Robin F. Williams

This week we are releasing a classic episode. This is one of the first podcasts we released from 2016. Robin is an amazing artist who shares her process and insights.

Karen Seapker

Karen Seapker lives and works in Nashville, TN. She has an MFA in Painting from Hunter College in New York City and a BA in Studio Art and Art History from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally— in New York, Miami, Pittsburgh, London, and Shanghai. She is a member of the curatorial collective, COOP in Nashville, TN and has curated and co-curated several exhibitions— in Nashville, Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn. She is represented by Zeitgeist Gallery in Nashville.

Sebastian Blanck

Sebastian has a solo opening tonight at Miles McEnery Gallery called "She's My Best Friend." On the occasion, we are rereleasing this classic episode from our first couple months of the podcast. Go check out his show up through August.

Sebastian has a solo opening tonight at Miles McEnery Gallery called "She's My Best Friend." On the occasion, we are rereleasing this classic episode from our first couple months of the podcast. Go check out his show up through August.

Ella Hohnen-Ford is a singer and songwriter from North London, England. She studied Jazz Voice at the Royal Academy of music. Ella garnered much attention from her live streams during lockdown and has recently released her debut EP “Infinity” on Young Poet. Links:https://hohnenford.com https://www.instagram.com/hohnenford/ https://open.spotify.com/user/bettinahohnen?si=6b145a07ab324afa https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwUyq19J8IxlS-RcYo1E9pQ

Ella Hohnen-Ford is a singer and songwriter from North London, England. She studied Jazz Voice at the Royal Academy of music. Ella garnered much attention from her live streams during lockdown and has recently released her debut EP “Infinity” on Young Poet. Links: <a href="https://hohnenford.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hohnenford.com</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hohnenford/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/hohnenford/</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/bettinahohnen?si=6b145a07ab324afa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/user/bettinahohnen?si=6b145a07ab324afa</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwUyq19J8IxlS-RcYo1E9pQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwUyq19J8IxlS-RcYo1E9pQ</a>

Ella Hohnen-Ford

Jim Isermann

Jim Isermann (b. 1955, Kenosha, WI) received his Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.Jim’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Camden Arts Center, London, United Kingdom; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA; Le Magasin - Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Grenoble, France; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL; Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, Palm Springs, CA; RISD Museum, Providence, RI; and the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, among others.He has been included in group exhibitions at numerous international institutions including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; Royal Academy of Art, London, United Kingdom; and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY.His work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA; FRAC Poitou-Charentes, Angoulême, France; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA  jus to name a few.He lives and works in Palm Springs, CA.

Jim Isermann (b. 1955, Kenosha, WI) received his Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Jim’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Camden Arts Center, London, United Kingdom; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA; Le Magasin - Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Grenoble, France; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL; Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, Palm Springs, CA; RISD Museum, Providence, RI; and the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, among others. He has been included in group exhibitions at numerous international institutions including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; Royal Academy of Art, London, United Kingdom; and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY. His work is in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA; FRAC Poitou-Charentes, Angoulême, France; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA jus to name a few. He lives and works in Palm Springs, CA.

Natalie Frank was born in Austin, TX and received her Master of Fine Arts in 2006 from Columbia University, New York, NY and her Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Yale University, New Haven, CT. In 2004, Frank was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the National Academy of Fine Art, Oslo, Norway.Natalie has been the subject of recent solo exhibitions at Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY; the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO; Brattleboro Museum &amp; Art Center, Brattleboro, VT; Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI; Salon 94, New York, NY; Lyles &amp; King, New York, NY; Half Gallery, New York, NY; Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX; Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL; University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY; ACME., Los Angeles, CA; Galleria Marie-Laure Fleisch, Rome, Italy; Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and The Drawing Center, New York, NY.She has been included in group exhibitions at numerous international institutions including the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME; Brattleboro Museum of Art, Brattleboro, VT; The Corcoran, Washington, D.C.; FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY; London Museum of Design, London, United Kingdom; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX; National Academy Museum, New York, NY; New York Academy of Art, New York, NY; Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY; Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC; and the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, among others.Her work may be found in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin, TX; Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY; The Bunker, Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, Palm Beach, FL; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA; the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, and elsewhere.

