Splash, Drip, Throw is a virtual exhibition centered around abstract art. The focus of this exhibition is to highlight artists using abstract visual language to convey ideas and underlying themes.
The latest virtual exhibition from The Curator’s Salon titled “A Thousand Words” brings together the work of artists aged over 40 who explore narratives through their individual artistic practices.
The Autumn Exhibition at The Curator’s Salon is a fresh new exhibition featuring works from our growing community of dedicated artists from around the world.
My guest on The Curator’s Salon podcast is Alicia Puig of PXP Contemporary and Create! Magazine. We talk about Alicia's background and then go on to talk about artist submissions we receive, the artist statement and applying to galleries.
Check out my lates virtual exhibition - The Marks We Make - on view through 21 September!
I had a chance to hear from sculptor Alissa Alfonso, who uses found objects and repurposes them, bringing new life to discarded materials.
Nettie Wakefield is a British artist based in London. She spent summers at the Charles Cecil studios in Florence before (nearly) completing a foundation year at Chelsea College of Art, a BA in Art History at Leeds University and her Masters degree in Drawing at Wimbledon College of Art, graduating September 2013. Nettie wakefield’s work is predominantly pencil, however she has dabbled in bronze sculpture, mixed media and watercolour
Kent-based artist Baljit Balrow’s colourful paintings rely on her subconscious and conscious playing together to create a final piece.
I had the chance to interview Australia-based artist Boben Mammen, who uses his art to express his state of mind which portrays his personal evolution in life and work.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Athens-based painter Dimitra Bouritsa who shares about the worlds she creates in her beautiful paintings.
Abstract artist Clare May Martin talks about the influences in her work, and her love of paint
Irish artist, Anna Marie Savage talks about her work and exploring the realities and concepts of borders.
I caught up with John Cowen, a British artist whose work responds to the current climate crisis and mankind’s impact on the planet.
LA based artist Adrianna Kinal who has a background in fashion. She talks about how her life in fashion influences her art
London, Canada-based collage artist Anda Marcu shares about the inspiration that drives her work -- memories -- and the materials that help her convey them. I recently had the chance to interview her and learn about her current series “Overlap.”
I interviewed Boston-based painter Piya Samant who left a career in the tech world to pursue her art.
I had the chance to interview London-based artist Jyoti Bharwani who uses a variety of materials to craft her cosmic-like works.
Andy Farr shares a bit about his inspirations and the narrative aspect of his paintings in my latest interview with the Coventry-based painter.
I caught up with London-based realist painter China Jordan and learned about her search for what ‘realism’ really means as well as her dream projects.
I interviewed New York City-based painter Amy Chaiklin, whose recent series “Cultured Pearls Portraits” explores a visual documentation of contemporary women artists and curators.
I had the chance to interview Dipayan Ghosh, Kolkata-born artist who shares his interest in the traditions of India and its people through his beautiful expressionist and cubist works.
Margate, UK-based mixed-media artist Kavel Rafferty manipulates found objects and photographs to create and renavigate their stories.
I caught up with Los Angeles-based mixed-media artist Lynne B. Clark. Lynne’s dioramic work is distinctive — she thinks of them as 21st century “cabinets of curiosity” where she explores her ideas and narratives.
Photographer David Winston shares his love for photography and capturing Venice through a nighttime lens, to produce the image he sees in his head.
I had a chance to catch up with Surrey-based acrylic painter Emma Hill to discuss her work and how she embraced 2020 as a creative awakening.
Crystal Fischetti talks about her solo show at Grove Square Gallery and her journey through art that has taken her to Shanghai and
UK-based watercolourist Suzi Kristel shares her passion for capturing the “intangible” and “transient” moments in her portraiture, inspired by the key workers throughout the pandemic and wildfires.
I talk to Sarah Wren about Human Design and the artist struggle. Human Design gives us a blueprint for our unique personalities and shows us areas for growth, and how to trust our own ancient body wisdom.
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I enjoyed hearing from US-based painter QiuChen Fan about her machine-like painting practice and how she came to the art world by following her passion to create.
