EP 92: Is the Era of Art Fair Spectacle Over?
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
VVrkshop founder Paddy Johnson and artist William Powhida dive into their impressions of the 2025 Ar...
EP 91: Why Art Speak Persists and How to Ditch It
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What exactly is "art speak" and why do artists continue to use it when we all agree it’s creates a...
EP 90: Three Mistakes to Avoid when Applying for a Guggenheim Fellowship
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paddy gives you the skinny on the Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the most prestigiou...
EP 89: This Is Artist Time with Natalia Nakazawa
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artist Natalia Nakazawa believes this moment of extreme uncertainty is actually "artist time"—when...
EP 88: Bravery Earns you Hope: An Interview with Julie Peppito
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After feeling demoralized by Trump’s election, artist Julie Peppito researched how to resist autho...
EP 87: What to Do When There Are No Answers
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When external pressures feel overwhelming and traditional solutions fall short, how do artists move ...
EP 86: What It Looks Like to Trust Your Instincts
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of 2024, artist Amy Kligman left her executive director role to create her own opportunit...
EP 85: What is Killing the New York Fairs, Part Two
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of our two-part series on New York Art Fair Week, William Powhida and Paddy John...
EP 85: What is Killing the New York Art Fairs, Part One
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is New York Art Fair Week losing its momentum? This week, artist and critic William Powhida and I sp...
EP 84: Position is Power
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Art Problems Podcast is back after a two-month hiatus — and I’m back announcing the biggest ...
EP 83: The Conference for Artists
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the best ways to solve the problem of not enough shows is to self-organize. No one can launch...
Big Changes Ahead: Your Career Roadmap is Coming
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which I reveal plans for a game-changing curriculum built from hundreds of artist surveys and 20+...
EP 82: Has Culture Come to a Standstill?
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Doesn't it seem like everyone is talking about crappy things are lately? This starts with the state ...
EP 81: 10 Professionals Helping Artists You Need to Know
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Thanksgiving, I'm reflecting on the professionals I'm most thankful for—those supporti...
EP 80: Goal Setting Is Not the Same as a Deadline
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every artist needs a visibility plan. But if you're anything like me, you may find following a plan ...
EP 79: What Happens When Artists Can Do Anything They Want
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would launching an exhibition look like if you only had to focus on your art? That's the dream ...
EP 78: What To Do When Everything is Not Fine
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, this week sure sucked. If you're like me, you're probably having a tough time figuring out how...
EP 77: Can Museum Matchmaking Work For You?
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder how to get your art into museum collections? Museum Exchange co-founder Michael Darling ...
EP 76: Who Is Carrie Scott?
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is any question more vexing to artists than, "What do you do?" No, because it's impossible to answer...
EP 75: How to Manage an Art Career When You’re Over 60
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does advanced age feel more like a liability than a strength? Welcome to the art world, which can su...
EP 74: The Problem You Didn’t Know You Had
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The problem most artists don't know they have with A.I.? They aren't using it enough. If you don't u...
EP 73: Post Hurricane Helene with Artist and Accountant Hannah Cole
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You wouldn't think a town in the mountains would be devastated by a hurricane. That's what happens t...
EP 72: Do You Need a Gallery?
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when I couldn't imagine even asking this question. Of course, you need a gallery. H...
EP 71: Your Residency is a Feminist Act
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible to leave your family for a couple of months to make art on a residency and not feel g...
EP 70: Is There a Dead Body Trend in Art?
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's with the dead bodies? Yes, that's an actual question from the New York fairs. This week on th...
EP 69: How to Take a Break Without Feeling Guilty
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Raise your hand if you feel guilty taking time off. 🙋♀️ You are not alone, I promise you. ...
EP 68: Behind the Scenes of Zero Art Fair with Artists Jennifer Dalton and William Powhida
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a scenario in which giving your work away for free is preferable to storing it? For more th...
EP 67: Meet Artist John Sproul
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'd like to introduce you to artist John Sproul. Over the last three years, his career has completel...
EP 66: How to Put Together a Competitive Guggenheim Application
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Guggenheim Fellowship application goes live mid-August, Have you been wondering whether you shou...
EP 65: Do You Need to be a Bad Person to be a Good Artist?
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How selfish can you be without turning into a jerk no one wants to be around? And is being a jerk an...
EP 64: Do You Have a Plan for Your Art After You Die?
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What will happen to your art when you die? Have you made plans? Do you feel too nervous about the th...
EP 63: Meet Ceri Hand, Registered Coach for Artists
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever talked to someone and instantly recognized that person as your friend and colleague? M...
