In this episode we get the chance to talk with Salem-based artist Ben Mah about his work as a commercial and portrait photographer. We also touch on  his personal projects, views on being self employed, and record collecting. 

www.benmaphoto.com

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In this episode we are going international with Kendra as an artist in residence at Fish Factory in Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland. While utilizing a variety of technologies to create this long distance episode we (perhaps appropriately, possibly ironically) are interviewing the tech savvy artist Sandra Zanetti about her work and process of “combining independent research, audiovisual compositions, and writing.” Her multimedia pieces and installations are “motivated by a desire to deconstruct the complexities of underlying systems and ideologies shaped by capital and technology.” Join us as we talk fjords, art, and hauntings. More information on Sandra Zanetti’s work can be found at www.sandrazanetti.com.

ARTIST BIO:

Zanetti weaves together physical compositions which utilize her unique visual language, woven from a variety of world cultures, iconographies, socioeconomic theories, examining moments of destruction and innovation throughout history, in conjunction with her own world view forged by the Digital Revolution. Zanetti has deep interests in language, embodiment, symbols, world building, and the cyclicality of time in regards to progression, innovation and regression. 

Regularly consulting and collaborating with respective experts in their field, her work presents topics typically outside of the research of commercial interests. Her compositions serve as a connection point to interpret digital, physical and political landscapes in order to understand the present through the study of cliodynamics. By presenting hypotheses unconcerned with reductive systems of analysis, be it formal or cognitive, Zanetti’s work reveals a journey through logical research, cross-cultural connection and the interactions between technology and adaption.

Zanetti is an alumna of Paris College of Art, Universität der Künste Berlin, and the University of Central Florida. Her work has been exhibited throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Currently, she is in residence with Fish Factory in Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland and is based in Brooklyn, New York. This Autumn she will be conducting her Masters in Fine Art at the University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins.

  (the artist) Unity Through Diversity
Installation
2021

ART Quin Sweetman Interview

Feb 13, 2022

In this episode we speak with artist Quin Sweetman about her paintings and aim to capture expression in the people and places she depicts. We also get to hear about a book project she is working on.

Websites:
http://www.quinsweetman.com/

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In this episode we take a moment to look into the great Pacific NW artist Emily Carr, her life, and work. This is a quick, quirky overview of a life well lived. More information and examples of her work can be found at our sources listed below. 

Sources:

CBC Why the Art Gallery of Ontario removed ‘Indian’ from the name of this Emily Carr painting

10 Things You Should Know About Emily Carr

EMILY CARR LIFE & WORK, By Lisa Baldissera

Vancouver Island, Through an Artist’s Eyes

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In this episode we get to talk with curator McLean Emenegger about her work, recent move to Seattle, and her most recent project, AMcE Creative Arts (AMcE). 

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The wonderful Jamila Clarke is our guest in this episode. She tells us about her work creating surreal and fantastical narratives balancing an acute sense of humor and nods to our mortality. We also talk about food.

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In this episode we interview artist Tatyana Ostapenko. We discuss her autobiographical oil paintings and what diaspora can look like in art.  

Tatyana paints with oils while “obsessing over the recent history of former Soviet Union and the daily lives of people who will never make it to the official historical records”. She was born and raised in Soviet Ukraine and currently lives in Portland, OR. She holds a BFA in Studio Practice from Portland State University. Tatyana’s work has been exhibited at the 5th Geoje International Art Festival (South Korea), Odessa Contemporary Art Biennial (Odessa, Ukraine), the Governors Island Art Fair (NYC),Cape Cod Art Museum (Dennis, MA), Littman Gallery (Portland, OR) Locker 50b (Richmond, VA) and Site: Brooklyn (NY, NY) and other local and national venues. Her work can be found at https://tatyanaostapenko.com/

[email protected]

Also discussed in this episode, the Wende Museum in California. More info: https://www.wendemuseum.org/

 

 

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In this episode we interview artist Jeremy Okai Davis, whose paintings balance representational portraiture and geometric abstraction in a unique way. We talk about the evolution of his work and how his work fits into  the current social climate. Also TV- what we are binging and why.

More information can be found at: 

http://work.jeremyokaidavis.com/

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/11-features/485911-391401-milwaukie-unveils-mural-honoring-citys-historic-people-of-color

 

• In the studio
• Mural honoring Ah Bing, along with Dorothy and Hurtis Hadley in Milwaukie, OR
• “Angela”
• “Black Wood (Diane Dickerson)”
• “Black Wood (Marlene Fitzhugh)”
• “Harry”
• “Pauli”
• “WOOD”
• “Toulouse”
• “Hue”
• “Sepia 1”
• Recording the podcast via zoom

This time Ashley interviews Kendra about her art practice and the balancing act that is art, family, and teaching. 

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In this episode we get the opportunity to talk with artist Heather Goodwind about her exciting practice and future plans. Process and self doubt as a superpower are discussed with a heavy dose of humor.

https://vimeo.com/394684711
[email protected]
https://www.heathergoodwind.com
https://www.metopera.org/
https://www.chemeketa.edu/programs-classes/program-finder/art/gretchen-schuette-art-gallery/

photo by Jingzi Zhao Face to Face
Series 30 #6 * 2020 * 16 X 20 X .75 in
Acrylic on Canvas Pillow Talk
Series 30 #18 * 2020 * 16 X 20 X .75 in Bitter
Series 30 #20 • 2020 • 20 x 16 x .75 in
Acrylic on Canvas Trial By Fire
Series 30 #1 • 2020 • 20 x 16 x .75 in
Acrylic on Canvas

 In this episode we take a road trip to Illinois and visit artist Zach Mory, whose drawings connect comic book aesthetics to the history of midwestern magical realism and contemporary politics. We talk about his role as an artist working today, as well as, power necks.

Notes – In this episode Zach mentions Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo(https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-fitzcarraldo-1982), Philip Guston (https://www.moma.org/artists/2419), Capital City Distribution (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_City_Distribution), Nexus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_(comics), The Badger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger_(comics)#:~:text=The%20Badger%20is%20a%20fictional,Comics%20also%20ceased%20all%20publications., Gertrude Abercrombie (https://hyperallergic.com/459812/a-surrealist-painter-who-collaborated-with-the-chicago-jazz-scene/), and Fred Hampton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton).

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