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Art Wank — 246 episodes

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Episode 252 - Brett Mcmahon: A Poetic Repsonse to Landscape

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Episode 251 - Joe Frost - Between Stations

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Episode 250 - Painting, motherhood and the poetry of everyday observation with Sally Lee Andersen

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Episode 249 - Nikky Morgan Smith

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Episode 248 - Edward Inchbold - Painting, Endurance Made Visible

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Episode 247 - Alex Wisser, co-founder of Cementa Festival: How a small cement town became one of Australia’s most unexpected contemporary art destinations.

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Episode 246 - Art, Country, and Community: The Journey of Meagan Jacobs.

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Episode 245 - From managing legends to championing artists: James Erskine, founder of Liverpool St Gallery.

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Episode 244 - Tim Johnson: Where Indigenous Knowledge Meets Contemporary Art

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Episode 243 - Todd Fuller drawing legend, animator and draughtsman extraordinaire..

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Episode 242 - Sanné Mestrom - Sculpture, play, and the politics of space.

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Episode 241 - Sky's the limit with Sulman prize Winner, Gene A'hern

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Episode 240 - Inside the Archive: Curating The Boyd Women at Bundanon with Curator Sophie O'Brien

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Bonus Episode 239 - Fiona Verity the National Art School years

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Episode 238 - Art and the Unscripted World of Zoe Young

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Episode 237 - Harrie Fasher - Bending metal and breaking rules

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Episode 236 - Decoding ‘Australian Abstraction’ with Rhonda Davis and Kon Gouriotis — Macquarie University Gallery

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Episode 235 - Aida Tomescu - Patience over time

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Episode 234 - Meditation and beauty with Aaron Aryadharma Matheson

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Episode 233 - From Colour Theory to Creative Practice - Inside the Albers Foundation Residency with Peter Sharp and Michelle Cawthorn

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Episode 232 - Talking Landscape, Materials and Meaning with John R. Walker

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Episode 231 - Michael Cusack: Painting, Abstraction and Building the Byron Bay School of Art

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Episode 230 - Inside the World of Artist Gina Bruce

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Episode 229 - Gallery Lane Cove - Repair/Replace with Gary Gregg, Gary Deirmendjian and curator Miguel Olmo

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Episode 228 - Michael Kempson: Mastering Printmaking, Mentorship, and the Art of Collaboration

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Episode 227 – Ana Pollak: Art Inspired by Dangar Island and the Natural World

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Episode 226 - 2025 Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize winners

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Episode 225 - Art Critic John Mcdonald on Art, Opinions, and Calling It Like He Sees It

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Episode 224 - James Drinkwater: Ballet, Brushes and Travel Stories

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Episode 223 - Ann Cape: A Life in Portraiture

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Episode 222 - Studio A - Art, Access and Adventure with CEO Gab Mordy and Artist Thom Roberts

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Episode 221 - Katherine Edney - a conversation about painting, motherhood and more

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Episode 220 - Ann Thomson - Australian legend still painting everyday in her 90's

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Episode 219 - Kyle Murrell - Exploration of abstract painting

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Episode 218 - Teresa Biet, Founder of Art Incubator, philanthropy in the arts

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Episode 217 - Lottie Consalvo, a meditative artistic practice

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Episode 216 - David Collins, painter inspired by the Hawkesbury river

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Episode 215 - Matt Bromhead on Drawing, painting and the Space Between.

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Episode 214 - Oliver Abbott

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Episode 213 - Janis Clarke

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Epiosde 212 - George Hartley, co-founder of Bluethumb Online Art Gallery

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Episode 211 - Steve Lopes

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Episode 210 - Justin Williams

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Episode 209 - Myfanwy Gullifer

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Episode 208 - Nick Smith, director of N. Smith Gallery

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Episode 207 - Teddy Hansen, British Danish artist

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Episode 206 - Nasim Nasr

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Episode 205 - Wayne Eager and Marina Strocchi

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Episode 204 - Max and Gabby Germanos, Art Collectors and founders of 333 Projects

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Episode 203 - Brand X Director and Co-founder James Winter

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Episode 202 - Tom Carment

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Episode 201 - Idris Murphy

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Episode 200 - Tanya Linney

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Episode 199 - Deirdre Bean

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Episode 198 - Euan Macleod

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Episode 197 - Arts Matter - Michelle Grey and Susan Armstrong

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Episode 196 - Art Wank hosts, Fiona Verity and Julie Nicholson with Gary Seller

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Episode 195 - The Elliott Eyes Collection - Art Collectors Gordon Elliott and Michael Eyes

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Episode 194 - Rachel Milne

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Episode 193 - Ross Laurie

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Episode 192 - 2024 Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize finalists

