https://beyondthepaint.net/category/podcasts/Women at the Helm, formerly Beyond the Paint with Bernadine podcast, is a new show about the intersection of women artists and writing.
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Monthly episodes highlight books, reviews, blogs, essays, poetry that showcase and celebrate women artists, their artistic process and works and will include conversations with women artists, writers and publishers.
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STAY CONNECTED:
>Website: BernadineFranco.com
>Email: bernadine@bernadinefranco.com
>Follow me on Substack]]>enArtsCopyright Bernadine Francohttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/81122edff39de61509bc6e8fad2225b3.jpghttps://beyondthepaint.net/category/podcasts/Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:25:46 +0000Bernadine FrancoBernadine Francobernadine@bernadinefranco.comWomen at the Helm, formerly Beyond the Paint with Bernadine podcast, is a new show about the intersection of women artists and writing. . Monthly episodes highlight books, reviews, blogs, essays, poetry that showcase and celebrate women artists, their...Women at the Helm, formerly Beyond the Paint with Bernadine podcast, is a new show about the intersection of women artists and writing.
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Monthly episodes highlight books, reviews, blogs, essays, poetry that showcase and celebrate women artists, their artistic process and works and will include conversations with women artists, writers and publishers.
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STAY CONNECTED:
>Website: BernadineFranco.com
>Email: bernadine@bernadinefranco.com
>Follow me on Substack]]>yesepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-directions-tribute-to-my-dad--60026848I dedicate this episode to my brother Jim who knows the why. (xoxox)
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Resources include "Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver," by Mary Oliver.
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> Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine
> Substack: @bernadinefranco
>Email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint or bernadinefranco@yahoo.com to join Women at the Helm monthly newsletter
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Resources include "Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver," by Mary Oliver.
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STAY CONNECTED!
> Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine
> Substack: @bernadinefranco
>Email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint or bernadinefranco@yahoo.com to join Women at the Helm monthly newsletter
]]>1299beyondthepaint,maryoliver,newdirections,tributetodad,womenatthehelmcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/patti-smith-symbolic-portraiture--59046389
“Camera Solo” was the first museum exhibition of Patti Smith’s photography in the United States and included “seventy photographs taken by her Polaroid camera, one multimedia installation, and one video work."

Image Credit: "Robert's Slippers," 2002 -- Wadsworth Atheneum



STAY CONNECTED with Women at the Helm:
> Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine
> Substack: @bernadinefranco
>Email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint to join Women at the Helm monthly newsletter]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59046389Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:50:48 +0000Bernadine FrancoI contemplate the visual artist, writer, poet, songwriter and performer, Patti Smith with a focus on her writings and photographs for the 2011 exhibition, "Camera Solo," at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. “Camera Solo” was the first...
“Camera Solo” was the first museum exhibition of Patti Smith’s photography in the United States and included “seventy photographs taken by her Polaroid camera, one multimedia installation, and one video work."

Image Credit: "Robert's Slippers," 2002 -- Wadsworth Atheneum



STAY CONNECTED with Women at the Helm:
> Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine
> Substack: @bernadinefranco
>Email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint to join Women at the Helm monthly newsletter]]>1234camerasolo,justkids,pattismith,womenatthehelmpodcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tracy-emin-my-bed-and-strangeland--58465631.
Learn more about Tracy Emin:

>Tracy Emin at the Tate Museum
>Read her evocative memoir:Strangeland
>Image Credit: Ben Gurr
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STAY CONNECTED with Women at the Helm:
> Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine
> Substack: @bernadinefranco
>Email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint to join Women at the Helm monthly newsletter]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58465631Tue, 06 Feb 2024 05:10:01 +0000Bernadine FrancoWomen at the Helm features and celebrates the contemporary British artist Tracy Emin. We explore her iconic installation "My Bed" and dive into her "jagged recollections" from her memoir, "Strangeland." . Learn more about Tracy Emin:....
Learn more about Tracy Emin:

>Tracy Emin at the Tate Museum
>Read her evocative memoir:Strangeland
>Image Credit: Ben Gurr
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STAY CONNECTED with Women at the Helm:
> Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine
> Substack: @bernadinefranco
>Email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint to join Women at the Helm monthly newsletter]]>1194memoir,mybed,strangeland,tatemuseum,tracyemin,womenartists,womenatthehelm,womenwritersyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/women-at-the-helm-book-dedications--58148907.
Writers highlighted in this episode:
Janet Fitch
Poet, Mary Oliver
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Image Credit: James Abbott MacNeill Whistler, "The Beach at Selsey Bill," 1865
New Britain Museum of American Art
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Stay Connected
>Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine
>Substack: Bernadine Franco Substack
>Subscribe to Women at the Helm Newsletter: email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58148907Wed, 03 Jan 2024 06:00:03 +0000Bernadine FrancoIn this inaugural episode of my new podcast series, Women at the Helm: Intersection of Women Artists and Writings, I explore Book Dedications. . Writers highlighted in this episode: https://www.janetfitchwrites.com/....
Writers highlighted in this episode:
Janet Fitch
Poet, Mary Oliver
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Image Credit: James Abbott MacNeill Whistler, "The Beach at Selsey Bill," 1865
New Britain Museum of American Art
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Stay Connected
>Website: Beyond the Paint with Bernadine
>Substack: Bernadine Franco Substack
>Subscribe to Women at the Helm Newsletter: email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint.net]]>697bernadinefranco,bookdedication,womenatthehelm,womenatthehelmpodcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-podcast-women-at-the-helm-intersection-of-women-artists-and-writing--57561558.
Stay Connected
>Website: https://beyondthepaint.net/
>Sign up for Women at the Helm monthly newsletter on my journey in writing a "memoir" about women artist and other literary meanderings. Email: bernadine@beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57561558Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:38:42 +0000Bernadine FrancoIntroducing a new podcast series: Women at the Helm: Intersection of Women Artists and Writing. Formerly Beyond the Paint with Bernadine podcast, Bernadine takes you on a new expansive journey that celebrates women artists through the written word;....
Stay Connected
>Website: https://beyondthepaint.net/
>Sign up for Women at the Helm monthly newsletter on my journey in writing a "memoir" about women artist and other literary meanderings. Email: bernadine@beyondthepaint.net]]>280cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-173-special-edition-sisterhood-portraiture-sally-brown-and-amy-chaiklin--56647866Sisterhood: Portraiture: Sally Brown and Amy Chaiklin.
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The exhibition, a curation of sixty works; thirty mini-depictions of feminist artworks in self portraiture by Brown and thirty ink and graphite portraits selected from Chaiklin’s Cultured Pearls Portraits Project,
honors the sisterhood or real women artists that have inspired and influenced their work and practice.
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Learn More about the show:
Exhibition opens September 8, 2023 at the Monongalia Arts Center, West Virginia https://monartscenter.com/
Follow on IG: @sisterhoodportraiture

Follow the Artists:
Sally Brown: Sally Jane Brown
IG: @Sallery_art
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Amy Chaiklin: Amy Chaiklin
IG: Amychaiklin
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Special thanks to Hall Rockefeller and the women of Less than Half Salon]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56647866Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:34:15 +0000Bernadine FrancoThis special episode celebrates and includes a conversation with two contemporary, American female artists, Sally Brown and Amy Chaiklin and their upcoming duo exhibition Sisterhood: Portraiture: Sally Brown and Amy Chaiklin. . The exhibition, a...Sisterhood: Portraiture: Sally Brown and Amy Chaiklin.
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The exhibition, a curation of sixty works; thirty mini-depictions of feminist artworks in self portraiture by Brown and thirty ink and graphite portraits selected from Chaiklin’s Cultured Pearls Portraits Project,
honors the sisterhood or real women artists that have inspired and influenced their work and practice.
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Learn More about the show:
Exhibition opens September 8, 2023 at the Monongalia Arts Center, West Virginia https://monartscenter.com/
Follow on IG: @sisterhoodportraiture

Follow the Artists:
Sally Brown: Sally Jane Brown
IG: @Sallery_art
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Amy Chaiklin: Amy Chaiklin
IG: Amychaiklin
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Special thanks to Hall Rockefeller and the women of Less than Half Salon]]>1282amychaiklin,feministartists,hallrockefeller,lessthanhalfsalon,sallybrownartist,sisterhood,sisterhoodportraiturecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/going-on-a-hiatus-to-write-my-memoir--52577211.
For updates on my writing journey and other art adventures, stay connected by signing up for my newsletter: bernadine@beyondthepaint.net or fill out the short form on my website: beyondthepaint.net
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Thank you for your support and friendship. We will see each other soon...]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52577211Sun, 29 Jan 2023 19:53:11 +0000Bernadine FrancoAfter 5 years and over 100 conversations with women artists, gallery owners and collectors, I am taking an extended hiatus from the show. I will embark on a writing journey to fulfill my deep desire to craft and publish a memoir about my engagement....
For updates on my writing journey and other art adventures, stay connected by signing up for my newsletter: bernadine@beyondthepaint.net or fill out the short form on my website: beyondthepaint.net
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Thank you for your support and friendship. We will see each other soon...]]>422cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/replay-julie-goldstein-sea-women-160--52392135.
"Sea Woman," solo exhibition is at Bridgette Mayer Gallery, opened June 28-August 13, 2022. Learn more at www.bridgettemayergallery.com
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Stay Connected with Julie Goldstein:
website: www.juliegoldsteinstudio.com
IG: @swmwithme
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View images highlighted in this episode:
www.beyondthepaint.net

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Email me: bfranco@beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52392135Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:01:29 +0000Bernadine FrancoIn this episode, join me and woodcut printmaker, storyteller and artist Julie Goldstein into the worlds of 18th century Icelandic sea women and female, Japanese Ama pearl divers. Goldstein captures the stories of these "anonymous" women, memorializing....
"Sea Woman," solo exhibition is at Bridgette Mayer Gallery, opened June 28-August 13, 2022. Learn more at www.bridgettemayergallery.com
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Stay Connected with Julie Goldstein:
website: www.juliegoldsteinstudio.com
IG: @swmwithme
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View images highlighted in this episode:
www.beyondthepaint.net

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Email me: bfranco@beyondthepaint.net]]>2187icelandicwomen,juliegoldstein,printmaker,woodcutcleanfullhttps://beyondthepaint.net/episode-172-holga-toy-camera-and-the-female-experience/.
Go to my website to see all the images from the series: www.beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52187667Wed, 14 Dec 2022 21:31:46 +0000Bernadine FrancoAs many of you who listen to this podcast know, I am a visual arts educator, historian, speaker and of course, a podcaster. I never considered myself a maker. Until now! I took up photography to learn and experience first-hand the artistic process.....
Go to my website to see all the images from the series: www.beyondthepaint.net]]>1165holgacameracleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-171-valerie-ellis-moving-human-experience-through-paper--52038902.
Her visual vocabulary is submerged in a very hands on practice of pulling, spreading, crumpling media like paper and paper pulp. Her works deeply connect the viewer to the internal psychology of the human mind and experiences.
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This episode includes an in-depth conversation with the artist.
Stay connected with Valerie Ellis: www.veryvalerieellis.com; IG handle @very_valerie_ellis
Image Credit: "Brown Skin," from First Impressions series; Valerie Ellis website]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52038902Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:38:48 +0000Bernadine FrancoAbstract and Conceptual female artist Valerie Ellis draws us into her visual world through her curiosity of the human mind and condition. A psychotherapist for twenty years, Ellis paved an unconventional pathway in making art. . Her visual....
Her visual vocabulary is submerged in a very hands on practice of pulling, spreading, crumpling media like paper and paper pulp. Her works deeply connect the viewer to the internal psychology of the human mind and experiences.
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This episode includes an in-depth conversation with the artist.
Stay connected with Valerie Ellis: www.veryvalerieellis.com; IG handle @very_valerie_ellis
Image Credit: "Brown Skin," from First Impressions series; Valerie Ellis website]]>3207contemporaryart,femaleartist,humanpyschology,paperpulp,valerieelliscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-170-jamie-smith-mother-time-tarot--51790767.
This episode focuses on her new passion project; the design of Mother Time tarot card deck, inspired by the imagery of the Rider Waite Tarot.
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Stay connected with Jamie Smith, her work, practice and her community of creators:

INSTAGRAM- @jamiesmithstudio

WEBSITE- www.jamiesmithstudio.com

NEWSLETTER- Sign up to receive art studio updates, new artwork and upcoming classes. Sign up here.

COMMUNITY- Thrive Together Network is a community of female identifying visual artists and is an online space where members can support one another and learn about the business side of art. https://thrive-together-network.mn.co/ Start a free trial today!

ART- Enjoy a free month on Skillshare using this special link: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/jamiesmithstudio?gr_tch_ref=on&gr_trp=on
Jamie's classes include How To Create A Business Plan for Artists, How To Make A Vision Board and more!
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Resources and images discussed are at www.beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51790767Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:20:01 +0000Bernadine FrancoI am thrilled to have as my guest the female, multi-disciplinary artist and educator Jamie Smith. "Smith’s monochromatic drawings, wooden wall-hanging sculptures, and installation work incorporate personal and culturally-resonant symbols in an attempt....
This episode focuses on her new passion project; the design of Mother Time tarot card deck, inspired by the imagery of the Rider Waite Tarot.
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Stay connected with Jamie Smith, her work, practice and her community of creators:

INSTAGRAM- @jamiesmithstudio

WEBSITE- www.jamiesmithstudio.com

NEWSLETTER- Sign up to receive art studio updates, new artwork and upcoming classes. Sign up here.

COMMUNITY- Thrive Together Network is a community of female identifying visual artists and is an online space where members can support one another and learn about the business side of art. https://thrive-together-network.mn.co/ Start a free trial today!

