Art Affairs

Art Affairs 100 - Nychos

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this special 100th episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Nychos.We discuss his experience growing up in a traditional Austrian hunting family,...

Art Affairs 099 - Landland

23 Dec 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, celebrating the show's five year anniversary, i talk with artists and screen printers Dan Black and Jes Seamans of Lan...

Art Affairs 098 - Annie Owens

11 Nov 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist and co-founder of Hi-Fructose, Annie Owens.We discuss how she and her now husband Attaboy first got...

Art Affairs 097 - Ego

14 Oct 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Ego.We discuss the early part of his career as a graphic designer and then as a tattoo artist, how ...

Art Affairs 096 - Travis Lampe

23 Sep 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Travis Lampe.We discuss his early career working in advertising as an art director, how he first be...

Art Affairs 095 - Joram Roukes

02 Sep 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Joram Roukes.We discuss how he first took an interest in graffiti and started creating art in the s...

Art Affairs 094 - Young-Ji Cha

12 Aug 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Young-Ji Cha.We discuss her multi-cultural background, growing up in both South Korea and Californi...

Art Affairs 093 - Megan Ellen MacDonald

22 Jul 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Megan Ellen MacDonald.We discuss her time growing up in rural Ontario, how she developed her super ...

Art Affairs 092 - Femke Hiemstra

01 Jul 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Femke Hiemstra.We discuss how she transitioned from a career in illustration to focusing on her own...

Art Affairs 091 - DALeast

10 Jun 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist DALeast.We discuss his time growing up in Wuhan, how he first became interested in creating art in ...

Art Affairs 090 - Sean 9 Lugo

20 May 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Sean 9 Lugo.We discuss how he first got into graffiti as a teenager in New Jersey, how comics have ...

Art Affairs 089 - Esao Andrews

29 Apr 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, Esao Andrews joins me for a second time!We catch up on what he's been up to since our first chat a couple years ago, w...

Art Affairs 088 - Molly Gruninger

01 Apr 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Molly Gruninger.We discuss how she transitioned from doing commercial graphic design work to focusi...

Art Affairs 087 - Ben Ashton

11 Mar 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Ben Ashton.We discuss his early years, growing up in a family of artists, how much history and art ...

Art Affairs 086 - Katie Gamb

19 Feb 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Katie Gamb.We discuss her time growing up in rural Wisconsin, her early love of illustrated books a...

Art Affairs 085 - Jacub Gagnon

29 Jan 2024

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Jacub Gagnon.We discuss how he first got interested in painting (spoiler: it wasn't his original ca...

Art Affairs 084 - Bezt (Etam Cru)

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist and one half of street art duo Etam Cru, Bezt.We discuss how he first got started painting walls on...

Art Affairs 083 - Rob Jones

20 Nov 2023

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On this special anniversary episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist and Creative Director Rob Jones.We discuss how he first connected with the Whit...

Art Affairs 082 - Miles Johnston

30 Oct 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Miles Johnston.We discuss how he first got inspired to create, what he's trying to communicate thro...

Art Affairs 081 - Jolene Lai

02 Oct 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Jolene Lai.We discuss her early career working in commercial graphic design, the combination of dar...

Art Affairs 080 - Max Sansing

04 Sep 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Max Sansing.We discuss his time growing up and painting graffiti in the South Side of Chicago, how ...

Art Affairs 079 - Meagan "Magpie" Rodgers

14 Aug 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Meagan "Magpie" Rodgers.We discuss the paranormal experiences she had early in her life that influe...

Art Affairs 078 - Richey Beckett

24 Jul 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Richey Beckett.We discuss the period after school when he stopped creating visual art to focus on m...

Art Affairs 077 - Kristen Liu-Wong

03 Jul 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Kristen Liu-Wong.We discuss the enormous amount of creative growth she experienced during her time ...

Art Affairs 076 - Camilla d'Errico

12 Jun 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Camilla d'Errico.We discuss how she got her start in the comics industry, how she made the shift in...

