Episode 20: Martin Strickland

This week I catch up with a former classmate of mine and fellow intern, Martin Strickland who now currently works at the YBCA (Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) as an Exhibitions Associate, Registration and Production. An Alabama native, Martin discusses his educational background which also includes the time he spent in New Orleans working for NO/AIDS Taskforce and the New Orleans Museum of Art. We also talk about the various positions the has held at the YBCA.

The latest show opening at the YBCA is titled Space Brainz-Yerba 3000 which features two projects by Damon Rich and Jae Shin. To learn more about it visit www.ybca.org.

Music provided by Bay Area rapper Richie Cunning (@richiecunning).

Episode 19: David Lasley

I’m joined today by David Lasley, a Bay Area based painter. I recently visited his studio in Oakland where we discussed his experience growing up in the Midwest and his time living and working as an artist in Boston. We also talked about his growth as an artist and how that is reflected in his current work.

To learn more about David and his work visit his website at www.davidlasley.org or follow him on Instagram at @_mr_lasley_.

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 10: Emily Reynolds #2

Emily Reynolds is back on the podcast this week to talk about her latest show at Bass & Reiner Gallery titled Infinity Cove, which exhibits the work of Leah Beeferman and Kristine Eudey. Be sure to see before it ends on October 29, 2016. Then, in honor of the start of the NFL season, Emily & Louis talk about sports. Emily, who happens to be an ardent Denver Bronco fan, shares the origin of her fandom as well as her fascination with Alpine climbing. Emily and Louis also discuss about how sports and art can intersect.

To learn more about past, present and future shows for Bass & Reiner, visit bassandreiner.com. You can follow the Bass & Reiner on either Facebook, 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 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 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.