This week, I'm sharing a special bonus episode of Season 5! This episode is from an interview I did on the Create! podcast hosted by Ekaterina Popova, artist, coach, and founder of Create! Magazine and Alicia Puig, CEO of PxP Contemporary.  We talk about a lot of different topics including our open call experiences, mindset as an artist and the Creative Business Handbook which was written by Kat and Alicia and just recently released.      Links:     https://www.createmagazine.com/podcast The Creative Business Handbook     I Like Your Work Links:      https://theworksmembership.com/ Radiate and Repeat Exhibition Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions Studio Visit Artist Interviews   I Like Your Work Podcast   Say “hi” on Instagram

This week, I'm sharing a special bonus episode of Season 5! This episode is from an interview I did on the Create! podcast hosted by Ekaterina Popova, artist, coach, and founder of Create! Magazine and Alicia Puig, CEO of PxP Contemporary.  We talk about a lot of different topics including our open call experiences, mindset as an artist and the Creative Business Handbook which was written by Kat and Alicia and just recently released.    Links:   <a href="https://www.createmagazine.com/podcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.createmagazine.com/podcast</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Business-Handbook-Follow-Passions/dp/1797219057" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Creative Business Handbook</a>   I Like Your Work Links:   <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

BONUS: Create Magazine & PxP Contemporary on Creative Business

LaiSun Keane is a contemporary art gallery located at Sowa Art District in Boston with a focus on providing a platform for non-mainstream voices. The gallery was born in the Covid19 pandemic so it has a strong focus on producing online content and new ways of art presentation and art sales through price transparency. Our stable of artists consists of both local and International artists, and we mount eight to nine virtual and in-person exhibitions annually.                Today, LaiSun joins me to chat about opening a gallery during the pandemic and how she was able to use technology and social media to grow the gallery's presence.    Links: www.laisunkeane.com@laisun_keaneI Like Your Work Links: This summer is the perfect time to work on moving your art career forward! Sign up for the I Like Your Work Membership this month with the coupon below to save! See you in The Works! Use code SUMMERYEAR23 for $50 off The Works Yearly Membership  Use code SUMMER23 for $10 off your first month of The Works Monthly Membership  https://theworksmembership.com/    Radiate and Repeat Exhibition  Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

LaiSun Keane is a contemporary art gallery located at Sowa Art District in Boston with a focus on providing a platform for non-mainstream voices. The gallery was born in the Covid19 pandemic so it has a strong focus on producing online content and new ways of art presentation and art sales through price transparency. Our stable of artists consists of both local and International artists, and we mount eight to nine virtual and in-person exhibitions annually.   Today, LaiSun joins me to chat about opening a gallery during the pandemic and how she was able to use technology and social media to grow the gallery's presence.  Links: <a href="https://www.laisunkeane.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.laisunkeane.com</a><a href="https://www.Instagram.com/laisun_keane" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@laisun_keane</a>I Like Your Work Links: This summer is the perfect time to work on moving your art career forward! Sign up for the <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Membership</a> this month with the coupon below to save! See you in The Works! Use code SUMMERYEAR23 for $50 off The Works Yearly Membership Use code SUMMER23 for $10 off your first month of The Works Monthly Membership <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition </a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Gallerist LaiSun  Keane on Art and Creating an Online Presence

For season 5's last mini episode, I'm sharing another snippet from The Works, my comprehensive professional practice membership designed to equip artists with the skills and knowledge to create materials, effectively utilize social media, build their website, and more!  Today, I'm giving you some of my best tips on preparing for your studio visits.     I Like Your Work Links: Grab the last spot for our retreat  Radiate and Repeat Exhibition  Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

For season 5's last mini episode, I'm sharing another snippet from The Works, my comprehensive professional practice membership designed to equip artists with the skills and knowledge to create materials, effectively utilize social media, build their website, and more!  Today, I'm giving you some of my best tips on preparing for your studio visits.   I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Grab the last spot for our retreat </a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition </a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

How to Prepare for a Studio Visit

Mike Ousley

American born painter Mike Ousley paints a direct commentary on Appalachian life and folk traditions, though their simplicity belies their depth. Ousley has painted since childhood, and though trained (MFA, University of Cincinnati), he foils Western European traditions with the folk style of his youth. Having grown up in a small coal town in Southeastern Kentucky listening to stories told by friends and family, he credits the visionary artists and rich heritage of the region as his primary influence. Recent exhibitions include Nine Lives at Fortnight Institute, NY; From These Hills at the William King Museum of Art, VA, curated by Michael Rooks; and, Something on the Wind at Morehead State University, Morehead, KY. His work was featured in ArtMaze Magazine Issue 22, selected by Fabiola Alondra and Jane Harmon. Ousley has been a resident at the Huntington Museum of Art, studying with Alfred Leslie; Arc of Appalachia; and, North Mountain. His work can be found in numerous private collections, as well as public collections.  Mike joins me in this episode to talk about his background and upbringing has influenced his work as an artist.  Links:                  www.mikeousleyfineart.com                       @mike_ousley_art I Like Your Work Links: SUMMER EXHIBITION CATALOG OPEN CALL DEADLINE: MAY 15 Radiate and Repeat Exhibition  Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