Art Affairs 075 - Junko Mizuno

22 May 2023

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We discuss her early career creating comics in Japan, how she transitioned to focus on her fine art career, creating paintings for gallery shows in th...

Art Affairs 074 - Martin Wittfooth

01 May 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Martin Wittfooth.We discuss his experience growing up in Finland, the allegorical nature of his wor...

Art Affairs 073 - Alvaro Naddeo

10 Apr 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Alvaro Naddeo.We discuss his experience growing up in Brazil with father who worked as a profession...

Art Affairs 072 - Giorgiko

20 Mar 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist duo Giorgiko.We discuss how Darren and Trisha transitioned from working independently to creating a...

Art Affairs 071 - Nicomi Nix Turner

27 Feb 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Nicomi Nix Turner.We discuss the early part of her career working on Emily the Strange, the incredi...

Art Affairs 070 - Drew Merritt

06 Feb 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Drew Merritt.We discuss his upbringing in rural New Mexico and how he first got excited about graff...

Art Affairs 069 - Matthew Grabelsky

16 Jan 2023

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Matthew Grabelsky.We discuss the super diverse education he's received (including his degree in Ast...

Art Affairs 067 - Brandi Milne

25 Oct 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Brandi Milne.We discuss her early life growing up in Anaheim, the presence of some really heavy the...

Art Affairs 066 - Brian M. Viveros

03 Oct 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Brian M. Viveros.We discuss how he first had his creative awakening and transitioned into a fine ar...

Art Affairs 065 - Syd Bee

05 Sep 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Syd Bee.We discuss balancing her art practice with her day job work painting statues, the dreamy th...

Art Affairs 064 - Teagan White

15 Aug 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Teagan White.We discuss how they transitioned from commercial advertising into a more fulfilling ca...

Art Affairs 063 - Cryptik

25 Jul 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, street artist, Cryptik.We discuss how he transitioned from graphic design to street art and his own artis...

Art Affairs 062 - Alessandra Maria

04 Jul 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Alessandra Maria.We discuss her unique use of charcoal and gold leaf, the way that she develops h...

Art Affairs 061 - Lily Seika Jones

13 Jun 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Lily Seika Jones.We discuss how she first started showing her work, a few years out of college, h...

Art Affairs 060 - Kirsten Anderson

23 May 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with gallerist, curator, and owner of Roq la Rue, Kirsten Anderson.We discuss how Roq la Rue first got started,...

Art Affairs 059 - Andy Kehoe

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Andy Kehoe.We discuss how he first got started creating gallery work, the incredibly unique resin...

Art Affairs 058 - Casey Weldon

11 Apr 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Casey Weldon.We discuss how he first started showing his art in Las Vegas, his unique use of colo...

Art Affairs 057 - Yoskay Yamamoto

21 Mar 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Yoskay Yamamoto.We discuss his early years growing up in a small coastal city in Japan, his trans...

Art Affairs 056 - Victoria Cassinova

28 Feb 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Victoria Cassinova.We discuss the harrowing injury that left her bedridden for months, but that a...

Art Affairs 055 - Martine Johanna

07 Feb 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Martine Johanna.We discuss her early work in the fashion industry, how she developed her artistic...

Art Affairs 054 - Andrew Hosner (2021 Wrap-up)

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Art Affairs, Andrew Hosner of Thinkspace returns for a special 2021 year-end wrap-up.We talk about the launch of the new gallery sp...

Art Affairs 053 - Mike Sutfin

03 Jan 2022

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Mike Sutfin.We discuss Mike's early years playing in hardcore punk bands, the sci-fi commercial i...

Art Affairs 052 - Oscar Ukonu

20 Dec 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Oscar Ukonu.We discuss how he first got started showing his work, while still in college, his att...

Art Affairs 051 - Mitch Putnam

06 Dec 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, curator, creative director of Mondo, and co-founder of THE VACVVM, Mitch Putnam.We discuss how he started...

Art Affairs 050 - Esao Andrews

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this special two year anniversary episode, i talk with, one of my personal favorite artists and friend, Esao Andrews.We discuss how he first starte...

