Women United ART PODCAST

Mona Lerch
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Welcome to Women United ART PODCAST, a show dedicated to women artists from all around the globe!Listen to our inspiring episodes in which we'll dive deep into all things art as well as mindset-related topics that will help you grow you art practice and your business. Stay tuned for empowering interviews with fellow artists, gallerists and curators who'll kindly share their experiences, advice, tips and tricks. This podcast is hosted by Mona Lerch, a visual artist, artist coach and founder of Art Mums United, Women United ART PRIZE and Women United ART MOVEMENT.

  1. Finding Your Light: Art, Spirituality & the Journey Within with Nimea Ariana

    4D AGO

    Finding Your Light: Art, Spirituality & the Journey Within with Nimea Ariana

    In this deeply introspective and expansive episode, we welcome Nimea Ariana, a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges painting, sculpture, textiles, writing, and immersive installation to explore the profound connection between art and spirituality. Nimea’s practice invites us beyond the visible—into a space where consciousness, identity, and cosmic awareness unfold through meditative and transcendental experiences. Her work transforms environments into powerful, sensory journeys, encouraging viewers to step into the unknown and reconnect with their inner world. Having begun her career in event and exhibit design, Nimea’s path took a transformative turn through a series of life-changing experiences that led her to fully embrace her artistic calling in 2019. Since then, she has exhibited at institutions including the Art Gallery of Ontario and participated in major projects such as The Artist Project and AGO Massive, earning multiple awards for her innovative and deeply resonant work. In this conversation, we explore Nimea’s journey of self-discovery, the role of spirituality and intuition in her creative process, and how art can become a portal for healing, transformation, and deeper understanding of our place in the universe. We also touch on how personal challenges shaped her path, and how she continues to create from a place of curiosity, resilience, and inner alignment. This episode is an invitation—to slow down, to look inward, and to reconnect with your own creative and spiritual essence. Tune in and step into a conversation that expands both perspective and possibility. NIMEA ARIANA www.nimeaariana.com IG: @nimeaariana This show is brought to you by Women United ART MOVEMENT, a global platform highlighting women in the arts through a wide range of opportunities such as solo and group exhibits, annual art prize for women artists, and quarterly publication. www.womenunitedartmovement.com @womenunited_art_movement @womenunited_art_magazine

    47 min
  2. On Grief, Memory, and Photographing the Unspoken with Paige Young

    MAR 12

    On Grief, Memory, and Photographing the Unspoken with Paige Young

    In this deeply personal episode of Women United ART PODCAST, we sit down with Midwest-based photographer and educator Paige Young to explore how photography can become a powerful language for grief, memory, and emotional healing. Paige’s work lives at the intersection of psychology and visual storytelling. With over fifteen years of experience running her photography business and teaching at Kendall College of Art and Design, part of Ferris State University, she has dedicated her career to creating spaces where vulnerability, compassion, and honesty can exist both in front of the camera and in the classroom. In this conversation, Paige opens up about turning the lens inward after personal loss, documenting her grandfather’s journey with dementia, and confronting the societal discomfort around conversations about grief and mental health. We also dive into her powerful solo exhibition Smell The Flowers, a body of work that explores the complex relationship between medication, emotional experience, and memory through photography and immersive installation. Together we discuss the nonlinear nature of grief, the quiet distance that can exist between feeling and expression, and the role art can play in helping us process what words often cannot. This episode is a tender, honest exploration of what it means to remember, to heal, and to hold space for the full spectrum of the human experience. PAIGE YOUNG www.apaigephotography.com IG: @apaigephotography This show is brought to you by Women United ART MOVEMENT, a global platform highlighting women in the arts through a wide range of opportunities such as solo and group exhibits, annual art prize for women artists, and quarterly publication. www.womenunitedartmovement.com @womenunited_art_movement @womenunited_art_magazine

    1h 5m
  3. Bodies, Algorithms, and the Advocacy for Creative Freedom with Emma Shapiro

    MAR 5

    Bodies, Algorithms, and the Advocacy for Creative Freedom with Emma Shapiro

    In this bold and timely episode of Women United ART PODCAST, we welcome back artist, writer, and digital rights advocate Emma Shapiro for a powerful conversation about censorship, body politics, and the future of artistic freedom online. After facing censorship of her own work, Emma transformed personal frustration into global advocacy. As Editor-at-Large of Don’t Delete Art, she now works at the intersection of art and policy, collaborating with major institutions and digital rights organizations to ensure that artists are recognized not just as content creators — but as cultural rights defenders. We dive into the upcoming 2026 collaboration between Don’t Delete Art and Free the Nipple, unpacking why nipple censorship remains a flashpoint in broader conversations about gender bias, algorithmic moderation, and the suppression of artistic expression. Together, we explore self-censorship, platform power, and what it will take to build a digital landscape where artists can create without fear. This episode is essential listening for anyone navigating the online art world — and anyone who believes creative freedom is worth protecting. EMMA SHAPIRO www.emma-shapiro.com IG: @exshaps DON'T DELETE ART www.dontdelete.art IG: @dontdelete.art  DON'T DELETE ART & FREE THE NIPPLE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT www.dontdelete.art/free-the-nipple-x-dont-delete-art This show is brought to you by Women United ART MOVEMENT, a global platform highlighting women in the arts through a wide range of opportunities such as solo and group exhibits, annual art prize for women artists, and quarterly publication. www.womenunitedartmovement.com @womenunited_art_movement @womenunited_art_magazine

