Art Wank

By Fiona Verity and Julie Nicholson

What's Art Wank about?

Come along for the ride with two comical, curious artists Fiona Verity and Julie Nicholson as they talk about their creative journey. Hear them interviewing artists, curators, gallery owners, teachers and creatives to guide them, and the listeners, within the arts community. Enjoy the banter whilst they navigate through all the Art W**k.

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Art Wank episodes:

02.01.2022 Episode 95 - Amanda O'Bryan from Creative Queen Bee author of Daily Acts of Creativity Amanda O'Bryan from Creative Queen Bee spoke to us about her childhood and about publishing a book called Daily Acts of Creativity. We really enjoyed talking to Amanda about her creative journey she began life as a graphic designer, she ...
01.18.2022 Episode 94 - Luke Thurgate, Teacher and student at the National Art School This week we had the most fascinating and in-depth chat with artist and teacher, Luke Thurgate. Luke has just completed a Masters's degree at the National Art School in Sydney, whilst also being a teacher so he gets to use ...
01.11.2022 Episode 93 - Jordy Kerwick supersonic artist who chatted to us over zoom from France .. We are back ... 2022 is going to be a great year - we are excited about all the things we are wanting to do this year .. and we are starting with a fabulous artist who is owning it ...
12.21.2021 Episode 92 - Ana Young, Interdisciplinary Artist Ana Young is an interdisciplinary artist represented by Curatorial and Co. She is wise, articulate, and an intelligent thoughtful painter. We learned a lot from this conversation. We spoke to her before we were asked to open the Movers and ...
12.14.2021 Episode 91 - Zoe Grey artist from Tasmania spoke to us about her painting Zoe Grey is a painter from Marrawah in Tasmania You can find more about her on her website https://www.zoe-grey.com/about or on her instagram, https://www.instagram.com/zoe__makes/?hl=en You can read the article from artist profile we discussed here https://artistprofile.com.au/zoe-grey/
12.07.2021 Episode 90 - Jeff McCann, the epitome of creative! Jeff McCann is a consummate professional, artist, creative and designer. His business spans multi layered, including fashion, cardboard products, art and education. He is the epitome of a creative, always playing with materials and new ideas. He started out n ...
11.30.2021 Episode 89 - Belinda Fox - who is currently showing at Maybaum Gallery in San Francisco Belinda Fox the multi talented, multi disciplinary artist who is a printmaker, painter and sculptor. Belinda has always loved travelling and has always been inspired by her travel. She has lived all over the world. Check out her current body ...
11.23.2021 Episode 88 - Ryan Stanier, Founder of The Other Art Fair After seeing his artists friends struggle to get their work seen, Ryan Stanier founded The Other Art Fair over 10 years ago. The Other Art Fair provides the opportunity for artists to exhibit all over the world, now established in ...
11.16.2021 Episode 87 - Katherine Hattam artist Katherine Hattam spoke to us at the end of our lockdown in Sydney from her Melbourne Home and Studio so sorry if some of the chat seems a bit dated ... Katherine had so much good advise we really enjoyed ...
11.09.2021 Episode 86 - Amber Wallis, painter of lyrical abstraction We had a wonderful chat with artist Amber Wallis during the lockdown, via zoom. Amber is a thought-provoking artist, who thinks deeply about her paintings and subject matter. She is represented by Nicholas Thompson Gallery and is having a solo ...
11.02.2021 Episode 85 - Georgia Spain - figurative painter and musician who was selected and won the Sulman this year ... go Georgia.. Thanks to Georgia for her chat - you can find out more about her and her work on her website or her instagram. Julie and I enjoyed chatting to Georgia over zoom whilst in lockdown .. Julie had tech issues ...
10.26.2021 Episode 84 - Nicola Moss, visual artist inspired by the environment Thanks, Nicola for talking to us about your amazing art practice. We saw her show at Arthouse Gallery in Sydney and were blown away by the technicality of her beautiful artworks. We talked to Nicola over zoom at the beginning ...