Madeline Keller and Manijeh Verghese are the curators for the British Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2021. They are my guests on this episode of the podcast
Lisbon-based Jax de Montaigne shares a bit about the process of her pasteups and watercolors that can be seen around the world, as well as her passion for using her art for social change.
I had the chance to catch up with mixed-media artist April Fitzpatrick. Her artwork captures the identities of Black Americans in the racially divided Southeastern US.
London-based oil painter Simona Ruscheva draws on her Bulgarian heritage to create works that display the folklore and spirituality of her rich culture.
Photographer Kobi Walsh talks about his exploration of light and the inspiration he’s sought from the impressionist movement.
Artist Indy Chonk speaks about his artistic career and how his work as a psychiatric nurse informs his paintings of “The Faceless Man.”
Narrative painter Shawna Gilmore shares her sources of inspiration and how she taps into her creativity for her chameleonic portraits.
I spoke with Tara Esperanza who showcases the distinct personalities of her succulent subjects through her acrylic paintings.
Embroidery artist Anuradha Bhaumick talks about the childhood hobby that became her career.
An interview with Alex Selkowitz about his paintings that give us a sense of “the moment after.” He talks about how his work in the film industry inspired his artistic explorations.
Read the interview with artist Laurence de Valmy whose work revisits art history through the lens of Instagram
Interview with artist Harry Rudham about his paintings, and the influence of his time in Germany on his art practice
London based contemporary artist Skye Holland talks about her career and her interest in the natural world which forms the subject of her art. She goes on to discuss the importance of non verbal communication as well as living in South Africa during the 1990s
Prachi Gothi is an Indian abstract painter based in London. In this episode of the podcast she talks about the difference in art school education she received in Mumbai and later in London.
Hear Betsy Enzensberger on the podcast talking about her life in art, showing her sculptures around the world and the business of being an artist.
London based artist Lucy Soni had me over to her studio. In this post I write about her work and the lines of enquiry that guide her as a visual artist.
Dave Buonaguidi aka Real Hackney Dave joins me on the podcast and talks about his career through advertising, becoming a full time artist, understanding his artist brand and working with galleries
Benny Bing talks about his career to date and his most recent exhibition, Bloom which celebrates Black female beauty and power.
Essay by Dr. Kelli Morgan. While the United States is a nation conceived and constructed by people of different races, genders, and ethnicities, the foundations of our society have always turned on the axis of systemic white supremacy. For over two centuries the traditional art-historical narrative in the US has remained predominantly Eurocentric and male in nearly every major museum.
In this Q&A with artist Dawn Okoro, she talks about her journey into art and her recent exhibition in Dallas, Texas
The mindset you have for selling your work or taking it into the marketplace is going to affect the results you get. In this series of short podcasts, I talk to Vicky Ross about developing confidence, self belief, and resilience for artists
Artist email newsletters remain hugely relevant to any art business. In this post we look how to collate emails and how you can be using emails to your database to help your audience move through your sales funnel.
Here are six major signs you may be ready to hire an artist coach. What an artist coach can do for you, your art practice and your business
The inaugural Helsinki Biennial was scheduled for summer 2020 and changed the date to 2021. I caught up with Maija Tanninen, the biennial director to discuss the program, and what the change of date means for the city. and the artists.
In presenting your art to the world, both you as the artist and your story are integral to gaining any traction if you want to make being an artist a career.
Interview with Derrick Guild whose work I first came across at the London Art Fair 2020.
A list of art movies to catch up on while you are in isolation.
Show Your Art, How to build an art career without a gallery. This is the new book by curator and podcaster Gita Joshi of The Curator’s Salon.
Art works available to buy at the Covenant Exhibition - a virtual show of contemporary drawings by Patrick Morales-Lee based around ideas of identity and belonging
Matthew Burrows, the founder of #artistsupportpledge joins me on this episode of the podcast to talk about the growth of the movement two weeks after it started. We discuss empowering artists to sell work directly, and to buy work from other artists when they reach £1000 in sales.
Danielle North talks about coming to peace with the new circumstances of self isolation and social distancing due to Covid-19 . She talks about finding the gold in this new situation and we discuss how people can manage their response to it through rhythms and practices.
