contem...

After being on hiatus for a bit, I am back this week with a brand new guest: San Francisco-based artist, Marcela Pardo Ariza, who currently has a solo show titled "Slow Clap" at R/SF Projects. Today you'll hear her talk about her upbringing in Colombia, the time she spent at United World College Costa Rica, and how she got to attend Earlham College in the American mid-west. She also discusses her...

This week the 2nd annual SF Art Book Fair opens at the Minnesota Street Project. To talk more about the fair I have invited its co-founder Luca Antonucci, who is also a previous guest of the podcast. Luca was kind of enough to take a break from prepping for the SF Art Book Fair to discuss how it came to be and what to look forward this weekend. The SF Art Book Fair will run from July 21st to July...

This week I catch up with a former classmate of mine and fellow intern, Martin Strickland who now currently works at the YBCA (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) as an Exhibitions Associate, Registration and Production. An Alabama native, Martin discusses his educational background which also includes the time he spent in New Orleans working for NO/AIDS Taskforce and the New Orleans Museum of Art. W...

I'm joined today by David Lasley, a Bay Area based painter. I recently visited his studio in Oakland where we discussed his experience growing up in the Midwest and his time living and working as an artist in Boston. We also talked about his growth as an artist and how that is reflected in his current work. To learn more about David and his work visit his website at www.davidlasley.org or follow h...

For episode 18 of the podcast, Bay Area photographer Nando Alvarez-Perez is back to share his recent trip to Mexico City where his work was included in the fourth annual Material Art Fair. He shared his thoughts on his craft, his teaching experience and the state of the photographic medium. To learn more about Nando and his work visit his website at nandoalvarezperez.com . You can also follow Nand...

This week we checked back in with San Diego artist Noe Olivas, who just recently finished an artist residency at the San Diego Art Institute (SDAI)and discussed the residency itself as well as the show that came out of it titled "la/el/ellas/ellos/usted quinceañera/o." Noe also shares with us the topics and themes that led to the project. We then briefly discussed his recent feature in the San Die...

This week, Louis is joined by Amanda Nudelman, a former classmate at the University of San Diego who now also lives in the Bay Area. Louis and Amanda got a chance to meet up and discuss what she has been up to since college, including her time working at a startup and her eventual return to the art world. They also discuss "Black Light," an exhibition she co-curated alongside her curatorial practi...

In episode 15 of The(art)Scene Podcast, Louis is joined by Bay Area artist Elisabeth Ajtay to talk about her early beginnings as a photographer & her current art practice. In addition, Elisabeth shares her experiences growing up in Eastern & Western Europe. To learn more about Elisabeth and her work be sure to visit her website: elisabethajtay.com or follow her on Instagram @derohus.

This week on The (art)Scene Podcast, Louis is joined by Whitney Lynn, an artist based out of San Francisco who teaches at Stanford University and the San Francisco Art Institute. Whitney discusses her current show at Bass & Reiner Gallery titled “After the Fall,” her contribution to “Not Alone” at the San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries/War Memorial Building, and her upcoming Artist-in-Res...

After the holiday break, the podcast is back with a new episode and a new guest: Angella d'Avignon, a writer & curator based out of Los Angeles who has contributed to various publications including the Contemporary Art Review LA, the Atlantic's City Lab and Vice's Broadly. Originally from San Diego, Angella discusses her unique journey into the art world and how it led her to being a writer. S...

This week's guest is Mariel Bayona: Bay Area artist and one of the four co-directors of Bass & Reiner Gallery. Mariel talks to Louis about her art practice and her experiences growing up in a border town. In addition, she discusses the latest show she curated at Bass & Reiner titled El Habito, which features the work of Marcela Pardo Ariza and Lorena Zertuche Díaz. El Habito will be on exh...

For today's episode Louis meets with Luca Antonucci: Bay Area artist and co-founder of the SF-based Colpa Press, a design, printing and publishing partnership. Luca talks to Louis about his work as an artist and his recent exhibition titled The Custodian. In addition, he discusses the origin of Colpa and the variety of projects that it produces. To learn more about Luca and his work be sure to vis...

Emily Reynolds is back on the podcast this week to talk about her latest show at Bass & Reiner Gallery titled "Infinity Cove," which exhibits the work of Leah Beeferman and Kristine Eudey. Be sure to see before it ends on October 29, 2016. Then, in honor of the start of the NFL season, Emily & Louis talk about sports. Emily, who happens to be an ardent Denver Bronco fan, shares the origin...