10.19.2021 Episode 83 - Ronnie Cay- mixed media artist currently showing at Anthea Polson gallery Many thanks to the fabulous artist Ronnie Cay .. an extraordinary artist who works in drawing painting and ceramics - she is a master of all these processes - she has a unique style and is a colourful artist. Ronnie ...
10.12.2021 Episode 82 - Gary Mansfield from Ministry of Arts Podcast, UK Finally, we've found someone who swears more than us! Gary Mansfield is an artist and curator with a background in crime and prison time, It wasn't until Gary was inspired by an art teacher in prison that he took up ...
10.05.2021 Episode 81 - Melissa Boughey the painter from Denmark WA This week we have an artist from WA Melissa Boughey. Check out her work on her website https://melissaboughey.com/home.html or her instagram https://www.instagram.com/melissa_boughey_art/ Melissa is going to be showing at Flinders Lane Studios from 12 October https://www.flg.com.au/exhibition/small-wonder Melissa is represented by ...
09.28.2021 Episode 80 - Still Life Artist Carissa Karamarko We spoke to Carissa Karamarko a few months ago when Melbourne was beginning this lockdown period. Carissa is represented by Saint Cloche in Paddington Sydney but lives and works in Melbourne. We had a great chat about working through lockdown, ...
09.21.2021 Episode 79 - Michelle Cox ceramicist, podcaster, author, business women and entrepreneur This week we have the powerhouse of an amazing local women who is an awesome multilayer energetic business women. You can find out all about Michelle on her Linked in profile https://au.linkedin.com/in/michellejcox You can find her in her creative makers ...
09.14.2021 Episode 78 - Wilamina Russo, Artist mentor, Author, Radio and Podcast Host Wilamina Russo is this week's brilliant podcast guest. Her artist mentoring service is a great idea for emerging and established artists to further and structure their careers. You can get in touch with Willy through her instagram or website. She ...
09.07.2021 Episode 77 - Sarah McDonald artist and teacher from South Australia Sarah McDonald is an artist and teacher from South Australia - she is based near Adelaide . You can find out all about Sarah on her Instagram account, she has a show on for the next month at The Moree ...
08.31.2021 Episode 76 - Ralph Hobbs, Gallery Director of Nanda Hobbs We interviewed Ralph Hobbs, Gallery Director of Nanda Hobbs in Sydney, a few months ago after the first Sydney lockdown. It was interesting to hear the changes the gallery had to establish in order to keep going during the first ...
08.24.2021 Episode 75 - Madeline Young artist and gallery owner from the Corner Store in Orange Madeline Young is an artist and founded and runs a small independent gallery space in Orange. You can find out more about the gallery on instagaram http://www.cornerstoregallery.com or her website http://www.cornerstoregallery.com 'Why your five year old could not have done ...
08.17.2021 Episode 74 - Clare Brodie, Artworks That Still Time Clare Brodie is an Australian artist based in Sydney. She is predominately a landscape painter who draws a sense of peace as she deciphers the complexities of nature. Her paintings reflect her emotional experiences: she creates order and harmony by ...
08.10.2021 Episode 73 - Samantha Dennison - Stunning Still life painter Samantha Dennison is this weeks guest - she is a painter of the most stunning still life works. She is a realist painting the most beautiful thin layers of oil paint. If you want to find out more about Sam ...
08.03.2021 Episode 72 - Artist and Youtuber Sandi Hester from Nashville, y'all! This week's podcast guest Sandi Hester caught our attention after she found us through Maria Stoljar's podcast, Talking with Painters. Thanks, Maria! We had a look at Sandi's youtube videos and fell in love with her! She is a breath ...
07.27.2021 Episode 71 - Dylan Jones fabulous painter and all round great chap Dylan Jones paints a variety of things. He loves to paint want is in front of him - he is attracted not the obvious view and is attracted to form and space. Dylan is an oil painter from Queensland you ...
