Deborah Brown is an artist and curator in New York City who works in Bushwick, Brooklyn. She received her BA from Yale University and her MFA from Indiana University.

She has had solo shows at Art3, Lesley Heller, Flecker Gallery, Active Space and an upcoming solo at Geary Contemporary next year. She’s had over sixty group exhibitions including Mike Weiss, BravinLee, Life on Mars, Odetta, Lu Magnus, the Islip Art Museum, Jeff Bailey and many others.

Her work has been covered in Artnet, ArtNews, the Wall Street Journal, the L Magazine, the New York Times and several other publications.

Seven years ago Deborah founded Storefront Bushwick, a Brooklyn gallery dedicated to showing emerging artist’s work along with revisiting the work of established artists. The gallery ran until recently and helped launch the careers of many young artists in Brooklyn. She has long been a pioneer and advocate for artists and the arts in Bushwick.

Brian met up with Deborah at her Bushwick studio and we talked about her early days in school, her move to New York in the eighties, running an artist-run space and her approach to painting over the years.

Deborah Brown is an artist and curator in New York City who works in Bushwick, Brooklyn. She received her BA from Yale University and her MFA from Indiana University.

She has had solo shows at Art3, Lesley Heller, Flecker Gallery, Active Space and an upcoming solo at Geary Contemporary next year. She’s had over sixty group exhibitions including Mike Weiss, BravinLee, Life on Mars, Odetta, Lu Magnus, the Islip Art Museum, Jeff Bailey and many others.

Her work has been covered in Artnet, ArtNews, the Wall Street Journal, the L Magazine, the New York Times and several other publications.

Seven years ago Deborah founded Storefront Bushwick, a Brooklyn gallery dedicated to showing emerging artist’s work along with revisiting the work of established artists. The gallery ran until recently and helped launch the careers of many young artists in Brooklyn. She has long been a pioneer and advocate for artists and the arts in Bushwick.

Brian met up with Deborah at her Bushwick studio and we talked about her early days in school, her move to New York in the eighties, running an artist-run space and her approach to painting over the years.

Todd Bienvenu is an artist born in Little Rock, Arkansas who lives and works in Brooklyn. He received his BFA from the Louisiana State Univeristy and received his MFA from the New York Studio School. He’s had solo exhibits at Life on Mars Gallery, Galerie Bertrand in Switzerland and Yours, Mine and Ours Gallery on the Lower East Side.

Todd has shown in over seventy group shows with highlights such as Louis B. James gallery, BravinLee, Momenta Brooklyn, Lesley Heller, Steven Harvey Fine Arts, Brian Morris, TSA gallery and many more.

His work has been covered in Artnet, The New York Times, Artefuse, Art F City, the L Magazine, Artsy, Hyperallergic along with many others.

Brian met up with Todd at Yours Mine & Ours gallery in the closing days of his show “Water Sports,” and they talked about his days growing up in Louisiana and Little Rock, playing guitar and playing soccer, learning to paint, waiting tables on Bourbon Street, Karate Kid and a lot more.

Todd Bienvenu is an artist born in Little Rock, Arkansas who lives and works in Brooklyn. He received his BFA from the Louisiana State Univeristy and received his MFA from the New York Studio School. He’s had solo exhibits at Life on Mars Gallery, Galerie Bertrand in Switzerland and Yours, Mine and Ours Gallery on the Lower East Side.

Todd has shown in over seventy group shows with highlights such as Louis B. James gallery, BravinLee, Momenta Brooklyn, Lesley Heller, Steven Harvey Fine Arts, Brian Morris, TSA gallery and many more.

His work has been covered in Artnet, The New York Times, Artefuse, Art F City, the L Magazine, Artsy, Hyperallergic along with many others.

Brian met up with Todd at Yours Mine & Ours gallery in the closing days of his show “Water Sports,” and they talked about his days growing up in Louisiana and Little Rock, playing guitar and playing soccer, learning to paint, waiting tables on Bourbon Street, Karate Kid and a lot more.

Angelina Gualdoni is an artist living and working in Brooklyn. She was born in San Francisco and got her BFA from MICA and her MFA from the University Of Illinois at Chicago. She also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2000.

She has had solo exhibitions at Asya Geisberg, Kavi Gupta, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the MCA in Chicago amongst others. She’s had group shows at Xolla Liebermand, Lama Dodd, Bowling Green, the Nerman Museum, the Queens Museum, Susan Inglett, the Orlando Museum of Art and many more.

She has received a NYFA Award grant, a Pollock-Krasner Grant and has been a resident at the ISCP and the MacDowell Colony along with other residencies.

She has been featured in the Boston Globe, Artcritical, the Huffington Post, Two Coats of Paint, the New York Times, Artnet and many more.

Angelina is also a co-founder of Regina Rex Gallery. Her work is in the collection of the MCA in Chicago, the Nerman Museum and the Saatchi Collection. She has taught for many years and is currently teaching at the School of the Museum of Fine Art in Boston.

Brian stopped by Angelina’s Bed Stuy studio and we talked about the Chicago music scene, adjusting to New York, co-founding Regina Rex and her diverse approach to painting.

Angelina Gualdoni is an artist living and working in Brooklyn. She was born in San Francisco and got her BFA from MICA and her MFA from the University Of Illinois at Chicago. She also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2000.

She has had solo exhibitions at Asya Geisberg, Kavi Gupta, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the MCA in Chicago amongst others. She’s had group shows at Xolla Liebermand, Lama Dodd, Bowling Green, the Nerman Museum, the Queens Museum, Susan Inglett, the Orlando Museum of Art and many more.

