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Lisa Sigal is an artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. She was born in Philadelphia and received her BFA from Tyler School of Art. She then attended Skowhegan and went on to get her MFA in apinting from Yale University.

She has has solo shows at the Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh, LAX Art in LA, Samson Projects in Boston, the Aldrich Museum in Connecticut, White Columns in NYC and many more.

She’s been in group shows too numerous to name, but a few include the New Museum, P.S.1, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Artists Space, Painting Center, Art i n General and many more.

Her work has been covered in Art News, Art in America, Artforum, Time Out, The New York Times and many others. She has won the Anonymous Was A Woman Grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a NYFA Grant, amongst others.

Lisa is also the co-founder and co-curator, with Nova Benway, of Open Sessions, a program for artists run by The Drawing Center.

Brian met up with Lisa at her Gowanus studio and they spoke about public art, old Soho days, gentrification, music and her current show at Miller Contemporary.

Josephine Halvorson grew up on Cape Cod, where she first studied art on the beaches of Provincetown and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She received her BFA from The Cooper Union in 2003, she attended Yale Norfolk in 2002, and got her MFA from Columbia University in 2007. Josephine has been awarded a number of prestigious residencies including a Fulbright Fellowship to Austria, a Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarhip at the Fondation des États-Unis in Paris, Moly-Sabata in Sablons, France, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in Captiva, Florida. She was also the first American to receive the Rome Prize at the French Academy at the Villa Medici, Rome, Italy.

 

Halvorson’s work has been exhibited widely. In 2015 she presented her first museum survey exhibition, Slow Burn, at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, NC, curated by Cora Fisher. In 2016 she exhibited large-scale painted sculptures at Storm King Art Center, as part of the “Outlooks” series curated by Nora Lawrence. Her work has been written about extensively in various publications and she is one of the subjects of Art21's documentary series, New York Close Up.

 

Josephine Halvorson has taught at The Cooper Union, Princeton University, the University of Tennessee Knoxville Columbia University, and Yale University. In 2016 Halvorson joined Boston University as Professor of Art and Chair of Graduate Studies in Painting. She lives and works in Western Massachusetts.

Brian met Josephine at the site of her solo show at Sikemma Jenkins and they spoke about her youth in Cape Cod, hip hop and grunge, painting in plein air and much more.

Josephine Halvorson grew up on Cape Cod, where she first studied art on the beaches of Provincetown and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She received her BFA from The Cooper Union in 2003, she attended Yale Norfolk in 2002, and got her MFA from Columbia University in 2007. Josephine has been awarded a number of prestigious residencies including a Fulbright Fellowship to Austria, a Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarhip at the Fondation des États-Unis in Paris, Moly-Sabata in Sablons, France, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in Captiva, Florida. She was also the first American to receive the Rome Prize at the French Academy at the Villa Medici, Rome, Italy.

 

Halvorson’s work has been exhibited widely. In 2015 she presented her first museum survey exhibition, Slow Burn, at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, NC, curated by Cora Fisher. In 2016 she exhibited large-scale painted sculptures at Storm King Art Center, as part of the “Outlooks” series curated by Nora Lawrence. Her work has been written about extensively in various publications and she is one of the subjects of Art21's documentary series, New York Close Up.

 

Josephine Halvorson has taught at The Cooper Union, Princeton University, the University of Tennessee Knoxville Columbia University, and Yale University. In 2016 Halvorson joined Boston University as Professor of Art and Chair of Graduate Studies in Painting. She lives and works in Western Massachusetts.

Brian met Josephine at the site of her solo show at Sikemma Jenkins and they spoke about her youth in Cape Cod, hip hop and grunge, painting in plein air and much more.

Clintel Steed is an artist born in 1977 in Utah living and working in New York City. He holds a BFA in Painting from the Art Institute of Chicago, an MFA from Indiana University and completed Advanced Studies at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.

In 2001, Clintel drove to New York City with his easel tied to the top of his car and settled in Harlem. He’s shown at Boghi Fine Art, the Bridge Art Fair, Ellen’s Run in Southampton, the Phillips Church in Harlem, amongst other venues.

He has received the John Koch Award from the National Academy of Arts and Letters, the Nicollet Reim Award, a Milton & Sally Avery Award and a Fuji Summer Scholarship from the New York Studio School.

Brian met up with Clintel in his Sunset Park studio in Brooklyn and they had a deep talk about life as an artist, Miles Davis,

finding your center, responsibility to your community, societal expectations, the Fast and the Furious and much more.