American born painter Mike Ousley paints a direct commentary on Appalachian life and folk traditions, though their simplicity belies their depth. Ousley has painted since childhood, and though trained (MFA, University of Cincinnati), he foils Western European traditions with the folk style of his youth. Having grown up in a small coal town in Southeastern Kentucky listening to stories told by friends and family, he credits the visionary artists and rich heritage of the region as his primary influence. Recent exhibitions include Nine Lives at Fortnight Institute, NY; From These Hills at the William King Museum of Art, VA, curated by Michael Rooks; and, Something on the Wind at Morehead State University, Morehead, KY. His work was featured in ArtMaze Magazine Issue 22, selected by Fabiola Alondra and Jane Harmon. Ousley has been a resident at the Huntington Museum of Art, studying with Alfred Leslie; Arc of Appalachia; and, North Mountain. His work can be found in numerous private collections, as well as public collections.  Mike joins me in this episode to talk about his background and upbringing has influenced his work as an artist.  Links: <a href="https://www.mikeousleyfineart.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">   www.mikeousleyfineart.com   </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mike_ousley_art" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@mike_ousley_art</a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">SUMMER EXHIBITION CATALOG OPEN CALL DEADLINE: MAY 15</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition </a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Mike Ousley: Appalachian Narratives as Contemporary Art

For this week's mini episode, I am sharing something from The Works, my comprehensive professional practice course designed to equip artists with the skills and knowledge to create materials, effectively utilize social media, build their website, and more! In this episode I talk about how to make the most of your studio visits.    I Like Your Work Links: Apply for our Summer Exhibition Open Call Radiate and Repeat Exhibition  Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

For this week's mini episode, I am sharing something from The Works, my comprehensive professional practice course designed to equip artists with the skills and knowledge to create materials, effectively utilize social media, build their website, and more! In this episode I talk about how to make the most of your studio visits.  I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apply for our Summer Exhibition Open Call</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition </a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Tips on Studio Visits

Jenna Ferrey is a gallerist who founded Trotter&amp;Sholer Gallery in 2020. She holds a PhD focused on multiculturalism and religious diversity from the University of Calgary and a Masters Degree in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Ferrey’s professional experience spans the energy industry, non-profit work with the United Nations in India, and fine art galleries in Manhattan. Ferrey is the proud parent to a delightful Norfolk Terrier named Birdie, a little dog who guards the gallery’s treasures.   Jenna joins me on the podcast to talk about her experience as a gallerist, how her diverse background has influenced her role in the arts and what's new at the gallery.              Links:   trotterandsholer.com                    @trotterandsholer                                         Artist Shoutout:   Jessica Frances Grégoire LancasterDerek WeisbergAzzah SultanEzra Cohen  I Like Your Work Links: Creativity Matters Coaching Radiate and Repeat Exhibition  Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

Jenna Ferrey is a gallerist who founded Trotter&amp;Sholer Gallery in 2020. She holds a PhD focused on multiculturalism and religious diversity from the University of Calgary and a Masters Degree in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Ferrey’s professional experience spans the energy industry, non-profit work with the United Nations in India, and fine art galleries in Manhattan. Ferrey is the proud parent to a delightful Norfolk Terrier named Birdie, a little dog who guards the gallery’s treasures.   Jenna joins me on the podcast to talk about her experience as a gallerist, how her diverse background has influenced her role in the arts and what's new at the gallery.     Links: <a href="https://trotterandsholer.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> trotterandsholer.com </a> <a href="https://trotterandsholer.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">     @trotterandsholer   </a> Artist Shoutout:   <a href="https://www.jfglancaster.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Frances Grégoire Lancaster</a><a href="https://derekweisberg.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Derek Weisberg</a><a href="https://azzahsultanstudio.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Azzah Sultan</a><a href="https://trotterandsholer.com/artist/ezra-cohen/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ezra Cohen</a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.creativitymatterscoaching.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Creativity Matters Coaching</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition </a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Asking the Big Questions: Life & Art with Gallerist Jenna Ferrey

For this week's mini episode, I am resharing my episode from season 4 where I share some of my best tips when it comes to applying to open calls. In this episode I talk about how you can make the most out of your experience when applying to open calls and I also give some quick and actionable tips.    I Like Your Work Links: Radiate and Repeat Exhibition  Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

For this week's mini episode, I am resharing my episode from season 4 where I share some of my best tips when it comes to applying to open calls. In this episode I talk about how you can make the most out of your experience when applying to open calls and I also give some quick and actionable tips.  I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition </a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Tips on Applying to Open Calls

Roxanne Swentzell was born in 1962 in Taos New Mexico. She is a member of the Native American Tribe, Santa Clara Pueblo. Growing up within an artist family allowed Roxanne to naturally take up her mother's clay and start sculpting at a very early age. Due to a speech impediment as a child, Swentzell found that she could sculpt what she was feeling in clay and communicate in this manner. She continued speaking through clay even after she learned to talk in words. In high school, Swentzell was allowed to go to the Institute of American Indian Arts for classes and had her first one person show at age 17. She went on to the Portland Museum Art School. In 2003, Roxanne opened The Roxanne Swentzell Tower Gallery in Pojoaque New Mexico. In 2015, Roxanne Swentzell was given an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Swentzell has shown throughout the world and has permanent pieces in the National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian D.C., British Art Museum, Museum of Wellington, NZ, The Heard Museum in AZ, Denver Art Museum, and the Santa fe Convention Center. She has won many awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market and Heard Museum Art Guild, along with being given the New Mexico Governor's Award for excellence in the Arts, and becoming a Native Treasure. Roxanne continues to create artwork and run a non-profit, Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute, working to inspire and nurture communities based on indigenous ways of knowing. " With my work, I want to communicate with others through our common human language, emotions. Making art that means something matters to me because every action effects everything else." Links:     www.roxanneswentzell.net                                    Artist Shoutout:   Rose B. SimpsonDiego RomeroLonnie Vigil    I Like Your Work Links: Radiate and Repeat Exhibition  Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

