I am thrilled to have as my guest the female, multi-disciplinary artist and educator Jamie Smith. "Smith’s monochromatic drawings, wooden wall-hanging sculptures, and installation work incorporate personal and culturally-resonant symbols in an attempt to reckon with the fragility of life, new beginnings, the passage of time and the depths of loss." Her visual expressions are an "engulfment" of her female experiences.
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This episode focuses on her new passion project; the design of Mother Time tarot card deck, inspired by the imagery of the Rider Waite Tarot.
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Stay connected with Jamie Smith, her work, practice and her community of creators:

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Jamie's classes include How To Create A Business Plan for Artists, How To Make A Vision Board and more!
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Resources and images discussed are at www.beyondthepaint.net

Ann Stoddard is a contemporary interdisciplinary artist, a feminist and an environmentalist. Her work, practice coupled with social activism engage with nature, from rivers in and around Maryland to Corn Fields and beyond. This episode includes some historical perspective of female, pioneer ecofeminists and a lively conversation with Stoddard.
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List of resources and the images discussed can be found at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net. Visit Ann Stoddard website at www.annstoddard.net and at the A.I.R. Gallery at www.airgallery.org.
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Image credit: A.I.R. Gallery/Ann Stoddard

The powerful 'virtual' exhibition "Awakening and Furor" at the Roaring Artist Gallery celebrates contemporary women artists and shapes the way we see women represented. The multi-media artworks; paintings, sculptures, video art and textiles express and are a response to the perpetual injustices of "women's rights."
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On the show, a conversation with the recipient of the Juror's Award, abstract painter Lucy Pike and the gallery owner and curator of Roaring Artist Gallery, Katie Bradford Osborne. We talk womanhood, the feminine experience,, the parallels of nature and motherhood, and insights into designing an visual arts exhibition.
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"Awakening and Furor" exhibition runs until November 13, 2022. To tour the show and participate in artist talks, visit roaringartistgallery.com IG handle: @roaringartistgallery
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Resources and images discussed in this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.net
Image Credit: Lucy Pike website: lucypikeart.com

Taking a short sabbatical from podcasting; will be back in two weeks with new conversations with women artists.
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Please enjoy one of my favorite episodes (#130); a celebration of the female artist Deborah Wasserman. Since the recording of the show, we have become good friends in the arts. Her evocative, large scale paintings, photographs and collage works merge the female figure in painted landscapes and in her performative works.
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Please visit my website: beyondthepaint.net to view works discussed and resources for the show. Search: Deborah Wasserman
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Deborah Wasserman website: deborahwasserman.com
IG profile: @deborahwassermanart
Image credit: Deborah Wasserman (from her "Bindle" series)

In this fascinating episode, we will look at the women of Surrealism: Frida Kahlo, Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington. All three artists worked in Mexico throughout the 20th century. We will examine their distinctive personal, visual vocabulary and consider the ways "place" informed and liberated their practice. We will round up the episode highlighting the contemporary Surrealist painter Rita Maikova.
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Resources are listed at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
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In episode #163, you can listen in on a conversation I had with Surrealist Rita Maikova exploring her work and practice. Link to full episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-163-rita-maikova-surrealist-female-painter/id1354994893?i=1000571461885
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Image Credit: Frida Kahlo Foundation

Multi-media and performance artist Nicole Peyrafitte employs a fascinating practice in her multi-works. Through her astute observations and interplay with nature, she immerses her body, her research to compose multi-media installations.
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In my conversation with Peyrafitte, we explore a site-specific installation for the exhibition "Women and Other Wild Creatures: Matrilineal Tales," at the Sapar Contemporary Art Gallery. The multi-media installation titled "Antediluvian Sympoiesis," encompasses video, text, photography and Peyrafitte's body in engagement with horseshoe crabs and sanderlings on a beachscape. It draws and calls out the artist's "response-ability" as a healing practice.
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Website: nicolepeyrafitte.com
IG handle: @peirahitta
Cover Image Credit: Nicole Peyrafitte

In Islamic art, representations of women and the female figure are controversial. Hend Al Mansour, from Saudi Arabia, currently residing in the United States, examines Islamic social practices. Her multi-media works celebrate and critiques Islamic Arab culture. The artist, through Islamic aesthetic addresses gender equality, sexual independence and role of women. This episode includes a conversation with Hend.
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Hend Al Mansour website: https://www.hendalmansour.com/
Artist Statement: https://www.hendalmansour.com/artist-statement.html
A.I.R. Gallery: https://www.airgallery.org/
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Description credit: Hend Al Mansour
Image Cover credit: "Facebook 1"
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Special thanks to Nine90 Group sponsoring this episode. www.nine90.com

Contemporary female artist Kathryn Hart returns to the podcast in an in-depth conversation exploring her multi-media works through the lens of love, grief and transformation threshold. Hart's evocative works are an extension of a very present love story between herself and recently deceased husband Dennis. Join me into the poetic beauty of Hart's sculptures, photographs and monoprints.
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Kathryn Hart website: http://www.kathryndhart.com/home
AIR Gallery: https://www.airgallery.org/
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From Episode 99: Kathryn Hart: "What Pulses Beneath the Skin"
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-99-kathryn-hart-what-pulses-beneath-the-skin/id1354994893?i=1000499668312
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For more content on women artists, art talks and tours: www.beyondthepaint.net
Cover Image: Kathryn Hart: "Gilded," monoprint

Join me in a conversation and exploration of the Surrealist contemporary painter of Ukraine, Rita Maikova. Her fantastical paintings express the interior of her mind and spirit, "all the parts of me," says Maikova. Infused with feminine and maternal energy, Maikova's works and practice are informed by the Surrealist aesthetic, Ukrainian folklore embedded with personal iconography and symbols.
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Currently, Maikova is exhibited at the Sapar Contemporary Art Gallery in "Women and Other Wild Creatures: Matrilineal Tales" until August 26, 2022. https://www.saparcontemporary.com/
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Learn more about Rita Maikova: IG handle @ritamaikovaart: Twitter: @rmaikova1
Podcast Episode Image: "Magic Forest," oil on canvas, 2022

Historically, Ukrainian art history books have "failed to give Ukranian women artists their due." This episode looks to two 20th century women artists who left an idelible impact on the story of art in Ukraine: Early 20th century Modernist: Alexandra Exter and mid-20th century photographer Iryna Pap.
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This episode is an entryway to an upcoming series of conversations with two contemporary, female artists of Ukraine: Figurative painter Iryna Maksymova, and Surrealist painter Rita Maikova and American artist Nicole Peyrafitte. They are part of the exhibition, "Women and Other Wild Creatures: Matrilineal Tales,” curated by Dr. Nina Levent, at the Sapar Contemporary Art Gallery in New York. Visit: www.saparcontemporary.com to learn more.
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Resources for this episode are available at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Episode Image: Artist Alexandra Exter