ART- Enjoy a free month on Skillshare using this special link: https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/jamiesmithstudio?gr_tch_ref=on&gr_trp=on
Jamie's classes include How To Create A Business Plan for Artists, How To Make A Vision Board and more!
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Resources and images discussed are at www.beyondthepaint.net]]>2416femaleartist,femaleexperience,jamiesmith,mothertimetarot,skillsharecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-169-artist-ann-stoddard-feminist-collaborator-with-mother-earth--51660818.
List of resources and the images discussed can be found at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net. Visit Ann Stoddard website at www.annstoddard.net and at the A.I.R. Gallery at www.airgallery.org.
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Image credit: A.I.R. Gallery/Ann Stoddard]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51660818Mon, 24 Oct 2022 17:20:01 +0000Bernadine FrancoAnn Stoddard is a contemporary interdisciplinary artist, a feminist and an environmentalist. Her work, practice coupled with social activism engage with nature, from rivers in and around Maryland to Corn Fields and beyond. This episode includes some....
List of resources and the images discussed can be found at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net. Visit Ann Stoddard website at www.annstoddard.net and at the A.I.R. Gallery at www.airgallery.org.
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Image credit: A.I.R. Gallery/Ann Stoddard]]>2163annstoddard,ecofeminism,feministartist,videoartcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-168-awakening-and-furor-a-conversation-with-painter-lucy-pike-and-curator-katie-bradford-osborne--51503175.
On the show, a conversation with the recipient of the Juror's Award, abstract painter Lucy Pike and the gallery owner and curator of Roaring Artist Gallery, Katie Bradford Osborne. We talk womanhood, the feminine experience,, the parallels of nature and motherhood, and insights into designing an visual arts exhibition.
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"Awakening and Furor" exhibition runs until November 13, 2022. To tour the show and participate in artist talks, visit roaringartistgallery.com IG handle: @roaringartistgallery
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Resources and images discussed in this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.net
Image Credit: Lucy Pike website: lucypikeart.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51503175Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:34:10 +0000Bernadine FrancoThe powerful 'virtual' exhibition "Awakening and Furor" at the Roaring Artist Gallery celebrates contemporary women artists and shapes the way we see women represented. The multi-media artworks; paintings, sculptures, video art and textiles express....
On the show, a conversation with the recipient of the Juror's Award, abstract painter Lucy Pike and the gallery owner and curator of Roaring Artist Gallery, Katie Bradford Osborne. We talk womanhood, the feminine experience,, the parallels of nature and motherhood, and insights into designing an visual arts exhibition.
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"Awakening and Furor" exhibition runs until November 13, 2022. To tour the show and participate in artist talks, visit roaringartistgallery.com IG handle: @roaringartistgallery
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Resources and images discussed in this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.net
Image Credit: Lucy Pike website: lucypikeart.com]]>1913katiebradfordosborne,leekrasner,lucypike,roaringartistgallery,womenartists,womensrightscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/best-of-beyond-the-paint-130-deborah-wasserman-migration-land-and-the-feminine-body--51396675.
Please enjoy one of my favorite episodes (#130); a celebration of the female artist Deborah Wasserman. Since the recording of the show, we have become good friends in the arts. Her evocative, large scale paintings, photographs and collage works merge the female figure in painted landscapes and in her performative works.
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Please visit my website: beyondthepaint.net to view works discussed and resources for the show. Search: Deborah Wasserman
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Deborah Wasserman website: deborahwasserman.com
IG profile: @deborahwassermanart
Image credit: Deborah Wasserman (from her "Bindle" series)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51396675Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:23:57 +0000Bernadine FrancoTaking a short sabbatical from podcasting; will be back in two weeks with new conversations with women artists. . Please enjoy one of my favorite episodes (#130); a celebration of the female artist Deborah Wasserman. Since the recording of the show,....
Please enjoy one of my favorite episodes (#130); a celebration of the female artist Deborah Wasserman. Since the recording of the show, we have become good friends in the arts. Her evocative, large scale paintings, photographs and collage works merge the female figure in painted landscapes and in her performative works.
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Please visit my website: beyondthepaint.net to view works discussed and resources for the show. Search: Deborah Wasserman
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Deborah Wasserman website: deborahwasserman.com
IG profile: @deborahwassermanart
Image credit: Deborah Wasserman (from her "Bindle" series)]]>2673bindle,deborahwasserman,femaleartist,femalefigure,painter,performanceartcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-167-women-of-surrealism-frida-kahlo-remedios-varo-leonora-carrington--51132310.
Resources are listed at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
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In episode #163, you can listen in on a conversation I had with Surrealist Rita Maikova exploring her work and practice. Link to full episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-163-rita-maikova-surrealist-female-painter/id1354994893?i=1000571461885
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Image Credit: Frida Kahlo Foundation]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51132310Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:40:02 +0000Bernadine FrancoIn this fascinating episode, we will look at the women of Surrealism: Frida Kahlo, Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington. All three artists worked in Mexico throughout the 20th century. We will examine their distinctive personal, visual vocabulary and....
Resources are listed at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
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In episode #163, you can listen in on a conversation I had with Surrealist Rita Maikova exploring her work and practice. Link to full episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-163-rita-maikova-surrealist-female-painter/id1354994893?i=1000571461885
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Image Credit: Frida Kahlo Foundation]]>1771fridakahlo,leonoracarrington,remediosvaro,ritamaikova,womenofsurrealismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-166-nicole-peyrafitte-artistic-practice-as-a-healing-practice--51018894.
In my conversation with Peyrafitte, we explore a site-specific installation for the exhibition "Women and Other Wild Creatures: Matrilineal Tales," at the Sapar Contemporary Art Gallery. The multi-media installation titled "Antediluvian Sympoiesis," encompasses video, text, photography and Peyrafitte's body in engagement with horseshoe crabs and sanderlings on a beachscape. It draws and calls out the artist's "response-ability" as a healing practice.
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Website: nicolepeyrafitte.com
IG handle: @peirahitta
Cover Image Credit: Nicole Peyrafitte]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51018894Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:34:42 +0000Bernadine FrancoMulti-media and performance artist Nicole Peyrafitte employs a fascinating practice in her multi-works. Through her astute observations and interplay with nature, she immerses her body, her research to compose multi-media installations. . In my....
In my conversation with Peyrafitte, we explore a site-specific installation for the exhibition "Women and Other Wild Creatures: Matrilineal Tales," at the Sapar Contemporary Art Gallery. The multi-media installation titled "Antediluvian Sympoiesis," encompasses video, text, photography and Peyrafitte's body in engagement with horseshoe crabs and sanderlings on a beachscape. It draws and calls out the artist's "response-ability" as a healing practice.
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Website: nicolepeyrafitte.com
IG handle: @peirahitta
Cover Image Credit: Nicole Peyrafitte]]>2800healingart,nicolepeyrafitte,saparcontemporarygallerycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-165-artist-hend-al-mansour-elevating-the-female-figure-in-contemporary-islamic-art--50942958.
Hend Al Mansour website: https://www.hendalmansour.com/
Artist Statement: https://www.hendalmansour.com/artist-statement.html
A.I.R. Gallery: https://www.airgallery.org/
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Description credit: Hend Al Mansour
Image Cover credit: "Facebook 1"
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Special thanks to Nine90 Group sponsoring this episode. www.nine90.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50942958Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:39:41 +0000Bernadine FrancoIn Islamic art, representations of women and the female figure are controversial. Hend Al Mansour, from Saudi Arabia, currently residing in the United States, examines Islamic social practices. Her multi-media works celebrate and critiques Islamic....
Hend Al Mansour website: https://www.hendalmansour.com/
Artist Statement: https://www.hendalmansour.com/artist-statement.html
A.I.R. Gallery: https://www.airgallery.org/
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Description credit: Hend Al Mansour
Image Cover credit: "Facebook 1"
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Special thanks to Nine90 Group sponsoring this episode. www.nine90.com]]>2007allah,femalefigure,hendalmansour,islamicart,saudiarabia,womanartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-164-kathryn-hart-love-grief-transformation-threshold--50851415.
Kathryn Hart website: http://www.kathryndhart.com/home
AIR Gallery: https://www.airgallery.org/
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From Episode 99: Kathryn Hart: "What Pulses Beneath the Skin"
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-99-kathryn-hart-what-pulses-beneath-the-skin/id1354994893?i=1000499668312
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For more content on women artists, art talks and tours: www.beyondthepaint.net
Cover Image: Kathryn Hart: "Gilded," monoprint]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50851415Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:12:53 +0000Bernadine FrancoContemporary female artist Kathryn Hart returns to the podcast in an in-depth conversation exploring her multi-media works through the lens of love, grief and transformation threshold. Hart's evocative works are an extension of a very present love....
Kathryn Hart website: http://www.kathryndhart.com/home
AIR Gallery: https://www.airgallery.org/
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From Episode 99: Kathryn Hart: "What Pulses Beneath the Skin"
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-99-kathryn-hart-what-pulses-beneath-the-skin/id1354994893?i=1000499668312
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For more content on women artists, art talks and tours: www.beyondthepaint.net
Cover Image: Kathryn Hart: "Gilded," monoprint]]>2250grief,horsehair,kathrynhart,love,lovesrazor,monoprint,transformationthresholdcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-163-rita-maikova-surrealist-female-painter-of-ukraine--50737407.
Currently, Maikova is exhibited at the Sapar Contemporary Art Gallery in "Women and Other Wild Creatures: Matrilineal Tales" until August 26, 2022. https://www.saparcontemporary.com/
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Learn more about Rita Maikova: IG handle @ritamaikovaart: Twitter: @rmaikova1
Podcast Episode Image: "Magic Forest," oil on canvas, 2022]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50737407Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:22:10 +0000Bernadine FrancoJoin me in a conversation and exploration of the Surrealist contemporary painter of Ukraine, Rita Maikova. Her fantastical paintings express the interior of her mind and spirit, "all the parts of me," says Maikova. Infused with feminine and maternal....
Currently, Maikova is exhibited at the Sapar Contemporary Art Gallery in "Women and Other Wild Creatures: Matrilineal Tales" until August 26, 2022. https://www.saparcontemporary.com/
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Learn more about Rita Maikova: IG handle @ritamaikovaart: Twitter: @rmaikova1
Podcast Episode Image: "Magic Forest," oil on canvas, 2022]]>1955artistofukraine,feministartist,ritamaikova,saparcontemporarygallery,surrealism,womenartistsofukrainecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-162-avant-garde-women-artists-of-ukraine-alexandra-exter-and-iryna-pap--50584535.
This episode is an entryway to an upcoming series of conversations with two contemporary, female artists of Ukraine: Figurative painter Iryna Maksymova, and Surrealist painter Rita Maikova and American artist Nicole Peyrafitte. They are part of the exhibition, "Women and Other Wild Creatures: Matrilineal Tales,” curated by Dr. Nina Levent, at the Sapar Contemporary Art Gallery in New York. Visit: www.saparcontemporary.com to learn more.
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Resources for this episode are available at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Episode Image: Artist Alexandra Exter]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50584535Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:40:02 +0000Bernadine FrancoHistorically, Ukrainian art history books have "failed to give Ukranian women artists their due." This episode looks to two 20th century women artists who left an idelible impact on the story of art in Ukraine: Early 20th century Modernist: Alexandra....
This episode is an entryway to an upcoming series of conversations with two contemporary, female artists of Ukraine: Figurative painter Iryna Maksymova, and Surrealist painter Rita Maikova and American artist Nicole Peyrafitte. They are part of the exhibition, "Women and Other Wild Creatures: Matrilineal Tales,” curated by Dr. Nina Levent, at the Sapar Contemporary Art Gallery in New York. Visit: www.saparcontemporary.com to learn more.
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Resources for this episode are available at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Episode Image: Artist Alexandra Exter]]>1054alexandraexter,femaleartistsofukraine,irynapap,ukrainianarthistorycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode161-digital-art-part-2--50450153.
In part 2, I focus on two contemporary female artists working in Digital art; an emerging artist Ande Ja Johnson who employs the art tool Paint 3D app from Microsoft and the Digital collagist Eugenia Loli. This episode includes a conversation with the artist Ande Ja Johnson.
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Resources for this episode are at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Eugenia Loli: IG handle: @eugnia_loli Ande Ja Johnson: IG handles: @ _dej_j
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Special thanks to NIne 90 Branding and Design for their generous support of this episode.
www.nine90branding.com
Image Credit: "Cotton," Ande Ja Johnson
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Ande Ja Johnson is a visual arts teacher at a small private elementary school, Trinity Day, in Hartford, Connecticut. Learn more and consider supporting an undeserved student at www.trinityday.org. Thank you!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50450153Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:58:19 +0000Bernadine FrancoIn part 1 of my episode on Digital Art (#159), I explored digital art as a medium, and the ways artists employ digital platforms from production to presentation. This included installation, video art, virtual reality and sound and music environments.....
In part 2, I focus on two contemporary female artists working in Digital art; an emerging artist Ande Ja Johnson who employs the art tool Paint 3D app from Microsoft and the Digital collagist Eugenia Loli. This episode includes a conversation with the artist Ande Ja Johnson.
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Resources for this episode are at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Eugenia Loli: IG handle: @eugnia_loli Ande Ja Johnson: IG handles: @ _dej_j
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Special thanks to NIne 90 Branding and Design for their generous support of this episode.
www.nine90branding.com
Image Credit: "Cotton," Ande Ja Johnson
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Ande Ja Johnson is a visual arts teacher at a small private elementary school, Trinity Day, in Hartford, Connecticut. Learn more and consider supporting an undeserved student at www.trinityday.org. Thank you!]]>1609digitalart,digitalcollagist,eugenialoli,nine90branding,womenartistscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-160-printmaker-julie-goldstein-sea-women--50242528.
"Sea Woman," solo exhibition is at Bridgette Mayer Gallery, opening June 28-August 13, 2022. Learn www.bridgettemayergallery.com
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Julie Goldstein website: www.juliegoldsteinstudio.com; IG: @swmwithme
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Check out "Our Reflections" virtual exhibit at The Hut Magazine featuring the painter Ariana Tavares. Learn more at https://thehutsmagazine.com/; IG: @thehuts.magazine
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Many thanks to my sponsor Nine 90 Branding :)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50242528Tue, 21 Jun 2022 04:00:03 +0000Bernadine FrancoJoin me into a world of 18th century Icelandic sea women and female, Japanese Ama pearl divers through the vision of woodcut printmaker, storyteller and artist Julie Goldstein. The artist joins me in an engaging conversation of her work, practice and....
"Sea Woman," solo exhibition is at Bridgette Mayer Gallery, opening June 28-August 13, 2022. Learn www.bridgettemayergallery.com
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Julie Goldstein website: www.juliegoldsteinstudio.com; IG: @swmwithme
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Check out "Our Reflections" virtual exhibit at The Hut Magazine featuring the painter Ariana Tavares. Learn more at https://thehutsmagazine.com/; IG: @thehuts.magazine
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Many thanks to my sponsor Nine 90 Branding :)]]>2187icelandicculture,juliegoldstein,printmaker,seawomen,swimwithmecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-159-digital-art-part-1-of-2--50124572
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Text: Paul, Christiane. "Digital Art." London: Thames and Hudson, 2008; writers Penny Rafferty, Molly Gottschalk, Oliver Grau, Dr Karen Leader, Sarah Urist Green of the Art Assignment; Brooklyn Museum, Tate Museum, Museum of Modern Art.
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Special thanks to this episode's sponsor: Nine 90 Branding (Follow @nine90brand on IG)
Image credit: Langlands and Bell, "Osama Bin Laden's Hideout in Afghanistan," 2002]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50124572Wed, 08 Jun 2022 16:25:33 +0000Bernadine FrancoA two-part episode, join me in an exploration with Digital Art as a practice and medium. This episode dives into Digital Art through four categories or themes; installation, film, video and animation, Virtual Reality, Sound Environments. In part two,...
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Text: Paul, Christiane. "Digital Art." London: Thames and Hudson, 2008; writers Penny Rafferty, Molly Gottschalk, Oliver Grau, Dr Karen Leader, Sarah Urist Green of the Art Assignment; Brooklyn Museum, Tate Museum, Museum of Modern Art.
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Special thanks to this episode's sponsor: Nine 90 Branding (Follow @nine90brand on IG)
Image credit: Langlands and Bell, "Osama Bin Laden's Hideout in Afghanistan," 2002]]>1596collaborative,digital,digitalart,installation,soundenvironment,teamlab,videoart,virtualrealitycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-158-ife-and-nia-mora-a-conversation-with-the-granddaughters-of-artist-elizabeth-catlett--49945798.
Go to www.beyondthepaint.net to view art works discussed and links/bios of Ife Mora, somatic healer and Nia Mora, celebrated chef. IG profiles: @ife.mora @niamora1
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I produced two additional episodes celebrating Elizabeth Catlett: Episode #144 and #150, available wherever you listen to podcasts.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49945798Wed, 25 May 2022 22:17:30 +0000Bernadine FrancoElizabeth Catlett was a black, female artist, sculptor and printmaker. She was best known for her depictions of the African-American experience which often focused on the female experience. Her granddaughters Ife and Nia Mora are extension of....
Go to www.beyondthepaint.net to view art works discussed and links/bios of Ife Mora, somatic healer and Nia Mora, celebrated chef. IG profiles: @ife.mora @niamora1
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I produced two additional episodes celebrating Elizabeth Catlett: Episode #144 and #150, available wherever you listen to podcasts.]]>2243elizabethcatlett,ifemora,motherhood,niamora,socialactivismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-157-115-nanu-berks-female-pioneer-in-the-crypto-art-market--49745561.
In our lively conversation recorded in 2021, Berks shares the ways her nomadic life informs her work, how the crypto art market eliminates the gallery system, and how an NFT (non-fungible token) is a mode to being visually (and spiritually) transported.
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Nanu Berks:
www.nanuberks.com
@IG: nanu_berks
@Twitter: nanuberks]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49745561Tue, 10 May 2022 15:57:41 +0000Bernadine FrancoThis is a best of episode with the celebrated, contemporary artist and female pioneer in the Crypto Art Market, Nanu Berks. (Berks and I are collaborating for a new episode (coming soon) to explore the progression of her artistic practice.) . In....
In our lively conversation recorded in 2021, Berks shares the ways her nomadic life informs her work, how the crypto art market eliminates the gallery system, and how an NFT (non-fungible token) is a mode to being visually (and spiritually) transported.
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Nanu Berks:
www.nanuberks.com
@IG: nanu_berks
@Twitter: nanuberks]]>2633cryptoart,femaleartist,femaleartistpioneer,metaverse,nanuberks,nftartyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-156-pamela-colman-smith-rider-waite-tarot-card-illustrator-part-2--49583845.
Resources for this episode include:
Mary K. Greer (marykgreer.com)
Stephen Kaplan: "Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story"
Allison Meier]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49583845Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:14:12 +0000Bernadine FrancoIn Part 2 of my celebration of Pamela Colman Smith, we dive into her collaboration with Arthur Waite for the Rider Waite Tarot deck. (The first tarot deck to be mass marketed in English.) Join me in a journey through her "direct, captivating imagery."....
Resources for this episode include:
Mary K. Greer (marykgreer.com)
Stephen Kaplan: "Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story"
Allison Meier]]>1417illustrator,pamelacolmansmith,pamelasmith,pixie,riderwaite,riderwaitetarot,tarot,tarotimagerycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode155-pamela-colman-smith-rider-waite-tarot-deck-illustrator-part-1--49494507.
Part 2-will take a deep dive into Smith's legacy as illustrator for the Rider-Waite tarot deck, a commission she described as "big job for very little cash."
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Resources for this episode include Yale Art Gallery and the seminal text "Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story" by Stephen R. Kaplan with contributions by scholars like Mary K. Greer.
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Image credit: Photo of Pamela Colman Smith: Mary K. Greer (blogsite)
Special thanks to K. Lee Marks @k.leemarks (IG) and the creators Grant Walker and Amy B. Scott of Seeds of Initiation Tarot deck @seeds_of_initiation_tarot (IG) for inspiring this journey into Smith's evocative and mystical visual imagery.
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Special shout out to the women who bring awareness and create arenas for contemporary women artists to flourish!
Liezel Strauss: Art Girls Rising: www.artgirlrising.com
Hall Rockefeller: Less than Half Salon: www.lessthanhalf.org
Kelly Groehler: Alice Riot: www.aliceriot.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49494507Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:12:23 +0000Bernadine FrancoBeyond the Paint podcast celebrates the visionary artist Pamela Colman Smith in two parts. Part 1, today's episode, focuses and highlights aspects of Smith's artistic life and practice. . Part 2-will take a deep dive into Smith's legacy as....
Part 2-will take a deep dive into Smith's legacy as illustrator for the Rider-Waite tarot deck, a commission she described as "big job for very little cash."
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Resources for this episode include Yale Art Gallery and the seminal text "Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story" by Stephen R. Kaplan with contributions by scholars like Mary K. Greer.
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Image credit: Photo of Pamela Colman Smith: Mary K. Greer (blogsite)
Special thanks to K. Lee Marks @k.leemarks (IG) and the creators Grant Walker and Amy B. Scott of Seeds of Initiation Tarot deck @seeds_of_initiation_tarot (IG) for inspiring this journey into Smith's evocative and mystical visual imagery.
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Special shout out to the women who bring awareness and create arenas for contemporary women artists to flourish!
Liezel Strauss: Art Girls Rising: www.artgirlrising.com
Hall Rockefeller: Less than Half Salon: www.lessthanhalf.org
Kelly Groehler: Alice Riot: www.aliceriot.com]]>1453femaleillustrator,illustrator,pamelacolmansmith,riderwaitetarot,riderwaitetarotillustrator,tarotdeck,womanartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-154-ghislaine-ghi-fremaux-indulgence-of-the-body-in-art--49318219.
Learn more about Fremaux's work, practice and collaborative with husband Lando Velez