Roxanne Swentzell was born in 1962 in Taos New Mexico. She is a member of the Native American Tribe, Santa Clara Pueblo. Growing up within an artist family allowed Roxanne to naturally take up her mother's clay and start sculpting at a very early age. Due to a speech impediment as a child, Swentzell found that she could sculpt what she was feeling in clay and communicate in this manner. She continued speaking through clay even after she learned to talk in words. In high school, Swentzell was allowed to go to the Institute of American Indian Arts for classes and had her first one person show at age 17. She went on to the Portland Museum Art School. In 2003, Roxanne opened The Roxanne Swentzell Tower Gallery in Pojoaque New Mexico. In 2015, Roxanne Swentzell was given an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Institute of American Indian Arts. Swentzell has shown throughout the world and has permanent pieces in the National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian D.C., British Art Museum, Museum of Wellington, NZ, The Heard Museum in AZ, Denver Art Museum, and the Santa fe Convention Center. She has won many awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market and Heard Museum Art Guild, along with being given the New Mexico Governor's Award for excellence in the Arts, and becoming a Native Treasure. Roxanne continues to create artwork and run a non-profit, Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute, working to inspire and nurture communities based on indigenous ways of knowing. " With my work, I want to communicate with others through our common human language, emotions. Making art that means something matters to me because every action effects everything else." Links:<a href="https://Www.roxanneswentzell.net" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> www.roxanneswentzell.net   </a>     Artist Shoutout:   <a href="https://www.rosebsimpson.com/works" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rose B. Simpson</a><a href="https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/diego-romero/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Diego Romero</a><a href="https://www.patina-gallery.com/blogs/artists/lonnie-vigil" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lonnie Vigil </a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition </a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Awe Instead of Fear: Clay & Permaculture with Artist Roxanne Swentzell

On today's mini episode, I'm chatting about why you need to start embracing your inner strengths so you can open up new opportunities to grow as an artist.  I'm also sharing how you can shift your mindset from fixing your weaknesses to embracing and utilizing your strengths to thrive in your creative pursuits.   I Like Your Work Links: Radiate and Repeat Exhibition  Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

On today's mini episode, I'm chatting about why you need to start embracing your inner strengths so you can open up new opportunities to grow as an artist.  I'm also sharing how you can shift your mindset from fixing your weaknesses to embracing and utilizing your strengths to thrive in your creative pursuits. I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition </a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Making Peace with your Strength

Holly Wong

Holly Wong lives and works in San Francisco, California. She was educated at the San Francisco Art Institute where she graduated with a Master of Fine Arts with a concentration in New Genres. Holly creates installations and assemblages, integrating non-traditional approaches with more traditional sewing techniques associated with the history of women. She has been awarded visual arts grants from the Integrity: Arts and Culture Association, Barbara Deming Memorial fund, the George Sugarman Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, and a Gerbode Foundation purchase award. She has had over 70 group exhibitions and 10 solo exhibitions. She is represented by SLATE Contemporary Gallery in Oakland, California, ELLIO Fine Art Gallery in Houston, TX, and is a member of A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn, New York. "My work reclaims the female body and bears witness to the spirit. I create fiber and drawing based installations, assemblages and works on paper to remember my mother whom I lost to alcoholism and domestic violence. These works range in size from intimate pieces to larger immersive works. I use a variety of fabric and flexible drawing surfaces as my medium, applying the skills passed down to me from my mother who was a talented seamstress. The sexual violence we both experienced in our lives led to a self-loathing of my body, cultivating the anorexia and mental illness I struggled with as a young woman. Now, I stitch and draw as a journey towards wholeness, both for myself and for my mother’s memory. I started to work with fiber installation in 2017. I became attracted to working with light, reflective, transparent fabrics because it reminds me of the permeable separation between the living and the dead. In my recent series “quilt suspensions,” I use a flat felled seam technique with transparent fabric. I combine these ephemeral materials with LED strip lighting and diffusion film as a proxy for my mother’s spirit. The layers of pieced fabric are suspended over this light-spirit as a shroud or mourning cloth. Inspired by Chinese funeral customs, the quilt layers become burial blankets that are offered by the children of the deceased and layered upon their loved ones. A major throughline in my work is the wound or scar and the power of taking back the night by healing the scar. Creating works of beauty in brokenness is my highest act of resistance."   Links: https://hollywongart.com/Instagram: @hollywongart                  Artist Shoutout:   Ed Love @edloveart Al Wong @alwongart. Christina Massey @cmasseyart. Laura Sallade @laura.sallade. Bonny Leibowitz. @bonnyleibowitz. Etty Yaniv @etty.yaniv. William Powhida @williampowhida. Will Hutnick @willhutnick. Mia Pearlman @mia_pearlman. Kira Dominguez Hultgren. @kiradominguezhultgren. Jutta Haeckel @juttahaeckel. Natalie Ball @natalie_m_ball. Rachel Hayes @rachelbhayes. Stephanie Syjuco @ssyjuco                     I Like Your Work Links: Radiate and Repeat Exhibition  Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