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Episode 191 - Mook Simpson - Damien Minton Presents

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Episode 190 - Tony Twigg and Slot Window Gallery

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Episode 189 - Amanda Penrose Hart

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Episode 188 - Zoe McPhail Prineas - MFA Student at National Art School

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Episode 187 - Stella Downer, Gallery Owner and Art Valuer

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Episode 186 - Armando Chant

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Episode 185 - Nick Vickers

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Episode 184 - Jasmine Mansbridge

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Episode 183 - Jesse The Empowered Life Model

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Episode 182 - Natalie O'Connor and Jo Mellor

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Episode 181 - Evie Adasal

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Episode 180 - Elle Beaumont

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Episode 179 - Nicole Kelly

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Episode 178 - Tony Mighell Take 2!

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Episode 176 - Dougie Schofield, Gardener and artist

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Episode 175- Elvis Richardson artist and author of the Countess Report

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Episode 174 - Nathan Hawkes - master pastel artist exploring drawing and the experience

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Episode 173 - Artspace studio artists - Leyla Stevens, Julia Gutman, Latai Taumoepeau and David M Thomas

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Episode 172 - Lisa Doust - journalist, art advisor and supersonic business partner of artist sister Melanie Vugich

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Episode 171 - Conor Knight

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Episode 170 - Ochre Lawson

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Episode 169 - Caroline Zilinksy

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Episode 168 - Pete Codling Uk artist - large scale charcoal drawing master

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Episode 167 - Susie Dureau 'Soundscapes' and post Masters degree chat

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Episode 166 - 'Music of the Sails' - Sounds and data from the Sydney Opera House create a virtual live stream digital production!

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Episode 165 - Michelle Cawthorn multidisciplinary artist working with memory

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Episode 164 - Pippa Mott, Director of Woollahra Gallery and Maya Martin-Westheimer, artist in residence

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Episode 163 - Coco Elder, landscape painter and ceramicist

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Episode 162 - Draw Space Sydney - a fabulous new experimental drawing space in Newtown Sydney.

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Episode 161 - Array Collective - winners of the Turner Prize 2021!!!

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Episode 160 - Marilou Palazon

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Episode 159 - Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize Winners

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Episode 158 Simone Douglas contemporary artist, photographer, and teacher

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Episode 157 - Henry Curchod exciting young Australian painter

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Episode 156 - Kirsteen Pieterse, sculptor

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Episode 155 - Anthony White, Australian abstract artist living in Paris!

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Episode 154 - Fiona and Julie interviewed by Flo....

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Episode 152 - Ida Lawrence, artist living and working in Berlin

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Episode 151 - Shared Studio space - Interview with 6 studio artists

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Episode 150 - Catherine O'Donnell - exploring the beauty of the ordinary and the uncelebrated

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Episode 149 - Angus Fisher - amazing artist, printmaker and teacher!

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Episode 148 - Tony Mighell, abstract artist and all round legend

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Episode 147 - Emily Besser - pocket rocket of colour, abstract artist and all-round lovely lady

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Episode 146 - Ali Tahayori Multi talented Iranian artist

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Episode 145 - Trevor Victor Harvey Art Dealer and Gallery owner

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Episode 144 - En plein Air Artist Mary Tonkin

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Episode 143 - Michael Powe Art Advisor

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Episode 142 - Ali Noble - Artist currently studying her Masters at Sydney Uni

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Episode 141 - Cybele Cox artist exploring ancient feminine symbols

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Episode 140 - Christopher Hodges, artist-painter, sculptor, gallery director of UTOPIA and all round legend!

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Episode 139 - Artist Amber Boardman talks to us about the group show Fair Play

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Episode 138 - Melanie Vugich - Beautiful still life painter and textile designer

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Episode 137 - Artist Josh Charadia fine artist - oil painter and piano player extraordinaire

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Episode 136 - Ella Dreyfus Artist, Academic and Head of Public Programs National Art School.

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Episode 135 - Giles Alexander

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Episode 134 - Joanna Logue - Australian Landscape painter now exploring the beauty of the coast of Mount Desert Island

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Episode 133 - Troy Emery - Object based sculptor

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Episode 132 - Bernard Ollis the painter of people - all round legend of an artist - a National Treasure.

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Episode 131 - Sarah Robson Abstract artist, painting, sculpture and installation

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Episode 130 - Helen Earl Australian Ceramic Artist

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Episode 129 - Abdul Abdullah - Multidisciplinary artist and self described outsider

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Episode 128 - Scott McCracken Surrealist/still life/abstract painter from UK and course leader of Turps Banana Correspondence Course

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Episode 127 - Marnie Ross abstract painter and founder of The Little Things Art prize.

