Women United ART PODCAST

New episode of Women United ART PODCAST is here!  Today, Mona interviews Agathe Bouton, a French artist living and working in Philadelphia, USA, whose boundary-pushing printmaking and paper works exhibit influences from living and working in international cities across the globe.  Bouton has lived and exhibited her work internationally in France, the UK, the USA, Burma/Myanmar, Senegal and Turkey...

In this episode, Mona interviews the  2nd place winner of Women United ART PRIZE 2022, Veronika Lavey, an artist specialising in conceptual imagery and self-portraiture through fine art photography, with us today. Veronika is recognised for her dark, thought-provoking self-portraits, which are exhibited and publicised to fulfil her mission of illuminating strength and resilience in hardship throug...

In this episode, Mona interviews Lisa Poulsen, a digital artist and the 2nd-place winner of Women United ART PRIZE 2022. From her studio by the sea in the Far North of Scotland, Lisa Poulsen creates calming and evocative digital landscapes using photographs of stone. Lisa returned to her roots in Caithness in 2007 after travelling and completing a Design degree with honours at Edinburgh's Nap...

We are thrilled to invite you to listen to our new podcast episode with Marryam Moma, the 3rd place winner of Women United ART PRIZE 2022 | Collage & Fiber Art Category! Join Mona as she chats with a Tanzanian-Nigerian collage artist Marryam Moma who tells vivid stories by blending repurposed archival paper, mixed media and paints to create multidimensional imagery. Like her art, Marryam’s bac...

Welcome to another episode of Women United ART PODCAST, today with Hettie Judah - chief art critic on the British daily paper The i , a regular contributor to The Guardian ’s arts pages, and a columnist for Apollo magazine. She writes for Frieze , Art Quarterly , Art Monthly , ArtReview and other publications with 'art' in the title, and is a contributing editor to The Plant magazine. Fo...

Season 2 of Women United ART PODCAST is here, and we are beyond thrilled to begin with an episode about artist empowerment, inclusivity and community support. Join Mona as she interviews Stacie McCormick , a US-born, UK-based multi-disciplinary artist and the Director and Founder of artist-led Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop - an Arts Council England-supported organisation that provides exceptional oppo...

In this pre-Christmas episode, Mona chats with Yvadney Davis - a self-taught visual artist and stylist who focuses her art practice around cultural heritage and the link between the past and the future. Yvadney's work is a tribute to the Windrush Generation as she explores the black British Caribbean identity. It is characterized by bright colours and bold brush strokes combined with mid-cent...

We are super excited to share this new episode of Women United ART PODCAST, in which Mona had the absolute pleasure to interview Ms. Jolí, an Executive Creative Director at BLKArthouse - a US-based social enterprise dedicated to increasing access and representation of Black artists. She is also the host of Love Is Freedom: A Black Woman’s Podcast, a dancer and choreographer, and a mother of two. J...

In this fun and inspiring episode, Mona chats with Juliana Naufel, a Brazilian visual artist, mentor and co-founder of Photo Trouvée Magazine. Juliana uses affection as her primary subject. Her artworks are strongly influenced by the healing aspect of embroidering photographs as a way of making amends with the past.  Her mission with her artistic practice and mentoring is reminding us to prioritiz...

New episode of Women United ART PODCAST is here! Join Mona as she interviews Sasha Zeiger, a self-taught artist based in Philadelphia, PA, who specializes in fusing art and philosophy. Listen to the ladies as they chat about Sasha's art company, Surface by Sasha, that was founded in 2019, and through which she embarked on a committed promise to revive ancient philosophy into a new, modern med...

New episode of Women United ART PODCAST is here and we can't wait for you to listen to Mona and Elyse' as they discuss the world of collage and the art of motherhood! Elyse' Jokinen is a self-taught visual artist that began creating collage at a young age. At the start of 2020, she was plugged into the online artist community and was blown away by the connection and beauty she found...

In the light of the current events in Iran, we are honoured to present an interview with Arghavan Agida who represents the voices of international female artists through her project ARTDOM. Born in Iran during a war-torn time, her father – an artist and writer – decided to flee the country when Arghavan was three through Azerbaijan, then to Germany and in 1989, reached the place she would call hom...