EP 62: How To Get What You Want
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had someone write about your work, but you felt it misrepresented you? Have you ever h...
EP 61: Your JPGs Have Value
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know all those jpgs you have lying around your computer? As a random file on your computer, they...
Four Mistakes People Make When Working with An Accountant
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of the upcoming quarterly tax payments, I’m sharing an episode from Sunlight, my favorite...
EP 60: Is Having Your Face Sat On Beautiful?
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I asked that question of Get the Picture author Bianca Bosker on this week's episode of Art Problems...
EP 59: What To Do When You're in a Sales Slump
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you feeling stuck? Your art isn't selling. Your opportunities are dwindling. You're wondering if...
EP 58: Emerging Art Sales Return
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know how every other headline for the past year has been about the sinking art market? Well, we'...
EP 57: Build Your Confidence in Two Easy Steps
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know what sucks? Feeling like you've been stuck in the same place career-wise for years on end, ...
EP 56: An Interview with Artist Career and Legacy Expert Heather Bhandari
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Bhandari knows artists. She's spent her 25-plus-year career in service of helping them build...
EP 55: The 10 Most Common Art World Contradictions
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Doesn't the art world drive you nuts? There are all these rules of conduct you're supposed to follow...
EP 54: Why A.I. Companies Are The Bullies Taking Artist Lunch Money
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are artists getting the short end of the A.I. stick? Faced with a loss of potential revenue, many ar...
EP53: You're More Than a Label
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the great frustrations with the art world is the nonsense terms you have to interpret and app...
EP 52: Do I Need to Read ArtForum?
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do I really need to read ArtForum? This and other media-related questions on this episode of Art Pr...
"How to Work a Room" (or an Opening) w/ Amy Talluto and Mandy Wilson Rosen
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of the Whitney Biennial, I'm sharing an episode of Pep Talks for Artists on how to work an ...
EP 51: Is the Economic Center of the Art World Shifting?
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am back from the LA fairs, hoo boy, do I have some impressions. There was so much to do and see re...
EP 50: The Answer to Every Art Question Ever
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I know, I know. I'm basically promising the answer to life in an eight-minute podcast! Well, it's no...
EP 49: How to Come Back From an Extended Artmaking Break
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Almost every artist will need to take an extended break from art making at some point in their caree...
EP 48: You've got Mail 💌
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Have you ever exchanged gifts with someone and only to learn that the present you go...
EP 47: When Your Goal is not Your Goal
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Making any sort of career plan often results self-discovery. In this episode, I speak to three Netvv...
EP 46: What to Focus on When You Have Limited Time: An interview with Cadence Giersbach
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you struggling to find time to do every god damn thing? Of course you are. You're an artist. ...
EP 45: How to be an Art World Rulebreaker without Accidentally Exiling Yourself
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever launched an exhibition space and then tortured yourself over whether to include yourse...
EP 44: Your 2024 Goal Setting Model to Get Your Art Seen
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Art Problems, I take on a vexed topic for many artists: goal setting! Is it even ...
EP 43: 2024 Art World Predictions
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, I predicted what 2023 in the art world would look like. This week, I take a look back at ...
EP 42: The Cure for Your Anxiety
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have an internal ticker tape running tracking one anxiety to the next? Many of us who struggl...
EP 41: How to Art Fair Without Drowning in Despair
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is conventional wisdom shifting? Many believe art fairs and artists shouldn't mix. One artist descri...
EP 40: Weathering Art Basel FOMO
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a way to escape the demoralizing FOMO many artists experience during the Miami art fairs? I...
EP 39: Why Traditional Business Model Frameworks Won’t Work for Artists
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I conducted an experiment: I took a survey that identified problems for standard business...
EP 38: Sales are Not a Measure of Your Self Worth
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss the abundance of triggers liable to make you feel a little more sensitive...
EP 37: Your Ultimate Artist Residency Guide
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you really need an artist residency? You know it helps a CV, but how much? Will it help other asp...
EP 36: How to Master Technology When You Hate Technology
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is your lack of tech literacy stressing you out? Are you worried you're too old to get the hang o...
EP 35: How to Navigate Health and Change
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is your body not working as well as it did when you were twenty? Is this affecting your studio pract...
EP 34: How Four Artists Got a Chelsea Show
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to artists Barbara Nitke, Natalya Kochak, Laurence Elle Groux (goes by El...
EP 33: Six Ways to Get More Time in the Studio
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let me guess. You have a million things to do to move your art career forward, but you're only one p...
EP 32: Do We Need Art Criticism?
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does anyone even read art criticism any more? For years, the prevailing wisdom told us that the art ...