Website: www.fremauxvaldez.com
IG: @ghislainefremaux
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Resources for this podcast episode include Museum of Modern Art and the writings of Stephen Little.
Image credit: "Parallel Play, Commixion, Emma and Me" 2019 (Ghislaine Fremaux website)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49318219Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:00:03 +0000Bernadine FrancoGhislaine Fremaux or Ghi as she is known is a female artist from west Texas. Her evocative, large-scale figural works, intimately engaged, interrogate her canvases. In my conversation with Fremaux we explore the "nude body in a clothed society," the....
Learn more about Fremaux's work, practice and collaborative with husband Lando Velez
Website: www.fremauxvaldez.com
IG: @ghislainefremaux
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Resources for this podcast episode include Museum of Modern Art and the writings of Stephen Little.
Image credit: "Parallel Play, Commixion, Emma and Me" 2019 (Ghislaine Fremaux website)]]>2127femaleartist,figuralnudes,figuralpainter,ghislainefremaux,landovaldezcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-153-leslie-c-sotomayor-and-feminist-connect-exhibition--49168583.
And yes, I dedicated two episodes to this exhibition, but also to the co-curators, Sally Brown (Episode #151) and in this episode multi-media artist Leslie C. Sotomayor. :)
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Link to the exhibition: https://www.les-femmes-folles-feminist-connect.com/2022-exhibit/
Follow Leslie C. Sotomayor: @art_by_lcs on IG; https://personal-psu.academia.edu/LeslieSotomayor]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49168583Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:06:37 +0000Bernadine FrancoIn celebration of Women's History Month, I invite you to experience the exhibition "Feminist Connect," at the Charles Art Project in Lubbock, Texas. (March 4-30, 2022). . And yes, I dedicated two episodes to this exhibition, but also to the....
And yes, I dedicated two episodes to this exhibition, but also to the co-curators, Sally Brown (Episode #151) and in this episode multi-media artist Leslie C. Sotomayor. :)
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Link to the exhibition: https://www.les-femmes-folles-feminist-connect.com/2022-exhibit/
Follow Leslie C. Sotomayor: @art_by_lcs on IG; https://personal-psu.academia.edu/LeslieSotomayor]]>2445crossings,femaleartist,feministart,feministconnect,latinamericanartist,lesliecsotomayor,podcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode152-eileen-neff-traveling-into-view--49004602.
Resources for this podcast episode include: Eileen Neff website and Bridgette Mayer Gallery
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Follow Eileen Neff on IG @eileenneff_studio and at her website, www.eileenneff.com. Installation exhibitions can be viewed at Bridgette Mayer Gallery @bmayergallery]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49004602Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:20:02 +0000Bernadine FrancoThe contemporary artist Eileen Neff "works with photo-based images and installation, picturing the natural and constructed worlds. Her “straight-forward representations, constructed images and sheer abstractions reflect the breadth of pictorial....
Resources for this podcast episode include: Eileen Neff website and Bridgette Mayer Gallery
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Follow Eileen Neff on IG @eileenneff_studio and at her website, www.eileenneff.com. Installation exhibitions can be viewed at Bridgette Mayer Gallery @bmayergallery]]>2051bridgettemayergallery,eileenneff,femaleartist,femalephotographercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-151-body-print-artist-sally-brown-and-feminist-connect-exhibition--48980763.
Two women artists Sally Brown and Leslie C. Sotomayor curated the show. In this episode I explore highlights of the show and celebrate the curators. I included my conversation with Sally Brown, from episode 96. Later this month, I will also celebrate mixed-media artist and scholar Leslie C. Sotomayor from a previous episode. :)
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Link to the exhibition: https://www.les-femmes-folles-feminist-connect.com/2022-exhibit/
Follow Sally Brown: @sallery_art on IG; http://sallyjanebrown.com/
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Featured artist in the "Feminist Connect" exhibition: Ghislaine Fremeaux: IG: @ghislainefremeaux]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48980763Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:40:02 +0000Bernadine FrancoIn celebration of Women's History Month, I invite you to experience the exhibition "Feminist Connect," at the Charles Art Project in Lubbock, Texas. (March 4-30, 2022). . Two women artists Sally Brown and Leslie C. Sotomayor curated the show. In....
Two women artists Sally Brown and Leslie C. Sotomayor curated the show. In this episode I explore highlights of the show and celebrate the curators. I included my conversation with Sally Brown, from episode 96. Later this month, I will also celebrate mixed-media artist and scholar Leslie C. Sotomayor from a previous episode. :)
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Link to the exhibition: https://www.les-femmes-folles-feminist-connect.com/2022-exhibit/
Follow Sally Brown: @sallery_art on IG; http://sallyjanebrown.com/
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Featured artist in the "Feminist Connect" exhibition: Ghislaine Fremeaux: IG: @ghislainefremeaux]]>1931charlesadamproject,feministconnect,ghislainefremaux,lesliecsotomayor,lubbocktexas,sallybrowncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-150-printmaking-and-the-black-female-voice--48897055.
This episode also contemplates the historical importance and the embedded narrative of the female experience of European and American women printmakers in the story of Western Art.
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Resources and images are listed on my website; www.beyondthepaint.net
Image credit: Elizabeth Catlett, "Negro Women Series," #15 "My Right is a Future Equality with Other Americans"]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48897055Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:20:03 +0000Bernadine FrancoExplore with me printmaking through the lens of three 20th century black, women artists; Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold, Kara Walker. . This episode also contemplates the historical importance and the embedded narrative of the female experience....
This episode also contemplates the historical importance and the embedded narrative of the female experience of European and American women printmakers in the story of Western Art.
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Resources and images are listed on my website; www.beyondthepaint.net
Image credit: Elizabeth Catlett, "Negro Women Series," #15 "My Right is a Future Equality with Other Americans"]]>1780cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-149-liezel-strauss-elevating-women-artists--48760658.
In our engaging conversation, Strauss shares her work in "raising awareness about the inequalities that women artists face." She is candid in her concerns for women artists navigating the metaverse and the NFT. An optimist, 💫 Strauss looks ahead to her collaborative with Fair Pledge Art 2030 and ways to build community for women artists outside social media platforms.
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Learn More--Be a part of "creating a world where women artists are equal!"
Art Girl Rising: https://artgirlrising.com/
Subject Matter: https://www.subjectmatterart.com/
IG @artgirlrising-@subjectmatterart
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Fair Pledge Art 2030:
Website: https://www.fairart2030.org/
IG @fairart2030
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Image Credit: artfrankly.com
Special shout out to our friend and collaborator of Fair Pledge Art 2030 and founder of Less Than Half Salon--Hall Rockefeller. IG: @all.the.lady.artists]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48760658Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:05:03 +0000Bernadine FrancoI am thrilled to have Liezel Strauss, founder and creative director of Art Girl Rising and co-founder of the online gallery Subject Matter on my show. She is deeply committed to amplifying and elevating the voices of women artists. . In our....
In our engaging conversation, Strauss shares her work in "raising awareness about the inequalities that women artists face." She is candid in her concerns for women artists navigating the metaverse and the NFT. An optimist, 💫 Strauss looks ahead to her collaborative with Fair Pledge Art 2030 and ways to build community for women artists outside social media platforms.
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Learn More--Be a part of "creating a world where women artists are equal!"
Art Girl Rising: https://artgirlrising.com/
Subject Matter: https://www.subjectmatterart.com/
IG @artgirlrising-@subjectmatterart
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Fair Pledge Art 2030:
Website: https://www.fairart2030.org/
IG @fairart2030
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Image Credit: artfrankly.com
Special shout out to our friend and collaborator of Fair Pledge Art 2030 and founder of Less Than Half Salon--Hall Rockefeller. IG: @all.the.lady.artists]]>1853artgirlrising,beyondthepaintpodcast,fairpledgeart2030,hallrockefeller,liezelstrauss,subjectmattercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-148-laurence-de-valmy-the-story-of-art-tik-tok-and-the-nft--48657525.
Engage and learn more at https://www.laurencedevalmy.com/
Follow Laurence on IG @laurencedevalmy
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Laurence is featured alongside 13 women artists in the exhibition, "Feminists Connect," curated by Sally Brown and Leslie de Sotomayor. The exhibition runs from March 4-30, with a curator talk on March 4 at 12 p.m. CST. Exhibition takes place on line and in person. Please join the celebration! Follow @casp_lbk to learn more. Website: https://www.les-femmes-folles-feminist-connect.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48657525Tue, 15 Feb 2022 06:30:02 +0000Bernadine FrancoContemporary artist and visual storyteller Laurence de Valmy is back on my podcast to share her new body of works; her exploration of the social media platform Tik Tok and her investigation of hashtags. . Engage and learn more at....
Engage and learn more at https://www.laurencedevalmy.com/
Follow Laurence on IG @laurencedevalmy
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Laurence is featured alongside 13 women artists in the exhibition, "Feminists Connect," curated by Sally Brown and Leslie de Sotomayor. The exhibition runs from March 4-30, with a curator talk on March 4 at 12 p.m. CST. Exhibition takes place on line and in person. Please join the celebration! Follow @casp_lbk to learn more. Website: https://www.les-femmes-folles-feminist-connect.com/]]>1323laurencedevalmy,nft,postpaintings,tiktokvideoscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-147-jan-murray-living-with-art-and-design--48603321.
In my engaging conversation with Jan, we talk her artistic process and practice, seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary and send out a BIG invitation to artists and designers for collaborative opportunities.
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Follow and learn more about Jan Murray on IG: @mr.kitty8888
Image Credit: "Undulating" --Jan Murray]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48603321Tue, 08 Feb 2022 06:25:02 +0000Bernadine FrancoContemporary, mixed-media artist Jan Murray's deep desire is to create an “arts” experience, transposing her abstract and representational imagery and design, onto everyday objects. (linens, towels, small appliances, dinnerware--objects in the home)....
In my engaging conversation with Jan, we talk her artistic process and practice, seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary and send out a BIG invitation to artists and designers for collaborative opportunities.
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Follow and learn more about Jan Murray on IG: @mr.kitty8888
Image Credit: "Undulating" --Jan Murray]]>1574artanddesign,collaboratives,femaleartist,janmurray,mixedmediaartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-146-agathe-bouton-lives-of-buildings--48468773.
Resources for this show include her current exhibition "The Muse," at the Stanek Gallery. Show runs until the end of February, 2022. Learn more at www.stanekgallery.com
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Weblinks
www.agathebouton.com
IG profile: agathebouton
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Image Credit: "Herberge II" (agathe bouton website]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48468773Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:15:02 +0000Bernadine FrancoContemporary artist and printmaker Agathe Bouton is fascinated and curious by urban spaces and places. She interprets buildings and dwellings from the many places she has lived, from Paris where she was raised to London and her current residence in....
Resources for this show include her current exhibition "The Muse," at the Stanek Gallery. Show runs until the end of February, 2022. Learn more at www.stanekgallery.com
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Weblinks
www.agathebouton.com
IG profile: agathebouton
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Image Credit: "Herberge II" (agathe bouton website]]>2263agathebouton,femaleprintmaker,urbanlandscapescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-145-kelly-groehler-the-future-for-women-artists-is-here--48430693.
In our spirited and engaging conversation, Kelly shares her early experiences with the artist Maggie Hambling and her large scale, abstract paintings, (she traveled to London to see it in person!), NFTs, and the Meta Universe as a space for women artists to explore and conquer!
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Resources:
Alice Riot: https://www.aliceriot.com/
WTAF: content series: https://www.aliceriot.com/wtaf
Maggie Hambling: http://www.maggihambling.com/
Ashley Longshore: https://ashleylongshore.com/
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Follow Kelly on IG
@kellygroehler
@aliceriotart
@wtaf.women.travel.art.food
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Special shout out to one of our favorite women in the arts: Hall Rockefeller--Less than Half Salon :)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48430693Tue, 25 Jan 2022 06:05:02 +0000Bernadine FrancoI am honored to have as my guest Kelly Groehler, co-founder of Alice Riot, an art licensing and consulting agency, and content series WTAF. In her collaboration with contemporary female artists from around the world, Kelly engages and connects art....
In our spirited and engaging conversation, Kelly shares her early experiences with the artist Maggie Hambling and her large scale, abstract paintings, (she traveled to London to see it in person!), NFTs, and the Meta Universe as a space for women artists to explore and conquer!
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Resources:
Alice Riot: https://www.aliceriot.com/
WTAF: content series: https://www.aliceriot.com/wtaf
Maggie Hambling: http://www.maggihambling.com/
Ashley Longshore: https://ashleylongshore.com/
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Follow Kelly on IG
@kellygroehler
@aliceriotart
@wtaf.women.travel.art.food
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Special shout out to one of our favorite women in the arts: Hall Rockefeller--Less than Half Salon :)]]>2051aliceriot,@kellygroehler,@womenartists,@wtafcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-144-elizabeth-catlett-liberating-black-people-through-art--48250793.
Resources for this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.net
Join me on February 25, from 1-2 p.m. for a talk highlighting female printmakers through the collection at New Britain Museum of American Art. The virtual talk will highlight works and practice of Elizabeth Catlett. Ticket information: email at beyond_thepaint@yahoo.com
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Image Credit: Elizabeth Catlett: “In Phillis Wheatley, I proved intellectual quality in the midst of slavery” (1946)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48250793Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:43:10 +0000Bernadine Franco"Artistic production was the weapon" for 20th century black, female printmaker and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett. Her impassioned prints and sculptors "present black people in their beauty and dignity for ourselves and others to understand.” . Resources....
Resources for this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.net
Join me on February 25, from 1-2 p.m. for a talk highlighting female printmakers through the collection at New Britain Museum of American Art. The virtual talk will highlight works and practice of Elizabeth Catlett. Ticket information: email at beyond_thepaint@yahoo.com
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Image Credit: Elizabeth Catlett: “In Phillis Wheatley, I proved intellectual quality in the midst of slavery” (1946)]]>1272blackfemaleartist,elizabethcatlett,ifemora,printmaker,sculptorcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-143-fernanda-zamera-artistic-pathways--48017648.
Please learn more and follow Zamera at:
Website: fernandazamera.com
IG: @fernandazamera.studio
Book Collaborative: "Infinite Mirror: Reflections on our Parents and Ourselves"
https://store.bookbaby.com/book/an-infinite-mirror
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Image Credit: "Unbalanced No. 1"--Fernanda Zamera]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48017648Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:23:50 +0000Bernadine FrancoFernanda Zamera is a contemporary artist from Ecuador, now living and working New York. In my conversation with Zamera, the artist expresses the visual world through a variety of media including, paint, charcoal, drawing inspiration from her frequent....
Please learn more and follow Zamera at:
Website: fernandazamera.com
IG: @fernandazamera.studio
Book Collaborative: "Infinite Mirror: Reflections on our Parents and Ourselves"
https://store.bookbaby.com/book/an-infinite-mirror
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Image Credit: "Unbalanced No. 1"--Fernanda Zamera]]>1342beyondthepaintpodcast,femaleartist,fernandazameracleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-142-reclining-female-nude-when-women-are-the-image-makers--47946530.
Resources for this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.net
Works highlighted from the New Britain of Museum of Art collection: nbmaa.org
Featured contemporary artist Elisa Valenti: elisavalentistudio.com and on IG: elisavalentistudio
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Image Credit: "250 lbs," 2019: Elisa Valenti Studio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47946530Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:51:00 +0000Bernadine FrancoThis episode is inspired by a recent presentation I led at the New Britain Museum of American Art, an exploration of the Reclining Female Nude Figure through both artistic traditions in Western Art and through the lens of female artists. . Resources....
Resources for this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.net
Works highlighted from the New Britain of Museum of Art collection: nbmaa.org
Featured contemporary artist Elisa Valenti: elisavalentistudio.com and on IG: elisavalentistudio
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Image Credit: "250 lbs," 2019: Elisa Valenti Studio]]>1525aliceneel,beyondthepaintpodcast,elisavalenti,leekrasner,mickalenethomas,nbmaa,pollythayer,recliningfemalenude,suzannevaladoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-141-brandon-graving-printmaker--47747845.
Resources for this episode: www.beyondthepaint.net
Links to Graving's work and printmaking studio
www.brandongraving.com and @gravitypress on IG
Facebook: Brandongraving
Image Credit: "Dance on a Blue Stage" monoprint]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47747845Tue, 07 Dec 2021 07:35:02 +0000Bernadine FrancoBrandon Graving is a female experimental printmaker. Her large-scale monoprints have a sculptural quality; "their embossed surfaces and different viscosities of inks have a presence unlike other prints.” The viewer can decipher the layers and see the....
Resources for this episode: www.beyondthepaint.net
Links to Graving's work and printmaking studio
www.brandongraving.com and @gravitypress on IG
Facebook: Brandongraving
Image Credit: "Dance on a Blue Stage" monoprint]]>2327cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-140-capturing-nature-abstraction-and-the-female-voice--47719715.
Resources and images discussed are on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Follow me on IG @beyondthepaintpodcast in my continued celebration of female visual artists.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47719715Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:49:05 +0000Bernadine FrancoIn this episode we will explore through the creative hands of three American women painters, Agnes Martin, Almas Woodsey-Thomas and Helen Frakenthaler what is recognizable in nature (trees, flowers, water) through Abstraction; “representations pared....
Resources and images discussed are on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Follow me on IG @beyondthepaintpodcast in my continued celebration of female visual artists.]]>1559abstraction,agnesmartin,almawoodseythomas,americanfemaleartists,capturingnature,femalepainters,helenfrankenthalercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-139-122-john-launius-renaissance-man--47618299.
Learn more about John's Book, "The Life and Times of Missouri's Charles Parsons: Between Art and War" -- www.parsonsbook.com
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Follow John:
https://twitter.com/johnlaun1
IG: @john_launius
Youtube: @Charles Parsons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Sow5RvI3TVaW_c1G3GfgQ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47618299Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:15:01 +0000Bernadine FrancoAs we celebrate Thanksgiving here in the United States, Beyond the Paint with Bernadine presents best of episode with writer, historian John Launius. I will be back next week with artist and printmaker Brandon Graving. . Learn more about John's Book,....
Learn more about John's Book, "The Life and Times of Missouri's Charles Parsons: Between Art and War" -- www.parsonsbook.com
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Follow John:
https://twitter.com/johnlaun1
IG: @john_launius
Youtube: @Charles Parsons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Sow5RvI3TVaW_c1G3GfgQ]]>2827charlesparson,harriethosmer,historian,johhnlaunius,renaissanceman,writercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-138-hall-rockefeller-less-than-half-a-contemporary-salon--47407446.
Art Collecting class: https://lessthanhalf.org/collecting-masterclass
Less than Half Salon: https://lessthanhalf.org/salon
Hall's IG Handles: @all.the.lady.artists and @fairart2030]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47407446Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:00:07 +0000Bernadine FrancoArt historian Hall Rockefeller leads your gaze and awareness to the "unsung heroines" in the visual arts world. Through her Less than Half Salon and upcoming course on Art Collecting, she is building an engaging community of artists, collectors,....
Art Collecting class: https://lessthanhalf.org/collecting-masterclass
Less than Half Salon: https://lessthanhalf.org/salon
Hall's IG Handles: @all.the.lady.artists and @fairart2030]]>1524cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-137-justyna-neyrng-conveying-emotion-in-portraiture--47322808.
Resources are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Experience Neyrng's evocative portraits: www.justynaneyrng.com & IG: @justynaneryng
Image Credit: Justyna Neyrng---Special shout out to painter Peter Bustin-we explore his portrait of Neyrng; the textures of her lithe body through layers of paint. :)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47322808Fri, 05 Nov 2021 00:34:36 +0000Bernadine FrancoPhotographer Justyna Neyrng "spent much of her childhood playing with her father's cameras and darkroom while roaming the forests of Chelmsford on the Czech border." The poetics of her childhood influenced Neyrng's prolific emotive portraits. She....
Resources are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Experience Neyrng's evocative portraits: www.justynaneyrng.com & IG: @justynaneryng
Image Credit: Justyna Neyrng---Special shout out to painter Peter Bustin-we explore his portrait of Neyrng; the textures of her lithe body through layers of paint. :)]]>1125emotive,justynaneyrng,peterbustin,portraiturecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-136-bridgette-mayer-forging-relationships-in-contemporary-art--47208877.
Learn more about Mayer's ArtMBA Mindset for artists and creators:
https://www.bridgettemayer.com/
Follow Bridgette Mayer on IG: @bridgette_artmba
Artists and Collectors, please visit: http://www.bridgettemayerartadvisors.com/
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Image credit: Bridgette Mayer]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47208877Fri, 29 Oct 2021 02:02:40 +0000Bernadine FrancoBridgette Mayer is an art adviser, gallerist, supporting artists and creatives through her ArtMBA Mindset program. In my conversation with Mayer, we talk mindset, the impact art advisers and gallerists have in the contemporary story of art and her....
Learn more about Mayer's ArtMBA Mindset for artists and creators:
https://www.bridgettemayer.com/
Follow Bridgette Mayer on IG: @bridgette_artmba
Artists and Collectors, please visit: http://www.bridgettemayerartadvisors.com/
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Image credit: Bridgette Mayer]]>2132artadviser,artcollectors,artists,artmbamindset,bridgettemayer,gallerist,marginalizedartistscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-135-bonus-show-seeds-of-initiation-tarot-deck-a-collaborative--47033466.
This bonus episode is a companion to Episode 133: Amy Scott-Young: Tarot Deck and the Contemporary Female Figure.
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Seeds of Initiation Links:
Website: seedsofinitiation.com
IG handles: @amyb.tarotillustrator; @seeds_of_initiation_tarot; @grant.walker.76]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47033466Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:20:12 +0000Bernadine FrancoBonus Episode--Beyond the Paint hosts a conversation with the collaborative partners behind Seeds of Initiation tarot deck: siblings Amy Scott-Young and Grant Walker. . This bonus episode is a companion to Episode 133: Amy Scott-Young: Tarot Deck and....
This bonus episode is a companion to Episode 133: Amy Scott-Young: Tarot Deck and the Contemporary Female Figure.
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Seeds of Initiation Links:
Website: seedsofinitiation.com
