EPISODE · Oct 5, 2025 · 1H 20M
Stephanie Brown on Identity, Colorism & Building a Sustainable Creative Career
from Art School Graduate Podcast · host Art School Graduate Podcast
🔥 New to the channel? Subscribe and turn on notifications:👉 / @artschoolgraduate_podcast🎨 Stephanie Brown is an interdisciplinary artist and host of IN BTWN ARTIST, a podcast about sustainable creative careers. Rooted in her Jamaican and Black American heritage, Stephanie’s work spans photography, installation, and writing, interrogating identity, colorism, and the global impacts of systemic racism. With degrees from SCAD and the University of Michigan, she creates powerful work that educates, sparks empathy, and challenges us to think critically about who we are and who we choose to become.💼 In this episode, Stephanie shares how her time on a cruise ship opened her eyes to global colorism, why she pursued an MFA, and how she built a career that bridges art, education, and entrepreneurship. We delve into what it means to be creative.Whether you’re exploring your identity, building a freelance career, or simply searching for belonging in your creative work, this conversation will move you.🔗 Connect with Stephanie Brown:Website: https://www.stephaniebphotos.com/Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@stephaniesquared/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniesquared_/🎧 More Podcast Episodes:https://bio.site/ArtSchoolGraduatePodcast📚 Resources Mentioned:– IN BTWN ARTIST Podcast– Museum Studies + MFA experience– Interdisciplinary Art practices– Creative sustainability + financial stability– Tools: Photography, installation, creative writing📌 This episode is for you if:You’re exploring identity as a Black or Brown creativeYou want to understand what “interdisciplinary artist” truly meansYou’re curious about sustainable creative careersYou’ve faced colorism or systemic barriers in your journeyYou’re ready to build agency and critical thinking through your art#StephanieBrown #InBtwnArtist #BlackCreatives #CreativeEntrepreneur #ArtWithPurpose #InterdisciplinaryArtist #Colorism #ArtAsActivism #DesignPodcast #CreativeProcess #ArtSchoolGradPodcast #IdentityAndArt #BlackArtistsMatter
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🔥 New to the channel? Subscribe and turn on notifications:👉 / @artschoolgraduate_podcast🎨 Stephanie Brown is an interdisciplinary artist and host of IN BTWN ARTIST, a podcast about sustainable creative careers. Rooted in her Jamaican and Black American heritage, Stephanie’s work spans photography, installation, and writing, interrogating identity, colorism, and the global impacts of systemic racism. With degrees from SCAD and the University of Michigan, she creates powerful work that educates, sparks empathy, and challenges us to think critically about who we are and who we choose to become.💼 In this episode, Stephanie shares how her time on a cruise ship opened her eyes to global colorism, why she pursued an MFA, and how she built a career that bridges art, education, and entrepreneurship. We delve into what it means to be creative.Whether you’re exploring your identity, building a freelance career, or simply searching for belonging in your creative work, this conversation will move you.🔗 Connect with Stephanie Brown:Website: https://www.stephaniebphotos.com/Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@stephaniesquared/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniesquared_/🎧 More Podcast Episodes:https://bio.site/ArtSchoolGraduatePodcast📚 Resources Mentioned:– IN BTWN ARTIST Podcast– Museum Studies + MFA experience– Interdisciplinary Art practices– Creative sustainability + financial stability– Tools: Photography, installation, creative writing📌 This episode is for you if:You’re exploring identity as a Black or Brown creativeYou want to understand what “interdisciplinary artist” truly meansYou’re curious about sustainable creative careersYou’ve faced colorism or systemic barriers in your journeyYou’re ready to build agency and critical thinking through your art#StephanieBrown #InBtwnArtist #BlackCreatives #CreativeEntrepreneur #ArtWithPurpose #InterdisciplinaryArtist #Colorism #ArtAsActivism #DesignPodcast #CreativeProcess #ArtSchoolGradPodcast #IdentityAndArt #BlackArtistsMatter
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