Holly Wong lives and works in San Francisco, California. She was educated at the San Francisco Art Institute where she graduated with a Master of Fine Arts with a concentration in New Genres. Holly creates installations and assemblages, integrating non-traditional approaches with more traditional sewing techniques associated with the history of women. She has been awarded visual arts grants from the Integrity: Arts and Culture Association, Barbara Deming Memorial fund, the George Sugarman Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, and a Gerbode Foundation purchase award. She has had over 70 group exhibitions and 10 solo exhibitions. She is represented by SLATE Contemporary Gallery in Oakland, California, ELLIO Fine Art Gallery in Houston, TX, and is a member of A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn, New York. "My work reclaims the female body and bears witness to the spirit. I create fiber and drawing based installations, assemblages and works on paper to remember my mother whom I lost to alcoholism and domestic violence. These works range in size from intimate pieces to larger immersive works. I use a variety of fabric and flexible drawing surfaces as my medium, applying the skills passed down to me from my mother who was a talented seamstress. The sexual violence we both experienced in our lives led to a self-loathing of my body, cultivating the anorexia and mental illness I struggled with as a young woman. Now, I stitch and draw as a journey towards wholeness, both for myself and for my mother’s memory. I started to work with fiber installation in 2017. I became attracted to working with light, reflective, transparent fabrics because it reminds me of the permeable separation between the living and the dead. In my recent series “quilt suspensions,” I use a flat felled seam technique with transparent fabric. I combine these ephemeral materials with LED strip lighting and diffusion film as a proxy for my mother’s spirit. The layers of pieced fabric are suspended over this light-spirit as a shroud or mourning cloth. Inspired by Chinese funeral customs, the quilt layers become burial blankets that are offered by the children of the deceased and layered upon their loved ones. A major throughline in my work is the wound or scar and the power of taking back the night by healing the scar. Creating works of beauty in brokenness is my highest act of resistance." Links: <a href="https://hollywongart.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://hollywongart.com/</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hollywongart" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram: @hollywongart</a>     Artist Shoutout:   Ed Love @edloveart Al Wong @alwongart. Christina Massey @cmasseyart. Laura Sallade @laura.sallade. Bonny Leibowitz. @bonnyleibowitz. Etty Yaniv @etty.yaniv. William Powhida @williampowhida. Will Hutnick @willhutnick. Mia Pearlman @mia_pearlman. Kira Dominguez Hultgren. @kiradominguezhultgren. Jutta Haeckel @juttahaeckel. Natalie Ball @natalie_m_ball. Rachel Hayes @rachelbhayes. Stephanie Syjuco @ssyjuco I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition </a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Forging a Way: Art & Growth with Artist Holly Wong

I Like Your Work supports artists! Each week artist Erika b Hess interviews artists, gallerists, collectors, and curators to cover topics that will help you in your art practice! From inspiring interviews from the lives of artists to business practices you will walk away ready to get in the studio!

This week, The Works member and artist Nicole Lau is joining me to talk about her journey breaking through her mental health struggles to create a thriving professional art practice.        Nicole Lau (b.1992) is a Canada-born Chinese artist currently living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia. As an early career artist established in 2021, Nicole works between Chinese brush and Western oil painting techniques, heavily influenced by her mentors. She is a grant recipient of the 2022 Research and Creation award and 2022 Professional Development award through The Canada Council for the Arts. In 2022, Lau held her solo exhibition “Home Kong” at Matchstick Davie, and participated in a group exhibition titled “Together” at the National Housing Conference in Vancouver, BC. In 2023, Lau will be a part of a group exhibition titled “The Body: Object, Product, Agency” in New York City, NY.       Nicole’s practice informs her of her own personal dystopia as she navigates this world with a diagnosis of borderline personality and bipolar disorder. Nicole investigates contemporary issues that involve the acculturation of Chinese immigrants, understanding her internal landscape, and celebrating her history and Chinese identity as a Canadian artist.     Links: www.nicole-lau.comInstagram: @Nicolelauartist  I Like Your Work Links: Radiate and Repeat Exhibition  Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

This week, The Works member and artist Nicole Lau is joining me to talk about her journey breaking through her mental health struggles to create a thriving professional art practice.    Nicole Lau (b.1992) is a Canada-born Chinese artist currently living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia. As an early career artist established in 2021, Nicole works between Chinese brush and Western oil painting techniques, heavily influenced by her mentors. She is a grant recipient of the 2022 Research and Creation award and 2022 Professional Development award through The Canada Council for the Arts. In 2022, Lau held her solo exhibition “Home Kong” at Matchstick Davie, and participated in a group exhibition titled “Together” at the National Housing Conference in Vancouver, BC. In 2023, Lau will be a part of a group exhibition titled “The Body: Object, Product, Agency” in New York City, NY.   Nicole’s practice informs her of her own personal dystopia as she navigates this world with a diagnosis of borderline personality and bipolar disorder. Nicole investigates contemporary issues that involve the acculturation of Chinese immigrants, understanding her internal landscape, and celebrating her history and Chinese identity as a Canadian artist. Links: <a href="https://www.nicole-lau.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.nicole-lau.com</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/Nicolelauartist" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram: @Nicolelauartist</a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition </a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Following a Creative Path: Art & Mental Illness with Artist Nicole Lau

