Sound and Vision

Midori Harima is an artist born and raised in Japan who is currently based in Queens, NY. She is actively exhibiting locally and internationally, including Honey Space, Deitch Studios, Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, The Maiden Lane Exhibition Space, Yerba Buena Center for The Arts, and Kala Art Institute.  Harima earned her BA in printmaking at Joshibi University of Art in Japan and is represented by Maho Kubota Gallery in Tokyo.

The work she is best know for, is her black-and-white paper sculptures made from photocopied images. Her recent work uses trash as a material and relates to the act of consumption while exploring a photographic and literary approach to sculpture. 

Her one-year project "Democracy Demonstrates" was recently included in the three person show; “Lyrics, Gestures and Games" at the Kala Art institute in Berkeley California which ends July 12, 2017.

Brian met up with Midori at her studio while preparing for her solo show “Year Without a Summer” at Maho Kubota Gallery in Tokyo that opens on June 30th and runs through August 5th.

Ridley Howard was born in 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his BA and BFA from the University of Georgia, Athens, and his MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and also went to the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He currently shows with Marinaro Gallery, NY; Andréhn-Schiptjenko Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; and Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Miami.

His paintings were most recently on view in his current solo exhibition at Marinaro Gallery NY, as well as the Atlanta Biennial at the Contemporary and Intimisms at James Cohan Gallery, NY.

He is also co-founder of gallery 106 Green in Brooklyn, NY.

He has received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Joan Mitchell Foundation as well as the New York

Foundation for the Arts.

Ridley came over to Brian’s apartment while visiting from Atlanta and they spoke about differences between making art in school and years later as a practicing artist, working and living in New York versus other cities, our shared love of soccer, starting a gallery, the impact of a good teacher and much more.

Ridley Howard was born in 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his BA and BFA from the University of Georgia, Athens, and his MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and also went to the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He currently shows with Marinaro Gallery, NY; Andréhn-Schiptjenko Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; and Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Miami.

His paintings were most recently on view in his current solo exhibition at Marinaro Gallery NY, as well as the Atlanta Biennial at the Contemporary and Intimisms at James Cohan Gallery, NY.

He is also co-founder of gallery 106 Green in Brooklyn, NY.

He has received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Joan Mitchell Foundation as well as the New York

Foundation for the Arts.

Ridley came over to Brian’s apartment while visiting from Atlanta and they spoke about differences between making art in school and years later as a practicing artist, working and living in New York versus other cities, our shared love of soccer, starting a gallery, the impact of a good teacher and much more.

Haley Josephs was born in 1987 in Seattle, Washington and spent her formative years in the city of Pittsburgh. She received her BFA in Painting & Drawing from Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 2011 and her MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University in 2014.  She also studied abroad in Italy at Temple University in Rome and again at the American Academy in Rome.

Haley has exhibited locally and internationally.  She was included in Painting Forward at Thomas Erben Gallery in 2016, Too Much of a Good Thing at the Basilica Hudson in Hudson, NY, and had her first solo exhibition, Civil Twilight, at Deli Gallery in Long Island City last spring. 

She currently lives and works in Brooklyn where Brian met up with Haley and they spoke about our mutual early years growing up in Pittsburgh, the Warhol effect, color nostalgia and the value of listening to yourself in the studio.

Haley Josephs was born in 1987 in Seattle, Washington and spent her formative years in the city of Pittsburgh. She received her BFA in Painting & Drawing from Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 2011 and her MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University in 2014.  She also studied abroad in Italy at Temple University in Rome and again at the American Academy in Rome.

Haley has exhibited locally and internationally.  She was included in Painting Forward at Thomas Erben Gallery in 2016, Too Much of a Good Thing at the Basilica Hudson in Hudson, NY, and had her first solo exhibition, Civil Twilight, at Deli Gallery in Long Island City last spring. 

She currently lives and works in Brooklyn where Brian met up with Haley and they spoke about our mutual early years growing up in Pittsburgh, the Warhol effect, color nostalgia and the value of listening to yourself in the studio.

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.