Art Affairs 049 - Caitlin Hackett

08 Nov 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Caitlin Hackett.We discuss her childhood growing up in the woods of Northern California, her love...

Art Affairs 048 - Tiffany Bozic

27 Sep 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Tiffany Bozic.We discuss her childhood experience growing up on a farm in rural Arkansas, how she...

Art Affairs 047 - Ken Harman Hashimoto

13 Sep 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, owner of Spoke Art, Hashimoto Contemporary, and man of many hats, Ken Harman Hashimoto.We discuss how he ...

Art Affairs 046 - Huntz Liu

30 Aug 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, paper artist, Huntz Liu.We discuss his early years doing web design, how he first got started making cut-...

Art Affairs 045 - Hebru Brantley

16 Aug 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Hebru Brantley.We discuss growing up painting graffiti in the streets of Chicago, his desire to c...

Art Affairs 044 - Linnea Strid

02 Aug 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Linnea Strid.We discuss how she first got started showing her art at the age of 16, her heavy foc...

Art Affairs 043 - Arinze Stanley

19 Jul 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Arinze Stanley.We discuss his experience growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, his strong desire to make ...

Art Affairs 042 - Lauren YS

28 Jun 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Lauren YS.We discuss how they first got started in the mural scene, the incredible activist work ...

Art Affairs 041 - Eric Nakamura

14 Jun 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with the owner of Giant Robot, Eric Nakamura.We discuss how Giant Robot first got started in the mid-90s, the e...

Art Affairs 040 - Camille Rose Garcia

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss her lifelong love of fairytales, her ability to weave strong social commentary into very personal works, her upcoming solo show, "Obsidian ...

Art Affairs 039 - Renee French

17 May 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Renee French.We discuss how she first got into making alternative comics, her transition into gal...

Art Affairs 038 - Michelle Avery Konczyk

03 May 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Michelle Avery Konczyk.We discuss the role social media has played in her career, her experience ...

Art Affairs 037 - Ken Flewellyn

19 Apr 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist and Gallery Director, Ken Flewellyn.We discuss the hand injury that kept him from painting for yea...

Art Affairs 036 - Alex Garant

05 Apr 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Alex Garant.We discuss how she completely refocused her life after recovering from a heart attack...

Art Affairs 035 - Josie Morway

22 Mar 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Josie Morway.We discuss her early graphic design and sign-painting work, depicting the majesty of...

Art Affairs 034 - Johnny "KMNDZ" Rodriguez

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Johnny "KMNDZ" Rodriguez.We discuss his incredible career in non-traditional corporate marketing,...

Art Affairs 033 - Ken Nwadiogbu

15 Feb 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Ken Nwadiogbu.We discuss how he first discovered his passion for creating while working towards a...

Art Affairs 032 - Dulk

01 Feb 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Dulk.We discuss how he first got started painting in the streets, the effect that in-person field...

Art Affairs 031 - Travis Louie

18 Jan 2021

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Travis Louie.We discuss his early love of 1950s sci-fi and horror films, his strong focus on char...

Art Affairs 030 - Andrew Hosner (2020 Wrap-up)

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Art Affairs, Andrew Hosner of Thinkspace returns for a special 2020 year-end wrap-up.We talk about how the gallery adapted for covi...

Art Affairs 029 - Stephanie Buer

21 Dec 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Stephanie Buer.We discuss the decade she spent exploring Detroit, her passion for abandoned space...

Art Affairs 028 - Jon Ching

07 Dec 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Jon Ching.We discuss his path from Mechanical Engineer to concert photography to painter, his foc...

Art Affairs Trailer 2020

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the show now over a year old, what a perfect time to release a trailer… Oof.  But anyway, if you're listening to this, you probably want to kn...

Art Affairs 027 - Michael Reeder

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Michael Reeder.We discuss how he fell in love with graffiti culture in Dallas, his passion for ma...

Art Affairs 026 - Greg "Craola" Simkins

02 Nov 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Greg "Craola" Simkins.We discuss his early days in the graffiti scene, his love of story telling ...