07.20.2021 Episode 70 - Artist, Alan Jones Alan Jones, artist, sculptor, and maker, is a Sydney-based artist, represented by Olsen Gallery. We spoke to Alan from his studio in Alexandria surrounded by his amazing and diverse artworks. We had a great chat with Alan about his approach ...
07.13.2021 Episode 69 - Dr Alison O'Grady on the subject of empathy and how we can ask better questions Welcome to this weeks podcast we spoke to the fabulous academic Dr Alison O'Grady who was enlightening about the subject of Empathy and Padeogy. Alison talks about who we think we really are, and how we can ask a better ...
07.06.2021 Episode 68 - Tik Toker and Ceramic Star Shelby Sherritt The wonderful ceramicist and art business owner, Shelby Sherritt, is an absolute hit on Instagram and Tik Tok, even our teenage kids had heard of her! Shelbys viral videos of her 'mystery mould' reveals, where she slip casts moulds she ...
06.29.2021 Episode 67 - Maria Stoljar from the podcast Talking with Painters This week we spoke with Maria Stoljar from Talking with PAinters the arts successful podcast that has been going for 5 years. Maria is a passionate arts fan and artist who is facinated by the arts in Australia and started ...
06.22.2021 Season 3 Episode 66 - Ken Done, The one and only We met the wonderful Ken Done at his recent exhibition at Michael Reid Northern Beaches in Newport which coincided with Amber Creswell Bells' book, Ken Done: Art Design Life. We interviewed Ken at his studio tucked behind the walls of ...
06.15.2021 Season 3 Episode 65 - Kate Neilsen fabulous fun, interiors painter. Many thanks to Kate Neilsen the artist who has been working on interiors for sometime As labelled by one of her 5 galleries they are Tablescapes https://graingergallery.com.au/artist/kate-nielsen/ for our fabulous chat - we so enjoyed hanging out with you .. ...
06.08.2021 Season 3 Episode 64 - Julz Beresford, landscape painter Julz Beresford lives and works on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. She is inspired by the landscape, in particular Pittwater. We met her on the Pittwater Artists Trail and asked her for an interview. She has work coming up at ...
06.01.2021 Season 3 Episode 63 - The oh so inspiring Michael Reid OAM - one of the leading art dealers in Australia Many thanks to Michael Reid for a fabulous chat at your Gallery in Murrurundi - we enjoyed visiting your beautiful space. To learn more about Michael check out his website https://michaelreid.com.au/?v=322b26af01d5 or follow him and his colleagues on instagram https://instagram.com/michaelreid ...
05.25.2021 Season 3 Episode 62 - Sophie Vander Founder and Head Curator of Curatorial and Co. Sophie Vander is the founder and head curator of Curatorial and Co. in Sydney. First set up as an online gallery it moved to a fabulous building in Redfern in August 2020. It's a beautiful light-filled space accommodating painting, sculpture, ...
05.18.2021 Season 3 Episode 61 - Jody Graham multidisciplinary artist Jody Graham 'Drawing is at the core of Jody Graham’s multidisciplinary art. She relentlessly explores new techniques and investigates contemporary drawing practice. To do this she builds on and then moves beyond conventional drawing processes in search of new methods ...
05.11.2021 Season 3 Episode 60 - Antonia Mrljak - Fashionista and all round fabulous Abstract artist. Thank you to Antonia for a fabulous chat about your art practise - we loved visiting your studio and spending time with you, it was a fantastic fun chat. You can find out more about Antonia on her website https://antoniamrljakart.com ...
05.04.2021 Season 3 Episode 59 - Judith White - Artist, teacher, mentor As you probably know, Fiona and I go to Judith White's painting and drawing class at Willoughby Art Centre every Monday. Judith is a fantastic mentor and teacher and has, without a doubt, changed our art practice and understanding of ...