Natalie Frank was born in Austin, TX and received her Master of Fine Arts in 2006 from Columbia University, New York, NY and her Bachelor of Arts in 2002 from Yale University, New Haven, CT. In 2004, Frank was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the National Academy of Fine Art, Oslo, Norway. Natalie has been the subject of recent solo exhibitions at Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY; the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO; Brattleboro Museum &amp; Art Center, Brattleboro, VT; Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI; Salon 94, New York, NY; Lyles &amp; King, New York, NY; Half Gallery, New York, NY; Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX; Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL; University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY; ACME., Los Angeles, CA; Galleria Marie-Laure Fleisch, Rome, Italy; Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and The Drawing Center, New York, NY. She has been included in group exhibitions at numerous international institutions including the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME; Brattleboro Museum of Art, Brattleboro, VT; The Corcoran, Washington, D.C.; FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY; London Museum of Design, London, United Kingdom; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX; National Academy Museum, New York, NY; New York Academy of Art, New York, NY; Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY; Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC; and the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, among others. Her work may be found in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin, TX; Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY; The Bunker, Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, Palm Beach, FL; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA; the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, and elsewhere.

Natalie Frank

Simphiwe Mbunyuza

Simphiwe Mbunyuza was born in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, South Africa, and lives and works in Norman, OK. He has been the subject of exhibitions in the United States and internationally, including recent presentations with Dyman Gallery, Stellenbosch, South Africa; South Willard, Los Angeles, CA; and Gallery 1957, London and Accra, Ghana; and is the recipient of awards and residencies including the Red Clay Faction Award and Oscar Jacobson Award from The University of Oklahoma, Fred Jones Museum, Norman, OK in 2019, and a residency with A.I.R Vallauris, France, in 2017.

Markus Linnenbrink

Markus Linnenbrink is an artist from Dortmund, Germany who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany and the Gesamthochschule Kassel, Germany.His recent solo exhibitions include Galería Max Estrella in Madrid, the Fundación DIDAC, in Spain, the Museum of New Art in Portsmouth, NH, Miles McEnery Gallery in New York, Taubert Contemporary in Berlin, Patricia Sweetow Gallery in San Francisco, and Maurizio Caldiorola Gallery, Monza, Italy.Markus has been included in group exhibitions at numerous international institutions including the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art,  Borusan Contemporary in Istanbul, Daegu National Museum in South Korea, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Kunstmuseum Bonn, the San José Museum of Art, the Tucson Museum of Art and the Visual Arts Center of Richmond in VA.His work may be found in the collections of the Clemens Sels Museum, in Germany, El Espacio 23 in Miami, the Hammer Museum, in LA, the Ministry of Culture at the Hague in the Netherlands, Neue Galerie, Kassel, Germany; the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to just name a few. His current show EVERYTHINGBETWEENTHESUNANDTHEDIRT is on view at Miles McEnery Gallery through 22 July 2023 at 511 West 22nd Street.

Markus Linnenbrink is an artist from Dortmund, Germany who studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany and the Gesamthochschule Kassel, Germany. His recent solo exhibitions include Galería Max Estrella in Madrid, the Fundación DIDAC, in Spain, the Museum of New Art in Portsmouth, NH, Miles McEnery Gallery in New York, Taubert Contemporary in Berlin, Patricia Sweetow Gallery in San Francisco, and Maurizio Caldiorola Gallery, Monza, Italy. Markus has been included in group exhibitions at numerous international institutions including the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Borusan Contemporary in Istanbul, Daegu National Museum in South Korea, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Kunstmuseum Bonn, the San José Museum of Art, the Tucson Museum of Art and the Visual Arts Center of Richmond in VA. His work may be found in the collections of the Clemens Sels Museum, in Germany, El Espacio 23 in Miami, the Hammer Museum, in LA, the Ministry of Culture at the Hague in the Netherlands, Neue Galerie, Kassel, Germany; the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to just name a few. His current show EVERYTHINGBETWEENTHESUNANDTHEDIRT is on view at Miles McEnery Gallery through 22 July 2023 at 511 West 22nd Street.