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Episode 126 - Wendy Sharpe!!!!!!, one of Australia's most acclaimed artists

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Episode 125 - David Fairbairn, painter and printmaker

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Episode 124 - Ember Fairbairn - abstract artist

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Episode 123 - Tiarna Herczeg - amazing young indigenous artist who is one to watch

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Episode 122- Peter Sharp, artist and lecturer at UNSW

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Episode 121 - Shuffle studios from the heart of Brookvale

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Episode 120 - Nick Bishop from Not Centralised, NFT and Metaverse expert

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Episode 119 Element Ensemble - improvisational sound experience

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Episode 118 - Ash Holmes, artist and founder of Hake House of Art in Brookvale

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Episode 117 - LOTTIE Consalvo artist who works across painting, performance video and sculpture.

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Episode 116 - Aidan Gageler - artist pushing the boundaries of photography

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Episode 115 - Brett Piva - Artist and No1 Newcastle arts community man - once signwriter now painter -

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Episode 114 - The indefinable James Drinkwater

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Episode 113 - Harriett Watts artist, designer, maker and academic

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Episode 112 - Tara Axford, Art director and maker of art

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Episode 111- Suzanne Archer the ultimate artist of elimination and addition with an awesome 50 year art career.

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Episode 110 - Lily Cummins artist from Southern Highlands and all round fun lass

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Episode 109 - Artist Helen Eager

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Episode 108 - Marina Debris - Artist and Environmental Activist

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Episode 107 - Malcolm Greenwood, Master potter

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Episode 106 - Misha Harrison - assembled plywood artworks

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Episode 105 - Michelle Connolly, assemblage and mixed media artist

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Episode 104 - Donna Green - New York based ceramic artist

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Episode103 - Hedley Roberts -Uk artist and academic - so insightful

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Episode 102 - Billy Bain, Livestream, exploring mythologies of the Australian Male

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Episode 101 - Matthew Wright self taught WA artist who began as a Jazz musician

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Episode 100 - Nick Collerson, a brilliant, perceptive painter

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Episode 99 - Orlanda Broom painter from the UK - who I (Fiona) have known since my teenage years ..

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Episode 98 - Morgan Stokes, exploring the possibilities of what a painting can be!

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Episode 97 - Emily Ball a self described Painterly painter from the UK - An inspiring artist and teacher

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Episode 96 - Emilya Colliver from Art Pharmacy - an art consultancy and so much more!

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Episode 95 - Amanda O'Bryan from Creative Queen Bee author of Daily Acts of Creativity

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Episode 94 - Luke Thurgate, Teacher and student at the National Art School

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Episode 93 - Jordy Kerwick supersonic artist who chatted to us over zoom from France ..

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Episode 92 - Ana Young, Interdisciplinary Artist

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Episode 91 - Zoe Grey artist from Tasmania spoke to us about her painting

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Episode 90 - Jeff McCann, the epitome of creative!

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Episode 89 - Belinda Fox - who is currently showing at Maybaum Gallery in San Francisco

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Episode 88 - Ryan Stanier, Founder of The Other Art Fair

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Episode 87 - Katherine Hattam artist

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Episode 86 - Amber Wallis, painter of lyrical abstraction

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Episode 85 - Georgia Spain - figurative painter and musician who was selected and won the Sulman this year ... go Georgia..

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Episode 84 - Nicola Moss, visual artist inspired by the environment

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Episode 83 - Ronnie Cay- mixed media artist currently showing at Anthea Polson gallery

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Episode 82 - Gary Mansfield from Ministry of Arts Podcast, UK

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Episode 81 - Melissa Boughey the painter from Denmark WA

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Episode 80 - Still Life Artist Carissa Karamarko

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Episode 79 - Michelle Cox ceramicist, podcaster, author, business women and entrepreneur

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Episode 78 - Wilamina Russo, Artist mentor, Author, Radio and Podcast Host

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Episode 77 - Sarah McDonald artist and teacher from South Australia

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Episode 76 - Ralph Hobbs, Gallery Director of Nanda Hobbs

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Episode 75 - Madeline Young artist and gallery owner from the Corner Store in Orange

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Episode 74 - Clare Brodie, Artworks That Still Time

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Episode 73 - Samantha Dennison - Stunning Still life painter

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Episode 72 - Artist and Youtuber Sandi Hester from Nashville, y'all!

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Episode 71 - Dylan Jones fabulous painter and all round great chap

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Episode 70 - Artist, Alan Jones

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Episode 69 - Dr Alison O'Grady on the subject of empathy and how we can ask better questions

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Episode 68 - Tik Toker and Ceramic Star Shelby Sherritt

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Episode 67 - Maria Stoljar from the podcast Talking with Painters

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Season 3 Episode 66 - Ken Done, The one and only

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Season 3 Episode 65 - Kate Neilsen fabulous fun, interiors painter.