04.27.2021 Season 3 Episode 58 - CJ Hendry is back in Australia with her new show STRAYA CJ Hendry is this weeks guest and what a fabulous chat . Her website is https://cjhendry.live her instagram is https://www.instagram.com/cj_hendry/?hl=en Check out these for updates on her upcoming show titled STRAYA in Australia throughout May with the exhibition in Brisbane ...
04.20.2021 Season 3 Episode 57 - Studio A director Gabrielle Mordy and artist Thom Roberts A few weeks ago we interviewed the amazing CEO and artistic director, Gabrielle Mordy, about her role at Studio A. Gabrielle and her staff have such passion and focus for Studio A we wish all artists had a Gabrielle assisting ...
04.13.2021 Season 3 Episode 56 - Fiona Barrett-Clarke landscape painter Artist Fiona Barett-Clarke from Parramatta is an amazing landscape painter who is chasing the precious ordinary moments. She is represented by St Cloche gallery in Paddington. You can find Fiona's work on instagram https://www.instagram.com/fionabarrettclark/?hl=en or her website https://www.fionabarrettclark.com Fiona has ...
04.06.2021 Season 3 Episode 55 - University student Finn McGrath and National art school graduate Elise Cooke @art.wank is back this week with a new episode with two interviews in one, firstly with recently graduated HSC student Finn McGrath, son of artist James McGrath (episode 44). We interviewed Finn next to his artwork at Art Express, Armoury ...
03.30.2021 Season 3 Episode 54 - Denise Gasser artist from USA This weeks Art W**k guest is Denise Gasser a fine artist, art facilitator, and mother of four young boys. She lives in Utah with her husband and kids. . Denise put on an exhibition called Art After, which we loved ...
03.23.2021 Season 3 Episode 53 - Emma-Kate Wilson, Arts Writer We had a really interesting chat with Emma-Kate Wilson about her journey into art writing through an Arts theory degree, writing art statements, and the importance for artists to be professionals. Thanks for speaking to us Emma-Kate. After volunteering at ...
03.16.2021 Season 3 Episode 52 - Landscape painter Amanda Tye Thanks so much to Amanda Tye the Landscape painter who's dreamy whimsical tones, evocative of the landscape as seen through a slumber’s daze, Amanda Tye captures Sydney’s water’s edge in acrylic and oil on canvas. Based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, ...
03.09.2021 Season 3 Episode 51 - Interview with artists, Penny Sadubin, Anne Richmond and Tim Rushby-Smith We interviewed 3 artists who are putting on an exhibition at the Hazlehurst gallery exhibition Space. Their exhibition entitled, Interconnected21, shows 4 artists, Penny Sadubin, Tim Rushby-Smith, Anne Richmond and Leanne Waterhouse, and their response to the conservation of the ...
03.02.2021 Season 3 episode 50 - Tonee Messiah - legend Abstract Artist and Teacher Thanks to our guest this week the awesome calm, warm, artist and teacher Tonee Messiah. We really enjoyed visiting Tonee's studio in Marrickville. She is in a space with a group of other artists and near the amazing Reverse Garbage. ...
02.23.2021 Season 3 Episode 49 - Christine Webb We had a wonderful time with Christine at her house in Birchgrove where Fiona and I were treated to a beautiful homemade lunch with Christine and her husband, Marius. What a generous and lovely couple. Their house is full of ...
02.16.2021 Season 3 Episode 48 - Karen Stamper mixed media artist from the UK This weeks podcast was recorded on zoom - we talked to the mixed media Artist Karen Stamper who is based in the UK and is currently in lockdown in the UK. You can find out about Karen's workshops and work ...
02.09.2021 Season 3 Episode 47 - Kathryn Dolby talks about her painting, her young daughter and her 100 year old home studio and her practise Kathryn Dolby is a delightful young artist who chatted to us about her painting practise, being a mother and how her daughter inspires and influences her work from showing her new and beautiful colours to mix and watching her intuitive ...
02.02.2021 Season 3 Episode 46 - Mike Staniford Our first guest of 2021 is the wonderful and prolific artist, Mike Staniford. We recorded this on zoom in January lockdown so bare with us for sound. We also talk about an artist who can't be named, this is Debbie ...