This new episode of Women United ART PODCAST is very special to Mona as she interviews her great friend Daniela Raytchev, a is Slovakian/ Bulgarian contemporary artist currently residing in London, United Kingdom.  Daniela's personal experience and observation of human psyche have been a continuous source of inspiration for her work.  Her paintings and sculpture are bold, at times ironic and...

New episode is out, and we are beyond thrilled to keep introducing more and more inspiring women with various backgrounds and interests! Today, Rachel Le Roux speaks to Erica Paredes, a Filipina writer and beauty editor turned chef and restaurant owner in Paris, France. Erica's always been fond of cooking for family and friends. Her passion inspired her to take the leap of faith, move to Fran...

This week, we are super excited about introducing E L D R, who is the machination of solo artist and award-winning composer for film Marina Elderton. Acclaimed by Wonderland Magazine for her "raw and unapologetic approach to tune crafting", her critically praised debut EP was supported by the PRS Women Make Music Foundation. A scholar from the National Film and Television School, her ori...

In today's episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Gita Joshi, an independent art curator, author of a bestselling book Show Your Art - How to build an art career without a gallery,  and the founder of The Curator's Salon and Art Seen Magazine. We got together to discuss and introduce our brand new program Launch It Now , a 10-week accelerator program that focuses on refining projec...

Welcome to another episode of Women United ART PODCAST!  Mona had the pleasure of talking to Alicia Puig, a curator & co-founder of PxP Contemporary, Director of Business Operations for Create! Magazine, an arts writer, regular guest host of The Create! Podcast, and co-author of The Complete Smartist Guide.  Alicia has worked in the arts industry for galleries, museums, art fairs,  private col...

New and inspiring episode of Women United ART PODCAST is out! This time, Mona had the pleasure of interviewing Sari Shryack, an oil and acrylic painter based out of Austin, Texas. Her colorful works cover many different subjects and techniques including landscape, still life, portraits, disco balls and even memes. Join the ladies as they discuss Sari's art practice, her passion for supporting...

Welcome to another episode of Women United ART PODCAST, this time with Karen Turner -  an award-winning figurative artist whose oil paintings are a commentary on the weight of expectations.  Born in London in 1978, Karen spent many of her school years in Geneva before returning to the UK to attend Hampstead Fine Arts College in London.  Now living and working on the Suffolk / Norfolk border, her w...

Welcome back to the next episode of Women United ART PODCAST! This time, Mona chats with Celine Gabrielle - a Nova Scotia oil painter, fashionista, community facilitator and co-host of "ART, ok cool" weekly podcast. Listen to their conversation as they talk about Celine's journey into the art world, her experiences with art fairs, and the exciting opportunities she's created fo...

In this episode, Mona interviews Erika b Hess - a painter, curator, and host of the art podcast I Like Your Work. She is an active juror and curator for various publications and institutions. Erika co-founded the Musa Collective in Boston and currently writes an art column for All SHE Makes Magazine.  Join Mona and Erika as they talk about Erika's art journey, her practice and experiences bot...

In this episode, Mona chats with Kat Popova - a visual artist, artist coach, the founder of Create! Magazine and host of Create! podcast, co-author of an international bestseller The Complete Smartist Guide and the founder of Art Queens Society - a monthly membership for women artists from all around the globe. Join the ladies as they talk about Kat's art journey, her business adventures and...

We are so excited to introduce the last juror for Women United ART PRIZE 2022! Join Mona as she talks with Lexi Laine, a British artist working in the medium of photography. Based on the south coast of the UK, Lexi specialises in creating ethereal underwater scenes in some of the most unique and pristine locations around the globe. In this episode, Lexi describes her process and journey into the a...

In this episode, Mona chats with Victoria J Fry, a visual artist, educator, mentor, and the founder of Visionary Art Collective and New Visionary art magazine. Join the ladies as they discuss Victoria's art journey, her shift away from traditional teaching to support diversity in the classroom and the leap to becoming an artpreneur who leads a global platform dedicated to contemporary artists...

In this episode, Mona talks to Sasha-Loriene, a visual artist and founder of Mahyue Studios and BLAK GIRLS WHO PAINT®, a global movement providing community for Black women artists through the BGWP Directory and non-profit organization supporting Black girls, teens, and young adults in their art endeavors through the BGWP P assion To Purpose Fund . Join us as we talk about Sasha's journey int...