Leo Park is a painter who works and lives in Stockholm. He holds an MFA from Konstfack University of Arts, Craft and Design. Park has his roots in both art history and pop culture, collecting motifs and stylistic influences from past to present. Since his solo debut at Gallery Steinsland Berliner in Stockholm 2021, he has participated in various international shows in Berlin, Cologne, London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Shanghai, Mexico City and Taipei. He has shown in art fairs such as the Armory Show, Market Art Fair and Zona Maco.'Get WHY I MAKE ART here:https://atelier-editions.com/products/why-i-make-art#:~:text=Why%20I%20Make%20Art%20offers,and%20statelessness%2C%20community%20and%20identity.

Leo Park is a painter who works and lives in Stockholm. He holds an MFA from Konstfack University of Arts, Craft and Design. Park has his roots in both art history and pop culture, collecting motifs and stylistic influences from past to present. Since his solo debut at Gallery Steinsland Berliner in Stockholm 2021, he has participated in various international shows in Berlin, Cologne, London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Shanghai, Mexico City and Taipei. He has shown in art fairs such as the Armory Show, Market Art Fair and Zona Maco.' Get WHY I MAKE ART here: <a href="https://atelier-editions.com/products/why-i-make-art#:~:text=Why%20I%20Make%20Art%20offers,and%20statelessness%2C%20community%20and%20identity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://atelier-editions.com/products/why-i-make-art#:~:text=Why%20I%20Make%20Art%20offers,and%20statelessness%2C%20community%20and%20identity</a>.

Leo Park

Kyle Dunn lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and received his BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. His work has been included in exhibitions at P·P·O·W, New York, NY; Marlborough Gallery, London, UK; GRIMM, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and Maria Bernheim, Zurich, Switzerland; among others. He is the recipient of grants from The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and his work is in the collections of the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, IT; Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL; the Sunpride Foundation, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Pond Society, Shanghai; and X Museum, Beijing, China.

Kyle Dunn

Brian Alfred sits down with artists and musicians in galleries and their studios to discuss their process and inspiration in their creative life.

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Heather Day is an artist who lives and works in San Francisco, California. Heather received a BFA from The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) on the Presidential Scholarship in Baltimore. Her work has been shown at the Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Her work can be found in the collections of Facebook, JCREW, The Ritz- Carlton, AirBNB, Snapchat, Dropbox, Warner Brothers, YouTube and The Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra. Heather’s work has been covered in Juxtapoz, 7x7, Dwell, The Atlantic, CNet, Create, The Washington Post and more. Brian met up with Heather at the site of her show at Joshua Liner Gallery for a talk about her many travels growing up, synesthesia, music, process and more.

Heather Day is an artist who lives and works in San Francisco, California. Heather received a BFA from The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) on the Presidential Scholarship in Baltimore. Her work has been shown at the Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Her work can be found in the collections of Facebook, JCREW, The Ritz- Carlton, AirBNB, Snapchat, Dropbox, Warner Brothers, YouTube and The Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra. Heather’s work has been covered in Juxtapoz, 7x7, Dwell, The Atlantic, CNet, Create, The Washington Post and more. Brian met up with Heather at the site of her show at Joshua Liner Gallery for a talk about her many travels growing up, synesthesia, music, process and more.

Heather Day

Tom Sachs

Tom Sachs is an artist who was born in NYC, grew up in Connecticut and lives and works in New York City . Tom has had exhibitions at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, The Noguchi Museum in Queens, The Brooklyn Museum, Sperone Westwater, Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris, the Park Avenue Armory, Baldwin Gallery, Gagosian Tomio Koyama in Tokyo and many more.  His work is in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The Getty, LACMA, the Guggenheim, the Whitney Museum, the Yale Univeristy Art Gallery, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Albright Knox and many more. He is also one fourth of the collective Satan Ceramics with Mary Frey, Pat McCarthy and JJ Peet. Brian stopped by Tom’s downtown Manhattan studio for a chat about music, craft, hand value, school uniforms, the importance of lighting and more. Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors. Find out more about Golden at goldenpaints.com.