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Art Wank episodes:

Episode 95 - Amanda O'Bryan from Creative Queen Bee author of Daily Acts of Creativity

Episode 94 - Luke Thurgate, Teacher and student at the National Art School

Episode 93 - Jordy Kerwick supersonic artist who chatted to us over zoom from France ..

Episode 92 - Ana Young, Interdisciplinary Artist

Episode 91 - Zoe Grey artist from Tasmania spoke to us about her painting

Episode 90 - Jeff McCann, the epitome of creative!

Episode 89 - Belinda Fox - who is currently showing at Maybaum Gallery in San Francisco

Episode 88 - Ryan Stanier, Founder of The Other Art Fair

Episode 87 - Katherine Hattam artist

Episode 86 - Amber Wallis, painter of lyrical abstraction

Episode 85 - Georgia Spain - figurative painter and musician who was selected and won the Sulman this year ... go Georgia..

Episode 84 - Nicola Moss, visual artist inspired by the environment

Episode 83 - Ronnie Cay- mixed media artist currently showing at Anthea Polson gallery

Episode 82 - Gary Mansfield from Ministry of Arts Podcast, UK

Episode 81 - Melissa Boughey the painter from Denmark WA

Episode 80 - Still Life Artist Carissa Karamarko

Episode 79 - Michelle Cox ceramicist, podcaster, author, business women and entrepreneur

Episode 78 - Wilamina Russo, Artist mentor, Author, Radio and Podcast Host

Episode 77 - Sarah McDonald artist and teacher from South Australia

Episode 76 - Ralph Hobbs, Gallery Director of Nanda Hobbs

Episode 75 - Madeline Young artist and gallery owner from the Corner Store in Orange

Episode 74 - Clare Brodie, Artworks That Still Time

Episode 73 - Samantha Dennison - Stunning Still life painter

Episode 72 - Artist and Youtuber Sandi Hester from Nashville, y'all!

Episode 71 - Dylan Jones fabulous painter and all round great chap

Episode 70 - Artist, Alan Jones

Episode 69 - Dr Alison O'Grady on the subject of empathy and how we can ask better questions

Episode 68 - Tik Toker and Ceramic Star Shelby Sherritt

Episode 67 - Maria Stoljar from the podcast Talking with Painters

Season 3 Episode 66 - Ken Done, The one and only

Season 3 Episode 65 - Kate Neilsen fabulous fun, interiors painter.

Season 3 Episode 64 - Julz Beresford, landscape painter

Season 3 Episode 63 - The oh so inspiring Michael Reid OAM - one of the leading art dealers in Australia

Season 3 Episode 62 - Sophie Vander Founder and Head Curator of Curatorial and Co.

Season 3 Episode 61 - Jody Graham multidisciplinary artist

Season 3 Episode 60 - Antonia Mrljak - Fashionista and all round fabulous Abstract artist.

Season 3 Episode 59 - Judith White - Artist, teacher, mentor

Season 3 Episode 58 - CJ Hendry is back in Australia with her new show STRAYA

Season 3 Episode 57 - Studio A director Gabrielle Mordy and artist Thom Roberts

Season 3 Episode 56 - Fiona Barrett-Clarke landscape painter

Season 3 Episode 55 - University student Finn McGrath and National art school graduate Elise Cooke

Season 3 Episode 54 - Denise Gasser artist from USA

Season 3 Episode 53 - Emma-Kate Wilson, Arts Writer

Season 3 Episode 52 - Landscape painter Amanda Tye

Season 3 Episode 51 - Interview with artists, Penny Sadubin, Anne Richmond and Tim Rushby-Smith

Season 3 episode 50 - Tonee Messiah - legend Abstract Artist and Teacher

Season 3 Episode 49 - Christine Webb

Season 3 Episode 48 - Karen Stamper mixed media artist from the UK

Season 3 Episode 47 - Kathryn Dolby talks about her painting, her young daughter and her 100 year old home studio and her practise

Season 3 Episode 46 - Mike Staniford