IG handles: @amyb.tarotillustrator; @seeds_of_initiation_tarot; @grant.walker.76]]>1749cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-134-melanie-carr-contemporary-art-and-the-human-experience--46944030In part one of the show, an invitation to explore her geometric sculptural works "concerned and consumed with touch, geometry, interactivity and human experience." (bio)
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In my conversation (part 2) with Carr, we journey through her gallery space, Melanie Carr Gallery (Essex, Connectiut) and her dedication to artists, their practice and work. Plus she offers insight into collecting Contemporary art. :)
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Resources are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Links to Melanie Carr include:
> Melanie Carr Gallery: www.melaniecarrgallery.com
> IG handles @melcarrstudio @melaniecarrgallery
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Image Credit: "Still I Breathe," 2020: Melanie Carr Studio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46944030Tue, 12 Oct 2021 20:01:40 +0000Bernadine FrancoMelanie Carr is a contemporary sculptor and female gallery owner. In part one of the show, an invitation to explore her geometric sculptural works "concerned and consumed with touch, geometry, interactivity and human experience." (bio) . In my...In part one of the show, an invitation to explore her geometric sculptural works "concerned and consumed with touch, geometry, interactivity and human experience." (bio)
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In my conversation (part 2) with Carr, we journey through her gallery space, Melanie Carr Gallery (Essex, Connectiut) and her dedication to artists, their practice and work. Plus she offers insight into collecting Contemporary art. :)
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Resources are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Links to Melanie Carr include:
> Melanie Carr Gallery: www.melaniecarrgallery.com
> IG handles @melcarrstudio @melaniecarrgallery
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Image Credit: "Still I Breathe," 2020: Melanie Carr Studio]]>1791beyonddthepaintpodcast,contemporaryart,essexct,melaniecarr,melaniecarrgallery,melcarrstudiocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-133-amy-scott-young-tarot-deck-and-the-contemporary-female-figure--46773826.
Resources for this episode are listed on my website: beyondthepaint.net
Links to Amy Scott-Young's works and her collaboration with her brother Grant for Seeds of Initiation tarot deck include:
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Website: Seedsofinitiation.com
IG Handles: @amyb.tarotillustrator-@seeds_of_initiation_tarot-@grant.walker.76
On their website are two insightful videos that offer the background and inspiration of their creative project, Seeds of Initiation. :)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46773826Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:00:10 +0000Bernadine FrancoAmy Smith-Young is an illustrator. In collaboration with her brother Grant, Amy is re-envisioning tarot deck imagery. Her contemporary, female figures engage Divine Feminine principles and connects the tarot reader with figures relevant to our times....
Resources for this episode are listed on my website: beyondthepaint.net
Links to Amy Scott-Young's works and her collaboration with her brother Grant for Seeds of Initiation tarot deck include:
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Website: Seedsofinitiation.com
IG Handles: @amyb.tarotillustrator-@seeds_of_initiation_tarot-@grant.walker.76
On their website are two insightful videos that offer the background and inspiration of their creative project, Seeds of Initiation. :)]]>1488amybillustrator,beyondthepaintpodcast,seedsofinitiation,tarotdeckyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-132-anna-weyant-the-strangeness-of-beauty--46725464.
Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.org
Follow and explore Weyant's works on IG @annaweyant and www.annaweyant.com
Image Credit: Anna Weyant website
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Shout out to artist Amy Chaiklin and her series, "Cultured Pearl Portraits," featured in Create magazine: https://createmagazine.com/read/amy-chaiklin or on IG @createmagazine & @amychaiklin
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Join artist Leslie C. Sotomayor in a virtual panel discussion of empowered Latina/x Women: "Cafe con Leche" for Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month. Register: https://texastech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpd-2opzotGNawJps6qa01DiQm0Lv0W5VH]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46725464Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:05:38 +0000Bernadine FrancoJourney with me the "complicated and imperfect women," of figural and still life painter Anna Weyant. . Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.org Follow and explore Weyant's works on IG @annaweyant and....
Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.org
Follow and explore Weyant's works on IG @annaweyant and www.annaweyant.com
Image Credit: Anna Weyant website
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Shout out to artist Amy Chaiklin and her series, "Cultured Pearl Portraits," featured in Create magazine: https://createmagazine.com/read/amy-chaiklin or on IG @createmagazine & @amychaiklin
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Join artist Leslie C. Sotomayor in a virtual panel discussion of empowered Latina/x Women: "Cafe con Leche" for Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month. Register: https://texastech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpd-2opzotGNawJps6qa01DiQm0Lv0W5VH]]>1252annaweyant,beyondthepaintpodcast,contemporaryfemalepainter,fallingwomancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-131-victoria-cantons-seeing-beyond-the-visible--46501792.
Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Please follow Victoria Cantons:
* www.victoriacantons.com
* IG: @victoriacantons
* Twitter: @victoriacantons
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Image Credit: "A New Landmark," 2020--Victoria Cantons]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46501792Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:50:08 +0000Bernadine FrancoVictoria Cantons is a contemporary painter and photographer. In my exploration and conversation with the artist, we explore her expressive works, figural paintings, motifs of flowers and photographs of friends. Canton engages us through the visual....
Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Please follow Victoria Cantons:
* www.victoriacantons.com
* IG: @victoriacantons
* Twitter: @victoriacantons
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Image Credit: "A New Landmark," 2020--Victoria Cantons]]>2289yesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-episode-m-david-co-gallery-once-in-a-lifetime-exhibition--46513003.
Visit (show is open until October 3, 2021)
* https://www.mdavidandco.com/
* IG @mdavidco
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Artists highlighted in this episode include:
* Kathryn Hart: IG @kathrynhartart
* Judy Pfaff: IG @judy.pfaff
* Deborah Dancy: IG @deborahdancyart
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Image Credit: "Untitled," Judy Pfaff (M. David & Co.)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46513003Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:03:38 +0000Bernadine FrancoCelebrating the reopening of the M. David & Co. Gallery in Brooklyn, NY and the exhibition "Once in the Lifetime." . Visit (show is open until October 3, 2021) * https://www.mdavidandco.com/ * IG @mdavidco . Artists highlighted in this episode....
Visit (show is open until October 3, 2021)
* https://www.mdavidandco.com/
* IG @mdavidco
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Artists highlighted in this episode include:
* Kathryn Hart: IG @kathrynhartart
* Judy Pfaff: IG @judy.pfaff
* Deborah Dancy: IG @deborahdancyart
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Image Credit: "Untitled," Judy Pfaff (M. David & Co.)]]>602deborahdancy,exhibition,gallery,judypfaff,kathrynhart,mdavid&cocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-130-deborah-wasserman-migration-land-and-the-feminine-body--46418642.
Resources: "Wander, Woman" exhibition catalog (2018)
Visit Wasserman: www.deborahwasserman.com
IG: @deborahwassermanart
Image Credit: "Bindle" (2018)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46418642Fri, 10 Sep 2021 09:55:03 +0000Bernadine FrancoVisual artist Deborah Wasserman merges the female figure with the landscape in her paintings, collage and performative works. This episode includes a conversation with the artist--an engaging deep dive into her works, practice and personal history of....
Resources: "Wander, Woman" exhibition catalog (2018)
Visit Wasserman: www.deborahwasserman.com
IG: @deborahwassermanart
Image Credit: "Bindle" (2018)]]>2673cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-129-eva-hesse-bringing-the-soul-to-minimalism--46347094.
Image Credit: "Hang Up" (Art Institute of Chicago)
Title Credit: New York Times
Special thanks to sculptor Elly Buckley for inspiring this episode.
Follow her on IG: elly_buckley_sculptor
Resources for this episode are listed at www.beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46347094Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:16:49 +0000Bernadine FrancoThrough "process" and industrial materials, American sculptor Eva Hesse responds to the rigidity of Minimalism with a radical, visual language imbued with emotion, personal history and unique beauty. . Image Credit: "Hang Up" (Art Institute of....
Image Credit: "Hang Up" (Art Institute of Chicago)
Title Credit: New York Times
Special thanks to sculptor Elly Buckley for inspiring this episode.
Follow her on IG: elly_buckley_sculptor
Resources for this episode are listed at www.beyondthepaint.net]]>1261cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-128-melanie-cooper-pennington-birthing-empowerment-and-the-beasts--46174436.
Visit www.melaniepennington.com to view the objects discussed.
Follow Melanie @melaniecooperpennington on IG
Image Credit: "Wailing," 2014 (wood, ceramic, plaster)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46174436Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:53:19 +0000Bernadine FrancoJoin me in an engaging conversation with the sculptor Melanie Cooper Pennington. Her evocative large scaled multi-media biomorphic sculptures express the feminine experience through themes of birth and empowerment. . Visit www.melaniepennington.com to....
Visit www.melaniepennington.com to view the objects discussed.
Follow Melanie @melaniecooperpennington on IG
Image Credit: "Wailing," 2014 (wood, ceramic, plaster)]]>1560cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-127-tamara-de-lempicka-desire-and-seduction-in-portraiture--46039142.
Resources and works highlighted in this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Follow me on IG for more engaging content celebrating female artists: @beyondthepaintwbernadine
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthepaintwithbernadine
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Image: "Self-Portrait in the Green Bugatti"]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46039142Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:10:02 +0000Bernadine FrancoDive into the highly-stylized, sensuous portraits of women by the 20th century painter Tamara de Lempika. . Resources and works highlighted in this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net Follow me on IG for more engaging content....
Resources and works highlighted in this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Follow me on IG for more engaging content celebrating female artists: @beyondthepaintwbernadine
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthepaintwithbernadine
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Image: "Self-Portrait in the Green Bugatti"]]>985cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-126-ruth-bullock-inclusivity-in-portraiture--45775376.
Visit and follow Ruth Bullock on IG @ruthejonesart
Resources for this episode are listed on my website: beyondthepaint.net
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Other artists highlighted in this episode include:
Aleah Chapin: @aleah_chapin
Jenny Saville: @jenny_saville_art
Emma Hopkins: @emma_hopkins_artist
Victoria Cantons: @victoriacantons
Emma Frankland: @notyetarobot]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45775376Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:15:32 +0000Bernadine FrancoRuth Bolluck is a portrait and figural painter whose works, her celebratory portrayals of people, illuminate the dignity and grace of her sitters. Bullock’s works and practice, what she sometimes refers to as “projects,” includes bodies that are not....
Visit and follow Ruth Bullock on IG @ruthejonesart
Resources for this episode are listed on my website: beyondthepaint.net
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Other artists highlighted in this episode include:
Aleah Chapin: @aleah_chapin
Jenny Saville: @jenny_saville_art
Emma Hopkins: @emma_hopkins_artist
Victoria Cantons: @victoriacantons
Emma Frankland: @notyetarobot]]>1720aliceneel,artisttools,beyondthepaintpodcast,figuralpainter,paintbrush,portraiture,rag,ruthbullockcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-125-104-gina-lee-robbins-figure-through-abstract-forms--45640967.
Beyond the Paint is thrilled to partner with Women of Culture/NYC in an art talk and tour, "Alice Neel: People Come First," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday, July 11 at 12 p.m.
If you would like to join me, please email me at
bernadine@beyondthepaint.net
Link to the event: https://www.womenofculture.org/experiences/aliceneel
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Image Credit: Gina Lee Robbins (https://www.ginaleerobbins.com)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45640967Fri, 09 Jul 2021 18:17:09 +0000Bernadine FrancoEnjoy a "best of" episode with sculptor Gina Lee Robbins. Her sculptural work, using clay and found or repurposed materials, incorporate her personal experiences as a mother and draw from both the feminine divine and abstraction. . Beyond the Paint....
Beyond the Paint is thrilled to partner with Women of Culture/NYC in an art talk and tour, "Alice Neel: People Come First," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday, July 11 at 12 p.m.
If you would like to join me, please email me at
bernadine@beyondthepaint.net
Link to the event: https://www.womenofculture.org/experiences/aliceneel
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Image Credit: Gina Lee Robbins (https://www.ginaleerobbins.com)]]>1770cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-124-108-alex-bigatti-between-realism-and-abstraction--45537801.
Visit Alex at her website: www.alexbigattiart.com
Follow her on Instagram: @alexbigatti_art and @alexgestural
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Beyond the Paint is excited to partner with Women of Culture/NYC in an art talk and tour, "Alice Neel: People Come First," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday July 11. If you would like to join me and other art enthusiasts, please email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint.net
Link to the event: https://www.womenofculture.org/experiences/aliceneel
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Image Credit: "Curious Stream," Alex Bigatti website]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45537801Fri, 02 Jul 2021 02:45:24 +0000Bernadine FrancoA revisit to episode #108 and the gestural paintings of female artist Alex Bigatti. Her boundless joy for nature is splashed in vivid colors and sweeping brushstrokes onto the canvas. You will especially enjoy our conversation--her energy and....
Visit Alex at her website: www.alexbigattiart.com
Follow her on Instagram: @alexbigatti_art and @alexgestural
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Beyond the Paint is excited to partner with Women of Culture/NYC in an art talk and tour, "Alice Neel: People Come First," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sunday July 11. If you would like to join me and other art enthusiasts, please email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint.net
Link to the event: https://www.womenofculture.org/experiences/aliceneel
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Image Credit: "Curious Stream," Alex Bigatti website]]>1597alexbigatti,aliceneel,gesturalpainting,metmuseum,peoplecomefirstcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-123-view-from-a-collection-women-the-figure-and-nbmaa--45443401.
Resources and images are listed at my website www.beyondthepaint.net. This episode is dedicated to Priscilla, Victoria and Angelica.
Image Credit: NBMAA]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45443401Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:41:48 +0000Bernadine FrancoBeyond the Paint invites you to join me on an audio tour highlighting four representations of the female figure from the perspective of women artists through the collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art. Experience the female body through....
Resources and images are listed at my website www.beyondthepaint.net. This episode is dedicated to Priscilla, Victoria and Angelica.
Image Credit: NBMAA]]>1261cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-122-john-launius-writer-renaissance-man--45361773.
Learn more about John's Book, "The Life and Times of Missouri's Charles Parsons: Between Art and War" -- www.parsonsbook.com
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Follow John:
https://twitter.com/johnlaun1
IG: @john_launius
Youtube: @Charles Parsons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Sow5RvI3TVaW_c1G3GfgQ
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Go to my website www.beyondthepaint.net to view images discussed in the show. This includes crypto artist Nanu Berks (www.nanuberks.com) and photographer Renee Cox (www.reneecox.org)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45361773Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:40:23 +0000Bernadine FrancoBeyond the Paint podcast is shaking up our format for this episode! Please join me for a conversation with the writer and historian John Launius. Our talk encompasses his writings (he wrote a book about the philanthropist and art collector Charles....
Learn more about John's Book, "The Life and Times of Missouri's Charles Parsons: Between Art and War" -- www.parsonsbook.com
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Follow John:
https://twitter.com/johnlaun1
IG: @john_launius
Youtube: @Charles Parsons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Sow5RvI3TVaW_c1G3GfgQ
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Go to my website www.beyondthepaint.net to view images discussed in the show. This includes crypto artist Nanu Berks (www.nanuberks.com) and photographer Renee Cox (www.reneecox.org)]]>2827artofjapan,charlesparsons,harriethosmer,incenseburner,japanesearts,johnlaunius,khodo,marthaparsonscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-121-barbara-chase-riboud-dichotomies-in-figural-sculpture--45273887.
Resources for this episode are listed at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
In this episode I mention artist Alice Neel and my celebration of her paintings of pregnant nudes. You can listen to the full episode--#117: Alice Neel: Pregnant Nude Figures.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45273887Sat, 12 Jun 2021 15:43:45 +0000Bernadine FrancoDiscover the abstract, monumental sculptures of artist Barbara Chase-Riboud. Her works incorporate bronze, paint, and the textile component, wool. Her dynamic bronze, figural works are "flexible as silk." --their raw beauty is contained yet flowing.....
Resources for this episode are listed at my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
In this episode I mention artist Alice Neel and my celebration of her paintings of pregnant nudes. You can listen to the full episode--#117: Alice Neel: Pregnant Nude Figures.]]>1086barbarachaseriboud,bernini,bronze,malcomx,poetry,sculpture,sheilahicks,textilewoolcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-120-women-artists-allegory-and-the-self-portrait--45164825.
Resources for this podcast episode are listed on my website at www.beyondthepaint.net
Image credit: New Britain Museum of American Art
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthepaintwithbernadine]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45164825Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:00:26 +0000Bernadine FrancoExperience the ways women artists employ "allegory" and portraiture to demand their place in art history. . Resources for this podcast episode are listed on my website at www.beyondthepaint.net Image credit: New Britain Museum of American Art Support....
Resources for this podcast episode are listed on my website at www.beyondthepaint.net
Image credit: New Britain Museum of American Art
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthepaintwithbernadine]]>1051allegory,artemisiagentileschi,janestuart,loisjones,nbmaa,selfportrait,womenartists,yoyoikusamacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-119-amy-chaiklin-expression-of-women-s-experiences--45033570.
This episode includes a conversation with Amy and includes the "true" story behind her 1983 mural "Beauties on the Bowery" in the context as a working, woman artist.
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Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Amy Chaiklin: www.amychaiklin.com - IG @amychaiklin
Image Credit: Amy Chaiklin: Femme Goddess "She Releases Butterflies for World Healing"]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45033570Tue, 25 May 2021 20:09:17 +0000Bernadine FrancoFigurative artist Amy Chaiklin is a "storyteller." Her female imagery, ranging from witches, goddesses, superwomen and the women who have supported and inspired Chaiklin, reveals a wide range of women's experiences. . This episode includes a....
This episode includes a conversation with Amy and includes the "true" story behind her 1983 mural "Beauties on the Bowery" in the context as a working, woman artist.
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Resources for this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Amy Chaiklin: www.amychaiklin.com - IG @amychaiklin
Image Credit: Amy Chaiklin: Femme Goddess "She Releases Butterflies for World Healing"]]>2051amychaiklin,beautiesonthebowery,beyondthepaint,beyondthepaintpodcast,femalepersonas,figurativeart,guerillagirls,muralartcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-118-agnes-martin-translating-inspiration-onto-the-canvas--44871188.
Resources and the images highlighted in this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Image credit: "Night Sea" SFMOMA
Follow me on Instagram @beyondthepaintwbernadine]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44871188Mon, 17 May 2021 14:03:09 +0000Bernadine FrancoPainter Agnes Martin derived her "restrained yet evocative" paintings from inspiration. Her large non-representational works transport the viewer from the familiar in nature, like a tree or sky, into a new state of awareness. . Resources and the....
Resources and the images highlighted in this episode are listed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Image credit: "Night Sea" SFMOMA
Follow me on Instagram @beyondthepaintwbernadine]]>1093abstractpainter,agnesmartin,colorfields,femalepainter,geometry,nightsky,sfmoma,thetreecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-117-alice-neel-pregnant-nude-figures--44720447.
Amy Chaiklin website: https://www.amychaiklin.com/ IG handle: @amychaiklin
Resources and images discussed for this episode are listed at my website: beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44720447Mon, 10 May 2021 10:00:18 +0000Bernadine FrancoJourney with me through the portraits of women, pregnant, nude women through the lens of figurative painter Alice Neel. She captures theri bodies at their most extremes--her images are riveting! . Amy Chaiklin website: https://www.amychaiklin.com/ IG....
Amy Chaiklin website: https://www.amychaiklin.com/ IG handle: @amychaiklin
Resources and images discussed for this episode are listed at my website: beyondthepaint.net]]>1226cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-116-89-laurence-de-valmy-storiesinart--44588027.
For now, enjoy one of my favorite episodes celebrating the painter Laurence de Valmy #Storiesinart. This episode include an engaging conversation with the artist.:)
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Follow Laurence @laurencedevalmy on IG and www.laurencedevalmy.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44588027Mon, 03 May 2021 10:00:12 +0000Bernadine FrancoBeyond the Paint with Bernadine is on a short sabbatical this week--going to chase the sublime with hikes and exploring you the exhibition "Alice Neel: People Come First" at the Met Museum--I will share more about my visit and Neel in an upcoming....
For now, enjoy one of my favorite episodes celebrating the painter Laurence de Valmy #Storiesinart. This episode include an engaging conversation with the artist.:)
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Follow Laurence @laurencedevalmy on IG and www.laurencedevalmy.com]]>1372cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-episode-boost-your-creativity-inspiration-from-3-female-artists--44510259https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44510259Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:15:48 +0000Bernadine Franco326cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-115-nanu-berks-female-pioneer-in-crypto-art-market--44466546.
Nanu joins me on the show for a lively conversation. She shares the ways her nomadic life informs her work, how the crypto art market eliminates the gallery system, and how an NFT (non-fugible token) is a mode of being visually (and spiritually) transported.
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Explore Nanu Berks:
www.nanuberks.com
@IG: nanu_berks
@Twitter: nanuberks
Nanu created a course on Crypto Art-Enroll at https://podcastfarm.mykajabi.com/sales-page-f22627c0-2fe0-49e5-826a-8726bccb411b
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All works discussed can be viewed at www.beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44466546Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:59:10 +0000Bernadine FrancoNanu Berks is a trailblazer and female pioneer in the Crypto Art market--Journey with me through her "channeled" paintings that are transformed into an original digital asset. . Nanu joins me on the show for a lively conversation. She shares the ways....
Nanu joins me on the show for a lively conversation. She shares the ways her nomadic life informs her work, how the crypto art market eliminates the gallery system, and how an NFT (non-fugible token) is a mode of being visually (and spiritually) transported.
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Explore Nanu Berks:
www.nanuberks.com
@IG: nanu_berks
@Twitter: nanuberks
Nanu created a course on Crypto Art-Enroll at https://podcastfarm.mykajabi.com/sales-page-f22627c0-2fe0-49e5-826a-8726bccb411b