Lucy Werner is the author of the bestselling book Hype Yourself. In this episode of the podcast she talks about DIY PR for artists. She discusses finding suitable publications and media, the writers or editors of the places you may want to be featured, newsjacking for attention and raising your visibility as well as using listings to grow your audience.
Sam Peacock returns as my guest on the podcast and we talk about the effect of coronavirus on the art world this last week as fairs are cancelling and postponing their Spring 2020 editions. We go on to discuss what artists can be doing at this time to connect with others and work on their art.
Safety and wellbeing is at the top of the agenda for all event organisers during this time of coronavirus. I caught up with Nazy Vassegh, the founder of Eye of the Collector to discuss the other considerations that have to be taken behind the scenes when it comes to rescheduling an art fair.
A round up of the fairs responding to coronavirus including artists fairs, and what this can mean for the artist.
Hynek Martinec is a figurative painter based in South London. In this episode he talks about having a museum show at the National Gallery in Prague in 2018, his immersive research process and referencing history.
Recommended reading list for artists from The Curator’s Salon. Subjects including curating, how to be an artist, creative blocks and marketing yourself.
German artists, Reiner Heidorn talks about developing his style as an artist, his interest in botanical subjects, and working on every painting with the pointillism of microscope images from plants and freshwater.
Chloe McCarrick is an artist working dominantly with cyanotype and in this episode of the podcast talks about her career to date and how she sold at art markets and pop ups to save towards her first art fair in 2019.
In this post Patrick Morales Lee answers questions about his art life. and the universal ideas of identity and belief and presented through a blend of portraiture and mixed media.
Hastings Contemporary starts of 2020 with new exhibitions and in this episode of the podcast, gallery director Liz Gilmore talks about the three exhibitions .
Earthly Delites is a solo show by Anne Ryan. The Age of Turmoil is a painting exhibition with works by Edward Burra, Graham Sutherland and Stanley Spencer. The Studio at 4am is a group show with 8 artists curated by Anne Ryan
William G. Robinson is one of the curators of the Picasso and Paper exhibition, and in this episode of the podcast we talk about putting together this huge exhibition with over 300 works on display.
Read my review of the PIcasso and Paper exhibition and how it relates to recent conversations I have had with artists questioning their interests in multiple media and styles. The exhibition is at the Royal Academy in London from 25th Jan to 13th April 2020
Ryan Stanier answers questions from listeners and covers topics including the investment of taking part, what to do before the fair and how artists are selected.
Gita Joshi talks to Ryan Stanier the founder of The Other Art Fair. The artists fair started in 2011 in London and how hosts fairs in 12 cities around the world.
Sarah Jane Moon is my guest on this episode of the podcast. She talks about her move from New Zealand to Japan to London and taking a short course in life drawing that started her career as an artist. She talks about her work as a portrait painter and managing commissions with her own work and her art business.
The designer-maker’s favourite photographer, Yeshen Venema is my guest on this episode of the podcast. He talks about preparing for a professional photo shoot so that you can get your art and products looking their best.
Rebecca Wilson is the head curator at Saatchi Art and with her team reviews every submission to one of the worlds largest online galleries. In this episode she talks about the various aspects of her work and what goes on behind the scenes to support artists.
Desha Peacock is the founder of Sweet Spot Style and in this episode of the podcast she talks about working with artists, designers and stylists and helping them grow their businesses.
We go on to talk about the power of the email list in your business and Desha shares some valuable tips.
A major retrospective of celebrated British painter, Victor Willing arrives at Hastings Contemporary this autumn and runs from October 2019 to 5th Jan 2020. The exhibition charts his journey from the Slade to Portugal and back to London.
I talk to artist and sculptor Alasdair Thomson about his career as a stone carver. We talk about his atelier training and how his art history background informs his work, and we go on to discuss how the artist how eschews galleries in favour of seeking his own commissions directly.
