Studio Noize: Black Art Podcast Studio Noize
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Studio Noize is a weekly podcast featuring Black artists and creatives from all over the contemporary art world.
Artist and printmaker, Jamaal Barber, talks with black artists about their art processes and their lives. He engages with painters, curators, singers, dancers, art directors, collectors, and guests of all disciplines. Studio Noize’s creative conversations motivate and inspire while archiving the voices of contemporary black artists. New episodes are posted every Tuesday.
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Being Spectacular w/ artist LaNia Roberts
It’s an instant classic for you today on the Noize! We got the wonderful LaNia Roberts on the show and she came with all the energy, honesty and transparency that we needed in our studios. LaNia talks about how she got her big personality, empowering herself through art and the inner thoughts that artists feel and don’t often speak on. There is a truly awesome story on how she got to her style of painting that is a must here for any artist trying to find their way. You gotta rate the show 5 stars just for that! Its all that good art talk that you need in your life with a young woman artist that is blazing a trail in these art streets. Listen, subscribe, and share!
Episode 184 topics include:
being a young artist at SCOPE
getting empowerment through art
how LaNia developed her personality
creating systems to support your practice
the big shift in painting
Stan Squirewell as a mentor
overcoming the fear of growth
what artists believe about themselves -
Expressions in Linoleum w/ printmaker Tenjin Ikeda
Today on the Noize we got printmaker, Tenjin Ikeda! he has been making art as for over 30 years and its been a journey across all kinds of mediums. From painting, to dancing, to sculpting, to printmaking, Tenjin has been open to where his talents and opportunity take him. We learn about Tenjin and his philosophy on making work. We nerd out a little bit on carving and relief printmaking masters like Latoya Hobbs, Elizabeth Catlett and more. Tenjin talks about a turning point print for him, how his spirituality inspires his work and what he’s learned by being in exhibitions over so many year. Listen, subscribe, and share!
Episode 183 topics include:
doing art for 30 plus years
finding printmaking
carving tips and secrets
developing compositions
what piece was a turning point in his eyes
the differences between mediums
experience gained from exhibitions
offering critique to younger artists -
The Way For You w/ artist Ify Chiejina
Ify Chiejina is a self taught artist making her way in art world. JB found her work after she created a beautiful print with master printmaker, Curlee Holton, at Raven Fine Art Editions. Ify talks about her work with Curlee and how she has navigated being a self taught artist and building the career that she wants. Her previous and recently announced illustrations for the Criterion Collection for legendary Senegalese filmmaker, Ousmane Sembene, has had an impact on how she approaches her practice. Ify is also active on IG @ify.chi.chiejina and we talk about the movitvation behind some of here interesting IG commentary on art and artists. Listen, subscribe, and share!
Episode 182 topics include:
working with Curlee Holton at Raven Fine Art Editions
being a draftswoman
defining yourself as an artist
artist having career goals
developing outside of art school
doing a project with the Criterion Collection
imposter syndrome
experimenting in the studio -
Miami Noize pt 3 w/ Ben Munoz and Jeremiah Ojo
Your boy JBarber manage to sit with two people from the Studio Noize fam while down at Miami Art Week. First up is Ben Muñoz, Chicano printmaker we talked to at Print Austin. JB met up with Ben and attended a bunch of the satellite fairs like Untitled, NADA, Ink, Prizm, and Pinta. We recorded a conversation riding in traffic after leaving Pinta. You get our fresh relfections on the day including how shows create a vibe, impressions of the work at the show, the best things about Miami, and more After that it’s the man himself Jeremiah Ojo, Founder and Managing Director of Ilèkùn Wa (an art business advisory firm). Jeremiah selected two artist to showcase at SCOPE and that lead to a conversation about what it means to show at the an art fair. What does an art career look like with being at Miami Art Week as the big goal? Listen, subscribe, and share!
Episode 181 topics include:
different fairs at Miami Art Week
Pinta - the Latin American art fair
creating a vibe an an art fair
comparing the work you see at the fair
participating in Scope Art Fair
curating for art fairs
increasing visibility and audience
defining what you want in your career -
Miami Noize pt 2 w/ the Women's LIVE Artist Studio
Live from outside of SCOPE we chat it up with Martha A Wade and Reisha from the Women’s LIVE Artist Studio. They had a wonderful journey from Chicago to Miami Art Week. They talk with us about process of showing at the fair and some insights on the interactions with attendees and how it all working into their plans for the studio. Time is a premium so this short interview is only an introduction to the good work they’re doing in Chicago. Your boy JBarber ends the episode with some reflection on the last year as we welcome in 2024. Listen, subscribe, and share!
Episode 180 topics include:
participating at SCOPE
raising money to come to Miami Art Week
Women’s LIVE Artist Studio
interacting with the SCOPE crowd
supporting young women artists
having tough conversations with colleagues -
Miami Noize pt 1 w/ Valerie Francis
Studio Noize done hit the big time! We’re back with a special series of episodes recorded at Miami Art Week. We’ve heard so much about Art Basel, the awesome art fairs on South Beach, The grand event of Art Basel. We are taking you behind the scenes to see what is really going on. Miami Noize is a series of episodes records live during Miami Art Week. Kicking off with Valerie Francis, owner and operator of Knowhere Art Gallery. It was A LOT going on but we stole 15 minutes from Valerie to talk about her experience at SCOPE, the artist she displayed including the OG Charly Palmer, and what is the value of being shown at an art fair. Its just a taste of the bigger conversation. Listen, subscribe, and share!
Episode 179 topics include:
participating at SCOPE
selling work at an art fair
Knowhere Art Gallery in Martha’s Vineyard
diversity at Miami Art Week
the value of art fairs
Customer Reviews
Magnificent
J Barber absolutely kills it on each episode. Get ready to learn something new in each section.
Love hearing about my fellow black artists.
Sooo happy to have found this podcast. There are many art podcasts but this is the first I have found about black artists. As a black visual artist here in Atlanta, I really enjoy listening, learning, and discovering other artists here in ATL. I hope that podcast continues to grow and eventually becomes a household name for black artist.
A subscriber from the beginning
It’s been great to be on the journey of this podcast from the beginning. As an Atlantan, arts administrator, arts writer, and former practicing artist, I have enjoyed these conversations on so many levels and geeked out about so many of the guests. Jamaal and Jasmine are a great duo, and I plan to stay on board as Jamaal takes Studio Noize to new heights after grad school. A forever fan!