S1 E34. This is another MUST LISTEN episode for artists and entrepreneurs! Join us for a powerful conversation with Erika b Hess, an internationally recognized artist, curator & founder of I Like Your Work. We chat about so many important topics related to pursuing an art career and how to find balance when you’re doing ALL the things. Here’s what we discuss:

1. What led Erika to her current series of work, and how her journey through motherhood and the pandemic impacted her both personally and creatively.

2. Why Erika felt deeply inspired to launch I Like Your Work, a platform that brings artists together through community, conversation, and the sharing of knowledge.

3. How to speak about your work with more confidence! (hint: it takes practice!)

4. Reasons why it’s important to start before you’re ready and bravely take that first big step on the path to achieving your dreams.

5. The essential practice of leaning into trust and joy, and the positive impact that can be achieved by centering both in our daily lives.

About Erika:

Erika b Hess is a painter, curator, art writer, and host of the popular art podcast I Like Your Work. Hess’s body of work consists primarily of paintings and drawings that engage with the topics of motherhood, time, and the natural environment. She maintains studios in Columbus, OH, and Long Island City, NY, and is represented by Contemporary Art Matters in Columbus, OH. Hess’s work has been exhibited nationally at venues in New York City, Brooklyn, Detroit, Los Angeles, Boston, and Philadelphia.

Her work has been featured in numerous publications, and she frequently lectures at colleges such as Wellesley College, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, and Montana University, among others. Hess has served on panels such as Cleveland Institute of Art’s “Feminism Now: Exposing the Truth,” Boston University's “Building Collaborative Art Spaces,” and other panels that discuss the overlap between feminism and art.

In addition to her artwork, Hess is an active curator and columnist for the magazines Visionary Art and AllSHEMakes. Hess was a co-founder of Musa Collective, an artist collective in Boston, and is the creator and host of I Like Your Work podcast, a podcast dedicated to interviewing artists, curators, and collectors. 

In June, her work will be included in a group exhibition, I Spy a May Queen, at Contemporary Art Matters with Daisy Patton, Hilary Doyle, Jennifer Coates, Karen Lederer, and Genevieve Cohn.

Hess received her MFA from Boston University.

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