Mikey Yates

I first saw Mikey Yates work in our 2020 exhibition Drowned Neon Rose and I've been following him ever since.    Mikey Yates is Kansas City based painter born in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. He grew up drawing the various characters that colored his life: Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, Ryu from Street Fighter and Gary Payton from the Sonics. Yates continues this practice today, but instead of strictly rendering fictional characters and sports superstars he paints family members and friends, vivid memoirs of his past, and present day situations. Yates received his BFA from Missouri State University and his MFA from the University of Colorado Boulder.   In this episode, Mikey and I talk about how he got involved in the arts, his practice and what's influenced him throughout his professional art career.             Links: www.mikeyyates.netInstagram: @mikey_yatesArtist Shoutout:  Sarah Williams  Sean Lyman      I Like Your Work Links: Radiate and Repeat Exhibition  Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

I first saw Mikey Yates work in our 2020 exhibition Drowned Neon Rose and I've been following him ever since.    Mikey Yates is Kansas City based painter born in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. He grew up drawing the various characters that colored his life: Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, Ryu from Street Fighter and Gary Payton from the Sonics. Yates continues this practice today, but instead of strictly rendering fictional characters and sports superstars he paints family members and friends, vivid memoirs of his past, and present day situations. Yates received his BFA from Missouri State University and his MFA from the University of Colorado Boulder.   In this episode, Mikey and I talk about how he got involved in the arts, his practice and what's influenced him throughout his professional art career.    Links: <a href="https://www.mikeyyates.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mikeyyates.net</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikey_yates" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram: @mikey_yates</a>Artist Shoutout:  <a href="https://sarahwilliams-paintings.com/home.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Williams </a> <a href="https://seanmlyman.com/home.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sean Lyman </a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/radiateandrepeat" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radiate and Repeat Exhibition </a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

A Little Bit of Belief: Artist Mikey Yates

Emily Pfaff

This week, The Works member and artist Emily Pfaff is joining me to talk about her journey as an artist and how the community and support she's gotten from The Works has helped her with her professional practice.  Emily Pfaff lives and works in Forest Park, Il. She received her BFA in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2006. She has worked professionally in numerous areas of the arts and has worked extensively on collaborative commissions for film and television. Her work has been seen on platforms like Netflix, Tru TV, and Funny or Die. In 2022 she created a featured piece for Paul Schrader’s film “Master Gardener”. Her paintings hang in private collections across the country, in addition to public and corporate spaces, including a resident commission at the Chicago Board of Exchange. Most recently her work was featured at Rhett Baruch Gallery in Los Angeles. Links: emilypfaff.comInstagram: @emilypfaffpainting  I Like Your Work Links: Notions of Beauty Exhibition Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

This week, The Works member and artist Emily Pfaff is joining me to talk about her journey as an artist and how the community and support she's gotten from The Works has helped her with her professional practice.  Emily Pfaff lives and works in Forest Park, Il. She received her BFA in painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2006. She has worked professionally in numerous areas of the arts and has worked extensively on collaborative commissions for film and television. Her work has been seen on platforms like Netflix, Tru TV, and Funny or Die. In 2022 she created a featured piece for Paul Schrader’s film “Master Gardener”. Her paintings hang in private collections across the country, in addition to public and corporate spaces, including a resident commission at the Chicago Board of Exchange. Most recently her work was featured at Rhett Baruch Gallery in Los Angeles. Links: <a href="https://emilypfaff.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">emilypfaff.com</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/emilypfaffpainting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram: @emilypfaffpainting</a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Notions of Beauty Exhibition</a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

From Netflix to L.A. : Emily Pfaff Shares Her Journey as an Artist & Works Member

Sally Morgan Lehman

Sally Morgan

Sally Morgan Lehman is the founder and director of Morgan Lehman Gallery, which has been based in Chelsea since 2005. Ms. Lehman has a diverse background in the visual arts, which includes museum education, exhibitions design, state and citywide public art placement, and private and corporate collections management. Ms. Lehman is an active member of Art Table, POWArts and NADA, and has served as a visiting critic and juror at Wave Hill, Guttenberg Arts, the Wassaic Project and the Hunter MFA program among many others. She has been invited to participate in panel discussions about the current state of the art world, and is a regular guest presenter to art and art history students at FIT, the New School and Pratt. MORGAN LEHMAN is a contemporary art gallery representing a small group of emerging and mid-career American artists working across media. Founded by Sally Morgan and Jay Lehman, the gallery opened in 2002, and has continuously provided a platform for original and press worthy exhibitions. Gallery artists have consistently received coverage in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Art in America, Hyperallergic, and The Brooklyn Rail among others. In addition to its represented artists, the gallery collaborates directly on exhibitions and public projects with many other artists, and offers extensive art advisory services to curators, art consultants, designers and corporate and private collectors. Links: www.morganlehmangallery.comInstagram: @morganlehmangallery  I Like Your Work Links: https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat Notions of Beauty Exhibition Join The Works Membership waitlist! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

