
33 episodes

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In recent years, the Portland art community has had a number of significant losses and it is preparing for one more with the departure of curator, Josephine Zarkovich to New York City. Josephine sits down with Ashley and Kendra and discusses what she has contributed to the Portland Art scene in the past 8 years. Other topics covered include art savvy toddlers, her essay, "Arranging the Deck Chairs," the effect of the economic crash on artists, and a theoretical model Portland could use to change and recover the Arts in the region.
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Episode 32 – Quin Sweetman
ART Quin Sweetman Interview
Feb 13, 2022
In this episode we speak with artist Quin Sweetman about her paintings and aim to capture expression in the people and places she depicts. We also get to hear about a book project she is working on. Websites:http://www.quinsweetman.com/ -
Episode 31 – Emily Carr
In this episode we take a moment to look into the great Pacific NW artist Emily Carr, her life, and work. This is a quick, quirky overview of a life well lived. More information and examples of her work can be found at our sources listed below.
Sources:
CBC Why the Art Gallery of Ontario removed ‘Indian’ from the name of this Emily Carr painting
10 Things You Should Know About Emily Carr
EMILY CARR LIFE & WORK, By Lisa Baldissera
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Episode 30 – McLean Emenegger
In this episode we get to talk with curator McLean Emenegger about her work, recent move to Seattle, and her most recent project, AMcE Creative Arts (AMcE).
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Episode 29 – Jamila Clarke
The wonderful Jamila Clarke is our guest in this episode. She tells us about her work creating surreal and fantastical narratives balancing an acute sense of humor and nods to our mortality. We also talk about food.
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Episode 28 – Tatyana Ostapenko
In this episode we interview artist Tatyana Ostapenko. We discuss her autobiographical oil paintings and what diaspora can look like in art.
Tatyana paints with oils while “obsessing over the recent history of former Soviet Union and the daily lives of people who will never make it to the official historical records”. She was born and raised in Soviet Ukraine and currently lives in Portland, OR. She holds a BFA in Studio Practice from Portland State University. Tatyana’s work has been exhibited at the 5th Geoje International Art Festival (South Korea), Odessa Contemporary Art Biennial (Odessa, Ukraine), the Governors Island Art Fair (NYC),Cape Cod Art Museum (Dennis, MA), Littman Gallery (Portland, OR) Locker 50b (Richmond, VA) and Site: Brooklyn (NY, NY) and other local and national venues. Her work can be found at https://tatyanaostapenko.com/
contact@tatyanaostapenko.com
Also discussed in this episode, the Wende Museum in California. More info: https://www.wendemuseum.org/
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Episode 27: Jeremy Okai Davis
In this episode we interview artist Jeremy Okai Davis, whose paintings balance representational portraiture and geometric abstraction in a unique way. We talk about the evolution of his work and how his work fits into the current social climate. Also TV- what we are binging and why.
More information can be found at:
http://work.jeremyokaidavis.com/
https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/11-features/485911-391401-milwaukie-unveils-mural-honoring-citys-historic-people-of-color
In the studioMural honoring Ah Bing, along with Dorothy and Hurtis Hadley in Milwaukie, OR“Angela”“Black Wood (Diane Dickerson)”“Black Wood (Marlene Fitzhugh)”“Harry”“Pauli”“WOOD”“Toulouse”“Hue”“Sepia 1”Recording the podcast via zoom