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All works discussed can be viewed at www.beyondthepaint.net]]>2633beyondthepaint,beyondthepaintpodcast,blockchain,channelpainting,cryptoart,cryptocurrency,ethereum,femalepioneer,hickory,nanuberks,nft,nomadiclife,originalwork,trailblazercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-114-the-art-story-through-my-story--44369949.
The excerpt I highlight is from the chapter "Louise Nevelson: Head Wraps and Scarves."
Resources and images discussed are at my website--www.beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44369949Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:15:12 +0000Bernadine FrancoEach month I dedicate one episode of an excerpt of a book I am writing. Writing is the vehicle I want to use; to bring into my reader the ways art has transported me and shaped me into the woman I want to be, and into the life I want to live. My hope....
The excerpt I highlight is from the chapter "Louise Nevelson: Head Wraps and Scarves."
Resources and images discussed are at my website--www.beyondthepaint.net]]>586beyondthepaint,beyondthepaintwithbernadine,lashesandscarves,louisenevelson,memoir,monthlyepisodecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-113-peter-bustin-the-human-figure-flesh-on-canvas--44308186.
I came to know Peter and his work through this show. Join me and learn why I broke with my show's tradition of celebrating women artists, to celebrate a male one. :)
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This episode includes a conversation with Peter. Follow him @peterbustinartist on Instagram. To see the images discussed and resources for this episode, please got to beyondthepaint.net.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44308186Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:32:13 +0000Bernadine FrancoArtist Peter Bustin loves to "paint humans." He sees beauty in all people and he encapsulates that love and admiration through layers of paint like a sculptor forming a figure in clay. . I came to know Peter and his work through this show. Join me....
I came to know Peter and his work through this show. Join me and learn why I broke with my show's tradition of celebrating women artists, to celebrate a male one. :)
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This episode includes a conversation with Peter. Follow him @peterbustinartist on Instagram. To see the images discussed and resources for this episode, please got to beyondthepaint.net.]]>1643aliceneel,beyondthepaint,beyondthepaintpodcast,humanfigure,maleartist,modigliani,nudefigureinart,peterbustin,rubenscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-112-the-red-barn-and-painter-katie-fogg-divine-feminine-in-art--44174510.
Learn more about the Art Center and its offerings at www.artattheredbarn.com
Follow the work of emerging painter Katie Fogg at www.katiefogg.com and @katiefogg on Instagram. Image Credit: Mary Edelson: Goddess Series (MOMA)
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All the images discussed, from Venus of Willendorf to Madonna and Child to the works by feminist artist Mary Edelson are on my website: beyondthepaint.net.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44174510Fri, 02 Apr 2021 21:52:11 +0000Bernadine FrancoThis episode is a celebration of the founder of the Art Center at the Red Barn, Janice Juliano and resident painter, Katie Fogg--woven through is the power and presence of the Divine Feminine! . Learn more about the Art Center and its offerings at....
Learn more about the Art Center and its offerings at www.artattheredbarn.com
Follow the work of emerging painter Katie Fogg at www.katiefogg.com and @katiefogg on Instagram. Image Credit: Mary Edelson: Goddess Series (MOMA)
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All the images discussed, from Venus of Willendorf to Madonna and Child to the works by feminist artist Mary Edelson are on my website: beyondthepaint.net.]]>1645artcenterattheredbarn,davinci,divinefeminine,durhamconnecticut,goddess,janicejuliano,katiefogg,lastsupper,maryedelson,redbarn,venusofwillendorf,virginmarycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-111-christiane-lyons-multiple-figures-of-the-female-figures--44087957.
Visit ww.beyondthepaint.net to see the images discussed and resources used for this episode.
Follow and learn more about Christiane work and process @christianelyons on Instagram and at www.christianelyons.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44087957Sun, 28 Mar 2021 18:40:08 +0000Bernadine FrancoContemporary, figurative painter Christiane Lyons distorts a singula viewpoint of the women portraits she paints by creating more than one view of her face and limbs in the same image. She forms her figures through "found images in her searches....
Visit ww.beyondthepaint.net to see the images discussed and resources used for this episode.
Follow and learn more about Christiane work and process @christianelyons on Instagram and at www.christianelyons.com]]>1715christianelyons,femaleartist,femalefigure,figurativepainter,multipleviewscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-episode-feminist-connect-virtual-art-exhibition--44066639.
Linke to the exhibition and upcoming Virtual Art Discussion: https://www.les-femmes-folles-feminist-connect.com/
Follow the co-curators Sally Brown @sallery_art and Leslie C. Sotomayor @art_by_lcs on Instagram]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44066639Fri, 26 Mar 2021 19:02:06 +0000Bernadine FrancoCheck out the Virtual exhibition, "Feminist Connect," celebrating 42 women artists across diverse disciplines. . Linke to the exhibition and upcoming Virtual Art Discussion: https://www.les-femmes-folles-feminist-connect.com/ Follow the co-curators....
Linke to the exhibition and upcoming Virtual Art Discussion: https://www.les-femmes-folles-feminist-connect.com/
Follow the co-curators Sally Brown @sallery_art and Leslie C. Sotomayor @art_by_lcs on Instagram]]>418cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-110-christine-sloan-stoddard-unrestrained-imagination-and-the-mural--43899817.
Explore with me a series of murals she created for a residential community in South Brooklyn. Become immersed into her fantastical landscapes of graphic images and vivid colors.
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Resources for this episode and images discussed are at my website https://beyondthepaint.net
Please learn more about Christine Sloan Stoddard at http://www.worldofchristinestoddard.com
Follow her on Instagram @christine_sloan_stoddard
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Image Credit: Shawn Inglima Photography http://www.shawninglima.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43899817Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:24:08 +0000Bernadine FrancoThe prolific contemporary artist Christine Sloan Stoddard "makes books, films, murals and other imaginings," that speak to her deep interest for the marginalized, people, animals struggling to find their power." . Explore with me a series of murals....
Explore with me a series of murals she created for a residential community in South Brooklyn. Become immersed into her fantastical landscapes of graphic images and vivid colors.
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Resources for this episode and images discussed are at my website https://beyondthepaint.net
Please learn more about Christine Sloan Stoddard at http://www.worldofchristinestoddard.com
Follow her on Instagram @christine_sloan_stoddard
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Image Credit: Shawn Inglima Photography http://www.shawninglima.com/]]>3200christinesloanstoddard,elsalvadorianartist,feministart,muralart,murals,southbrooklyncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-109-the-art-story-through-my-story--43752312.
The excerpt I share in this episode is from the chapter, "Before the Women, There Were the Men." It highlights the works of contemporary painter Sean Scully, his "Land Line" paintings and the work "Opulent Ascension" at Venice Bienale (2019) at the Church San Giorgio Maggiore.
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Visit my website www.beyondthepaint.net to see all the images discussed.
Image credit: San Giorgio Maggiore]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43752312Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:25:17 +0000Bernadine FrancoBeyond the Paint with Bernadine is adding new monthly episodes centered on a book I am writing. Writing is the vehicle I want to use to bring into my reader, the ways art has transported me and shaped me into the woman I want to be and into the life I....
The excerpt I share in this episode is from the chapter, "Before the Women, There Were the Men." It highlights the works of contemporary painter Sean Scully, his "Land Line" paintings and the work "Opulent Ascension" at Venice Bienale (2019) at the Church San Giorgio Maggiore.
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Visit my website www.beyondthepaint.net to see all the images discussed.
Image credit: San Giorgio Maggiore]]>826book,ernestlawson,landlines,opulentascension,sanmaggiore,seanscully,springtapestry,storyofartcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-108-alex-bigatti-between-realism-and-abstraction--43636554.
Visit Alex at her website: www.alexbigattiart.com
Follow her on Instagram: @alexbigatti_art and @alexgestural
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All the images discussed are highlighted on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Image credit: "Sunset" @alexbigatti]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43636554Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:08:00 +0000Bernadine FrancoPainter Alex Bigatti crosses the boundaries between realism and abstraction in her gestural or action paintings. Dive in with me in her boundless joy expressed through vivid colors and broken brushwork. You will also hear from the artist herself,....
Visit Alex at her website: www.alexbigattiart.com
Follow her on Instagram: @alexbigatti_art and @alexgestural
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All the images discussed are highlighted on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Image credit: "Sunset" @alexbigatti]]>1549abstraction,alexbigatti,architect,argentina,betweenrealismandabstraction,femalepainter,gestural,grassescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-107-leslie-c-sotomayor-crossings--43547458.
Resources and works discussed can be viewed at my website at www.beyondthepaint.net.
Experience the 2015 exhibition, "Reconciling the Waters,"
https://borrandofronteraserasingborders.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/leslie/
Follow Leslie @art_by_lcs on Instagram]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43547458Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:21:53 +0000Bernadine FrancoLeslie C. Sotomayor is an artist who expresses visual narratives of her own story as a Latin American woman. Her research work includes her role as educator, curator alongside an artistic practice of making works of art. She articulates the struggles....
Resources and works discussed can be viewed at my website at www.beyondthepaint.net.
Experience the 2015 exhibition, "Reconciling the Waters,"
https://borrandofronteraserasingborders.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/leslie/
Follow Leslie @art_by_lcs on Instagram]]>2170cuba,femaleartist,gloriaanzuelda,hair,identity,latinamerican,lesliecsotomayor,puertorico,reconcilingthewaters,suturecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-106-ariana-tavares-nature-up-close--43322608.
Resources for this podcast episode are listed in my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Please visit Ariana at www.arianatavares.com and @arianact on Instagram
Image credit: "Monstera"--Ariana Tavares website]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43322608Sat, 06 Feb 2021 19:11:35 +0000Bernadine FrancoJourney with me through the flat planes, shapes and curvaceous edges bursting with vivid colors in the compositions by contemporary Brazilian artist Ariana Tavares. Works highlighted include the painting, "Monstera," from her Tropical series and....
Resources for this podcast episode are listed in my website: www.beyondthepaint.net
Please visit Ariana at www.arianatavares.com and @arianact on Instagram
Image credit: "Monstera"--Ariana Tavares website]]>1259alexkatz,arianatavares,botanicalgardens,brazilianartist,contemporaryfemaleartist,davidhockney,monstera,tropicalseriescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-105-jean-rill-alberto-stitched-meditations--43166430.
Visit my website at beyondthepaint.net for list of resources for this episode.
The Red Barn Art Center in Durham, Connecticut is featured as an engaging space to for creativity to flourish. Learn more at www.artattheredbarn.com. Jean's website is www.jeanrill-alberto.com
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Enroll in my free course on the female nude figure through women artists!
beyondthepaintwithbernadine.thinkific.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43166430Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:11:49 +0000Bernadine FrancoExplore textiles in the visual expression through the practice of contemporary artist Jean Rill-Alberto. Her Stitch Meditation series are small, intimate pieces, surfaced textured of geometric and organic shapes and forms. Creating with textiles and....
Visit my website at beyondthepaint.net for list of resources for this episode.
The Red Barn Art Center in Durham, Connecticut is featured as an engaging space to for creativity to flourish. Learn more at www.artattheredbarn.com. Jean's website is www.jeanrill-alberto.com
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Enroll in my free course on the female nude figure through women artists!
beyondthepaintwithbernadine.thinkific.com]]>1372aprildauscha,artcenter,fiberarts,jeanrillalberto,judychicago,theredbarncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-104-gina-lee-robbins-figure-through-abstract-forms--43049588.
Visit my website at www.beyondthepaint.net to see all the works discussed.
Gina Lee Robbins website: www.ginaleerobbins.com and please follow her on Instagram @ginaleerobbins Image Credit: Gina Lee Robbins]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43049588Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:40:47 +0000Bernadine FrancoContemporary artist and sculptor "creates organic and abstract objects using clay and found or repurposed materials." She incorporates personal experiences, her wonderful process of sketching forms, employing her intuition and then with clay in hand,....
Visit my website at www.beyondthepaint.net to see all the works discussed.
Gina Lee Robbins website: www.ginaleerobbins.com and please follow her on Instagram @ginaleerobbins Image Credit: Gina Lee Robbins]]>1734ceramicartist,ceramics,figure,ginaleerobbins,paulklee,sculptor,simoneleighcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-103-tarsila-do-amaral-and-zilia-sanchez-female-latin-american-perspectives-of-the-female-body--42846043.
Resources for this podcast episode include the writings of Natasha Moura, Joyce Beckenstein, Alex Pilcher, Alexxa Gohardt, Dr Maya Jimenez, Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago and curator/historian Luis Perez-Oramas.
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Visit my website at beyondthepaint.net or on Instagram at beyondthepaintpodcast to view the images presented.
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Today I celebrate my sister podcaster Lindsay Sheedy, "Stuff About Things: an Art History Podcast"
https://stuffaboutthingspodcast.wordpress.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42846043Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:35:45 +0000Bernadine FrancoJourney through two views of the female body through the artistic visions of two Latin American artists: Zilia Sanchez and Tarsila do Amarel. . Resources for this podcast episode include the writings of Natasha Moura, Joyce Beckenstein, Alex Pilcher,....
Resources for this podcast episode include the writings of Natasha Moura, Joyce Beckenstein, Alex Pilcher, Alexxa Gohardt, Dr Maya Jimenez, Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago and curator/historian Luis Perez-Oramas.
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Visit my website at beyondthepaint.net or on Instagram at beyondthepaintpodcast to view the images presented.
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Today I celebrate my sister podcaster Lindsay Sheedy, "Stuff About Things: an Art History Podcast"
https://stuffaboutthingspodcast.wordpress.com/]]>1111femalebody,latinamericanartists,minimalism,modernism,postmodernism,tarsiladoamaral,ziliasanchezcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-102-joli-livaudais-all-that-i-love--42725908.
Resources for this podcast include the writings of Sean Clancy, the Joli Livaudais website, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Tate Museum and the documentary "Between the Folds." You can see the works discussed on my website at www.beyondthepaint.net and @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram. Image Credit: NMWA
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Enroll in my free online course: "When Women Artists are the Image Makers of the Female Nude."
Website: beyondthepaintwithbernadine.thinkific.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42725908Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:44:49 +0000Bernadine FrancoPhotographer Joli Livaudais combines her love of photography with the art of origami. Her site-specific installation "All That I Love" is composed of over 1,500 paper beetles scurrying across the floor, trailing up the white walls and even the....
Resources for this podcast include the writings of Sean Clancy, the Joli Livaudais website, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Tate Museum and the documentary "Between the Folds." You can see the works discussed on my website at www.beyondthepaint.net and @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram. Image Credit: NMWA
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Enroll in my free online course: "When Women Artists are the Image Makers of the Female Nude."
Website: beyondthepaintwithbernadine.thinkific.com]]>801artisticpractice,beetles,betweenthefolds,jolilivaudais,meditative,nmwa,origami,paperfolding,photography,sitespecificinstallation,tatecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-101-laerta-premto-seeing-place-in-new-ways--42600013,
Resources for this podcast include the writings of Bailey Van Hook, Historic Buildings of Connecticut blog, and WTNH.
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Connect with Laerta!
website: trav_elle.com
Instagram: @trav_elle
Esty: Travelle Studio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42600013Mon, 21 Dec 2020 19:35:46 +0000Bernadine FrancoArtist and illustrator Laerta Premto fuses drawing and her wanderlust in her illustrations of architecture. She transfers her observations of “place” onto the paper. We explore her illustrated series of architectural gems in Hartford, Connecticut. In...,
Resources for this podcast include the writings of Bailey Van Hook, Historic Buildings of Connecticut blog, and WTNH.
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Connect with Laerta!
website: trav_elle.com
Instagram: @trav_elle
Esty: Travelle Studio]]>1264architecture,coltarmory,hartfordhasit,illustrator,laertapremto,parkvillemarket,wtnhcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-100-louise-nevelson-and-living-boldly--42417910.
I also announce the winners of the 100th Episode Celebration Giveaway. Thank you to everyone who took part and for your support of my efforts to celebrate with you women artists and makers.
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I want to give a special shout out to the women artists that entered the giveaway. Please explore their sites and works.
Adrea Filiatrault: www.artistsmakeart.com; Gina Lee Robbins: www.ginaleerobbins.com; Kat Zagria: www.katzagaria.com; Agathe Bouton: www.agathebouton.com; Melanie Pennington: www.melaniepennington.com; Valerie Carmet: valeriecarmet.com; Alex Bigatti: www.alexbigattiart.com; Christine Lyons: www.christianelyons.com; Ariania Tavares; www.arianatavares.com; Jean Rill Alberto: www.withheartbyhand.com; Kathryn Hart: www.kathrynhart.com; Sally Brown: www.sallyjanebrown.com; Kathy Piercy: 100women100yearsart.com
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Image Credit: Louise Nevelson: "Sky Cathedral," 1982; SAAM (Smithsonian American Art Museum
Resources for this podcast are available through my website. www.beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42417910Thu, 10 Dec 2020 16:49:25 +0000Bernadine FrancoTo celebrate my 100th episode, I take you through my personal journey into the visual arts and the women artists that shaped me to live more boldly. Highlighted is the first woman to toss me from complacency to creating my own artistic path: Louise....
I also announce the winners of the 100th Episode Celebration Giveaway. Thank you to everyone who took part and for your support of my efforts to celebrate with you women artists and makers.
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I want to give a special shout out to the women artists that entered the giveaway. Please explore their sites and works.
Adrea Filiatrault: www.artistsmakeart.com; Gina Lee Robbins: www.ginaleerobbins.com; Kat Zagria: www.katzagaria.com; Agathe Bouton: www.agathebouton.com; Melanie Pennington: www.melaniepennington.com; Valerie Carmet: valeriecarmet.com; Alex Bigatti: www.alexbigattiart.com; Christine Lyons: www.christianelyons.com; Ariania Tavares; www.arianatavares.com; Jean Rill Alberto: www.withheartbyhand.com; Kathryn Hart: www.kathrynhart.com; Sally Brown: www.sallyjanebrown.com; Kathy Piercy: 100women100yearsart.com
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Image Credit: Louise Nevelson: "Sky Cathedral," 1982; SAAM (Smithsonian American Art Museum
Resources for this podcast are available through my website. www.beyondthepaint.net]]>1086100thepisode,artgirlrising,assemblage,beyondthepaint,beyondthepaintwithbernadine,dawnsfeast,kahngallery,@laurencedevalmy,louisenevelson,moma,nbmaa,nmwa,sculpture,skycathedralcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coming-soon-100th-episode-celebration--42225273.
In the meantime, please enjoy an archived episode, number 57 celebrating the photographer Ruth Bernard.
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Special thanks to artists:
Laurence de Valmy https://www.laurencedevalmy.com/
Made by Women https://www.madebywomen.co.uk/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42225273Sun, 29 Nov 2020 14:11:24 +0000Bernadine FrancoI am taking a short sabbatical to prepare for a couple of exciting initiatives here on the podcast including the 100th episode and a free online course. . In the meantime, please enjoy an archived episode, number 57 celebrating the photographer Ruth....
In the meantime, please enjoy an archived episode, number 57 celebrating the photographer Ruth Bernard.
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Special thanks to artists:
Laurence de Valmy https://www.laurencedevalmy.com/
Made by Women https://www.madebywomen.co.uk/]]>639100thepisode,beyondthepaintpodcast,laurencedevalmy,madebywomen,podcaster,sabbatical,womenartists,zinescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-99-kathryn-hart-what-pulses-beneath-the-skin--42086599.
Resources for this episode include Kathryn Hart www.kathryndhart.com, her evocative essay, "Psychic Heritage of Powerful Women," writers Emily Stolarski, Kristine Shomaker, and Art Daily magazine. Image Credit: "Ariosta" Kathryn Hart.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42086599Sat, 21 Nov 2020 04:24:11 +0000Bernadine FrancoIn my celebration and conversation with contemporary artist Kathryn Hart, you will experience her sculptures, room sized installations and photography very collaboratively. Meaning you, the viewer or spectator, look and see the works from multiple....
Resources for this episode include Kathryn Hart www.kathryndhart.com, her evocative essay, "Psychic Heritage of Powerful Women," writers Emily Stolarski, Kristine Shomaker, and Art Daily magazine. Image Credit: "Ariosta" Kathryn Hart.]]>1859ariosta,contemporaryartist,femaleartist,horsehair,installationart,kathryndhart,kathrynhart,newdawn,sculpturecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-98-video-art-consuming-female-imagery--41900898.
Resources for this episode include Jillian Mayer website, Martha Rosler website, PBS Art Assignment, Art21, Tate Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Miami New Times writer Hans Morgenstern, writer Emily Dinsdale.
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Video Excerpts foudn on Youtube include:
Jillian Mayer, "I Am Your Grandma," (2011)
Bill Viola, "The Raft," (2004)
MOMA has video excerpts for Joan Jonas "Vertical Roll," 1972 and Martha Rosler, "Semiotics of the Kitchen," 1975 You can also see images/videos discussed at my website: beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41900898Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:32:45 +0000Bernadine FrancoThe medium video art gives artists the freedom to create works outside the gallery or museum space, opening avenues to record, document their performances and to be own producers and distributors. For female artists, incorporating video art into their....
Resources for this episode include Jillian Mayer website, Martha Rosler website, PBS Art Assignment, Art21, Tate Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Miami New Times writer Hans Morgenstern, writer Emily Dinsdale.
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Video Excerpts foudn on Youtube include:
Jillian Mayer, "I Am Your Grandma," (2011)
Bill Viola, "The Raft," (2004)
MOMA has video excerpts for Joan Jonas "Vertical Roll," 1972 and Martha Rosler, "Semiotics of the Kitchen," 1975 You can also see images/videos discussed at my website: beyondthepaint.net]]>868billviola,brucenaumann,femaleimagery,feministbent,jillianmayer,joanjonas,martharosler,theraft,verticalrolls,videoartcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-97-chiharu-shiota-drawing-in-space--41698797.
Resources for this episode include: Chiharu Shiota website, writings of Robert Atkins, Wes Kelly, Skye Sherwin, Kate Sierzputowski, Peter Corboy and the interview series Brilliant Ideas. Image credit: Chiharu Shiota website.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41698797Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:39:04 +0000Bernadine FrancoUsing place as her canvas, Japanese contemporary artist Chiharu Shiota creates a new visual plane in her monumental installations. She suspends networks of media, from used everyday objects to her signature red and black threads strung across entire....
Resources for this episode include: Chiharu Shiota website, writings of Robert Atkins, Wes Kelly, Skye Sherwin, Kate Sierzputowski, Peter Corboy and the interview series Brilliant Ideas. Image credit: Chiharu Shiota website.]]>1257chiharushiota,fridakahlo,keys,keysinhand,memory,redyarn,twofridascleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-96-sally-brown-body-prints--41575019