Sally Morgan Lehman is the founder and director of Morgan Lehman Gallery, which has been based in Chelsea since 2005. Ms. Lehman has a diverse background in the visual arts, which includes museum education, exhibitions design, state and citywide public art placement, and private and corporate collections management. Ms. Lehman is an active member of Art Table, POWArts and NADA, and has served as a visiting critic and juror at Wave Hill, Guttenberg Arts, the Wassaic Project and the Hunter MFA program among many others. She has been invited to participate in panel discussions about the current state of the art world, and is a regular guest presenter to art and art history students at FIT, the New School and Pratt. MORGAN LEHMAN is a contemporary art gallery representing a small group of emerging and mid-career American artists working across media. Founded by Sally Morgan and Jay Lehman, the gallery opened in 2002, and has continuously provided a platform for original and press worthy exhibitions. Gallery artists have consistently received coverage in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Art in America, Hyperallergic, and The Brooklyn Rail among others. In addition to its represented artists, the gallery collaborates directly on exhibitions and public projects with many other artists, and offers extensive art advisory services to curators, art consultants, designers and corporate and private collectors. Links: <a href="https://www.morganlehmangallery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.morganlehmangallery.com</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/morganlehmangallery" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram: @morganlehmangallery</a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Notions of Beauty Exhibition</a> Join The Works Membership waitlist! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Gallerist Sally Morgan Lehman on Art & Motherhood

On today's mini episode, I'm chatting about the social media platform Instagram for artists and sharing why I've decided to step back a bit from the grind of constantly posting on my own profile. I'm also talking about why it's ok to let yourself take a break from being tethered to social media and why you shouldn't feel guilty if you're not posting reels on Instagram as an artist.        I Like Your Work Links: https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat Notions of Beauty Exhibition Join The Works Membership! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

On today's mini episode, I'm chatting about the social media platform Instagram for artists and sharing why I've decided to step back a bit from the grind of constantly posting on my own profile. I'm also talking about why it's ok to let yourself take a break from being tethered to social media and why you shouldn't feel guilty if you're not posting reels on Instagram as an artist.    I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Notions of Beauty Exhibition</a> Join The Works Membership! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Turning Off Insta

Garrett Klein

This week I'm sharing the interview I did with Garrett Klein of Massey Klein Gallery. I got a chance to meet with Garrett at the gallery when I was visiting New York City where we chatted about his experience with art and starting the gallery. In this episode, Garrett also shares about the important aspect of partnership between artists, gallerists and collectors.  Massey Klein is a contemporary art gallery located in the Lower East Side of NYC. The gallery supports both local and international mid-career and emerging artists. Husband and wife team, Garrett Klein and Ryan Massey, believe in the collaborative partnership between artist, gallery, and collector. The gallery functions as a meeting place where collectors and the general public can experience carefully curated exhibitions and foster meaningful relationships with art. Links: www.masseyklein.comInstagram: @MasseyKleinGallery  I Like Your Work Links: https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat Notions of Beauty Exhibition Join The Works Membership waitlist! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

This week I'm sharing the interview I did with Garrett Klein of Massey Klein Gallery. I got a chance to meet with Garrett at the gallery when I was visiting New York City where we chatted about his experience with art and starting the gallery. In this episode, Garrett also shares about the important aspect of partnership between artists, gallerists and collectors.  Massey Klein is a contemporary art gallery located in the Lower East Side of NYC. The gallery supports both local and international mid-career and emerging artists. Husband and wife team, Garrett Klein and Ryan Massey, believe in the collaborative partnership between artist, gallery, and collector. The gallery functions as a meeting place where collectors and the general public can experience carefully curated exhibitions and foster meaningful relationships with art. Links: <a href="https://www.masseyklein.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.masseyklein.com</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/MasseyKleinGallery" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram: @MasseyKleinGallery</a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Notions of Beauty Exhibition</a> Join The Works Membership waitlist! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Conversation with a Gallerist: Garrett Klein of Massey Klein Gallery

Douglas Breault

On this week's mini episode, Douglas Breault joins us to share tips and tricks for organizing an exhibition proposal for solo and group exhibitions at galleries. I will summarize strategies for researching galleries, organizing your images and information, and tips on how to find the best spaces to show your work.    Douglas Breault is an artist, professor, curator, and the Exhibitions Director at Gallery 263, which is a non-profit art gallery in Cambridge, MA. Gallery 263 has been showing contemporary artwork for almost 15 years.   Links: www.gallery263.comwww.douglasbreault.comInstagram: @dug_bro  I Like Your Work Links: https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat Notions of Beauty Exhibition Join The Works Membership waitlist! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

On this week's mini episode, Douglas Breault joins us to share tips and tricks for organizing an exhibition proposal for solo and group exhibitions at galleries. I will summarize strategies for researching galleries, organizing your images and information, and tips on how to find the best spaces to show your work.  Douglas Breault is an artist, professor, curator, and the Exhibitions Director at Gallery 263, which is a non-profit art gallery in Cambridge, MA. Gallery 263 has been showing contemporary artwork for almost 15 years. Links: <a href="https://www.gallery263.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.gallery263.com</a><a href="https://www.douglasbreault.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.douglasbreault.com</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dug_bro" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram: @dug_bro</a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Notions of Beauty Exhibition</a> Join The Works Membership waitlist! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Drafting an Exhibition Proposal with Douglas Breault