She has received a NYFA Award grant, a Pollock-Krasner Grant and has been a resident at the ISCP and the MacDowell Colony along with other residencies.

She has been featured in the Boston Globe, Artcritical, the Huffington Post, Two Coats of Paint, the New York Times, Artnet and many more.

Angelina is also a co-founder of Regina Rex Gallery. Her work is in the collection of the MCA in Chicago, the Nerman Museum and the Saatchi Collection. She has taught for many years and is currently teaching at the School of the Museum of Fine Art in Boston.

Brian stopped by Angelina’s Bed Stuy studio and we talked about the Chicago music scene, adjusting to New York, co-founding Regina Rex and her diverse approach to painting.

Sean Paul was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his BFA from MICA and his MFA from Columbia Univeristy in New York. He lives and works in NY. His solo echibitions include Adversaries, Inc at David Lewis Gallery, Communication of the Present Noise at Thomas Duncan in Los Angeles, as well as shows at Campoli Press in Paris, Front Desk Apparatus in NYC,COMA in Berlin, Elizabeth Dee Gallery and Sutton Lane Gallery. He’s had group shows at TCNJ Gallery in New Jersey, Laurel Gitlen, New York, JTT Gallery, New York, Blum & Poe in Los Angeles, Massimo De Carlo in Milan, Le Confort Moderne/Contemporary Art Center in France, John ConnellyPresents in New York amongst many others. His work has been written about in the NY Times, Hyperallergic, Art in America, Flash Art, ARTslant, Artnet, Artforum, ArtInfo, and the Miami Herald to name just a few. He’s in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art and has been teaching at the School of Visual Arts since 2009. Brian met up with Sean at David Lewis Gallery at his solo show to talk about his youth in Salt Lake City, his path from the west coast to the east coast, elections, doomsdays and a lot more.

Sean Paul was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his BFA from MICA and his MFA from Columbia Univeristy in New York. He lives and works in NY. His solo echibitions include Adversaries, Inc at David Lewis Gallery, Communication of the Present Noise at Thomas Duncan in Los Angeles, as well as shows at Campoli Press in Paris, Front Desk Apparatus in NYC,COMA in Berlin, Elizabeth Dee Gallery and Sutton Lane Gallery. He’s had group shows at TCNJ Gallery in New Jersey, Laurel Gitlen, New York, JTT Gallery, New York, Blum & Poe in Los Angeles, Massimo De Carlo in Milan, Le Confort Moderne/Contemporary Art Center in France, John ConnellyPresents in New York amongst many others. His work has been written about in the NY Times, Hyperallergic, Art in America, Flash Art, ARTslant, Artnet, Artforum, ArtInfo, and the Miami Herald to name just a few. He’s in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art and has been teaching at the School of Visual Arts since 2009. Brian met up with Sean at David Lewis Gallery at his solo show to talk about his youth in Salt Lake City, his path from the west coast to the east coast, elections, doomsdays and a lot more.

Matt Mignanelli is an artist working out of Brooklyn and is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. His paintings have been exhibited extensively throughout the United States and internationally with solo exhibitions at Richard Heller Gallery in Los Angeles, LUCE Gallery in Torino, Italy, and Dubner Moderne, Lausanne. He’s had two-person exhibitions at The Hole, New York and Anonymous Gallery, Mexico City. He was included in Lineup: Explorations in Linear Abstraction at the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, and Face to Face: Selections from the Ernesto Esposito Collection at Palazzo Fruscione, Salerno. He has exhibited with Ameringer McEnery Yohe, New York, Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York, Galerie Clemens Gunzer in Zurich, Dickinson Roundell, Contemporary Istanbul with Dubner Moderne, and EXPO Chicago with Richard Heller Gallery, amongst others. He was awarded an artist’s grant from the Vermont Studio Center as an artist in residence and has lectured at Parsons School of Design in New York. His work has been profiled and reviewed in Interview Magazine, SFAQ, Aujourd'hui, La Republicca, ARTINFO, Paper Magazine, and was featured in VICE’s video series Art Talk. Matt is represented by Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles and Dubner Moderne, Lausanne. Brian stopped by his Bushwick studio and they talked about scale and percussion, Coltrane and dad schedules and much more.

Matt Mignanelli is an artist working out of Brooklyn and is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. His paintings have been exhibited extensively throughout the United States and internationally with solo exhibitions at Richard Heller Gallery in Los Angeles, LUCE Gallery in Torino, Italy, and Dubner Moderne, Lausanne. He’s had two-person exhibitions at The Hole, New York and Anonymous Gallery, Mexico City. He was included in Lineup: Explorations in Linear Abstraction at the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, and Face to Face: Selections from the Ernesto Esposito Collection at Palazzo Fruscione, Salerno. He has exhibited with Ameringer McEnery Yohe, New York, Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York, Galerie Clemens Gunzer in Zurich, Dickinson Roundell, Contemporary Istanbul with Dubner Moderne, and EXPO Chicago with Richard Heller Gallery, amongst others. He was awarded an artist’s grant from the Vermont Studio Center as an artist in residence and has lectured at Parsons School of Design in New York. His work has been profiled and reviewed in Interview Magazine, SFAQ, Aujourd'hui, La Republicca, ARTINFO, Paper Magazine, and was featured in VICE’s video series Art Talk. Matt is represented by Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles and Dubner Moderne, Lausanne. Brian stopped by his Bushwick studio and they talked about scale and percussion, Coltrane and dad schedules and much more.