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Season 3 Episode 64 - Julz Beresford, landscape painter

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Season 3 Episode 63 - The oh so inspiring Michael Reid OAM - one of the leading art dealers in Australia

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Season 3 Episode 62 - Sophie Vander Founder and Head Curator of Curatorial and Co.

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Season 3 Episode 61 - Jody Graham multidisciplinary artist

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Season 3 Episode 60 - Antonia Mrljak - Fashionista and all round fabulous Abstract artist.

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Season 3 Episode 59 - Judith White - Artist, teacher, mentor

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Season 3 Episode 58 - CJ Hendry is back in Australia with her new show STRAYA

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Season 3 Episode 57 - Studio A director Gabrielle Mordy and artist Thom Roberts

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Season 3 Episode 56 - Fiona Barrett-Clarke landscape painter

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Season 3 Episode 55 - University student Finn McGrath and National art school graduate Elise Cooke

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Season 3 Episode 54 - Denise Gasser artist from USA

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Season 3 Episode 53 - Emma-Kate Wilson, Arts Writer

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Season 3 Episode 52 - Landscape painter Amanda Tye

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Season 3 Episode 51 - Interview with artists, Penny Sadubin, Anne Richmond and Tim Rushby-Smith

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Season 3 episode 50 - Tonee Messiah - legend Abstract Artist and Teacher

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Episode 49 - Christine Webb

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Season 3 Episode 48 - Karen Stamper mixed media artist from the UK

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Season 3 Episode 47 - Kathryn Dolby talks about her painting, her young daughter and her 100 year old home studio and her practise

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Season 3 Episode 46 - Mike Staniford

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Season 2 Episode 45 - Katie Eraser the most colourful artist we have chatted to so far

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Season 2 Episode 44 - James McGrath

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Season 2 Episode 43 - Paul Bacon Sculptor

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Season 2 Episode 42 - Richard Claremont the painting Postie.

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Season 2 Episode 41 - John Bokor

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Season 2 Episode 40 - Indivi Sutton

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Season 2 Episode 39 - Amber Creswell Bell

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Season 2 Episode 38 - Marisa Purcell abstract artist extraordinaire ...

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Season 2 Episode 37 - Stephen Coburn, Sculptor, Conservator and Musician

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Season 2 Episode 36 - Ben Tankard Pop art and Penguin Book painter

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Season 2 Episode 35 - Printmaker and Curator Sarah Montgomery

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Season 2 Episode 34 - Jaimee Paul

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Season 2 Episode 33 - Wanda Comrie spoke to us all the way from WA

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Season 2 Episode 32 - Alexandra Plim

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Season 2 Episode 31 - Neil Ernest Tompkins talks to us about his work - chEck out his show

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Season 2 Episode 30 - Joanna Gambotto

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Season 2 Episode 29 - Photographer Sally Mayman

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Season 2 Episode 28 - Ben Waters landscape artist

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Season 2 Episode 27 - Local artist Karen Hick who was very generous telling us about her methods and made scones for tea

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Season 2 Episode 26 Todd Fuller - Artist and lover of drawing and animation

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Season 2 Episode 25 - Ceramist Sophie Nolan welcomes us into her studio.

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Season 2 episode 24 - Laura Jones

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Season 2 Episode 23 - Catherine Cassidy

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Season 2 Episode 22 - Leonie Barton

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Season 2 Episode 21 - Richard Briggs Architect and drawing addict tells us about his drawing adventures

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Season 2 Episode 20 - Blak Douglas

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Season 2 Episode 19 - meet artist Susie Dureau at her so tidy studio

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Season 2 Episode 18 - Peta Morris

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Season 2 Episode 17 - Nicola Woodcock talks to Art Wank

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Episode 15 - Sharon Candy

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Episode 14 - figurative artist Jessica Watts

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Episode 13 - Writer and Author Sarah Turnbull on John Russell

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Episode 12 - Interview with the artists Laurie McKern and Petra Pinn from Gallery cats

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Episode 11 - Interview with local ceramicist Brigit Bullen

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Episode 10 - Interview with artist and Gallery owner Fiona chandler and Whats occurring?

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Episode 9 - Interview with local artists Gemma Rasdall

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Episode 7 - continuing the theme of the season talking to artists - this week an interview with artist and teacher Rachel Carroll

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Episode 5 - interview with abstract artist Jan Cristaudo talking about her art and how to promote a show

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Episode 4 - Interview with artist Debbie Mackinnon about how to find a gallery for a show and entering art prizes

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Episode 1 - Meet Artists Fiona Verity and Julie Nicholson

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Episode 2 - What do artists do all day?