Jen Dwyer

Jen Dwyer grew up on the West Coast, in the Bay Area, California and currently lives and works on the East Coast, between Connecticut and New York. Her playful ceramic sculptures, paintings and otherworldly installations evoke dreams, fantasy, and the desire to escape to a world of one’s own creation. Through her artwork, Dwyer creates a uniquely powerful, caring, and intimate feminine world, underscored by the artist’s study of Paleolithic talismans, the decadent Rococo aesthetic, and contemporary girlhood culture and ecofeminism. Dwyer received a BFA in Ceramics, BA in Environmental Studies and a minor in Art History from University of Washington. She finished her MFA in the Spring of 2019 from University of Notre Dame where she received a Full Fellowship in Ceramics with a Gender Studies Minor. Dwyer has partaken in many residencies and fellowships, including the Pottery Center in Jingdezhen, China; fellowship at Wassaic Projects and the Museum of Art and Design Studio Residency. Recent exhibitions include the Spring/Break Art Fair in New York City, Maxon Mills Gallery in Wassaic, the Snite Museum, at Notre Dame, a solo exhibition in Manhattan, NY at Dinner Gallery as well as recent and upcoming group exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary Gallery, Gaa Gallery and Jeff Marfa Gallery. "The Female Gaze is an alternative way of seeing that represents everyone as a subject and acknowledges that people have their own complicated narratives. With this idea in mind Jen Dwyer constructs fanciful, porcelain vessels and sculptures that merge iconography from prehistoric imagery, (such as the Venus of Willendorf, which was thought to be a self portrait of the artist), with the Rococo Aesthetic, infused with contemporary feminist themes. Dwyer create an amalgamation of ceramic sculpture and oil paintings to examine contemporary socially constructed notions of identity by invoking the female gaze. The Female Gaze, coined by Jill Soloway, was created in response to Laura Mulvey’s theorization of “the Male Gaze,” which is when cinematic depictions of women are seen as objects of male pleasure. The Female Gaze is an alternative way of seeing; a way of looking/representing that seeks to give everyone agency and make everyone a subject. Rococo art was created in reaction to boredom with the serious baroque style, and instead opted to depict humor, wit, emotion, and whimsy. Characterized by its light-heartedness, the Rococo presents itself at a more intimate scale, often in private spaces. I aim to create other worldly Installations, filled with my ceramic sculptures, to blur the barriers between the private and public, subject and object and self and others." Links: www.jen-dwyer.coInstagram: @jen_dwyer_                 Artist Shoutout:       Gracelee Lawrence Leah Guadagnoli Will Hutnick   I Like Your Work Links: https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat Notions of Beauty Exhibition Join The Works Membership waitlist! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

Jen Dwyer grew up on the West Coast, in the Bay Area, California and currently lives and works on the East Coast, between Connecticut and New York. Her playful ceramic sculptures, paintings and otherworldly installations evoke dreams, fantasy, and the desire to escape to a world of one’s own creation. Through her artwork, Dwyer creates a uniquely powerful, caring, and intimate feminine world, underscored by the artist’s study of Paleolithic talismans, the decadent Rococo aesthetic, and contemporary girlhood culture and ecofeminism. Dwyer received a BFA in Ceramics, BA in Environmental Studies and a minor in Art History from University of Washington. She finished her MFA in the Spring of 2019 from University of Notre Dame where she received a Full Fellowship in Ceramics with a Gender Studies Minor. Dwyer has partaken in many residencies and fellowships, including the Pottery Center in Jingdezhen, China; fellowship at Wassaic Projects and the Museum of Art and Design Studio Residency. Recent exhibitions include the Spring/Break Art Fair in New York City, Maxon Mills Gallery in Wassaic, the Snite Museum, at Notre Dame, a solo exhibition in Manhattan, NY at Dinner Gallery as well as recent and upcoming group exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary Gallery, Gaa Gallery and Jeff Marfa Gallery. "The Female Gaze is an alternative way of seeing that represents everyone as a subject and acknowledges that people have their own complicated narratives. With this idea in mind Jen Dwyer constructs fanciful, porcelain vessels and sculptures that merge iconography from prehistoric imagery, (such as the Venus of Willendorf, which was thought to be a self portrait of the artist), with the Rococo Aesthetic, infused with contemporary feminist themes. Dwyer create an amalgamation of ceramic sculpture and oil paintings to examine contemporary socially constructed notions of identity by invoking the female gaze. The Female Gaze, coined by Jill Soloway, was created in response to Laura Mulvey’s theorization of “the Male Gaze,” which is when cinematic depictions of women are seen as objects of male pleasure. The Female Gaze is an alternative way of seeing; a way of looking/representing that seeks to give everyone agency and make everyone a subject. Rococo art was created in reaction to boredom with the serious baroque style, and instead opted to depict humor, wit, emotion, and whimsy. Characterized by its light-heartedness, the Rococo presents itself at a more intimate scale, often in private spaces. I aim to create other worldly Installations, filled with my ceramic sculptures, to blur the barriers between the private and public, subject and object and self and others." Links: <a href="http://www.jen-dwyer.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.jen-dwyer.co</a><a href="http://www.instagram.com/jen_dwyer_" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram: @jen_dwyer_</a>   Artist Shoutout:   <a href="https://www.graceleelawrence.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Gracelee Lawrence</a> <a href="http://www.leahguadagnoli.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Leah Guadagnoli</a> <a href="https://www.willhutnick.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Will Hutnick</a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Notions of Beauty Exhibition</a> Join The Works Membership waitlist! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Feminist Ceramics with Jen Dwyer

