Episode 9: Tamra Seal

This week’s guest is Tamra Seal, a Bay Area artist who makes large, bright and beautifully constructed sculptures. Louis got a chance to hang out with her in her Oakland studio where they chatted not only about her background as an artist but also about her love for film and how it influences her work. If you are interested in seeing some of her work visit her website tamraseal.com or see it in person in the After Pop Life show at the Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco.

Also, follow Tamra on Instagram at @tamraseal.

Episode 8: Gabriel D. Edwards

Gabriel Edwards, a Bay Area artist who was recently written about in Juxtapose Magazine, talks to Louis about the origins of his art career and the Axe Brother podcast he co-hosts with three of his friends. Gabriel also discusses his work that ranges from books on tape to paintings of chairs in various sex positions. For more on Gabriel visit www.gabrieledwards.com and be sure to listen to his Axe Brother Podcast on either iTunes or Soundcloud.

Music from the song Didn’t you Know by Richie Cunning.

Episode 7: Agne Christensen

Agne Christensen is owner and CEO of Room Art Gallery in Mill Valley, CA and Seek Fine Art, a search engine app that allows you to search fine art by gallery, location, artists or style. She and Louis discuss how her gallery and app came to be as well as what led her to the Bay Area. Visit Room Art Gallery for past, present and future exhibitions. Also visit here to learn more about Seek Fine Art.

Episode 6: Katherine Powers Noland

Katherine Powers Noland talks to Louis about her role at the University Galleries at the University of San Diego. They also talk about the San Diego art scene, her involvement with DN/ZA and her own work as an artist. For past, present and future exhibits at the University Galleries, visit sandiego.edu/galleries. Be sure to also follow the University Galleries at USD on Twitterat at @usdgalleries. You can follow Katherine on Instagram  at @tinytigers

Episode 5: Noé Olivas

San Diego artist Noé Olivas talks to Louis about his ongoing project “Untitled Space,” an old Chevy bread truck that he’s turned into a mobile sculpture piece. He also discusses how his work investigates the Mexican-American identity while also highlighting the relationship between labor and leisure.To learn more about Noe, visit his website at noeolivas.com. Also follow Noe & his Untitled Space project on Instagram at @calatetupedo & @rollingsculpture.

New intro music by local Bay Area artist, Richie Cunning.

Episode 4: Horacio Ramos-Cerna

In Episode 4, Peruvian art historian Horacio Ramos-Cerna talks to Louis about the type of research he is interested in pursuing. He also discusses the Peruvian art scene and how it is heavily influenced by the country’s political climate & cultural history.

Episode 3: Nando Alvarez-Perez

Bay Area photographer Nando Alvarez-Perez, talks to Louis about how he first got interested in photography as well how his art education still influences his work today. They also talk about how he balances creating and showing new artwork while working for a tech company. To learn more about Nando and his work visit his website at nandoalvarezperez.com.

Episode 2: Emily Reynolds

Emily Reynolds talks to Louis about her roles as the Marketing Manager for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and as co-director of Bass & Reiner Gallery in San Francisco. She also discusses the various experiences she has had in her education which led her to where she is at today and where she hopes they would ultimately lead her to. To check out past, present and future shows for Bass & Reiner, visit bassandreiner.com and for the YBCA visit ybca.org. Follow the YBCA on Instagram and Twitter at @ybca.