Tom Sachs is an artist who was born in NYC, grew up in Connecticut and lives and works in New York City . Tom has had exhibitions at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, The Noguchi Museum in Queens, The Brooklyn Museum, Sperone Westwater, Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris, the Park Avenue Armory, Baldwin Gallery, Gagosian Tomio Koyama in Tokyo and many more. His work is in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The Getty, LACMA, the Guggenheim, the Whitney Museum, the Yale Univeristy Art Gallery, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Albright Knox and many more. He is also one fourth of the collective Satan Ceramics with Mary Frey, Pat McCarthy and JJ Peet. Brian stopped by Tom’s downtown Manhattan studio for a chat about music, craft, hand value, school uniforms, the importance of lighting and more. Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors. Find out more about Golden at <a href="http://goldenpaints.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">goldenpaints.com</a>.

Jenna Gribbon

Jenna Gribbon is an artist born in Knoxville, Tennessee who lives and works in Brooklyn . She has had solo exhibitions at Modern Love Club in NY, Shoshana Wayne Gallery in Santa Monica Priska Juschka Fine Art in NY and Sarah Bowen Gallery in Brooklyn.She’s been in group shows at FREDRICKS &amp; FREISER, JACK HANLEY, 1969 GALLERY. Zevitas Marcus, Sargent’s Daughters, Leo Koenig and many more. Her work has been covered in the NY Times, Interview Magazine, Vouge, W, Time Out, Elle and Beautiful/Decay to just name a few. She has an upcoming group show at Gallery Perrotin in NY and Sim Smith Gallery in London and also an upcoming solo at Fredricks &amp; Freiser and the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Jenna stopped by Brian’s studio for a talk about  her days moving around as a kid, the figure and the gaze in her work,  making paintings for Sophia Coppola movies and much more. Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Golden Paints.

Jenna Gribbon is an artist born in Knoxville, Tennessee who lives and works in Brooklyn . She has had solo exhibitions at Modern Love Club in NY, Shoshana Wayne Gallery in Santa Monica Priska Juschka Fine Art in NY and Sarah Bowen Gallery in Brooklyn. She’s been in group shows at FREDRICKS &amp; FREISER, JACK HANLEY, 1969 GALLERY. Zevitas Marcus, Sargent’s Daughters, Leo Koenig and many more. Her work has been covered in the NY Times, Interview Magazine, Vouge, W, Time Out, Elle and Beautiful/Decay to just name a few. She has an upcoming group show at Gallery Perrotin in NY and Sim Smith Gallery in London and also an upcoming solo at Fredricks &amp; Freiser and the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Jenna stopped by Brian’s studio for a talk about her days moving around as a kid, the figure and the gaze in her work, making paintings for Sophia Coppola movies and much more. Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Golden Paints.

Aliza Nisenbaum

Aliza Nisenbaum was born in Mexico City, and is currently based in New York. She received her BFA and her MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago. She is represented by Anton Kern gallery and is an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts at Columbia University School of the Arts.She has had recent shows at the Phillips Collection, Boston ICA, LA MOCA, The Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Whitney Biennial 2017; The Flag Art Foundation; The ICA at MECA; Biennial of the Americas, MCA, Denver; the Rufino Tamayo Painting Biennial, Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City; She has a forthcoming exhibition at Anton Kern gallery 2019; and at Tate Liverpool in 2021. Her work has been covered by Artnet, The Brooklyn Rail, Artforum, Frieze, Vogue. ArtReview, The New Yorker and to name a few. Brian met up with Aliza at Anton Kern Gallery at the site of her solo show ‘Coreografias’ which is on view through November 2nd.

Aliza Nisenbaum was born in Mexico City, and is currently based in New York. She received her BFA and her MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago. She is represented by Anton Kern gallery and is an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts at Columbia University School of the Arts. She has had recent shows at the Phillips Collection, Boston ICA, LA MOCA, The Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Whitney Biennial 2017; The Flag Art Foundation; The ICA at MECA; Biennial of the Americas, MCA, Denver; the Rufino Tamayo Painting Biennial, Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City; She has a forthcoming exhibition at Anton Kern gallery 2019; and at Tate Liverpool in 2021. Her work has been covered by Artnet, The Brooklyn Rail, Artforum, Frieze, Vogue. ArtReview, The New Yorker and to name a few. Brian met up with Aliza at Anton Kern Gallery at the site of her solo show ‘Coreografias’ which is on view through November 2nd.

