Ma's House Podcast Hunter Begun

In this episode of the Ma's House Podcast, join your host Hunter Begun as he catches up with alumni artist Stephen Longoria, who spent time as a resident back in February 2023. They chat about everything from Longoria's residency experience to what he's been working on since leaving Ma's House. Get ready for a laid-back conversation that'll have long-time fans of the podcast feeling right at home!

In this episode of the Ma's House Podcast, the host Hunter Begun interviews Kindall Gant, the March artist in residence whose medium of choice is poetry. They delve into various topics, such as Gant's inspirations, the profound meanings behind her poetry, her experiences exploring other mediums for the first time, and more.
Artist Profile 
Kindall Gant (she/they) is a Black femme poet and New Orleans native based in Brooklyn. She experiments with visual storytelling as liberation through themes of home, heritage and history, bringing poems into conversation with expressive forms like film, visual art, music and photography. They have received support from Cave Canem, the Poetry Foundation, MASS MoCA, the Saltonstall Foundation, and the Watering Hole among other arts institutions. Her work has been nominated for Best of the Net and a Pushcart Prize. Poems appear or are forthcoming in Torch, the What a Time to Be Alive zine carried at the Hopscotch Reading Room in Berlin, the 1619 Speaks anthology published by the Sims Library of Poetry, Brooklyn Poets, Obsidian, and Polemical Zine. They are an MFA in poetry candidate at The New School.
https://kindallgant.com/

In this episode of the Ma's House podcast, the host, Hunter Begun, interviews exhibiting artist Rebekah Phoenix Wise. They delve into various topics, including Wise's art, event photography, exploration of different mediums, and a detailed exploration of her solo show titled "Living Histories: Shinnecock Stories Honoring Tradition." This insightful conversation sheds light on Wise's creative journey and her current exhibition, which is available for viewing by appointment until April 27th at Ma's House.Artist Profile 
Rebekah Phoenix Wise (b. 1989) is a photographer who specializes in portraits and event photography. She is a proud member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton, NY, and grew up on the Shinnecock Reservation. Her unique perspective on indigenous life is reflected in her work, which explores themes such as happiness, community, tradition, and modernity. Rebekah is passionate about breaking stereotypes and is committed to showcasing the joy and positivity within Native American culture.
 

In this episode of the Ma's House Podcast, the host, Hunter Begun, engages in a captivating conversation with the artist in residence, Simón Vega. Delving into the profound themes embedded within Simón's remarkable sculptures, the duo explores his artistic process and the inspiration behind his creations. They also shed light on Simón's current exhibition, "Tropical Space Castaways," showcased at the Parish Art Museum until June 5th. This is an episode you do not want to miss!
Artist Profile
Vega creates drawings, objects, sculptural installations, and happenings inspired by local markets, self-made architecture, and vendor carts found in the streets and beaches of Central America. His sculptures are Third World replicas of the sophisticated capsules and satellites developed by NASA and the Soviet Space Program during the ‘Space Race’; however, they are assembled with found materials, including transmutable elements, colored lights, and live plants. This series, titled Tropical Space Proyectos, comments on the effects of the Cold War in contemporary El Salvador and Central America. In other artworks, the artist reinterprets ancient Mesoamerican architectural sculpture, Modernism’s iconic buildings, and contemporary surveillance systems, creating an ironic and humorous fusion between past and present, first and third worlds.
Born in El Salvador in 1972, Simón Vega graduated in Fine Arts at the University of Veracruz in Mexico in 2000. He received a Master´s in Contemporary Arts from the Complutense University in Madrid in 2006.
He has exhibited his work extensively in Europe, the United States and Latin America, including the 55th Venice Biennial in Italy (2013), the IX Havana Biennial in Cuba (2006), at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California (2018), at the Bronx Museum in New York (2019), at the Centre Pompidou, París for the exhibition Cosmópolis 2 (2019) and at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid amongst others. He has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in Costa Rica, at Locust Projects, Miami, Liliana Bloch Gallery, Dallas, Texas, and at the Hilger Next Gallery in Vienna
 
 

In this episode of the Ma's House Podcast host Hunter Begun, sits down with Artist in Residence Anangookwe Wolf. Join them as they discuss Anongookwe's residency and the plethora of artistic disciplines that they practice. 
Artist Profile
In 2019, Anangookwe obtained their BFA focusing on Jewelry Design from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Since graduating, Anangookwe’s visual work has been exhibited across the United States in galleries such as All My Relations Gallery (Minneapolis, Minnesota), The New Gallery (Clarksville, Tennesse), and Form & Concept (Santa Fe, New Mexico). Anangookwe is the recipient of residencies, grants, and awards through Vermont Studio Center, Green Olive Arts (Tetouan, Morocco), and Alaska State Council on the Arts. In 2023, they received an honorable mention for the James Welch Poetry Prize and were a 2019 SITE Santa Fe Scholar. Anangookwe currently resides in Anchorage, AK, and performs at the monthly Writers Block slam poetry nights.
 

In this episode of the Ma's House Podcast our host, Hunter Begun, engages in a conversation with the talented Artist in Residence, Sen Mendez. Dive into Sen's art, hear about their residency experiences, and learn about Sen's workshop program, "Legacy," and much more.
Artist Profile
Sen, aka Queen Sen Sen, is an Indigenous, non-binary, and fat artist, educator, and bachata dancer deeply rooted in the Huichin Ohlone Territory/Oakland, California. Sen is a self-taught artist, working primarily in printmaking, painting, and social practice. They prioritizes creating accessible and inclusive spaces to learn art for those without the resources and privileges to receive formal art education. Sen is an artist dedicated to affirming and highlighting bodies that are often made invisible in everyday life. Sen strives to celebrate these bodies through whimsical, colorful, and fun visual arts.