    37 min
  4. On Art, Faith, and Transformative Curation with Dr. Quahana Hendree

    FEB 27

    On Art, Faith, and Transformative Curation with Dr. Quahana Hendree

    In this inspiring episode of Women United ART PODCAST, we sit down with Dr. Quahana Hendree — art consultant, theological art historian, and Founder & CEO of Q. Hendree Art Consulting — to explore the powerful intersection of art, faith, and community transformation. With more than 25 years of experience across art history, theology, curation, and arts management, Dr. Hendree brings a rare and deeply intentional perspective to the role art plays in both public and private spaces. After relaunching her firm in 2020 following a period of personal recovery, she stepped back into the art world with renewed purpose: to help organizations, corporations, and government institutions create environments that don’t just look beautiful — but feel meaningful. In our conversation, we trace her journey from academic foundations in theological art history to leading strategic art consulting projects that transform corporate and civic spaces. We discuss how spirituality informs her curatorial lens, why representation and storytelling matter in institutional collections, and how art can serve as a bridge to healing, empowerment, and cultural connection. This episode is a thoughtful exploration of how art, when placed with intention, can shape not only environments — but lives. Q. HENDREE ART CONSULTING, LLC www.qhendreeartconsulting.com IG: @q_hendree_art_consulting This show is brought to you by Women United ART MOVEMENT, a global platform highlighting women in the arts through a wide range of opportunities such as solo and group exhibits, annual art prize for women artists, and quarterly publication. www.womenunitedartmovement.com @womenunited_art_movement @womenunited_art_magazine

    42 min
  5. On Identity, Impression & Artist Reinvention with Marish

    12/19/2025

    On Identity, Impression & Artist Reinvention with Marish

    Welcome to another episode of Women United ART PODCAST. In this conversation, we’re joined by Marish, a New York–based visual artist whose journey is a powerful story of reinvention, persistence, and creative courage. Born in Czechoslovakia, raised in Ukraine, and now building her career in New York, Marish began her artistic path with no contacts, no shortcuts, and no guarantees—only vision, discipline, and an unshakable drive to create. Marish is known for her striking bas-relief oil portraits that merge realism with surreal, emotionally charged worlds. Using airbrush techniques and unconventional materials such as Preciosa crystals, epoxy, neon, and layered surfaces, she creates works that explore identity, inner states, and spiritual presence. Over nearly a decade in New York, she has shown her work at major international art fairs including Art Basel Miami, Spectrum Miami, and Artexpo New York, and recently celebrated a major milestone with her first solo exhibition. In this episode, we trace Marish’s journey from her early life in Eastern Europe to the realities of building an art career in one of the most competitive art cities in the world. We talk about the courage it takes to start over, the evolution of her distinctive visual language, and how she developed a practice that feels both technically daring and deeply introspective. Marish shares candid insights into navigating submissions, fairs, and visibility, as well as the challenges and rewards of committing fully to an artistic life later in life. This episode is an honest, inspiring look at what it means to build something from the ground up—layer by layer—through resilience, experimentation, and belief in your own vision. Whether you’re an artist in transition, dreaming of a new beginning, or looking for real-world insight into carving your own path, this conversation offers both clarity and encouragement. MARISH www.artmarish.com IG: @artmarish.nyc This show is brought to you by Women United ART MOVEMENT, a global platform highlighting women in the arts through a wide range of opportunities such as solo and group exhibits, annual art prize for women artists, and quarterly publication. www.womenunitedartmovement.com @womenunited_art_movement @womenunited_art_magazine