Adam Parker Smith was born in Arcata, CA in 1978. He is based in Brooklyn, NY. He received his BA from the University of California at Santa Cruz and his MFA from the Tyler School of Art. Adam attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and the  Atlantic Center for the Arts. His work has been shown widely in the US and internationally at the Hole Gallery, Honor Fraser in LA, Derek Eller in NY, the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art in Colorado, Ever Gold in San Francisco, Zidoun Gallery in Luxembourg, The Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, the Berkshire Museum in Massachusetts, The Soap Factory Minneapolis, Painted Bride in Philadelphia, Parisian Laundryin  Montreal, and TSST Gallery in Hong Kong. Adam’s work has been written about in New York Times, Art in America, Beautiful Decay, The Village Voice, Fiber Arts, ArtForum.com, Art World, White Wall Magazine and The New York Post.Brian stopped over Adam’s studio, just a couple blocks from his own for a talk about drawing battles, the Suzuki method, moving from painting to sculpture, stolen art and much more.Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors and the New York Studio School.

Adam Parker Smith was born in Arcata, CA in 1978. He is based in Brooklyn, NY. He received his BA from the University of California at Santa Cruz and his MFA from the Tyler School of Art. Adam attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and the Atlantic Center for the Arts. His work has been shown widely in the US and internationally at the Hole Gallery, Honor Fraser in LA, Derek Eller in NY, the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art in Colorado, Ever Gold in San Francisco, Zidoun Gallery in Luxembourg, The Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, the Berkshire Museum in Massachusetts, The Soap Factory Minneapolis, Painted Bride in Philadelphia, Parisian Laundryin Montreal, and TSST Gallery in Hong Kong. Adam’s work has been written about in New York Times, Art in America, Beautiful Decay, The Village Voice, Fiber Arts, <a href="http://ArtForum.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ArtForum.com</a>, Art World, White Wall Magazine and The New York Post. Brian stopped over Adam’s studio, just a couple blocks from his own for a talk about drawing battles, the Suzuki method, moving from painting to sculpture, stolen art and much more. Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors and the New York Studio School.

Adam Parker Smith

Sarah Cain

Sarah Cain is an artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Sarah received a BFA in 2001 from The San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco, CA and then received a MFA in 2006 from the University of California at Berkeley. That same year she attended Skowhegan. Sarah is a recipient of the 2011 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant; the 2008 Durfee Grant; the 2007 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant; and the 2006 SECA Art Award, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Sarah has had solo exhibitions at Adobe Books in San Francisco, CA; Anthony Meier Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA; a site-specific installation at Elk Camp, in collaboration with Aspen Art Museum, Aspen CO; Cardi Black Box, Milan, Italy; CTRL Gallery in Houston, TX; Five Thirty Three Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, Galerie Lelong, New York, NY, Honor Fraser, Los Angeles, CA, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and many more.Recent group exhibitions include Holdings at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA,  Contemporary Collection at the San Antonio Museum of Art in Texas,  Surrogates at Griffin Art Projects in Vancouver, Variations: Conversations In And Around Abstract Painting at LACMA,  Now-ism: Abstraction Today, at the Pizzuti Collection in Columbus, OH, Drawings &amp; Works on Paper at Galerie Lelong and many more. Selected public collections include the Blanton Museum of Art;  the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY; the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA; the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; and The Margulies Collection in Miami, and more. Brian met Sarah at LeLong Gallery in Chelsea to talk about her early days in Kinderhook, mentors and music, moving out west and her many accomplishments.Sound &amp; Vision is supported by Topo Designs. Based in Denver Colorado, Topo is committed to creating quality bags and clothing that stand the test of time. Check out their products at topodesigns.comSound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Kensington Stretchers &amp; Panels. Kensington makes custom panels and stretchers thatare high quality and durable supports for making artwork.Check them out at kensingtonpanels.com or email them at info@kensingtonpanels.com.  You can also see some of their work on Instagram @kensingtonpanels Sound &amp; Vision is also brought to you by Charter Coffeehouse. Charter is on Graham Avenue in East Williamsburg, just one block from the Graham L Stop. The serve great coffee, pastries, donuts and more. Find out more at www.chartercoffee.com, follow them on Instagram at @charter_bk