Resources for this episode include Sally Brown; sallyjanebrown.com, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Judy Chicago Foundation, the writings of Linda Nochlin, Whitney Chadwick, all listed in the podcast notes. View works discussed on my website at beyondthepaint.net, on Instagram @beyondthepaintpodcast. To experience the feminist works of Sally Brown follow her at sallery_art on Instagram. (Image Credit: "Offer" Sally Brown website)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41575019Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:17:55 +0000Bernadine FrancoThe contemporary artist, curator, writer, designer Sally Brown amplifies her feminist voice and "intent" through evocative body prints. Her body becomes the sculptural medium. In this deep universal exploration of the body, Brown finds her way as a...

Resources for this episode include Sally Brown; sallyjanebrown.com, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Judy Chicago Foundation, the writings of Linda Nochlin, Whitney Chadwick, all listed in the podcast notes. View works discussed on my website at beyondthepaint.net, on Instagram @beyondthepaintpodcast. To experience the feminist works of Sally Brown follow her at sallery_art on Instagram. (Image Credit: "Offer" Sally Brown website)]]>1607bodyprints,cut,dinnerparty,femaleimagery,feministiconography,feministintent,judychicago,louisebourgeois,mootherhood,offer,performanceart,sallybrown,sallybrowndeskins,stampofmyfemaleness,yokoonoyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-95-renee-cox-reclaiming-black-female-bodies--41400786.
This episode also celebrates the figural work of contemporary painter Peter C. Bustin--learn why he is the first male artist highlighted in this series. :)
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Resources for this episode include writings of Lisa Farrington and Jonathan Square, Aperture Magazine, Columbia Museum of Art, Renee Cox website-reneecox.org, Peter C Bustin (Peterbustinartist on Instagram), and Sally Brown (sallery_art on Instagram)
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Image Credit: Renee Cox website]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41400786Sat, 10 Oct 2020 22:22:56 +0000Bernadine FrancoPhotographer and performance artist Renee Cox reclaims black and brown representations of women, deconstructing racial stereotypes that have historically "seeped through our Western consciousness." . This episode also celebrates the figural work of....
This episode also celebrates the figural work of contemporary painter Peter C. Bustin--learn why he is the first male artist highlighted in this series. :)
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Resources for this episode include writings of Lisa Farrington and Jonathan Square, Aperture Magazine, Columbia Museum of Art, Renee Cox website-reneecox.org, Peter C Bustin (Peterbustinartist on Instagram), and Sally Brown (sallery_art on Instagram)
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Image Credit: Renee Cox website]]>1167aperturemagazine,columbiamuseumofart,gender,hottentot,hottentotvenus,lisafarrington,petercbustin,racism,reclaimfemalefigure,reneecox,saartjebaartman,sallybrownartist,stereotype,venusyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-94-meg-hitchcock-visual-mantras-of-devotion--41263388.
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Resources for this podcast episode include: Meg Hitchcock, Garrison Art Center and the writer Kate Tiernan. Thank you to Sally Brown Deskins for your interest in being on the podcast and for suggesting the next artist I will celebrate in Episode 95: Renee Cox. :)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41263388Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:01:56 +0000Bernadine FrancoThere is a fascinating link between women artists who get their voices across through the use of text within art. Words become an image. Contemporary female artist Meg Hitchcock "examines and dissects the word of God, deconstructing a sacred text by....
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Resources for this podcast episode include: Meg Hitchcock, Garrison Art Center and the writer Kate Tiernan. Thank you to Sally Brown Deskins for your interest in being on the podcast and for suggesting the next artist I will celebrate in Episode 95: Renee Cox. :)]]>973barbarakruger,bible,contemporaryfemaleartist,garrisonartcenter,guerillagirls,illuminatedmanuscripts,lornasimpson,meghitchcock,persephone,quran,sacredtexts,sallybrowndeskins,textdrawing,torah,wadsworthatheneumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-93-elizabeth-murray-boundless-possibilities-of-paint-and-the-canvas--41049596.
Resources for this podcast episode include: Wadsworth Atheneum, Art Institute of Chicago, MOMA, Art News, PBS Art 21, and the writings of Robert Storr and Jonathan Fineberg. Image Credit: Wadsworth Atheneum.
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Are you a contemporary female artist who would like to be "exposed" on the podcast? :) Email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41049596Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:54:14 +0000Bernadine FrancoNeo-Expressionist artist Elizabeth Murray breaks away from the artistic traditions of creating illusionistic three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface. Her artistic vocabulary has a "cartoony" flavor. . Resources for this podcast episode....
Resources for this podcast episode include: Wadsworth Atheneum, Art Institute of Chicago, MOMA, Art News, PBS Art 21, and the writings of Robert Storr and Jonathan Fineberg. Image Credit: Wadsworth Atheneum.
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Are you a contemporary female artist who would like to be "exposed" on the podcast? :) Email me at bernadine@beyondthepaint.net]]>959cartoony,elizabethmurray,gesturalpainting,givingbirth,slipaway,waltdisneycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-92-hannah-hoch-female-photomontage-pioneer--40896282.
This episode celebrates the exhibition of figural artist Elisa Valenti: "Radical Worthiness" at Established Gallery until September 27. Please visit their sites to learn more: www.establishedgallery.com and www.elisavalentistudio.com
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Resources used for this episode include the writings of Maud Levin, Kristin Makholm, MOMA, Tate and National Gallery museums and Another Magazine. You can see the images discussed at my website beyondthepaint.net and instagram at beyondthepaintpodcast. Image credit: MOMA]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40896282Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:31:22 +0000Bernadine FrancoDada artist Hannah Hoch used photographs taken from sources like books and magazines she cut, pasted and assembled into new composition; a journey through a chaos of textures and discerning juxtapositions that challenge us to see modern life and....
This episode celebrates the exhibition of figural artist Elisa Valenti: "Radical Worthiness" at Established Gallery until September 27. Please visit their sites to learn more: www.establishedgallery.com and www.elisavalentistudio.com
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Resources used for this episode include the writings of Maud Levin, Kristin Makholm, MOMA, Tate and National Gallery museums and Another Magazine. You can see the images discussed at my website beyondthepaint.net and instagram at beyondthepaintpodcast. Image credit: MOMA]]>1119assemblage,collage,cutwithaknife,dada,elisavalenti,elisavalentistudio,establishedgallery,femaleartists,hannahhoch,martharosler,photomontage,pioneer,representationsofwomencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-91-audrey-flack-contemporary-vanitas--40576634.
Resources for this podcast include Audrey Flack (audreyflack.com), Brooklyn Rail Forum (brooklynrail.org), writings of Wendy Slatkin, Toledo Museum of Art (toledomuseum.org)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40576634Sun, 30 Aug 2020 11:15:38 +0000Bernadine FrancoJourney with me through the stillness and beauty of still-life paintings that explore the fleeting nature of material things and the transience of life. In this episode we celebrate two female artists: Photorealist Audrey Flack and 17th century Dutch....
Resources for this podcast include Audrey Flack (audreyflack.com), Brooklyn Rail Forum (brooklynrail.org), writings of Wendy Slatkin, Toledo Museum of Art (toledomuseum.org)]]>1190arthistory,audreyflack,brooklynrail,covid19,femaleartists,fleeting,moma,photorealism,podcaster,rachelruysch,rembrandt,stilllife,toledomuseumofart,vanitas,wendyslatkincleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-90-alma-woodsey-thomas-constructing-the-natural-world--40452409.
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Resources for this episode include Wadsworth Atheneum (www.thewadsworth.org), Tate Museum (tate.org.uk), Studio Museum (studiomuseum.org), the poet Mary Oliver and author Melina Rudman ("Sacred Soil: A Gardner's Book of Reflections")]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40452409Sat, 22 Aug 2020 19:55:04 +0000Bernadine FrancoBlack, female painter Alma Woodsey Thomas composed brilliantly fractured abstractions of the natural world around her through painted mosaic patches arranged in concentric circles or stripes. Join me as we hover over a sea of red shapes and forms in....
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Resources for this episode include Wadsworth Atheneum (www.thewadsworth.org), Tate Museum (tate.org.uk), Studio Museum (studiomuseum.org), the poet Mary Oliver and author Melina Rudman ("Sacred Soil: A Gardner's Book of Reflections")]]>766almathomas,almawoodseythomas,azaleas,azaleasjubilee,kennethnoland,maryoliver,melinarudman,redazaleasjubilee,sacredsoil,studiomuseum,tatemuseum,thewadsworth,upstream,washingtoncolorschoolcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-89-laurence-de-valmy-storiesbehindtheart--40221600.
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Resources for this podcast episode include Laurence de Valmy, Create Magazine; (https://createmagazine.com/), and the Guggenheim Museum; (https://www.guggenheim.org). You can see the works discussed at my website www.beyondthepaint.net. Please follow Laurence de Valmy @laurencedevalmy on Instagram and visit her website at www.laurencedevalmy.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40221600Sun, 09 Aug 2020 00:54:13 +0000Bernadine FrancoJoin me for a conversation with contemporary painter Laurence de Valmy in her exploration of iconic artists, like the pioneer abstract painter Hilma af Klint, appropriated within the template of an Instagram post. . . Resources for this podcast....
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Resources for this podcast episode include Laurence de Valmy, Create Magazine; (https://createmagazine.com/), and the Guggenheim Museum; (https://www.guggenheim.org). You can see the works discussed at my website www.beyondthepaint.net. Please follow Laurence de Valmy @laurencedevalmy on Instagram and visit her website at www.laurencedevalmy.com]]>1379abstractpainter,adulthood,annacassel,appropriation,contemporary,createmagazine,democratizeart,dialog,guggenheimmuseum,hilmaafklint,iconicart,instagram,laurencedevalmy,mondrian,seances,spiritualart,spiritualism,storiesbehindtheart,thetenlargest,vasilykandinskycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-88-60-paula-modersohn-becker-revolutionary-nude--39980027.
I will be back in mid-August with new episodes including the work and conversation with contemporary painter Laurence de Valmy. (@laurencedevalmy on Instagram and https://www.singulart.com/laurencedevalmy)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39980027Sat, 25 Jul 2020 19:19:41 +0000Bernadine FrancoBeyond the Paint with Bernadine is on a short sabbatical...Enjoy one of my favorite episodes, celebrating the modernist painter Paula Modersohn-Becker: Revolutionary Nude. . I will be back in mid-August with new episodes including the work and....
I will be back in mid-August with new episodes including the work and conversation with contemporary painter Laurence de Valmy. (@laurencedevalmy on Instagram and https://www.singulart.com/laurencedevalmy)]]>600arthistory,artistictradition,beyondthepaintpodcast,cathedraloftrees,chasingsublime,favoriteepisode,laurencedevalmy,modernistpainter,paulamodersohnbecker,revolutionarynude,sabbaticalcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-87-tara-donovan-from-the-mundane-to-the-beautiful--39814082.
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Resources for this podcast episode include: Wadsworth Atheneum (thewadsworth.org), Pace Gallery (pacegallery.com), Smithsonian American Art Museum (americanart.si.edu), Dia Art Foundation (diaart.org), and interviews with Marc-Christoph Wagner and Nora Burnett Abrams.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39814082Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:57:21 +0000Bernadine FrancoInstallation artist and sculptor Tara Donovan transforms everyday objects like foam cups, toothpicks and index cards, transforming the familiar into the unrecognizable through overwhelming accumulation. . . Resources for this podcast episode include:....
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Resources for this podcast episode include: Wadsworth Atheneum (thewadsworth.org), Pace Gallery (pacegallery.com), Smithsonian American Art Museum (americanart.si.edu), Dia Art Foundation (diaart.org), and interviews with Marc-Christoph Wagner and Nora Burnett Abrams.]]>789brycecanyon,carlandre,danflavin,diaartfoundation,donaldjudd,feministartist,indexcards,installationartist,minimalism,mundane,pacegallery,sculptor,smithsonianmuseum,taradonovan,thewadsworth,transcendcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-86-elisa-valenti-radical-worthiness-and-the-female-figure--38151465.
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Resources for this podcast episode include Elisa Valenti Studio, Saatchi Gallery, Art Jumble and Create magazines and the Henri Matisse Foundation. Visit Elisa at elisavalentistudio.com or on Instagram @elisavalentistudio. Image credit, "Return to Nature," @ Elisa Valenti Studio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/38151465Thu, 09 Jul 2020 20:31:00 +0000Bernadine FrancoJourney with me through the evocative compositions of "lush" female nudes by the contemporary, figurative painter Elisa Valenti. Elisa also joins me for a conversation, a deeper exploration of her work and artistic practice. We talk body image, her....
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Resources for this podcast episode include Elisa Valenti Studio, Saatchi Gallery, Art Jumble and Create magazines and the Henri Matisse Foundation. Visit Elisa at elisavalentistudio.com or on Instagram @elisavalentistudio. Image credit, "Return to Nature," @ Elisa Valenti Studio]]>1716art,arthistory,cubism,elisavalenti,feministpainter,figuralpainter,jennysaville,matisse,picasso,venusofwillendorf,womenofwillendorfyesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-85-harriet-powers-finding-her-voice-through-appliques-on-quilts--34219522.
Image credit: Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Resources for this episode include: Boston MFA, Smithsonian American Art Museum, writings by Whitney Chadwick ("Women, Art and Society") Samantha Moreno, Michelle Cliff, Cheryl Rivers, Carol Crown and contemporary quilter Peggie Hartwell (peggiehartwell.com)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/34219522Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:28:48 +0000Bernadine FrancoHarriet Powers, a slave from Georgia, transformed the traditional communal art of quilting into a free and creative expression. Journey with me through one of two surviving works, "Pictorial Quilt." . Image credit: Boston Museum of Fine Arts.....
Image credit: Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Resources for this episode include: Boston MFA, Smithsonian American Art Museum, writings by Whitney Chadwick ("Women, Art and Society") Samantha Moreno, Michelle Cliff, Cheryl Rivers, Carol Crown and contemporary quilter Peggie Hartwell (peggiehartwell.com)]]>1048abolitionist,appliques,biblequilt,blackfemaleartists,blackfemalemakers,bostonmfa,crucifixion,emancipation,harrietpowers,job,pictorialquilt,quilt,racism,smithsoniancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-84-augusta-savage-elevating-representations-of-black-people--32129551.
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You can see all the works discussed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net. Resources for this episode include the writings of Bonnie Claudia Harrison, Valerie J. Mercer, and Imani Perry. and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Image credit: https://americanart.si.edu/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/32129551Sun, 21 Jun 2020 12:10:56 +0000Bernadine FrancoAmerican sculptor Augusta Savage defied racial stereotypes in the representations of black people. Her vivid and expressive figural sculptures are resonant in both their beauty and humanity. Journey with me through these works and help me amplify the....
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You can see all the works discussed on my website: www.beyondthepaint.net. Resources for this episode include the writings of Bonnie Claudia Harrison, Valerie J. Mercer, and Imani Perry. and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Image credit: https://americanart.si.edu/]]>1019amplify,augustasavage,blackportraits,figural,gamin,harlemrenaissance,jacoblawrence,nycworldfair,sculpture,smithsonianamericanartmuseum,visualrepresentations,wpacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-83-emma-amos-staring-down-racism-through-color--30436360
Resources for this episode include the writings of art historian Lisa Farrington, Phoebe Wolfskill, Art News and ArtForum International magazines, and the Birmingham Museum of Art. If you have an Instagram page, I encourage you to follow other wonderful individuals and organizations who are blowing up their feed to engage you with female artists of color who tackle issues of racism, police brutality, and social justice through the visual expression. Please visit--@artgirlrising, @knowherart, @prettybrillaintclub, and @artsy]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/30436360Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:51:36 +0000Bernadine FrancoJourney with me through the evocative compositions by Black figurative artist, printmaker, and weaver Emma Amos. She explores explore identity and tackles, head-on, racial, and gender inequality. Resources for this episode include the writings of...
Resources for this episode include the writings of art historian Lisa Farrington, Phoebe Wolfskill, Art News and ArtForum International magazines, and the Birmingham Museum of Art. If you have an Instagram page, I encourage you to follow other wonderful individuals and organizations who are blowing up their feed to engage you with female artists of color who tackle issues of racism, police brutality, and social justice through the visual expression. Please visit--@artgirlrising, @knowherart, @prettybrillaintclub, and @artsy]]>901arthistory,birminghammuseumofart,blackfemaleartist,blacklivesmatter,blackwomenartists,emmaamos,falilng,falling,femalenude,figurativepainter,genderinequality,headfirst,kristiosboy,measuring,multimedia,racialinequality,weavercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-82-louise-lawler-pollock-and-tureen-arranged-by-mr-and-mrs-burton-tremaine-connecticut--28803587.
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Resources for this podcast episode include Wadsworth Atheneum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), and artist Sherrie Levine.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28803587Mon, 01 Jun 2020 11:50:35 +0000Bernadine FrancoFeminist artist Louise Lawler takes pictures of other artist's works. She is a "spy" at auction previews, in museum storerooms, corporate boardrooms, private residences with her camera. Journey with me in a new-looking experience of the display of....
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Resources for this podcast episode include Wadsworth Atheneum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), and artist Sherrie Levine.]]>880appropriation,feministartist,gerardrichter,jacksonpollock,limoge,louiselawler,metmuseum,moma,paperweight,photographer,restaging,salonholder,thewadsworth,tremainecollection,tureencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-81-elizabeth-colt-protecting-angel-plus-a-nod-to-new-author-melina-rudman--28234057Plus a celebration of author Melina Rudman and her new book, "Sacred Soil: A Gardener's Book of Reflection."
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Resources for this podcast episode include The Wadsworth Atheneum, William Hosley, "Colts: The Making of an American Legend."]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/28234057Mon, 25 May 2020 01:42:25 +0000Bernadine FrancoWelcome to my monthly episode about women and the visual arts in 19th century Hartford, Connecticut. Today we will journey beneath the wings of a protecting angel in the Memorial Window in the Church of the Good Shepherd, in Hartford's South Meadows....Plus a celebration of author Melina Rudman and her new book, "Sacred Soil: A Gardener's Book of Reflection."
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Resources for this podcast episode include The Wadsworth Atheneum, William Hosley, "Colts: The Making of an American Legend."]]>83619thcentury,angelsoffering,bookproject,churchofthegoodshepherd,elizabethcolt,hartfordconnecticut,hartfordhasit,jackhale,melinarudman,protectingangel,sacredsoil,sacredspace,samuelcolt,southmeadows,thewadsworthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-80-barbara-segal-following-the-path-of-stone--27089879.
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Resources for this podcast episode include Tedx Talk, "Technique to Concept: How Learning Renaissance Methods Drives Creativity," July, 2019, Barbara Segal website, writers J. H. Plumb, John T. Paoletti, and Gary H. Ratke.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/27089879Mon, 11 May 2020 13:23:09 +0000Bernadine FrancoExperience the awe and remarkable beauty of sculpture, its methods rooted and passed on by Renaissance masters, through the hands of the stone carver, and female artist Barbara Segal. . . Resources for this podcast episode include Tedx Talk,....
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Resources for this podcast episode include Tedx Talk, "Technique to Concept: How Learning Renaissance Methods Drives Creativity," July, 2019, Barbara Segal website, writers J. H. Plumb, John T. Paoletti, and Gary H. Ratke.]]>833americanartist,americanperspective,barbarasegal,bernini,femaleartist,krausegallery,michelangelo,renaissance,stonecarvercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-79-nancy-holt-sun-tunnels--26073559.
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Visit beyondthepaint.net to view all the works discussed in this podcast episode. Resources for this podcast include Holt/Smithson Foundation, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, "Nancy Holt," interviewed by Micky Donnelly (Circa Magazine, July/August, 1983) Image Credit: Holt/Smithson Foundation.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26073559Sat, 25 Apr 2020 13:43:59 +0000Bernadine FrancoJourney with me to a desolate, remote desert in the Great Basin of Utah to experience Land Artist, Nancy Holt, "SunTunnels," 1973-1976. . . Visit beyondthepaint.net to view all the works discussed in this podcast episode. Resources for this podcast....
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Visit beyondthepaint.net to view all the works discussed in this podcast episode. Resources for this podcast include Holt/Smithson Foundation, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, "Nancy Holt," interviewed by Micky Donnelly (Circa Magazine, July/August, 1983) Image Credit: Holt/Smithson Foundation.]]>827americanart,aperture,concretetubes,diafoundation,earthart,feministartist,greatbasin,horizon,landart,landartist,nancyholt,roberthughes,robertsmithson,spiraljetty,suntunnels,utahcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-78-elizabeth-colt-series-the-sampler-plus-a-nod-to-new-author-john-launius--26514843.
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Resources for this episode include Susan P. Schoelwer, “Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art and Family, 1740-1840, writer Mirra Bank and the Wadsworth Atheneum (thewadsworth.org) Special shout out to writer John Launius and his new book, "The Life and times of Missouri’s Charles Parsons: Between Art and War,” @parsons_book on Instagram.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26514843Fri, 17 Apr 2020 21:24:00 +0000Bernadine FrancoWelcome to my monthly, bonus episode, "Elizabeth Colt Series," focused on my writing process and research for my upcoming book of the 19th-century art patron. In this episode, journey through the Sampler; creative expressions by everyday....
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Resources for this episode include Susan P. Schoelwer, “Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art and Family, 1740-1840, writer Mirra Bank and the Wadsworth Atheneum (thewadsworth.org) Special shout out to writer John Launius and his new book, "The Life and times of Missouri’s Charles Parsons: Between Art and War,” @parsons_book on Instagram.]]>901annpetry,charlesparsons,elizabethcolt,hartford,hartfordhasit,hosmer,johnlaunius,kempermuseum,mirandarobinson,needlework,thesampler,thestreet,thewadsworthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-77-martha-wilson-her-body-is-her-canvas--24974156.
This podcast episode also highlights "100women100years" project, spearheaded by artists Liz Rae Dalton and Kathy Piercy. The project reflects the progress of women, honoring them individually through art as an act of remembrance. Learn how you too can participate at @100women100years on Instagram.
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Resources used in this podcast include Bomb Magazine (https://bombmagazine.org), PPOW Gallery (https://www.ppowgallery.com), Martha's website (marthawilson.com) and The Whitney Museum (https://whitney.org). Please visit my website www.beyondthepaint.net to see images discussed or @beyondthepaint on Instagram. Image Credit: Martha Wilson website.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24974156Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:08:07 +0000Bernadine FrancoPerformance artists artist Martha Wilson, using her body as a canvas, investigates "multiple gendered identities" of women, exploring in her later works the universal effects of aging. She engages, embracing all aspects of herself with humor, sass....
This podcast episode also highlights "100women100years" project, spearheaded by artists Liz Rae Dalton and Kathy Piercy. The project reflects the progress of women, honoring them individually through art as an act of remembrance. Learn how you too can participate at @100women100years on Instagram.
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Resources used in this podcast include Bomb Magazine (https://bombmagazine.org), PPOW Gallery (https://www.ppowgallery.com), Martha's website (marthawilson.com) and The Whitney Museum (https://whitney.org). Please visit my website www.beyondthepaint.net to see images discussed or @beyondthepaint on Instagram. Image Credit: Martha Wilson website.]]>1037100women100years,aging,americanartist,beautyandbeastly,carriemaeweems,invisible,kathypiercy,kitchenseries,lizraedalton,marthawilson,performanceartist,performativeaspects,photograph,profileofmodels,shiftingidentities,womanartist,womanphotographercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-76-frances-benjamin-johnston-still-life-with-cigarette--24168859.
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Visit my website at www.beyondthepaint.net to see all the images discussed including resources I used for this podcast episode notably the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Library of Congress.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24168859Sun, 22 Mar 2020 13:32:16 +0000Bernadine Franco19th-century photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston forged a new identity in self-portraiture, turning on its head artistic conventions popular in portraiture of the genteel Victorian woman. . . Visit my website at www.beyondthepaint.net to see all....
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Visit my website at www.beyondthepaint.net to see all the images discussed including resources I used for this podcast episode notably the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Library of Congress.]]>70719thcentury,americanart,artgirlrising,arthistory,francesbenjaminjohnston,kahngallery,laurencedevalmy,lesbianartist,rebelliouswoman,selfportraitwithcigarette,womanphotographer,womenartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-75-the-elizabeth-colt-series-armsmear--23982278
Resources used for this podcast include William Hosley's seminal text, "Colt: The Making of an American Legend," and Armsmear website @armsmear.org. Image Credit: The Wadsworth Atheneum---Special thanks to Cristina Rosana @PiqueCoaching]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23982278Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:08:40 +0000Bernadine FrancoBeyond the Paint podcast will now include monthly episodes on my passion project; crafting a book on the 19th century, art patron, Elizabeth Colt, wife of gun manufacturer Samuel Colt. The inaugural episode journeys you through her wedding present...
Resources used for this podcast include William Hosley's seminal text, "Colt: The Making of an American Legend," and Armsmear website @armsmear.org. Image Credit: The Wadsworth Atheneum---Special thanks to Cristina Rosana @PiqueCoaching]]>906architecture,armsmear,arthistory,coltarmory,cristinarosana,elizabethcolt,harryfenn,hartfordhasit,historyofhartford,illustration,italianate,kremlinpalace,moscow,osborne,piquecoaching,queenvictoria,samuelcolt,southmeadows,thewadsworth,watercolorscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-74-nancy-spero-reconfiguring-the-visual-presence-of-women--23209749
View all the images discussed on my website www.beyondthepaint.net. References used for this episode include Worcester Art Museum, Art21 (www.art21.org) and Bomb Magazine.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23209749Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:54:11 +0000Bernadine FrancoTwentieth-century, American, feminist artist fearlessly breaks with artistic traditions of the female figure, compellingly experiments the narrative of women's lives, their pain, both visible and invisible in installations and formats outside of the...
View all the images discussed on my website www.beyondthepaint.net. References used for this episode include Worcester Art Museum, Art21 (www.art21.org) and Bomb Magazine.]]>950americanwomanartist,criducouer,femalearchetypes,leongolub,nancyspero,protestart,representationofwomen,tomboframose,torture,tortureofwomen,worcesterartmuseumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-73-ellen-altfest-the-back--22553633
Go to my website at www.beyondthepaint.net to see all the images discussed. Resources for this episode include the Saatchi Gallery (www.saatchigallery.com) Metropolitan Museum of Art (www.metmuseum.org), writer Jennifer Higgie, and the art historian, Dr. Robert Atkins.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22553633Sat, 08 Feb 2020 15:56:40 +0000Bernadine FrancoThe painter Ellen Altfest engulfs her canvases with hyperreal, cropped intimate objects, a house plant and the male, nude figure. We will be taking a close look at her work, "The Back." Go to my website at www.beyondthepaint.net to see all the images...
Go to my website at www.beyondthepaint.net to see all the images discussed. Resources for this episode include the Saatchi Gallery (www.saatchigallery.com) Metropolitan Museum of Art (www.metmuseum.org), writer Jennifer Higgie, and the art historian, Dr. Robert Atkins.]]>709americanwomanartist,arthistory,beyondthepaint,chaiselounge,chuckclose,contemporaryart,ellenaltfest,feministartist,houseplant,hyperrealism,jenniferhiggie,malenude,metmuseum,oiloncanvas,painter,photorealism,robertatkins,rosabonheur,saatchigallery,thebackcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-72-marie-watt-repurposing-blankets-and-their-stories--22026606
Highlighted in this podcast episode is the work "First Teachers Balance the Universe: Part I: Things that Fly" now on view at Yale Art Gallery (www.yaleartgallery.edu). Learn more about the prolific work of Marie Watt at www.mariewattstudio.com and view all works of art discussed at my website at www.beyondthepaint.net.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22026606Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:22:07 +0000Bernadine FrancoIndigenous artist Marie Watt, in collaboration with sewing circles, embroiders objects in flight, both man-made and from nature, onto a canvas of reclaimed, woolen blankets. Highlighted in this podcast episode is the work "First Teachers Balance the...
Highlighted in this podcast episode is the work "First Teachers Balance the Universe: Part I: Things that Fly" now on view at Yale Art Gallery (www.yaleartgallery.edu). Learn more about the prolific work of Marie Watt at www.mariewattstudio.com and view all works of art discussed at my website at www.beyondthepaint.net.]]>893americanwomanartist,craft,dinnerparty,feminist,indigenous,indigenousart,iroquois,judychi,judychicago,louisebourgeois,mariewatt,pendletonblankets,reclaimedwoolenblankets,ritual,senecatribe,sewing,sewingcircle,skywoman,westernart,yaleartgallerycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-71-sculptor-harriet-hosmer-queen-zenobia-in-chains--21438050
Visit www.thewadsworth.org to view the work and visit my website www.beyondthepaint.net to view all the works discussed in this episode.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21438050Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:38:00 +0000Bernadine Franco19th century artist Harriet Hosmer in her sculpture "Queen Zenobia in Chains" captures the defeated Queen in the moments of her captivity, weighed down by chains as her tormenters paraded her in the streets of ancient Rome. Hosmer conveys through the...
Visit www.thewadsworth.org to view the work and visit my website www.beyondthepaint.net to view all the works discussed in this episode.]]>851americanartist,aurelian,beyondthepaint,beyondthepaintpodcast,fannykimble,fortitude,grace,harriethosmer,marble,nathanielhawthorne,neoclassical,palmyra,podcastersofinstagra,queenzenobia,rococo,romanticism,rome,sculpture,thewadsworth,zenobiainchainscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/special-announcement-from-beyond-the-paint--21233430https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21233430Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:54:01 +0000Bernadine FrancoBeginning January 15, Beyond the Paint podcast will ROAR into 2020 devoting every episode to the artistic expression and contributions by women artists in the United States. In this short podcast episode, I share what inspired what will be my...1562020,americanart,americanwomen,artisticproduction,craft,diverse,materials,nbmaa,paint,printmaking,roar,sculpture,womenartistscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-70-the-sampler-lessons-in-womanhood--20959134
Visit Connecticut Historical Society to view the well-preserved Sampler by Miranda Robinson at www.chs.org and view the prolific work of contemporary artist Elaine Reichek at www.elainereichek.com. Reichek's "Sampler (Kruger/Holzer)" can be viewed at Whitney Museum of American Art, www.whitney.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20959134Sat, 21 Dec 2019 22:48:36 +0000Bernadine FrancoEngage in visual compositions by 19th century Miranda Robinson and contemporary Elaine Reichek, who employ polychrome fibers and a needle, an assemblage of color, line and iconography in the embroidered work, Sampler. Visit Connecticut Historical...
Visit Connecticut Historical Society to view the well-preserved Sampler by Miranda Robinson at www.chs.org and view the prolific work of contemporary artist Elaine Reichek at www.elainereichek.com. Reichek's "Sampler (Kruger/Holzer)" can be viewed at Whitney Museum of American Art, www.whitney.org.]]>619barbarakruger,chs,connecticut,craft,decorativeart,elainereicheck,embroidery,exploration,gender,iconography,jennyholzer,needlewisdom,sampler,stiching,truewomanhood,utilitarian,whitneymuseumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-69-liza-lou-kitchen--20662120
Please learn more at www.thewhitney.org; www.lizalou.com You can also see an image @beyondthepaint on Instagram and www.beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20662120Wed, 11 Dec 2019 18:42:44 +0000Bernadine FrancoEnter into Liza Lou's "Kitchen," an installation of a "seemingly" ordinary kitchen, every surface is encrusted in glass beads; a dialogue about materials and the "feminine" domain. Please learn more at www.thewhitney.org; www.lizalou.com You can...
Please learn more at www.thewhitney.org; www.lizalou.com You can also see an image @beyondthepaint on Instagram and www.beyondthepaint.net]]>462americanart,americanartist,beads,craft,domesticsphere,emilydickinson,feministartist,fineart,glassbeads,glittering,installation,kitchen,lizalou,whitneymuseumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-68-john-brewster-jr-the-visual-world-of-a-deaf-portrait-artist--20360860
You can view the image at New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA) https://nbmaa.org/.
Learn more about the American School for the Deaf at https://www.asd-1817.org/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20360860Fri, 29 Nov 2019 13:20:52 +0000Bernadine FrancoEnter into the silent, visual world of 18th century American, itinerant portrait artist John Brewster, Jr and his painting, "Portrait of a Girl with a Bird;" his subject little Mary Ann Patten Monson. You can view the image at New Britain Museum of...
You can view the image at New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA) https://nbmaa.org/.
Learn more about the American School for the Deaf at https://www.asd-1817.org/]]>476americanschoolforthedeaf,bird,deaf,deafartist,earlyamericanportrait,hartford,itinerant,itinerantpainter,johnbrewsterjr,maryannpattenmonson,nbmaa,newenglandcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-67-florine-stettheimer-confectionery-paintings-of-a-closed-world--20163501
Please visit the Brooklyn Museum to learn more about Stettheimer at www.brooklynmuseum.org. I want to acknowledge writer and art historian Barbara J. Bloemink, whose seminal writings on Stettheimer provided wonderful resources in preparation for this podcast episode.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20163501Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:53:55 +0000Bernadine FrancoWe will dive into the overtly feminine style of early American modernist painter Florine Stettheimer. and her fantastical portrait of her mother and sisters in the 1919 work, oil on canvas, "Heat." Please visit the Brooklyn Museum to learn more about...
Please visit the Brooklyn Museum to learn more about Stettheimer at www.brooklynmuseum.org. I want to acknowledge writer and art historian Barbara J. Bloemink, whose seminal writings on Stettheimer provided wonderful resources in preparation for this podcast episode.]]>591americanmodernism,brooklynmuseum,florinestettheimer,georgiaokeeffe,heat,marcelduchamp,modernism,rosetta,salon,stieglitz,surrealism,womanartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-66-julia-margaret-cameron-the-invisible-made-visible--19956206
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: www.themetmuseum.org and Victoria and Albert Museum www.vam.ac.uk and Zach Rubin Photo at https://zrubinphoto.myportfolio.com or @zrubinphoto on Instagram.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19956206Sun, 10 Nov 2019 11:42:01 +0000Bernadine Franco19th century photographer Julia Margaret Cameron; through the lens of her camera and cumbersome wet collodion process, Cameron reveals the beauty, intelligence and spirit of her sitters. We will look closely at the image "Cassiopeia," from 1864. I...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: www.themetmuseum.org and Victoria and Albert Museum www.vam.ac.uk and Zach Rubin Photo at https://zrubinphoto.myportfolio.com or @zrubinphoto on Instagram.]]>51119thcentury,beyondthepaint,cassiopeia,juliamargaretcameron,metmuseum,photography,portrait,rebelliouswoman,victoriaandalbertmuseum,wetcollodion,womanartist,zrubinphotocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-65-artist-romaine-brooks-and-the-lesbian-gaze--19685122
You can see the images @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram or at my website beyondthepaint.net Image Credits: Smithsonian Museum https://americanart.si.edu]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19685122Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:00:24 +0000Bernadine FrancoThe art of expatriate American painter Romaine Brooks cannot be separated from her life as woman and a lesbian. Come into her world through her painting White Azaleas. You can see the images @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram or at my website...
You can see the images @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram or at my website beyondthepaint.net Image Credits: Smithsonian Museum https://americanart.si.edu]]>52320thcenturyart,americanart,jameswhistler,lesbian,oilpaint,romainebrooks,selfportrait,smithsonian,whistlersmother,whiteazaleas,womanartist,womanpainteryesfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-64-suzanne-valadon-and-the-traditional-female-form--19376731
Links to the works discussed: "The Blue Room," Musée National d'Art Moderne and "Venus of Urbino," https://www.uffizi.it/en/the-uffizi]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19376731Sun, 06 Oct 2019 14:12:27 +0000Bernadine FrancoSuzanne Valadon, an early modernist painter, reflects her experience as a sitter for artists like the Impressionist Renoir, turning the convention of the ideal female form on its head. She presents us with a "modern" woman who has little care for the...
Links to the works discussed: "The Blue Room," Musée National d'Art Moderne and "Venus of Urbino," https://www.uffizi.it/en/the-uffizi]]>329blueroom,idealized,malegaze,modernism,moderniststyle,oil,portrait,sitter,suzannevaladon,titian,venusurbino,womanartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-63-sheila-hicks-painting-with-thread--19218538Learn more at https://www.sheilahicks.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19218538Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:29:37 +0000Bernadine FrancoExplore the visual world through the medium of colorful threads and fabrics in the miniature works by American textile artist Sheila Hicks. This podcast episode is dedicated to my friend Wendy. :) Learn more at https://www.sheilahicks.comLearn more at https://www.sheilahicks.com]]>392americanartist,color,femininearts,fiberarts,loom,maquette,needleandthread,oceanbravery,portable,sheilahicks,shipwreck,splitopen,textileart,womanartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-62-esphyr-slobodkina-abstraction--19110718
Links to learn more about Slobodkina include her foundation at https://www.slobodkinafoundation.org/. She also authored and illustrated children's books including "Caps for Sale." Image Credit: New Britain Museum of American Art (www.nbmaa.org)
Visit www.beyondthepaint.net.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19110718Sun, 15 Sep 2019 22:52:17 +0000Bernadine FrancoPainter Esphyr Slobodkina creates compositions of hard-edged forms and colors, structures\ that express a universal visual vocabulary not found in nature. Links to learn more about Slobodkina include her foundation at...
Links to learn more about Slobodkina include her foundation at https://www.slobodkinafoundation.org/. She also authored and illustrated children's books including "Caps for Sale." Image Credit: New Britain Museum of American Art (www.nbmaa.org)
Visit www.beyondthepaint.net.]]>518abstraction,americanart,capsforsale,coneyisland,esphyr,esphyrslobodkina,geometricforms,geometricshapes,hardedged,painting,reginaldmarsh,slobodkinacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-61-sonia-delaunay-liberating-color--19033379
"Electric Prisms," oil on canvas, 1914; Collection of Centre Pompidou, Paris, France