Clintel Steed is an artist born in 1977 in Utah living and working in New York City. He holds a BFA in Painting from the Art Institute of Chicago, an MFA from Indiana University and completed Advanced Studies at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.

In 2001, Clintel drove to New York City with his easel tied to the top of his car and settled in Harlem. He’s shown at Boghi Fine Art, the Bridge Art Fair, Ellen’s Run in Southampton, the Phillips Church in Harlem, amongst other venues.

He has received the John Koch Award from the National Academy of Arts and Letters, the Nicollet Reim Award, a Milton & Sally Avery Award and a Fuji Summer Scholarship from the New York Studio School.

Brian met up with Clintel in his Sunset Park studio in Brooklyn and they had a deep talk about life as an artist, Miles Davis,

finding your center, responsibility to your community, societal expectations, the Fast and the Furious and much more.

Cary Smith is a painter born in Puerto Rico and who lives and works in Connecticut. He received his BFA from Syracuse University in 1977 and over the past thirty years he has had over twenty solo shows and has been included in countless group shows.

He’s had solo shows at Feature Inc, Derek Eller, Roger Ramsey, the Aldrich Museum and he currently has a show up at Fredericks & Freiser gallery in New York City. On a quick count on his bio, he has been included over seventy group shows in many well respected galleries and museums.

His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, the Boston Globe, ArtCritical, the Chicago Tribune, Art in America and many, many more.

He has received an NEA fellowship, a Pollock Krasner Grant and a Gottlieb Foundation grant.

His work is included in many collections including the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Hammer Museum in LA, the Rose Art Museum, the Wadsworth, the Yale University Art Gallery and many more.

Cary Smith is a painter born in Puerto Rico and who lives and works in Connecticut. He received his BFA from Syracuse University in 1977 and over the past thirty years he has had over twenty solo shows and has been included in countless group shows.

He’s had solo shows at Feature Inc, Derek Eller, Roger Ramsey, the Aldrich Museum and he currently has a show up at Fredericks & Freiser gallery in New York City. On a quick count on his bio, he has been included over seventy group shows in many well respected galleries and museums.

His work has been reviewed in The New York Times, the Boston Globe, ArtCritical, the Chicago Tribune, Art in America and many, many more.

He has received an NEA fellowship, a Pollock Krasner Grant and a Gottlieb Foundation grant.

His work is included in many collections including the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Hammer Museum in LA, the Rose Art Museum, the Wadsworth, the Yale University Art Gallery and many more.

Danielle Orchard is a painter based out of Brooklyn, NY. Danielle received her BFA from Indiana University in 2009 and her MFA from Hunter College in 2013. She’s shown at galleries such as Monya Rowe in Florida, Thierry Goldberg, Taymour Grahne, Mulherin and Judith Charles in New York, Kers Gallery in Amsterdam amongst many others.

She attended Yaddo in 2015 and was a MFA Fellowship recipient from the Dedalus Foundation in 20013. She also has an upcoming four person exhibit at D.C. Moore Gallery in Chelsea.

Brian met up with Danielle at her studio in Brooklyn and we talked about her large family, emo music, Picasso and algorithms.

Danielle Orchard is a painter based out of Brooklyn, NY. Danielle received her BFA from Indiana University in 2009 and her MFA from Hunter College in 2013. She’s shown at galleries such as Monya Rowe in Florida, Thierry Goldberg, Taymour Grahne, Mulherin and Judith Charles in New York, Kers Gallery in Amsterdam amongst many others.

She attended Yaddo in 2015 and was a MFA Fellowship recipient from the Dedalus Foundation in 20013. She also has an upcoming four person exhibit at D.C. Moore Gallery in Chelsea.

Brian met up with Danielle at her studio in Brooklyn and we talked about her large family, emo music, Picasso and algorithms.

Lauren Luloff received her MFA from the Milton Avery School for the Arts, Bard College and her BFA from Pennsylvania State University. Her recent solo exhibitions have been with Ceysson & Benetiere, New York, Geneva and Luxembourg; Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY; Marlborough Chelsea, New York, Annarumma Gallery, Naples, and the Hole, New York. Recent group exhibitions include Galerie Lelong, New York; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, CANADA Gallery, New York, Marlborough Gallery, Madrid, The Queens Museum, Queens, NY, and The Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TX. Her work been reviewed and featured in The New York Times, Art in America, Vogue, The Village Voice and The Brooklyn Rail among others. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.