Art Affairs 025 - Jane Kim

19 Oct 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist and founder of Ink Dwell, Jane Kim.We discuss her blending of fine art and scientific illustration...

Art Affairs 024 - J.A.W. Cooper

21 Sep 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, J.A.W. Cooper.We discuss the positive experience she's had with freelance commercial work, the ro...

Art Affairs 023 - Allison Sommers

07 Sep 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Allison Sommers.We discuss her early work as art director in Charlottesville, her ever-evolving a...

Art Affairs 022 - Tyler Thrasher

24 Aug 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist and scientist, Tyler Thrasher.We discuss how he first became interested in caving and mineralogy, ...

Art Affairs 021 - Matt Eaton

10 Aug 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist and curator, Matt Eaton.We discuss his early interest in graffiti culture, the amazing community-o...

Art Affairs 020 - Faith XLVII (Faith47)

27 Jul 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Faith XLVII.We discuss how she got started painting graffiti in South Africa, her love of abandon...

Art Affairs 019 - Caitlin McCormack

13 Jul 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, fiber artist, Caitlin McCormack.We discuss her days in college making 3D illustrations, the experience th...

Art Affairs 018 - Helice Wen

29 Jun 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, painter, Helice Wen.We talk about her early work illustrating children's books, her use of intimacy and f...

Art Affairs 017 - Josh Tiessen

15 Jun 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Josh Tiessen.We discuss his early life in Russia, the influential mentors who've helped him along...

Art Affairs 016 - Brian Mashburn

01 Jun 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Brian Mashburn.We discuss his rich multi-cultural heritage, his unique and ever-evolving artistic...

Art Affairs 015 - Scott Listfield

18 May 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Scott Listfield.We discuss how he got started, the value he attributes to his old design day job,...

Art Affairs 014 - Mike Egan

04 May 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Mike Egan.We discuss his early interest in art and printmaking, his time working as an embalmer, ...

Art Affairs 013 - Susannah Kelly

20 Apr 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist and co-owner of both Antler and Talon galleries, Susannah Kelly.We discuss her early interest in a...

Art Affairs 012 - Alex Warnick

06 Apr 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, natural history artist, Alex Warnick.​We discuss how​ she grew up in a family full of nature-lovers, ...

Art Affairs 011 - Troy Brooks

23 Mar 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, surrealist painter, Troy Brooks.We talk about his early interest in art and old movies, the b...

Art Affairs 010 - Christina Mrozik

09 Mar 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Christina Mrozik.We discuss her experience growing up in the midwest, the metaphorical, symbolic ...

Art Affairs 009 - Zoe Keller

17 Feb 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, graphite artist, Zoe Keller.We discuss her time growing up in the Catskills, the various artist residenci...

Art Affairs 008 - Adam Caldwell

03 Feb 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, painter, Adam Caldwell.We discuss his early inspirations, teaching art full-time, the difficult social th...

Art Affairs 007 - Andrew Hosner

20 Jan 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, co-founder and curator of Thinkspace, Andrew Hosner.We discuss Thinkspace's origin, its big fifteen year ...

Art Affairs 006 - Marco Mazzoni

06 Jan 2020

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, Italian artist, Marco Mazzoni.We discuss Marco's experience with art school, his love of colored pencils,...

Art Affairs 005 - Alex Kuno

23 Dec 2019

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, Minnesota artist, Alex Kuno.We discuss his early career, his long-running Miscreants of Tiny Town series,...

Art Affairs 004 - Jasper Wong

09 Dec 2019

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist and founder of POW! WOW! Worldwide, Jasper Wong.We discuss his background, the origins of POW! WOW...

Art Affairs 003 - Frank Gonzales

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Frank Gonzales.We discuss growing up in Arizona, his love of desert life, working as Preparator a...

Art Affairs 002 - Jeremy Hush

25 Nov 2019

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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, Philly artist, Jeremy Hush.We discuss the years he spent on tour as a roadie, the Philly "Dark Arts" comm...

Art Affairs 001 - Vanessa Foley

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this inaugural episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, UK artist, Vanessa Foley.We discuss how she got started, her love of birds, becoming a member o...