Sarah Cain is an artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Sarah received a BFA in 2001 from The San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco, CA and then received a MFA in 2006 from the University of California at Berkeley. That same year she attended Skowhegan. Sarah is a recipient of the 2011 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant; the 2008 Durfee Grant; the 2007 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant; and the 2006 SECA Art Award, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Sarah has had solo exhibitions at Adobe Books in San Francisco, CA; Anthony Meier Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA; a site-specific installation at Elk Camp, in collaboration with Aspen Art Museum, Aspen CO; Cardi Black Box, Milan, Italy; CTRL Gallery in Houston, TX; Five Thirty Three Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, Galerie Lelong, New York, NY, Honor Fraser, Los Angeles, CA, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and many more. Recent group exhibitions include Holdings at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA, Contemporary Collection at the San Antonio Museum of Art in Texas, Surrogates at Griffin Art Projects in Vancouver, Variations: Conversations In And Around Abstract Painting at LACMA, Now-ism: Abstraction Today, at the Pizzuti Collection in Columbus, OH, Drawings &amp; Works on Paper at Galerie Lelong and many more. Selected public collections include the Blanton Museum of Art; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY; the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA; the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; and The Margulies Collection in Miami, and more. Brian met Sarah at LeLong Gallery in Chelsea to talk about her early days in Kinderhook, mentors and music, moving out west and her many accomplishments. Sound &amp; Vision is supported by Topo Designs. Based in Denver Colorado, Topo is committed to creating quality bags and clothing that stand the test of time. Check out their products at <a href="http://topodesigns.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">topodesigns.com</a> Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Kensington Stretchers &amp; Panels. Kensington makes custom panels and stretchers that are high quality and durable supports for making artwork. Check them out at <a href="http://kensingtonpanels.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kensingtonpanels.com</a> or email them at info@kensingtonpanels.com. You can also see some of their work on Instagram @kensingtonpanels Sound &amp; Vision is also brought to you by Charter Coffeehouse. Charter is on Graham Avenue in East Williamsburg, just one block from the Graham L Stop. The serve great coffee, pastries, donuts and more. Find out more at <a href="http://www.chartercoffee.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chartercoffee.com</a>, follow them on Instagram at @charter_bk

Nikki Maloof

Nikki Maloof is an artist born in Peoria, Illinois who lives and works in Massachusetts. She received her BFA from Indiana University and her MFA from Yale University in 2011. She has shown her work at Jack Hanley Gallery, Salon 94, Misako and Rosen in Tokyo, Underdonk , 247365, Brand New Gallery in Milan, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery and many more. She has received several awards, most recently the Helen Winternitz Award and the Gloucester Landscape Prize. She has a current show at Jack Hanley Gallery, ‘Caught and Free’ and is represented by the Pit in LA and Shane Campbell in Chicago.Her work has been reviewed in the NY tImes, NY Magazine, W, Garage and more.Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors and the New York Studio School.

Nikki Maloof is an artist born in Peoria, Illinois who lives and works in Massachusetts. She received her BFA from Indiana University and her MFA from Yale University in 2011. She has shown her work at Jack Hanley Gallery, Salon 94, Misako and Rosen in Tokyo, Underdonk , 247365, Brand New Gallery in Milan, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery and many more. She has received several awards, most recently the Helen Winternitz Award and the Gloucester Landscape Prize. She has a current show at Jack Hanley Gallery, ‘Caught and Free’ and is represented by the Pit in LA and Shane Campbell in Chicago. Her work has been reviewed in the NY tImes, NY Magazine, W, Garage and more. Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors and the New York Studio School.

