Episode 12: Mariel Bayona

This week’s guest is Mariel Bayona: Bay Area artist and one of the four co-directors of Bass & Reiner Gallery. Mariel talks to Louis about her art practice and her experiences growing up in a border town.  In addition, she discusses the latest show she curated at Bass & Reiner titled El Hábito, which features the work of Marcela Pardo Ariza and Lorena Zertuche Díaz. El Hábito will be on exhibit at Bass & Riener until December 15th.

To learn more about Mariel and her work be sure to visit her website: marielbayona.com or follow her on Instagram at @marielbayona. For past, present and future exhibitions at Bass & Reiner Gallery, please visit bassandreiner.com or follow the gallery on either Instagram or Twitter at @bassandreiner.

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 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.

Episode 1: Clea Massiani

As the very first guest of The (art)Scene Podcast, Clea Massiani talks to Louis Vargas about being a gallery owner in San Francisco. She also talks about her role as the Alumni Relations Coordinator at her alma mater the San Francisco Art Institute and trying to connect current students with the school’s history. Be sure to check out what’s new at Bass & Reiner gallery at bassandreiner.com . Be sure to follow the gallery on Instagram and Twitter at @bassandreiner.