The second Coventry BIennial opens in October 2019. In this episode I talk to the Artistic Director, Ryan Hughes about how the Biennial started and how he has been preparing for the event this Autumn
LA based artist Alexandra Dillon talks about her career and her work on this episode of the podcast. She talks about how she came to paint on hardware such as shovels, paintbrushes and saws. And continues to discuss being in a state of flow when she is painting and managing that with the practicalities of being an independent artist.
I’ve been an art buyer for many years but this year I have had some terrible art buying experiences and I share them here. From galleries where the staff dont want to talk about the work, hiding behind their computer, being made to fill out long forms for what should be a simple transaction. Selling art requires customer care. And buying art is an experiences that anyone on the sellside needs to learn and improve with each interaction.
Preparing for your first art exhibition is an exciting time. We cover the essentials for preparing for your first art exhibition so you can turn up professionally and ready to show like a pro.
Roy Tyrson returns to the podcast to talk about the next fair taking place 3-6 October 2019 at the Truman Brewery.
He talks about the growth of the fair, the plans for the coming year as well as the opportunities that an artists fair offers artists including selling directly and meeting their audience including gallerists, curators and press, often jumpstarting the careers of those who have limited exhibiting experience.
I met up with Liz Gilmore, the director of the Hastings Contemporary to talk about the new gallery on Hastings seafront, the transition from the Jerwood foundation to an independent gallery and the plans for its’ future. We discussed the fabulous new exhibitions as well which run til October 2019
For this episode of the podcast, I met up with Kaia Charles and Jemima Burrill - the curators at the Greenwich Peninsula site which includes the Now Gallery, to talk about their work commissioning art for the gallery and the public spaces on the estate.
Sarah Hamilton is my guest and she talks about the impact of Just a Card - a campaign that encourages people to buy from independent makers, artists, designers, shops and galleries. We discuss the poster campaign on London Underground, in association with Funding Circle, how she secured sitters for her posters from the world of stage and screen and working with a sponsor.
Lori Cuisinier is a New York based artist who trained in painting and now works across various media including photography and performance. In this episode of the podcast she talks about her body of work called Death Love and Everything Else, which is inspired by Catullus’s Poem 64.
Lori also shares insights into her art career and talks about showing at fairs, exhibitions, galleries and currently Venice Biennale (til Nov 2019)
In this episode I talk to Charlie Levine and Anna Lowe about our favourite pavilions and artists we came across at the opening of the Venice Biennale.
Sara Shakeel is a digital artist who has moved into sculpture and brings her first solo show to the Now Gallery at Greenwich Peninsula, London. Ahead of the exhibition, The Great Supper, Sara and I talked about her journey into the art world. We talk about happiness, social media, her quote ‘every picture heals a part of me and I hope it heals a part of you too’ and her successes as an artist that travels the world and is courted by major brands.
I talk to Lauren Baker in this episode of the podcast. We talk about her journey into art, working with different materials such as crystals, gold and neon, and her work which brings together ancient spiritual wisdoms with research based science.
Caroline Jane Harris is my guest on this episode of the podcast. She talks about her exhibition at Kristin Hjellegjerde gallery in Wandsworth, London, titled A Three Dimensional Sky.
She talks about using printmaking techniques in her art work, images as physical objects, reducing images to bit map files and then rebuilding them into the art works, and her recent fellowship.
I visited the Happy Hour exhibition at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery at Melior Place. The show was curated by Roberto Ekholm and brings together a number of artists. Located close to London Bridge, the show is housed in a light filled project space which was the former home of artist, Andrew Logan.
Danny Treacy is an artist based in London who works with various materials that he sources from rivers and forests.
In this episode of the podcast he talks about his art which is process led and his interest in places as spaces for illicit activity or ritual and the way they act as filters of evidence left behind.
Gina Soden is a fine art photographer who finds incredible beauty in derelict and abandoned buildings with a grand history. In this episode she talks about researching her subjects, the buildings she photographs and her exhibition at Charlie Smith Gallery
Gita Joshi is the guest on the Mizog art podcast with Gary Mansfield. In this episode she talks about her entry into the art world, setting up her gallery, working as a curator, running exhibitions and the support she offers artists to help them promote their work and their art businesses.