Ridley Howard

From an earlier conversation Brian had with painter Ridley Howard who has an upcoming show at Marinaro Gallery

Suzanne McClelland

Suzanne McClelland is an artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She has participated in the 1993 and 2014 Whitney Biennials and has had solo shows at The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, curated by Amy Smith-Stewart; The University of Virginia Museum of Art, and The Whitney Museum of American Art curated by Thelma Golden. Her paintings are held in numerous public collections, including The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum, The Yale University Art Gallery, The Albright-Knox Gallery, and The Walker Art Center. She currently teaches as a Mentor in the Department of Visual Arts at Columbia University. She has been a faculty member in the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts since 1997 and has been on the Board of Governors at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture since 1999. Recent publications include “Suzanne McClelland: 36-24-36” with an essay contribution by Thierry de Duve, published by team (gallery, inc.) in 2016 and distributed by D.A.P., as well as “Knock Knock” and "Net Worth", both published by Space Sisters Press in 2018 with a text contribution for the latter by Amy Smith-Stewart.  Suzanne is represented by team (gallery, inc.) and Shane Campbell Gallery. She just opened a show “Selections from Mute” up until April 13th at Team Gallery. Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors.

Suzanne McClelland is an artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She has participated in the 1993 and 2014 Whitney Biennials and has had solo shows at The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, curated by Amy Smith-Stewart; The University of Virginia Museum of Art, and The Whitney Museum of American Art curated by Thelma Golden. Her paintings are held in numerous public collections, including The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum, The Yale University Art Gallery, The Albright-Knox Gallery, and The Walker Art Center.  She currently teaches as a Mentor in the Department of Visual Arts at Columbia University. She has been a faculty member in the MFA program at the School of Visual Arts since 1997 and has been on the Board of Governors at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture since 1999. Recent publications include “Suzanne McClelland: 36-24-36” with an essay contribution by Thierry de Duve, published by team (gallery, inc.) in 2016 and distributed by D.A.P., as well as “Knock Knock” and "Net Worth", both published by Space Sisters Press in 2018 with a text contribution for the latter by Amy Smith-Stewart.  Suzanne is represented by team (gallery, inc.) and Shane Campbell Gallery. She just opened a show “Selections from Mute” up until April 13th at Team Gallery. Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by Golden Artist Colors.

Salman Toor

Salman talks to Brian about his paintings, life from Pakistan to NYC and much more. Sponsored by Golden Paints.

Louis Fratino

Louis Fratino was born in 1993 in Maryland and currently lives and works in New York. He received his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He recently had solo shows at Monya Rowe Gallery in Florida, Thierry Goldberg Gallery in New York City and Platform Gallery in Baltimore, MD. His work was also recently included in group exhibitions at HILDE Gallery in Los Angeles, Harpy Gallery in New Jersey, and Thierry Goldberg Gallery in New York, NY. He also is currently in a four person show at D.C. Moore Gallery. He completed a Fulbright research Fellowship in Painting in Berlin, and has also concluded the Yale Norfolk Painting Fellowship at the Yale Summer School of Art and Music in Norfolk, CT. His work has also been featured in exhibitions at Maryland Institute of Art, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Current Space, and SessionSpace, among others. His work was recently covered by Roberta Smith in the New York Times. Brian met up with Louis at his studio in Long Island City where they discussed his time growing up in Maryland, working small and scale shifts in painting, hia time  working at the Guggenheim, striving for non-thinking time and much more.

Louis Fratino was born in 1993 in Maryland and currently lives and works in New York. He received his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He recently had solo shows at Monya Rowe Gallery in Florida, Thierry Goldberg Gallery in New York City and Platform Gallery in Baltimore, MD. His work was also recently included in group exhibitions at HILDE Gallery in Los Angeles, Harpy Gallery in New Jersey, and Thierry Goldberg Gallery in New York, NY. He also is currently in a four person show at D.C. Moore Gallery. He completed a Fulbright research Fellowship in Painting in Berlin, and has also concluded the Yale Norfolk Painting Fellowship at the Yale Summer School of Art and Music in Norfolk, CT. His work has also been featured in exhibitions at Maryland Institute of Art, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Current Space, and SessionSpace, among others. His work was recently covered by Roberta Smith in the New York Times. Brian met up with Louis at his studio in Long Island City where they discussed his time growing up in Maryland, working small and scale shifts in painting, hia time working at the Guggenheim, striving for non-thinking time and much more.

