In this latest podcast, Brett Murray describes his upbringing as a white person in apartheid South Africa, how the 1976 Soweto riots changed his life, how he used his art to help in the struggle against the apartheid regime, his self-exile in London and his triumphant return when the African National Congress was unbanned, how he set up a sculpture department at Stellenbosch University, his satirical artwork criticising the corruption and greed within the now ruling ANC, The Spear controversy and his recent, softer work looking at family and the impact of global warming.

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All images are ©Brett Murray

Top shot credit: Stephanie Veldman

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Limbo is showing at Everard Read Gallery, London until 2 November 2012

In this podcast, Thomas Allen describes his current woodland life, how sociological theories inform his work, his opinion that human beings need to be “de-centred” from the natural world, how Jung’s concept of the collective unconscious inspired his so-called contemporary cave paintings, and the new work being prepared for his Mall Galleries exhibition next year.

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All images are ©Thomas Allen

You can see more of Thomas Allen’s work on his website where you can also link to his blog.

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In this podcast, eminent UK sculptor and drawer Nicola Hicks talks about the privilege of having both parents as artists, her difficulties fitting in at school, the problems of early success, her raw sculpting style, the darkness of her subject matter, and how working on her latest exhibition, Dump Circus, helped her through the anxiety she felt during lockdown.

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Dump Circus is showing at Flowers Gallery East 13 October – 18 December 2021

All images are ©Nicola Hicks and courtesy Flowers Gallery

Top photo of Nicola Hicks is by Antonio Parente

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In this latest podcast, Australian painter and illustrator Felicity Marshall talks about how disaster struck her in the 1980s, how she is inspired by the nature in the Victorian coastal area in which she lives, how she trained in classical ballet in addition to studying Fine Art, how 17 years working in the film industry influenced her artistic style, and how she began illustrating and, subsequently, writing children’s books.

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You can see more of Felicity Marshall’s work on her website

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Sculptor, painter and photographer Philipp Humm tells how he became a business man having failed to get into art school, how he kept up his art during a glittering career in the high tech industry until the urge to become a full-time artist overcame him, and how he has updated and condensed Goethe’s Faust to address modern issues, in particular the concern that our seemingly insatiable desire for technological innovation, most notably in Artificial Intelligence (AI), threatens the very survival of the human race.

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All images are © Philipp Humm

You can see more of Philipp’s works on his website

Philip Humm’s Last Faust exhibition is showing at Saatchi Gallery, London, 13 – 17 October as part of START Art Fair 2021.

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In our latest podcast, Lisa Micklewright talks about her rich artistic family tradition, the influence of the Slade School of Fine Art on her oeuvre, the inspirations for her landscapes, her use of technology to find locations and her love of the aerial perspective.

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All images are ©Lisa Micklewright

You can see more of Lisa’s work on her website

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In my latest podcast, American abstract artist Angela Heisch talks about her upbringing in New Zealand, her gradual progression into abstract art, her early influences and inspirations, and the development of her distinctive visual language which has brought her success in New York and now her first solo UK show in London.

Angela Heisch talking with Bob Chaundy

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All images are ©Angela Heisch

Her solo exhibition, Burgeon and Remain at the Pippy Houldsworth Gallery

is showing until 3 October 2021

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In our latest podcast episode, photographer Jane Hilton talks about her passion for the American west and the extraordinary stories behind some of her award-winning series that have featured, among others, modern-day cowboys, rodeo riders, sex workers and drag queens.

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Images from Drag Queen Cowboys, 2019

All images are ©Jane Hilton

You can see more of Jane Hilton’s work on her website

Drag Queen Cowboys is featuring at Photo London 2021

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This summer, works by four notable artists have been added to The Line, London’s first public art walk founded six years ago by Megan Piper and Clive Dutton. Sculptures by Virginia Overton, Eva Rothschild, Tracey Emin and Madge Gill have been added to the northern section alongside the River Lea. The last is a little-known but important local artist with a classic story of triumph over adversity. Her work has been curated for this outdoor exhibition by Sophie Dutton, Clive’s daughter. In this podcast, Sophie and Megan (l to r above, by the bridge with Madge Gill design) guide me along this last mile-long section where we take in nature and history as well as art. 

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You can find out more about The Line on its website here

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In this latest podcast, Raksha Patel talks about her upbringing in Leicester, how her art turned full circle from focusing on race and identity through surrealism, fantasy and dystopia and back again. Raksha also talks about her art education career, and the need for British artists of South Asian heritage to gain more recognition and representation.

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All images are ©Raksha Patel

Top shot of Raksha is by Claudia Merkle

You can see more of Raksha’s work on her website

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