Tabish Khan aka London Art Critic writes for FAD and Londonist.
In this episode he talks about how he started out, growing his network and getting around 1000 exhibitions a year.
Gary Mansfield talks about his time in prison and becoming a born again artist.
Gary is an artist, curator and podcaster. He developed his love of art while serving time in prison and from his cell he began writing to artists - many of the YBA. Since leaving prison, Gary studied art and has his own art podcast Mizogart. In this episode of the podcast he tells me about his journey through the art world.
Rachel Spencer talks about building her personal brand and how best to use Instagram to grow audiences. She discusses using social media for people to get to know, like and trust you. In this episode of the podcast she gives her top tips for social media.
Carrie Brummer talks about her project, Anonymous Woman, which was inspired by a visit to the US National Archives. In this episode of the podcast she talks about her work, her process using various media, inspiration of her designs having lived in the Middle East. She also discusses her online community Artists Strong and working toward an exhibition at the end of 2019.
Danielle Prahl talks about the mindset for success for artists, how to overcome fear of progress, feeling stagnant in your art business and owning your value.
Monaco based artist, Johanna Rossi is todays guest on the podcast. She talks about how motherhood brought her back to art a a channel to explore her relationship with the world.
After an early career circling the creative industries Johanna found herself in recovery from health problems after the birth of her first child. She became a health coach but soon realised that this part of her journey was leaving her unfulfilled. She picked up her paintbrushes again and uses art to explore her feelings and her connection with those around her.
Jeremy Wolff is the artist in residence at the Empire State Building.
Jeremy started his art career in 2014 and committed to it full time going all in. Since starting he has pursued various opportunities including galleries to show his work and take it to major art fairs, collaborations with brands such as Tommy Hilfiger and getting media attention and appearing in Forbes magazine.
In this episode he talks about his street-art-meets-fine-art aesthetic, and his career as well as his plans for the future.
So many conversations I’ve had through workshops and my 1-1 clients centre around art pricing for artists, and in particular when they should raise their art prices.
This post answers the questions ‘when should I raise my price for my artwork?’ , ‘How do art prices rise"? and ‘should I show my prices on my website?’
Tia Lynn is a business empowerment coach based in California. In this episode we talk about hiring a coach, when to know you are ready to work with a coach, and how a coach in your art business can help you scale, reach your goals, and fast track your career and business.
An episode dedicated to artists fairs - why sell at an artists fair, how to choose the right one for you, what to do once you are accepted for the fair, and how to use the event to grow your sales and collector base.
In this episode I go into a deep dive of how an artists fair can be a great stepping stone in an artists career, give them invaluable experience and how to use the event to attract new collectors as well as the attention of galleries for representation.
Collaborating on creative projects with Richard Watkins - this episode is all about what true collaboration means and how this differs from participation in a project, joining in or being hired.
Creative collaboration is all about developing your practice and where all parties benefit to further their own journeys.
Top Tips for a successful artists fair for emerging artists who are new to exhibiting their work. Artists fairs are increasing in number around the world and here are some of my top tips for success at an art fair.
Lucy Bryant talks about her work, how she is inspired when she finds original items in charity shops to create into new art works. She goes on to talk about her plates made for the engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and how the intentional joke went viral across the media. Lucy was picked up by her first gallery in 2018, and hopes to be working with five galleries in 2019 as well as collaborating with Ace Club
Michael Petry is an artist and curator as well as the director at MOCA London. In this episode he talks about his new book, The Word is Art published by Thames and Hudson. Along with the book, Michael is planning a touring exhibition which is currently stalled due to the Brexit negotiations. He discusses the impact of Brexit on the creative and arts sector, the resistance from ministers to acknowledge the impact on this area of our economy, and what it could mean for the future of the arts.
We discuss the book, how it came about and issues around translation given the book features 200 artists working in 60 languages..
My guest in this episode is Alex Gallagher, a collage artist based in the north of England.
She credits social media as giving her the opportunities that she would otherwise have missed out on. Alex, has worked on large scale commercial projects and is excited at the new opportunities that come her way through her online presence.
