The (art)Scene Podcast

This week's guest is Tamra Seal, a Bay Area artist who makes large, bright and beautifully constructed sculptures. Louis got a chance to hang out with her in her Oakland studio where they chatted not only about her background as an artist but also about her love for film and how it influences her work. If you are interested in seeing some of her work visit her website http://tamraseal.com or see i...

Gabriel Edwards, a Bay Area artist who was recently written about on the Juxtapose Magazine Art and Culture website, talks to Louis about the origins of his art career and the podcast he cohosts with three of his friends called Axe Brother Podcast. Gabriel also discusses his work that ranges from books on tape to paintings of chairs in various sex positions. For more on Gabriel visit www.gabrieled...

Agne Christensen is owner and CEO of Room Art Gallery in Mill Valley, CA and Seek Fine Art, a search engine app that allows you to search fine art by gallery, location, artists or style. She and Louis discuss how her gallery and app came to be as well as what led her to the Bay Area.

In Episode 2, Katherine Powers Noland talks to Louis about her role at the University Galleries at the University of San Diego. They also talk about the San Diego art scene, her involvement with DN/ZA and her own work as an artist.

In Episode 5, San Diego artist Noe Olivas talks to Louis about his ongoing project "Untitled Space," an old Chevy bread truck that he's turned into a mobile sculpture piece. He also discusses how his work investigates the Mexican-American identity while also highlighting the relationship between labor and leisure. New intro music by local Bay Area artist, Richie Cunning.

In Episode 4, Peruvian art historian Horacio Ramos-Cerna talks to Louis about the type of research he is interested in pursuing. He also discusses the Peruvian art scene and how it is heavily influenced by the country's political climate & cultural history.

In Episode 3, Bay Area photographer Nando Alvarez-Perez, talks to Louis about how he first got interested in photography as well how his art education still influences his work today. They also talk about how he balances creating and showing new artwork while working for a tech company.

In Episode 2, Emily Reynolds talks to Louis about her roles as the Marketing Manager for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and as co-driector of Bass & Reiner Gallery in San Francisco. She also discusses the various experiences she has had in her education which led her to where she is at today and where she hopes they ultimately lead her to.

As the very first guest of The (art)Scene Podcast, Clea Massiani talks to Louis Vargas about being a gallery owner in San Francisco. She also talks about her role as the Alumni Relations Coordinator at her alma mater the San Francisco Art Institute and trying to connect current students with the school's history.

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