Meghan Brady

Meghan Brady is a painter who lives and works in midcoast Maine. Using painting, printmaking,drawing, and ceramics, Brady explores the possibilities of an open process, including elementsof the human form and abstraction. Brady shows with Mrs Gallery in NYC. She was featuredby Mrs at NADA House on Govenors Island this past summer. She has been included inexhibitions at the Portland Museum of Art and recently had a solo exhibition at the University ofMaine Museum of Art. She has been a resident at the MacDowell Colony, Hewnoaks, theEllis-Beauregard Foundation and Tiger Strikes Asteroid in Brooklyn, NY. Brady is a graduate ofSmith College and Boston University’s MFA program in Painting.Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by the fine folks at Golden Artist Colors.

Meghan Brady is a painter who lives and works in midcoast Maine. Using painting, printmaking, drawing, and ceramics, Brady explores the possibilities of an open process, including elements of the human form and abstraction. Brady shows with Mrs Gallery in NYC. She was featured by Mrs at NADA House on Govenors Island this past summer. She has been included in exhibitions at the Portland Museum of Art and recently had a solo exhibition at the University of Maine Museum of Art. She has been a resident at the MacDowell Colony, Hewnoaks, the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation and Tiger Strikes Asteroid in Brooklyn, NY. Brady is a graduate of Smith College and Boston University’s MFA program in Painting. Sound &amp; Vision is sponsored by the fine folks at Golden Artist Colors.

Matthew F Fisher

Matthew F Fisher was born in 1976 in Boston, MA and received his BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design (1998), followed by his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University (2000). He has been the recipient of residencies and awards from the Pollock Krasner Foundation (2016), Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York (2015, 2007) and the New York Foundation for the Arts (2010), among others. Recent solo exhibitions include Into the Blue, Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA (2018) and Group shows include Pro Forma: Context and Meaning in Abstraction, curated by Dr Vittorio Colaizzi, Work Release, Norfolk, VA (2017).  Matthew stopped in while in from LA for his two person show at Shrine Gallery on the Lower East Side with Casey Cook and he spoke about coming up with titles for work, sports radio, NY vs LA and much more.

Matthew F Fisher was born in 1976 in Boston, MA and received his BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design (1998), followed by his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University (2000). He has been the recipient of residencies and awards from the Pollock Krasner Foundation (2016), Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York (2015, 2007) and the New York Foundation for the Arts (2010), among others. Recent solo exhibitions include Into the Blue, Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA (2018) and Group shows include Pro Forma: Context and Meaning in Abstraction, curated by Dr Vittorio Colaizzi, Work Release, Norfolk, VA (2017).  Matthew stopped in while in from LA for his two person show at Shrine Gallery on the Lower East Side with Casey Cook and he spoke about coming up with titles for work, sports radio, NY vs LA and much more.

Brian Belott

Brian Belott is an artist born and raised in East Orange, NJ and lives and works in Brooklyn. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts after a short stint at Cooper Union. He’s represented by Gavin Brown Enterprise and has had solo shows at Moran Bondaroff, 247365, Retrospective in Hudson, The Journal Gallery, Zurcher Studio, CANADA and many others. He’s had group shows at MoCAD in Detroit, Gavin Brown, The Jewish Museum, Dodge Gallery, Musée d’Art Moderne in Saint-Etienne, France, The Hole, Loyal gallery and many more. He’s done performances, worked with children via art making workshops, collects records, drawings and other objects and has had his hand in a lot more projects and events. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art and he has been written about in Art in America, Art News, ArtReview, the New York Times amongst many others. Brian stopped by Brian’s Lefferts Gardens studio for a nice talk about his days growing up in New Jersey, his big band affinity as a kid, catholic school, faux baroque, unauthorized murals, jazz and more.

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