References I used for this podcast episode include, "Sonia Delaunay," Arthur A. Cohen and the Museum of Modern Art (www.moma.org)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19033379Sat, 07 Sep 2019 18:04:53 +0000Bernadine FrancoDive into the aura of pure color through the paintings of 20th-century painter, Sonia Delaunay. "Electric Prisms," oil on canvas, 1914; Collection of Centre Pompidou, Paris, France References I used for this podcast episode include, "Sonia...
"Electric Prisms," oil on canvas, 1914; Collection of Centre Pompidou, Paris, France

References I used for this podcast episode include, "Sonia Delaunay," Arthur A. Cohen and the Museum of Modern Art (www.moma.org)]]>562blanket,braque,couverture,cubism,electricprisms,geometricforms,modernism,orphism,painter,paris,picasso,pompidou,purecolor,soniadelaunay,ukraine,womanartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-60-paula-modersohn-becker-revolutionary-nude--18912781
Resources used in this podcast episode include: "Paula Modersohn-Becker: The First Modern Woman Artist," by author Diane Radycki and Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum
https://www.museen-boettcherstrasse.de/museen/paula-modersohn-becker-museum/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18912781Sun, 25 Aug 2019 19:45:29 +0000Bernadine FrancoExplore the daring and innovative artist, considered the first modern woman to reconfigure the nude and challenge traditional representations of the female body in art. Resources used in this podcast episode include: "Paula Modersohn-Becker: The...
Resources used in this podcast episode include: "Paula Modersohn-Becker: The First Modern Woman Artist," by author Diane Radycki and Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum
https://www.museen-boettcherstrasse.de/museen/paula-modersohn-becker-museum/]]>531emilnolde,femalenude,liberation,marriage,modernistpainter,modersohnbecker,otto,paulamodersohnbecker,picasso,preganant,primitiveart,womanartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-59-kazimer-malevich-finding-refuge-in-abstraction--18811363
Work discussed, "Untitled," oil on canvas work, 1916 is part of the collection at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. Learn more at https://www.guggenheim.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18811363Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:39:43 +0000Bernadine FrancoExplore utopian ideas of pure abstraction in the paintings by Russian avant-garde painter Kazimer Malevich. Work discussed, "Untitled," oil on canvas work, 1916 is part of the collection at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. Learn more at...
Work discussed, "Untitled," oil on canvas work, 1916 is part of the collection at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice. Learn more at https://www.guggenheim.org.]]>469aerialphotography,aviation,geometricform,geometricplane,kazimermalevich,malevich,modernism,modernistapproach,russian,stalin,suprematism,tsarist,utopiacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-58-ernst-ludwig-kirchner-the-interior-of-an-artist-onto-the-canvas--18730419
I want to acknowledge two authors who provided valuable resources for the preparation of this episode: Eric Zafron and Paul Paret ("Surrealism and Modernism from the Collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art") and a wonderful book that gives an excellent overview of Modernism: Susie Hodge, "The Short Story of Modern Art."
Image Credit: Wadsworth Atheneum: thewadsworth.org]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18730419Mon, 05 Aug 2019 17:16:13 +0000Bernadine FrancoDive into the painting, "Suburbs of Berlin 1912" and experience the vision and interpretation of a cityscape in Berlin, Germany by Expressionist painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. I want to acknowledge two authors who provided valuable resources for the...
I want to acknowledge two authors who provided valuable resources for the preparation of this episode: Eric Zafron and Paul Paret ("Surrealism and Modernism from the Collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art") and a wonderful book that gives an excellent overview of Modernism: Susie Hodge, "The Short Story of Modern Art."
Image Credit: Wadsworth Atheneum: thewadsworth.org]]>526beyondthepaint,cityscape,color,compression,diebrucke,ernstkirchner,expressionism,germanexpressionism,hartfordhasit,isolation,kirchner,modernera,modernism,suburbofberlin,thewadsworth,vividcolorcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-57-ruth-bernhard-female-form-and-desire--18660313https://www.icp.org]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18660313Sun, 28 Jul 2019 14:07:44 +0000Bernadine FrancoEnter into the evocative images of 20th-century photographer Ruth Bernhard. I highlight two works in this podcast episode, “Two Leaves” and “Two Forms.” Image Credit: International Center of Photography. http:// https://www.icp.orghttps://www.icp.org]]>451abstractform,femaledesire,femaleform,lesbian,photography,ruthbernhard,stilllife,twoforms,twoleaves,womanphotographercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-56-zanele-muholi-visual-activist--18542639
Image Credit: Yancey Richardson http://www.yanceyrichardson.com/artists/zanele-muholi
Acknowledgment to authors Alex Pilcher from the Tate Museum and author of "A Queer Little History of Art," and art historians Tara Burk and Amy Raffe whose writings provided me with relevant resources for this podcast episode.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18542639Sat, 13 Jul 2019 18:04:39 +0000Bernadine FrancoAn up-close look at queer artist Zenele Muholi's self-portrait "MaID III, Philadelphia" part of her series of performative images that turns the camera on herself, using her body and face to capture the life of a black lesbian in South Africa. Image...
Image Credit: Yancey Richardson http://www.yanceyrichardson.com/artists/zanele-muholi
Acknowledgment to authors Alex Pilcher from the Tate Museum and author of "A Queer Little History of Art," and art historians Tara Burk and Amy Raffe whose writings provided me with relevant resources for this podcast episode.]]>733alexpilcher,contemporaryart,contemporaryphotography,gender,lesbian,performanceart,queerart,selfportrait,southafrica,stonewallriots,zanelemuholicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-55-montezland-revival-of-a-drag-persona-as-an-old-woman--18420132Image Credit: @ConradVentur website (www.conradventur.com)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18420132Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:21:39 +0000Bernadine FrancoI round up my 4 part mini-series on Aging and the Portrait with the collaborative work of drag performer Mario Montez and photographer/artist Conrad Ventur. Experience the magical presence of this once legendary underground actor and queer performer...Image Credit: @ConradVentur website (www.conradventur.com)]]>466aging,collaboration,conradventur,dragperformer,magical,mariomontez,montezland,persona,portraitandaging,queerart,warholcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-54-after-degas-photographer-laura-hofstadter--18354505https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18354505Sun, 23 Jun 2019 21:41:23 +0000Bernadine FrancoExplore Aging and the Portrait through the lens of photographer Laura Hofstadter in her series of black and white, self-portraits, "Staging," Visit her website laurahofstadter.com to learn more about the series and her prolific body of work. Image...442afterdegas,aging,agingandportrait,arthistory,beyondthepaint,classical,contemporaryart,degas,laurahofstadter,painting,selfportrait,singerwithaglovecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-53-rembrandt-self-portrait-aging-through-the-artist-s-hand--18286849
I want to acknowledge authors Leon Edel and Ludwig Munz who provided relevant resources in my preparation for this podcast episode. Learn more about Self Portrait, 1659 at National Gallery of Art www.nga.gov and Self Portrait, 1628 at Rijksmuseum https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
Image Credit: National Gallery of Art]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18286849Sun, 16 Jun 2019 13:17:52 +0000Bernadine FrancoPart 2 of a 4 part mini-series on Portrait and Aging--This week we look at aging and the self-portrait through the works by the introspective 17th-century painter Rembrandt. I want to acknowledge authors Leon Edel and Ludwig Munz who provided...
I want to acknowledge authors Leon Edel and Ludwig Munz who provided relevant resources in my preparation for this podcast episode. Learn more about Self Portrait, 1659 at National Gallery of Art www.nga.gov and Self Portrait, 1628 at Rijksmuseum https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en
Image Credit: National Gallery of Art]]>479aging,arthistory,beyondthepaint,exhibition,hartford,netherlands,portrait,portraitandaging,rembrandt,selfportrait,wadsworthatheneumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-52-la-vecchia-the-portrait-and-aging--18216330www.thewadsworth.org)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18216330Sun, 09 Jun 2019 01:56:16 +0000Bernadine FrancoRenaissance artist Giorgione through his painting "La Vecchia," (translates to old woman) inspired me to explore our aging and the portrait. This episode is part 1 of a 4 part mini-series on our shared humanity of "growing old." Resources for this...www.thewadsworth.org)]]>406aging,giorgione,growingold,lavecchia,oiloncanvas,painting,portraiture,renaissance,thewadsworthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-51-helen-frankenthaler-orange-mood--17860786
I want to acknowledge Whitney Museum of American Art and the book "Originals: American Women Artists," by Eleanor Munro, resources for this podcast episode. "Orange Mood" is part of the exhibition, "Spilling Over: Painting Color in the 1960s" at The Whitney Museum until August 2019. Learn more at www.whitney.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17860786Tue, 07 May 2019 17:11:32 +0000Bernadine FrancoExperience pure color poured onto the canvas in a process American artist Helen Frankenthaler called "soak stain." Explosive landscape of color and abstract forms. I want to acknowledge Whitney Museum of American Art and the book "Originals:...
I want to acknowledge Whitney Museum of American Art and the book "Originals: American Women Artists," by Eleanor Munro, resources for this podcast episode. "Orange Mood" is part of the exhibition, "Spilling Over: Painting Color in the 1960s" at The Whitney Museum until August 2019. Learn more at www.whitney.org.]]>459abstractpainting,eleanormunro,helenfrankenthaler,orangemood,soakstain,spillingover,thewhitneymuseumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-50-sol-lewitt-female-portrait--17797779
Resources for this podcast episode include New Britain Museum of American Art (www.nbmaa.org) and New York Times (nytimes.com) Image credit: NBMAA]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17797779Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:42:01 +0000Bernadine FrancoSol LeWitt was one of the leaders in the Conceptual Art movement; experience one of his early works, a portrait of a woman; a rare glimpse of his direct authorship on the canvas from an artist who had his "ideas" of concepts and structures executed by...
Resources for this podcast episode include New Britain Museum of American Art (www.nbmaa.org) and New York Times (nytimes.com) Image credit: NBMAA]]>452conceptualart,nbmaa,nytimes,painting,scribbles,sollewitt,untitledcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-49-howardena-pindell-what-emerges-from-the-water-waves--17712206I want to acknowledge Wadsworth Atheneum for resources and images used in this podcast episode. www.thewadsworth.org. Learn more about Howardena Pindell at howardenapindell.org]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17712206Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:09:27 +0000Bernadine FrancoExplore the historical and autobiographical through artist Howardena Pindell's visual vocabulary of texture, bright colors in her evocative work "Autobiography: Water / Ancestors / Middle Passage / Family Ghosts," mixed media work from 1989 I want to...I want to acknowledge Wadsworth Atheneum for resources and images used in this podcast episode. www.thewadsworth.org. Learn more about Howardena Pindell at howardenapindell.org]]>347africandiaspora,autobiography,contemporary,contemporaryartist,femininearts,howardenapindell,lineage,mixedmedia,racism,watercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-48-henry-o-tanner-wynkoop-house--17631982
Visit New Britain Museum of American Art at www.nbmaa.org to see the image and @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17631982Sat, 13 Apr 2019 13:25:01 +0000Bernadine FrancoThrough the lens of African-American artist Henry O. Tanner's "Wynkoop House," experience "civil rights" symbolized in a tree. Visit New Britain Museum of American Art at www.nbmaa.org to see the image and @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram.
Visit New Britain Museum of American Art at www.nbmaa.org to see the image and @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram.]]>327africanamericanpainter,americanart,ashtree,civilrights,henryotanner,judgewynkoop,nbmaa,wynkoophousecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-47-isabel-bishop-girls-sitting-in-union-square-fountain--17475645
I want to acknowledge the author Helen Yglesias for her text, "Isabel Bishop," and the New York Times; two references I used for this episode. You can view the work @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram and @ beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17475645Fri, 29 Mar 2019 18:09:39 +0000Bernadine FrancoAmerican artist Isabel Bishop, through her observations from her window into NYC's Union Square, makes compositions of everyday women in their everyday activities with renewed dignity. I want to acknowledge the author Helen Yglesias for her text,...
I want to acknowledge the author Helen Yglesias for her text, "Isabel Bishop," and the New York Times; two references I used for this episode. You can view the work @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram and @ beyondthepaint.net]]>3305womenartists,americanart,isabelbishop,podcastersofinstagram,reginaldmarsh,@unionsquarecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-46-anna-valdez-still-life-and-self-portrait--17349923
I want to acknowledge the following websites for providing me with resources for this podcast episode, www.annavaldez.com; New Britain Museum of American Art, www.nbmaa.org and MAAKE Magazine, http://www.maakemagazine.com/anna-valdez]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17349923Sun, 17 Mar 2019 12:57:26 +0000Bernadine FrancoAnna Valdez constructs her autobiography through a visual format like in her 2015 painting, "Studying." This work helps me to think about the ways objects I connect and associate with in my domestic space reveal aspects of my identity. I want to...
I want to acknowledge the following websites for providing me with resources for this podcast episode, www.annavaldez.com; New Britain Museum of American Art, www.nbmaa.org and MAAKE Magazine, http://www.maakemagazine.com/anna-valdez]]>514annavaldez,archaelogy,autobiography,californiaartist,contemporaryartist,identityinart,maakemagazine,nbmaa,studying,thebeyond,womanintheartscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-45-georgia-o-keeffe-canyon-country-white-and-brown-cliffs--17287267www.nbmaa.org www.o'keeffemuseum.org]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17287267Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:30:17 +0000Bernadine FrancoExplore Glen Canyon as American Modernist painter Georgia O'Keeffe "felt it" through color, line, and form. You can view the 1965 oil on canvas painting "Canyon Country White and Brown Cliffs" at the New Britain Museum of American Art, "The Beyond:...www.nbmaa.org www.o'keeffemuseum.org]]>296abstractart,canyonhillswhiteandbrown,contemporaryart,georgiaokeeffe,glencanyon,lakepowell,modernist,nbmaa,okeeffemuseum,utahcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-44-sean-scully-landline-blue-see--17203149
The works discussed, "Landline See" and "Landline, 1999" are part of an exhibition at The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT. Go to thewadsworth.org; image credit @thewadsworth. Links to other references include articles from Irish Times (Aidan Dunne's Artist Sean Scully: ‘It’s about stacking, putting things in order’-9/29/18) and ArtFixDaily (artfixdaily.com), 9/11/18) and author Roger Caitlin 9/20/18 @smithsonian.com)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17203149Sat, 02 Mar 2019 16:37:40 +0000Bernadine FrancoExperience the beauty and energy of the natural world through the evocative paintings, "Landline" by abstract painter Sean Scully; vertical compositions of horizontal stripes, elements of a landscape stacked one atop of another in pure color! The...
The works discussed, "Landline See" and "Landline, 1999" are part of an exhibition at The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT. Go to thewadsworth.org; image credit @thewadsworth. Links to other references include articles from Irish Times (Aidan Dunne's Artist Sean Scully: ‘It’s about stacking, putting things in order’-9/29/18) and ArtFixDaily (artfixdaily.com), 9/11/18) and author Roger Caitlin 9/20/18 @smithsonian.com)]]>467abstractions,beauty,contemporaryartist,horizontalstripes,landline,landlinesee,landscape,seanscully,sublime,thewadsworthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-43-landscape-of-the-body-mini-series-reflection-on-3-women-artists--17126396
You can see the images @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram or at my website, www.beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17126396Sat, 23 Feb 2019 16:58:55 +0000Bernadine FrancoI give some further thoughts and reflections on my mini-series, "Landscape of the Body," (episodes 39-41), figural representations by three women contemporary artists, Jenny Saville, Yanagi Miwa and Louise Bourgeois in three media. You can see the...
You can see the images @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram or at my website, www.beyondthepaint.net]]>391beyondthepaint,contemporaryart,contemporaryartists,figuralrepresentations,jennysaville,landscapeofthebody,louisebourgeois,paint,photograph,podcasterofinstagram,sculpture,womenartists,yanagimiwacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-42-lorna-simpson-bits-and-pieces--17002612
"Bits and Pieces" is part of the collection at the Wadsworth Atheneum, please visit their site at thewadsworth.org and listen to a commentary by Contemporary Art curator Andrea Miller-Keller at tap.thewadsworth.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17002612Sun, 10 Feb 2019 15:27:58 +0000Bernadine FrancoExplore the austere portrait through a series of black and white photographs in contemporary artist Lorna Simpson's "Bits and Pieces" Explore with me a juxtaposition of image and text that reveals the black experience. "Bits and Pieces" is part...
"Bits and Pieces" is part of the collection at the Wadsworth Atheneum, please visit their site at thewadsworth.org and listen to a commentary by Contemporary Art curator Andrea Miller-Keller at tap.thewadsworth.org.]]>374arthistory,beyondthepaint,bitsandpieces,blackexperience,contemporaryart,contemporaryphotography,lornasimpson,podcastersofinstagram,race,raciststereotypes,thewadsworth,visualartscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-41-bourgeois-femme-couteau--16883902In my research I found a wonderful November, 2008 article in ArtForum magazine "Louise Bourgeois," by Sarah K Rich. You can follow her @skrichctpa on Twitter. To learn more about Louise Bourgeois check out the collections at MOMA (moma.org), The Tate Museum (tate.org.uk).

