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My chat with Bree Stallings, Charlotte’s Resident International artist

Episode 550: She’s a muralist…She’s a painter… She’s a teacher. Bree Stallings has done two residencies since we last spoke, before CoVid. One in Ireland and one in France. She talks about her travels and using art to transform her pain; such that when you acquire one of the pieces from her current exhibition, wrought in fire, you now possess a piece of her peace.

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Gonzalo Hernandez & Natalie Kates of Kates-Ferri projects in NYC

Episode 543: Today I chat with Peruvian artist, Gonzalo Hernandez and Natalie Kates, of Kates-Ferri Projects. We talk about the We Will Have to Tear Down These Walls exhibition, which investigates labor and the Capitalist’s impact on society. It goes until May 20, 2023. See it while you can. My listeners get a discount if you mention me!!!!!

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Cassandra Richardson of The Lexicon Gallery in Charlotte

Episode 537: Seasoned gallery director and new gallery owner, Cassandra Richardson talks about opening the Lexicon Gallery and her inaugural exhibition, The Garden of Earthly Delights, which she has been planning for 21 years. We talk for over an hour. It was such a great [and valuable] conversation that I didn’t cut anything out.

Just a few highlights from the exhibition…

Serpent Tree Wall sculptures by Allison Luces
Mary Zio

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My chat with Rory Padeken of the Denver Art Museum about the Disruption exhibition

Episode 529: Listen as Rory Padeken, curator of the Denver Art Museum and I talk about differing perceptions of art as well as the Disruption exhibition which goes until Jan 29, 2023. There is still a week left. You don’t want to miss this! If you are in the Denver area, take a selfie and post it on the LTAWB Facebook page.

Yang Shaobin, Untitled, (1999–4)1999. Oil paint on linen;102-1/8 x 141-1/2in. Gift from Vicki and Kent Logan to the Collection of the Denver Art Museum, 2001.882A-B. ©Yang Shaobin


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My chat with Charlotte Botanical Painter, Travis Johnson

Episode 236: Today I chat with Charlotte art educator and artist, Travis Johnson about his practice, We talk about being an art educator. We talk about his recent ArtPop successes & lots more. Make a note on your calendar that he will be having an exhibit at the Bliss Gallery in July 2024.

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My chat with curators, Henry Skerritt & Fred Meyers of the Kluge Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection

Episode 232: Today I talk to Henry Skerritt and Fred & Fred Meyers of the Kluge-Ruhe Museum at the University of Virginia. This shows 50 years of of Papunya Tula artists. We talk about who the Papunya Tula artists were and why their work is still relevant. This exhibition goes until Feb. 26, 2023.

“Kungka Kutjarra Tjukurrpa (Two Women Dreaming)” by Tatali Nangala (Pintupi, 1928-1999), synthetic polymer paint on canvas. Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of UVA, Gift of John W. Kluge, 1997..jpg

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A Muffled Sound Underwater exhibition at the Latchkey Gallery

Episode 150: Today I talk with artists Alteronce Gumby & Tariku Shiferaw about their A Muffled Sound Underwater exhibition, which questions the historical context of the color black & how these perceptions influence our responses. This exhibition is put on in conjunction with the Latchkey Gallery. It is showing at 361 Canal Street in NYC, by appointment only from February 21 – March 28, 2020.

An iteration of the exhibition will continue to Mehari Sequar Gallery in collaboration with the Smithsonian Museum in June, 2020.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue produced by LatchKey Gallery with an essay by Niama Safia Sandy.

Dominique Duroseau, Settlement boundaries, considered (2019), [Black on Black on Black with Black series], Faux fur coat, tarp, vinyl floor tiles, bubble wrap, cotton thread , 53 x 96 in 

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Shoot the Breeze: Chat with Katerina Marcelja

Episode 147: Today I talk to Brooklyn based artist Katerina Marcelja, about her Shoot the Breeze exhibit at Happy Lucky No.1 Gallery. Every culture has it’s idioms and sayings, “kill two birds with one stone,” “an eye for an eye.” She examines the history behind what we say and questions why we say it. It goes until March 1, 2020.

Cloud, Katerina Marcelja
One Fava, Katerina Marcelja
Skipper, Katerina Marcelja
Slip of the Tongue, Katerina Marcelja
Water under the Bridge, Katerina Marcelja

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RESIST! INSIST! PERSIST!: Chat with Andrea Rosen of the Fleming Museum

Episode 142: Today I talk to Andrea Rosen of the Fleming Museum in Burlington, Vermont. We talk about the art of activism in the RESIST! INSIST! PERSIST! exhibition which goes until December 13, 2019.

Tony Gleaton (African-American, 1948-2015)
Un hijo de Yemayá (A Child of Yemaya), Hopkins, Belize,
from the series
Africa’s Legacy in Central America, 1990
Gelatin Silver Print
Courtesy of Light Work
John Edmonds (African-American, born 1989)
Jordan Raising His Hand (Encounter), 2015
Inkjet Print
Courtesy of Light Work
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Sabra Field (American, born 1935)
Plainclothesman and Residents: Watts, from the
Decade Portfolio, late 1960s
Linocut print on Goyu paper
Gift of the Pentangle Council on the Arts 1991.80.63I
Francisco De Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828), What a Golden Beak! (Que Pico De Oro!), No. 53 from Caprices (Los Caprichos), 1797-1799. Etching and burnished aquatint on laid paper. Gift of Henry Schnakenberg  1945.2.42

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Bart at TAM: Animating America’s Favorite Family, Pt 1: Chat with Margaret Bullock from the Tacoma Art Museum

Episode 141: Today I talk to Margaret Bullock from the Tacoma Art Museum where she is the Interim Chief Curator, Curator of Collections and Special Exhibitions. We talk about the Bart at TAM exhibition, which features Bill Heeter’s vintage Simpson’s collection. It goes until December 31, 2019. Stay tuned for Part 2, where I talk to the collector, Bill Heeter

Bart at TAM: Animating America’s Favorite Family
Images by Tacoma Art Museum/ Photographer Amber Trillo
Bart at TAM: Animating America’s Favorite Family
Images by Tacoma Art Museum/ Photographer Amber Trillo

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