EP 31: Managing Self Doubt
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Paddy Johnson discusses how you can participate in the art world at the level you w...
EP 30: How to Combat The Rising Cost of Being an Artist
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Paddy Johnson and artist William Powhida discuss the increasing cost of museums, ar...
EP 29: Every Networking Tip You Need for the Fall Art Season
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The start of the fall season is upon us! And with all fall events, so too comes feelings of exciteme...
EP 28: Your Complete Guggenheim Fellowship Guide
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paddy gives you the skinny on the Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the most prestigiou...
EP 27: Are You A Hunter or Trapper?
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk with artist Eric LoPresti about defining success inside an industry that has ...
EP 26: The Future of Social Media is Email
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the future where down is up, up is down, and email isn't just a spam storage service. In ...
EP 25: The New Gallery Model Every Artist Needs to Know About
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A gallery with an incredible curatorial record, a publishing wing, a 90% sales split to the artist A...
EP 24: How Has The Art World Changed?
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, William Powhida joins Paddy Johnson to talk about the changes in the art world, sin...
EP 23: How Netvvrk Helped Secure Close to a Million Dollars in Grant Funding For Artists
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oh, this episode is a doozy! In it, Paddy discusses how Netvvrk artists secured nearly a million dol...
EP 22: Demolishing The Day Job Stigma for Artists
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does having a day job make you feel a little self-conscious about the status of your art career? If ...
EP 21: Fairs for the Rich
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, artist and critic William Powhida joins Paddy Johnson to discuss the context surrou...
EP 20: How Does the Supreme Court Warhol Foundation Ruling Affect Artists?
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Art Problems, I speak with Luke Blackadar lawyer, and Deputy Director of the Arts...
EP 19: Where 80 Percent of Your Opportunities Come From — And It’s Not What You Think.
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all talk a lot about artist statements, instagram, going to openings and getting studio visits as...
EP 18: How to Get Shows and Sales from Instagram
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The second in my podcast series examining which support materials can get you seen in the art world ...
EP 17: The Mistakes That Keep Curators and Dealers From Contacting You
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first in my podcast series examining which support materials can get you seen in the art world a...
EP 16: How to Avoid the Scams and Pay-to-Play “Opportunities” Targeting Artists
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I’m answering the question that plagues so many artists: How do you navigate...
EP 15: How to Get a Public Art Commission - Extended Version
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paddy builds on her latest piece in Hyperallergic, "How to Get A Public Art Commiss...
EP 14: Five Ways to Give Up Networking Forever
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about five ways artists can give up networking while building a larger netwo...
EP 13: Moving Towards Self Acceptance with Julie Peppito
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can you grow out of self-doubt? In today’s episode, I talk with Netvvrk member Julie Peppito about...
EP 12: What All the Most Visible Artists Are Doing
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What All the Most Visible Artists Are Doing I spent the last two months reviewing artist work, CV, I...
EP 11: The Uncanny Valley of ChatGPT
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Even when the A.I. chatbot ChatGPT gets everything wrong, it still sounds right. And that's some unc...
EP 10: How to Set and Achieve Your 2023 Goals in Five Steps
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's goal-setting time! Welcome to 2023! The biggest problem I see artists need help with when set...
EP 9: The Year of the Comeback Platform
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, artist William Powhida joins Paddy Johnson to discuss changes to social media and w...
EP 8: Art Problems: What Affected Artists Most in 2022
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What Affected Artists Most in 2022 Looking to take stock of what happened in 2022? Let’s do i...
EP 7: How to Make the Most of the Miami Art Fairs
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Miami Art Week, the largest art event in the United States, takes place every year during the first ...
EP 6: Art Problems: Why We Can’t Treat Art or Democracy as a Defacto Good
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the relationship between art and politics and why I think we need to t...
EP 5: Art Problems: Fear, Money and Politics
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why do artists feel so much fear and self doubt around money? I sat down with artist and accountant ...
EP 4: Navigating Change and Unconventional Career Paths
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Austin-based gallery owner, artist and graphic designer Philli...
EP 3: Art Problems: Art World Predictions That Will Help You Build A Career
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paddy discusses some of the huge changes we're seeing in the art industry. You'll he...
EP 2: Art Problems: Why Doing Things For Love Leads to Free Labor
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paddy examines the unique structure of the art industry, and why making art for lov...
EP 1: Welcome to Art Problems
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of The Netvvrk Podcast, Art Problems, you can expect to learn more about what y...
Art Problems: The VVrkshop Podcast Teaser
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join VVrkshop founder and art critic, Paddy Johnson, as she shares thoughts and insights on the chal...