S4 EP96 Pierre Mukeba is navigating life with his art and taking the world by storm in the process Willy (Wilamina) Russo

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The light and life in Pierre Mukeba is undeniable. The self taught artist won the Churchie art prize in 2017, the RamsayArt Prize People's Choice in 2019, and has exhibited in the Adelaide Biennial and the NGV Triennial and has had two solo shows with Roslyn Oxley.

Pierre's story is one of navigating culture and finding what you want to say as an artist; of self belief and persistence; and of shooting for the stars.

In today's episode of Interview With An Artist we talk about many things including:


how his first foray into study was accounting
how his mum gave him the advice to look to his own story and heritage for his art
how his bedsheets played a vital role in kicking off his practice
and what his hopes are for a big bright career

I'm just warning we laugh a lot. And towards the end Pierre's friend comes and joins us in the studio. It was such a treat talking with Pierre and I hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it.

Also, here is the link to the talk he mentions. 

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Interview With An Artist is hosted and produced by Willy (Wilamina) Russo.

Along with Championing the arts through this podcast and her radio work at 2ser107.3FM, Willy is also an artist mentor.

She works with artists from a variety of stages and backgrounds, helping them figure out the right next step in their artistic practice.

There is a monthly newsletter you can sign up to and also one-on-one mentoring can be booked.

If you're looking for some advice navigating your artistic practice, book a session today via her website, wilaminarusso.com