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Episode 484 / Léni Paquet-Morante

Léni Paquet-Morante (1962) is an artist based in New Jersey. Motivated by process driven imagery in paint, sculpture, and printmaking projects, her abstractions reconfigure familiar landscape elements, extracted then rearranged in a manner that speaks to the architecture of memory. Born in Canada, Léni is a Hamilton, New Jersey based artist. Recent recognition includes a New Jersey State Council on ...

Episode 483 / Steven Cox

Steven Cox (b. 1986, Aberdeen) is a Scottish artist who lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland. He holds a BA in Painting from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee, and an MA in Curating and Contemporary Art Theory from the University of Edinburgh.

Cox is known for his vibrant abstract oil paintings, which explore materiality and mark-making. Over the past decade, he has dev...

Episode 482 / Bella Foster

Bella Foster was born in Los Angeles, CA in 1975 and lives in Grass Valley, CA. She received a Bachelor of Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY. Solo exhibitions of her work have been presented at Marinaro Gallery, New York, NY (2021), The Pit, Los Angeles (2018 & 2020 & 2024), Canada, New York, NY (2017), South Willard, Los Angeles, CA (2015), and Art Since the Summer of 69, New...

Episode 481 / Debbi Kenote

Debbi Kenote is a painter who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She holds an MFA from Brooklyn College and a BFA from Western Washington University. Her recent solo and two person exhibitions include Baker-Hall in Miami, Duran Contemporain in Montreal, Cristin Tierney in New York and My Pet Ram in New York. Selected group exhibitions include Kate Werble in New York, Fir Gallery in Beijing, Cob Gallery in Lo...

Julie Curtiss was born in 1982 in Paris, France and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts, Paris, during which time she undertook two exchange programmes; one at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Dresden and the other at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Curtiss graduated in 2006 with a BA and MFA. Recent solo exhibitions include White Cube Hong Kong (2023); ...

Episode 478 / Butt Johnson

Butt Johnson (b.1979, Ramapo, New York) earned a BFA in painting from RISD and received a Pollock-Krasner Fellowship in 2010. His work is included in the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence, KS and the RISD Museum. He is a founder and partner in the Klaus von Nichtssagend (Neek-saa-gundt) Gallery in New York. He has exhibited at the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery ...

Episode 477 / Seline Burn

Seline Burn (*1995, Switzerland) is a contemporary artist recognized for her evocative figurative paintings that merge personal memories with art historical motifs. Her work explores how everyday objects, relationships, and artistic traditions shape our perception of the world. By intertwining elements of her personal experiences with broader social and historical contexts, Burn invites viewers to question ...

Episode 476 / Zak Prekop

Zak Prekop (b. 1979, Chicago) is a Hudson Valley-based painter known for his intricate, nonrepresentational works. He holds an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University. Prekop has had solo exhibitions at Maxwell Graham Gallery, New York; Galería Marta Cervera, Madrid; Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago; and Hagiwara Projects, Tokyo. His work is held in collec...

Episode 475 / Banks Violette

Banks Violette is an artist born in Ithaca, NY who lives and works in Ithaca, NY. He recieved his BFA from the School of Visual Arts  and an MFA from Columbia University. He’s had numerous solo shows including ones at MoCa, Connecticut, Gladstone Gallery, Blum & Poe, Thaddeus Ropac, Maureen Paley, Team Gallery, Rodolphe Janssen, and the Whitney Museum to name just a few. He’s had scores of group show...

Episode 474 / E.E. Kono

E.E. Kono is a multidisciplinary artist based in Iowa and Los Angeles. She is best known for her vibrant egg tempera paintings which blend elements of Renaissance art with mythological, and religious imagery. Utilizing historically significant materials such as silverpoint and locally sourced earth pigments, her work explores the connection between place, culture, and storytelling. Her art is characterized by...

Episode 473 / Sarah Martin-Nuss (b. 1992, Corpus Christi, Texas) is an interdisciplinary artist working across painting, drawing, performance, and sound. Her work draws from biological systems, philosophical post-humanist thought, and the intricate web of ecological relationships, exploring themes of interconnectivity, transformation, and time. 

Martin-Nuss received her MFA in Painting and Drawing from Pratt Institute in 2024 and he...

Episode 472 / Cameron Martin

Cameron Martin is an artist based in Brooklyn. He received his BA from Brown University and continued his studies at the Whitney Independent Study Program. He has exhibited at venues including the Whitney Museum, Saint Louis Art Museum, Columbus Museum of Art, City Gallery (Wellington, New Zealand), and Tel Aviv Museum. His work is included in the public collections of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo...

Episode 471 / Lee Moriarty

Lee Moriarty is an artist and a professional wrestler. Lee was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and studied graphic design at CCAC. He is self-taught in the area of painting and his presentation at NADA Miami last year in collaboration with Orange Crush marks his public debut as an artist.

Lee’s work often depicts wrestlers in repose, including intimate portraits of luchador icons like El Santo and Blue De...

Episode 470 / Lucio Pozzi

Lucio Pozzi was born in 1935 in Milan, Italy. After living a few years in Rome, where he studied architecture, he came to the United States in 1962, as a guest of the Harvard International Summer Seminar. He then settled in New York and took the US citizenship. A pioneer in working concurrently across different media, Pozzi has presented videotapeworks at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and watercolor...

Episode 469 /  Amy Bravo is an artist who lives and works in New York. After completing a bachelor’s degree in Illustration at Pratt Institute, New York, she obtained a Master of Fine Arts in Painting at Hunter College, New York in 2022. Recent exhibitions include group shows with Rachel Uffner Gallery, Workplace, and The FLAG Foundation, as well as a solo show at Nada Miami with Swivel Gallery and a duo show at Swivel Gallery, New...

Episode 468 / Sarah Awad (b. 1981, Pasadena, CA) has recently exhibited at Night Gallery, Los Angeles; Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Manila, Philippines; The Third Line, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; L.A. Louver, Venice, CA; V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark; Long Beach City College Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA; and Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna, Austria, among others. Her work has been featured in Artillery, Modern Painters, Art in Am...

Episode 467 / Julian Lennon is an English musician, photographer, author, and philanthropist. Julian started a music career in 1984 with his debut album and has since released six more albums. He has held exhibitions of his photography and has written several children's books. In 2006, he produced the environmental documentary film Whaledreamers, which won eight international awards. In 2007, he founded The White Feather Founda...

Episode 466 / Marcus Troy

Marcus Troy is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores identity, heritage, and cultural storytelling. Deeply influenced by his Caribbean roots, his art reflects the folklore, traditions, and spirituality that shaped his upbringing in a Trinidadian household as a first-generation Canadian. A recent trip to the Caribbean provided further insight into his intuitive practice, unveiling the profound conne...