    33 min
  6. Translating Inner Worlds Into Space with Lidia Russkova-Hasaya

    12/02/2025

    Translating Inner Worlds Into Space with Lidia Russkova-Hasaya

    In this episode of Women United ART PODCAST, we welcome Lidia Russkova-Hasaya, a Georgian-Russian interdisciplinary artist and director whose work transcends the boundaries of form, space, and geography. Through sculpture, sound, video, and immersive installations, Lidia transforms personal history, displacement, and emotion into tangible, sensory experiences — a language she calls “Emotional Architecture.” From the luminous door of Portal during the opening of the Venice Architecture Biennale to the introspective Homesick and Unfolding, Lidia explores belonging, vulnerability, and transformation, turning materials like glass, neon, and metal into metaphors for resilience. Drawing from her theatre background and personal experiences of denied citizenship, she creates worlds where fragility becomes strength and architecture becomes a vessel for emotion. Join us as we dive deep into Lidia’s journey, exploring the intersections of theatre, memory, and materiality. We discuss her unique approach to post-geographic spaces, the role of sound in her immersive installations, and how art can serve as both therapy and collective ritual. Lidia shares insights for artists navigating emotional authenticity, conceptual ambition, and the thresholds of creativity across disciplines and borders. Whether you’re an artist, curator, or simply curious about how art can translate the most intimate human experiences into space and light, this episode invites you to witness how emotion can be built, not just felt. LIDIA RUSSKOVA-HASAYA www.lidia.art IG: @saintlidia This show is brought to you by Women United ART MOVEMENT, a global platform highlighting women in the arts through a wide range of opportunities such as solo and group exhibits, annual art prize for women artists, and quarterly publication. www.womenunitedartmovement.com @womenunited_art_movement @womenunited_art_magazine

    48 min
  7. Reflections of Identity and Connection with Samara Couri

    11/09/2025

    Reflections of Identity and Connection with Samara Couri

    In this episode of Women United ART PODCAST, Mona Lerch sits down with Samara Couri — a London-born, Hawai‘i-based artist whose luminous mirror paintings blur the boundaries between self and world, mythology and material, art and empathy. Samara’s journey has taken her from the studios of London’s City & Guilds Art School to the vibrant natural landscapes of Honolulu, where her work continues to evolve in dialogue with light, movement, and reflection. Painting directly onto mirrors, Samara transforms them from objects of vanity into portals of awareness — inviting viewers to quite literally see themselves inside the artwork. Together, we explore how her practice bridges the figurative and the spiritual, from cinematic influences that shaped her early experimentation to her current explorations of Akua, the Hawaiian deities she interprets as living reflections of nature’s cycles and human interconnectedness. Samara shares how her experiences of migration, identity, and belonging have informed her art, and what it means to build empathy and self-recognition through visual reflection. We also talk about the beauty and technical challenges of painting on mirrors, the vulnerability of immersive installations, and the role of mythology in healing our relationship with the Earth. This conversation is an invitation to look closer — at art, at nature, and ultimately, at yourself. 🎙️ Tune in to discover how Samara Couri turns reflection into revelation. SAMARA COURI www.samaracouri.com IG: @samara_couri This show is brought to you by Women United ART MOVEMENT, a global platform highlighting women in the arts through a wide range of opportunities such as solo and group exhibits, annual art prize for women artists, and quarterly publication. www.womenunitedartmovement.com @womenunited_art_movement @womenunited_art_magazine

    50 min
  8. On Courage, Authenticity, and Taking Up Space with Celine Gabrielle

    10/24/2025

    On Courage, Authenticity, and Taking Up Space with Celine Gabrielle

    Celine Gabrielle returns to the Women United Art Podcast, revisiting her journey since her first appearance on Episode 19 in July 2022. From self-taught beginnings to bold, multidisciplinary explorations, Celine shares how her work has evolved into immersive, unapologetically brazen pieces that confront societal expectations of women, success, and self-worth. In this episode, we dive into her latest body of work, I’M A WINNER/LOSER BABY, a provocative series examining achievement, ego, and the absurdity of external validation. Through humor, satire, and spectacle, Celine reflects on what it truly means to be courageous as an artist—putting your authentic voice on display, experimenting fearlessly across mediums, and creating work that challenges, inspires, and resonates. Join us as we explore identity, cultural pressure, and the power of making work that refuses to shrink. CELINE GABRIELLE IG: @celinegabrielleart This show is brought to you by Women United ART MOVEMENT, a global platform highlighting women in the arts through a wide range of opportunities such as solo and group exhibits, annual art prize for women artists, and quarterly publication. www.womenunitedartmovement.com @womenunited_art_movement @womenunited_art_magazine

    49 min
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Welcome to Women United ART PODCAST, a show dedicated to women artists from all around the globe!Listen to our inspiring episodes in which we'll dive deep into all things art as well as mindset-related topics that will help you grow you art practice and your business. Stay tuned for empowering interviews with fellow artists, gallerists and curators who'll kindly share their experiences, advice, tips and tricks. This podcast is hosted by Mona Lerch, a visual artist, artist coach and founder of Art Mums United, Women United ART PRIZE and Women United ART MOVEMENT.

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  • Creator
    Mona Lerch
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    108
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Women United ART PODCAST
  • Show Website
    Women United ART PODCAST

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