Episode 34: Susie Kantor & BAN 8

My guest for this special Thanksgiving week episode is Susie Kantor, Associate Curator of Visual Arts at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA).  In our conversation today you’ll hear us discuss her journey to a career in the art world and Bay Area Now 8 (BAN 8), the latest exhibition she helped curated at the YBCA.

For more information on BAN 8 and other programming at the YBCA check out their website at www.ybca.org. Be sure to also follow the YBCA on Instagram as they feature artists in the exhibition.

Episode 32: Soleil Summer

Today’s guest is Soleil Summer, Exhibitions Associate at the Museum of African Diaspora (MoAD). We discuss her journey to the West Coast and into the art world including her time at the Betti Ono Gallery in Oakland and her membership in the Bay Area-based art collective known as the Black Mail Collective. We also talk about her role at MoAD in helping coordinate their emerging artists program.

To learn more about events and programming at MoAD please visit their website at www.moadsf.org and be sure to follow them on either Instagram or Twitter.

Episode 31: Mark Sabb

After a long summer hiatus, I return with a brand new guest: Mark Sabb from the Museum of African Diaspora or MoAD for short. Aside from being the Director of Marketing & Communications at MoAD, Mark has also established himself as a digital artist in the Bay Area. On the podcast today you’ll hear Mark discuss his varied background, the artist collective/platform he founded called FELT, the digital art making craft and the work he does at MoAD.

Visit www.moadsf.org to learn about upcoming programming and exhibitions.

For more information about FELT visit www.news.feltzine.us or follow them on Instagram or Twitter at @feltzine.

To learn more about Mark himself and the various projects he has worked on visit www.mark.feltzine.us

Episode 30: Brock Brake

This week’s guest is Brock Brake, owner of Pt.2 Gallery in Oakland and director/curator at First Amendment Gallery in San Francisco. We discussed his skateboarding and photojournalism background, what led him to the fine art world and all of the current projects he dedicates most of his time to.

Learn more about current and upcoming shows at Pt.2 Gallery bu visiting there website: www.part2gallery.com.

For all things related to First Amendment, visit www.firstamendmentgallery.com

Be sure to follow both galleries on Instagram: @pt.2gallery and @firstamendment

Thanks again to Richie Cunning for the intro music.

Episode 29: Stephanie Rohlfs

Today’s guest is Stephanie Rholfs, Bay Area artist and former co-director of City Limits Gallery. We talked about her East Coast background, what led her to the Bay Area and her art practice. We also discussed The Stipend, a grant she co-created to help any artist/art collective who is planning an exhibition.

Learn more about Stephanie and her work by going to her website at www.stephanierohlfs.com.

To donate to The Stipend or to read more about it visit www.thestipend.com.

Thanks again to Richie Cunning for the intro music.

Episode 28: Muzae Sesay

Today my guest is Bay Area Artist Muzae Sesay who recently opened his first solo show at Part 2 Gallery in Oakland titled Domestic Dive. I hung out with Muzae in his studio to discuss the ideas behind his new exhibition and the preparation that went into putting it together. We also discussed his recent artist residency at Facebook and his educational background in sociology.

Read more about Domestic Dive by visiting the Juxtapose magazine website. You can also read more about Muzae in a recent article for Broadly. titled The Artistic Benefits of Forgetfulness or follow him on Instagram @muzae.

Thanks again to Richie Cunning for the intro music.

Episode 27: Lena Gustafson

On this week’s episode my guest is Bay Area Artist Lena Gustafson whose work ranges from prints & art books to paintings & murals. All of which utilize beautiful bright colors and the female form. With her partner Peter Calderwood, she also co-owns Night Diver Press where they publish prints, books, zines, and monotypes. Today you’ll hear her talk about her art practice and how it has progressed as well as the work she does with Night Diver Press. In addition, we discussed her move to the east coast for school and the time she spent as a gardener on Martha’s Vineyard.

To learn more about Lena and her solo work visit www.lenagustafson.com. For more information about Night Diver Press visit www.nightdiverpress.com.

You can also follow her on Instagram at @lena_gustafson.

Thanks again to Richie Cunning for the intro music.

Episode 26: Alessandra Moctezuma

This week I had the pleasure to take the podcast on the road again, and this time, to my hometown of Oceanside, CA. While there, I visited the Oceanside Museum of Art to see one of the many art shows associated with the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time LA/LA (PST LA/LA) initiative titled, Undocumenta.  I had the fortune of speaking with Alessandra Moctezuma, the curator of “Undocumenta” about both PST LA/LA and the exhibition itself.  We also discussed her fascinating background and the type of work she does at Mesa College as gallery director and the head of the museum studies program.

For more information about “Undocumenta” visit www.oma-online.org.

For information about Pacific Standard Time LA/LA visit www.pacificstandardtime.org. Or follow them on Instagram or Twitter at @pstinla

You can follow the Oceanside Museum of Art on Instagram or Twitter at @oceansidemuseum. F