Be inspired by the color and craft in Oaxaca, Mexico! Travel has always been a way for artists to feel renewed and inspired. Seeing a different culture and appreciating their art allows us to see not only our work through a  new lens but also ourselves.   Join Erika b Hess and explore and experience the culture of Oaxaca in an intimate group. Explore the city itself, and visit artisan villages and archeological ruins surrounding the city. ​ Artists will stay in the heart of Oaxaca in a beautiful casa filled with lush gardens, a library, and a shared studio space. ​ Each day we will start the day with an organic breakfast in the beautiful and authentic casa dining room. After breakfast, we will venture into the world of Mexico through our sketchbook and various tours!   Links: https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat   I Like Your Work Links: Notions of Beauty Exhibition Join The Works Membership waitlist! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

Be inspired by the color and craft in Oaxaca, Mexico! Travel has always been a way for artists to feel renewed and inspired. Seeing a different culture and appreciating their art allows us to see not only our work through a  new lens but also ourselves. Join Erika b Hess and explore and experience the culture of Oaxaca in an intimate group. Explore the city itself, and visit artisan villages and archeological ruins surrounding the city. ​ Artists will stay in the heart of Oaxaca in a beautiful casa filled with lush gardens, a library, and a shared studio space. ​ Each day we will start the day with an organic breakfast in the beautiful and authentic casa dining room. After breakfast, we will venture into the world of Mexico through our sketchbook and various tours!   Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/retreat</a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Notions of Beauty Exhibition</a> Join The Works Membership waitlist! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Travel to Mexico with Erika b Hess

Galen Cheney

Galen Cheney is a painter living and working in North Adams, Massachusetts. After receiving her undergraduate degree from MT. Holyoke College she lived in New York City and worked as a magazine editor. Realizing she was in the wrong profession, she left New York to attend graduate school at the Maryland Institute, College of Art. Thirty-plus years and many jobs later, she is still painting. Galen’s work has been exhibited and collected in Europe, the U.S., Canada, and China. She has had residencies at the Millay Colony, Vermont Studio Center, MASS MoCA, and DaWang Culture Highland in Shenzhen, China. A residency at Pouch Cove, in Newfoundland is upcoming in 2024. Past shows include Mark Bettis Gallery (Asheville), David Richard Gallery (NYC), University of Maine at Augusta, Fleming Museum (VT), University of Dallas, The Painting Center (NYC), and Southern Vermont Arts Center, among many others. In 2023 she will be showing work at Art Palm Beach in January with Khawam Modern and Contemporary, at Lockwood Gallery in Kingston, NY in February, at Mark Bettis Gallery in Asheville, NC in April, and at Buffalo (NY) Arts Studio in July, following a residency at 321 Residence.   LINKS:  www.galencheney.comInstagram: @galenwcheneyhttps://www.markbettisgallery.com/   https://khawamgallery.com/     I Like Your Work Links: Notions of Beauty Exhibition Join The Works Membership waitlist! https://theworksmembership.com/ Submit Your Work Check out our Catalogs! Exhibitions  Studio Visit Artist Interviews I Like Your Work Podcast Say “hi” on Instagram

Galen Cheney is a painter living and working in North Adams, Massachusetts. After receiving her undergraduate degree from MT. Holyoke College she lived in New York City and worked as a magazine editor. Realizing she was in the wrong profession, she left New York to attend graduate school at the Maryland Institute, College of Art. Thirty-plus years and many jobs later, she is still painting. Galen’s work has been exhibited and collected in Europe, the U.S., Canada, and China. She has had residencies at the Millay Colony, Vermont Studio Center, MASS MoCA, and DaWang Culture Highland in Shenzhen, China. A residency at Pouch Cove, in Newfoundland is upcoming in 2024. Past shows include Mark Bettis Gallery (Asheville), David Richard Gallery (NYC), University of Maine at Augusta, Fleming Museum (VT), University of Dallas, The Painting Center (NYC), and Southern Vermont Arts Center, among many others. In 2023 she will be showing work at Art Palm Beach in January with Khawam Modern and Contemporary, at Lockwood Gallery in Kingston, NY in February, at Mark Bettis Gallery in Asheville, NC in April, and at Buffalo (NY) Arts Studio in July, following a residency at 321 Residence. LINKS:  <a href="http://www.galencheney.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.galencheney.com</a><a href="http://www.instagram.com/galenwcheney" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram: @galenwcheney</a><a href="https://www.markbettisgallery.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.markbettisgallery.com/</a> <a href="https://khawamgallery.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://khawamgallery.com/</a> I Like Your Work Links: <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Notions of Beauty Exhibition</a> Join The Works Membership waitlist! <a href="https://theworksmembership.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theworksmembership.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/submitwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Work</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check out our Catalogs!</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/online-exhibition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Exhibitions</a> <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/studio-visit-artists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Studio Visit Artist</a> Interviews <a href="https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Like Your Work Podcast</a> Say “hi” on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ilikeyourworkpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Getting Lost and Finding a Way with Galen Cheney

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