Episode 24: Rio Yañez

My guest this week is Rio Yañez, an artist/curator born and raised in San Francisco’s Mission District. I met up with Rio at his home in the East Bay where he shared about his time growing up in the Mission District’s Chicano art scene, his fascination with Godzilla and his early beginnings as a photographer. We also discussed the various art projects he has worked on including the annual Día de los Muertos exhibition he co-curates with his father at the South of Market Cultural Center (SomArts).

Titled Remembrance and Resistance, the Día de los Muertos exhibition is currently on exhibit at SomArts til November 9th, 2017. Visit www.somarts.org for more info.

Be sure to also visit www.rioyanez.com to learn more about Rio and his past, present and future projects. You can also follow him on either Instagram or Twitter at @rioyanez.

Lastly, thanks again to Richie Cunning for the intro music.

Episode 23: David Kasprzak

These week I am joined by David Kasprzak, the other half of the Colpa Press team in San Francisco. I met up with David at the Colpa Press basement in the Mission district where we discussed his time growing up in Tennessee, the years he spent train hopping all over the country and the multitude of art projects he has taken on here in the Bay Area.

David’s work is currently on exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum as part of the the show, Jewish Folktales Retold: Artist as Maggid. Visit www.thecjm.org for more info.

Be sure to also visit colpapress.com to learn more about past, present and future projects coming out of Colpa or if you just want to buy some cool prints for your collection. You can also follow Colpa Press on either Instagram or Twitter at @colpapress.

Lastly, thanks again to Richie Cunning for the music.

Episode 22: Marcela Pardo Ariza

After being on hiatus for a bit, I am back this week with a brand new guest: San Francisco-based artist, Marcela Pardo Ariza, whose recent show at R/SF Projects titled Slow Clap was featured in Photograph Magazine.  Today you’ll hear her talk about her upbringing in Colombia, the time she spent at an international boarding school in Costa Rica, and how she got to attend Earlham College in Indiana. She also discusses her current art practice and her growth as a photographer.

Her show, Slow Clap will be on display at R/SF Projects til October 8, 2017. Visit rsfprojects.com to get more info about the show and the closing reception that evening.

To learn more about about Marcela visit her website at www.marcelapardo.com and follow her on Instagram at @marcelapardoa.

Lastly, thanks again to Richie Cunning for the music.

Episode 18: Nando Alvarez-Perez #2

For episode 18 of the podcast, Bay Area photographer Nando Alvarez-Perez is back to talk about his recent trip to Mexico City where his work was included in the fourth annual Material Art Fair. He also shared his thoughts on his craft, his teaching experience and the state of the photographic medium.

To learn more about Nando and his work visit his website at nandoalvarezperez.com. You can also follow Noé on Instagram at @nandodoteternity. Thanks to Richie Cunning (@richiecunning) for providing the intro music.

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 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.