Christina Quarles engages with the world from a position that is multiply situated.  As a Queer, cis-woman born to a black father and a white mother, her project is informed by her daily experience with ambiguity and seeks to dismantle assumptions.  We talked about finding beauty where others might not notice, the impact of our ancestors, and the importance of slowing down and doing less.

John Hickenlooper recently spent six months running for President of the United States of America.  He served two terms as Mayor of Denver, followed by two terms as Governor of Colorado.  He is a craft brewer and occasional banjo player and is currently running for U.S. Senate in Colorado.  In this episode, he and Heidi talk about the importance of silence in holding a space for other’s grief,  how art, music, and culture builds community, transcendental meditation, and world peace.

Helen Molesworth is a Los Angeles-based writer and curator. She recently released “Recording Artists,” a podcast series in conjunction with the Getty and she is the curator-in-residence at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center. We talked about why it’s a great thing when works of art make you cry, personal and institutional legacy, and where the divine or faith shows up in art.

In this episode, Heidi speaks with painter Mary Weatherford known for radical, elusive paintings where her canvases are affixed and sometimes juxtaposed with working neon light. They talk about the most annoying questions Mary repeatedly gets asked as well as why making her paintings involves getting her feet dirty, their mutual admiration for artist Alan Shields, scoliosis, and what it means to trust someone.

This episode was recorded live at, and in partnership with, Spring Place Beverly Hills.

In this inaugural episode, Heidi speaks with long-time friend Lance Armstrong about his support of, and friendships with, a wide variety of contemporary artists from Raymond Pettibone to Ed Ruscha, and how art made his life better during times of widely-publicized, great duress. They also talk about humor, decision-making, and the best idea that Lance ever had!