You can see the work @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16883902Wed, 30 Jan 2019 15:13:54 +0000Bernadine FrancoExperience the evocative sculpture "Femme Couteau" by Louise Bourgeois--an interplay between the feminine erotic and the violent. Part 3 of my mini-series on the Landscape of the Body. In my research I found a wonderful November, 2008 article in...In my research I found a wonderful November, 2008 article in ArtForum magazine "Louise Bourgeois," by Sarah K Rich. You can follow her @skrichctpa on Twitter. To learn more about Louise Bourgeois check out the collections at MOMA (moma.org), The Tate Museum (tate.org.uk).

You can see the work @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram.]]>508arthistory,artnetmagazine,chocolate,feministartist,femmecouteau,louisebourgeois,moma,podcastersofinstagram,sarahkrich,sculpture,thetatecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-40-miwa-yanagi-yuka-from-my-grandmother-series--16763236
Please visit miwayanagi.net to learn more about Yanagi's work; special thanks for the 2007 exhibition "Global Feminisms," at the Brooklyn Museum that provided me with some of my research. Link to their website: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/global_feminisms/
www.beyonthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16763236Sun, 20 Jan 2019 20:20:21 +0000Bernadine FrancoPart 2 of my 3-part mini-series on the Landscape of the Body--experience the figure through the photograph and Miwa Yanagi's compositions of young women envisioning their lives 50 years in the future. Please visit miwayanagi.net to learn more about...
Please visit miwayanagi.net to learn more about Yanagi's work; special thanks for the 2007 exhibition "Global Feminisms," at the Brooklyn Museum that provided me with some of my research. Link to their website: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/global_feminisms/
www.beyonthepaint.net]]>319beyondthepaint,contemporaryphotography,feministart,fineartphotography,japaneseartist,miwayanagi,oldwoman,yukacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-39-landscape-of-the-body-3-part-mini-series--16702310
Image Credit: thebroad.org (broad museum in los angeles) Please check out their website to learn more about this evocative painting and the body as Saville views it. You can view "Three Graces" by Peter Paul Rubens (highlighted in this episode) at the museodelprado.es]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16702310Sun, 13 Jan 2019 21:44:49 +0000Bernadine FrancoJenny Saville's "Strategy"--exploration of the landscape of the body through the lens of a contemporary painter. This is part 1 of a 3-part mini-series. Image Credit: thebroad.org (broad museum in los angeles) Please check out their website to learn...
Image Credit: thebroad.org (broad museum in los angeles) Please check out their website to learn more about this evocative painting and the body as Saville views it. You can view "Three Graces" by Peter Paul Rubens (highlighted in this episode) at the museodelprado.es]]>354arthistory,beyondthepaintpodcast,contemporaryart,gagosiangallery,jennysaville,landscapeofthebody,museodelprado,obesewoman,strategy,thebroadmuseum,womanartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-38-arthur-dove-flour-mill-ii-modernist-view--16594692
You can view the work, housed at Wadsworth Atheneum at thewadsworth.org. Special thanks to the Met Museum and author Robert Atkins; they provided wonderful resources in my research for this episode. Special thanks to Global 365 (www.global365.com) for their support.
You can also see the image @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram and at beyondthepaint.net]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16594692Sun, 30 Dec 2018 18:35:45 +0000Bernadine FrancoAmerican Modernist Arthur Dove paints grain towers in his hometown of Geneva, New York as he experienced it using simple forms, shapes and color. You can view the work, housed at Wadsworth Atheneum at thewadsworth.org. Special thanks to the Met...
You can view the work, housed at Wadsworth Atheneum at thewadsworth.org. Special thanks to the Met Museum and author Robert Atkins; they provided wonderful resources in my research for this episode. Special thanks to Global 365 (www.global365.com) for their support.
You can also see the image @beyondthepaintpodcast on Instagram and at beyondthepaint.net]]>453abstractwatercolor,arthurdove,beyondthepaint,beyondthepaintwithbernadine,flourmill,genevany,modernistpainter,stieglitz291,thewadsworthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-37-artist-andres-serrano-and-the-image-of-death--16526722https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16526722Sun, 23 Dec 2018 05:00:14 +0000Bernadine FrancoDiscover Andres Serrano investigation from his "Morgue" series--I will focus on the image "Fatal Meningitis II" Visit the artist's website at andresserrano.org and I want to acknowledge Bomb magazine 1993 article and interview with Serrano. It...354andresserrano,arthistory,beyondthepaint,beyondthepaintpodcast,contemporaryartist,contemporaryphotographer,fatalmeningitis,morgueseries,pisschrist,podcasterofinstagramcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-36-lee-krasner-and-the-seasons--16488425
You can see the work at Beyond the Paint Podcast on Instagram or at Whitney Museum of American Art at thewhitney.org. I would like to acknowledge author Robert Hobbs and his text "Lee Krasner"--I used this wonderful source in my research for this episode. Special thanks to Global 365 Logistics for their support. Image credit: Whitney Museum]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16488425Sun, 16 Dec 2018 14:40:18 +0000Bernadine FrancoExperience woman artist Lee Krasner's painting The Seasons as a visual source to personal growth. You can see the work at Beyond the Paint Podcast on Instagram or at Whitney Museum of American Art at thewhitney.org. I would like to acknowledge...
You can see the work at Beyond the Paint Podcast on Instagram or at Whitney Museum of American Art at thewhitney.org. I would like to acknowledge author Robert Hobbs and his text "Lee Krasner"--I used this wonderful source in my research for this episode. Special thanks to Global 365 Logistics for their support. Image credit: Whitney Museum]]>536abstractexpressionism,art,arthistory,beyondthepaintpodcast,leekrasner,rebirthinart,theseasons,womanartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-35-orazio-gentileschi-s-judith--16368486I also mentioned the podcast Miss Information--please check them out @missinfopod on twitter]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16368486Mon, 03 Dec 2018 03:34:27 +0000Bernadine FrancoTwo women, Judith and her Maidservant sit with the head of Holoferne's moments after Judith decapitates him. Experience it through the lens of Baroque painter Orazio Gentileschi, father of the famed Artemisia. Image credit: Wadsworth Atheneum,...I also mentioned the podcast Miss Information--please check them out @missinfopod on twitter]]>511artemisia,arthistory,baroqueart,beyondthepaintpodcast,beyondthepaintwithbernadine,judithandholofernes,missinformationpodcast,oraziogentileschi,thewadsworthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-34-franz-kline-new-york-n-y--16253878"New York, N.Y."

Thanks to Michael Klein's essay, "Franz Kline: Architecture and Atmosphere" a wonderful resource in my research and to Albright-Knox Gallery (albrightknox.org), image credit to Albright-Knox Gallery. Thank you to Global 365 Logistics for your continued support.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16253878Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:12:38 +0000Bernadine FrancoSee New York City as Abstract Expressionist Artist Franz Kline, felt it in his 1953 painting, "New York, N.Y." Thanks to Michael Klein's essay, "Franz Kline: Architecture and Atmosphere" a wonderful resource in my research and to Albright-Knox..."New York, N.Y."

Thanks to Michael Klein's essay, "Franz Kline: Architecture and Atmosphere" a wonderful resource in my research and to Albright-Knox Gallery (albrightknox.org), image credit to Albright-Knox Gallery. Thank you to Global 365 Logistics for your continued support.]]>562abstractexpressionist,actionpainter,beyondthepaintpodcast,franzkline,newyorkny,podcastersofinstagramcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/introducing-beyond-the-paint-formerly-encounters-with-art--16185335
Instagram: @Beyondthepaintpodcast Email: beyond_thepaint@yahoo.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16185335Sat, 10 Nov 2018 13:25:22 +0000Bernadine FrancoA new title, Beyond the Paint offers a deeper engagement into the visual world--Join me into the frame of a work of art and Go Beyond the Paint! Instagram: @Beyondthepaintpodcast Email: beyond_thepaint@yahoo.com
Instagram: @Beyondthepaintpodcast Email: beyond_thepaint@yahoo.com]]>211arthistory,bernadinefranco,beyondthepaint,beyondthepaintpodcast,podcasterofinstagram,thewadsworth,visualarts,visualartspodcastcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-33-dorothea-tanning-self-portrait--16110640https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16110640Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:30:24 +0000Bernadine FrancoBe inspired by Surrealist artist Dorothea Tanning and her work "Self-Portrait" to be "daring" in your creative life.322bedaring,dorotheatanning,selfportrait,surrealistpainter,surrealistwomanpaintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-32-salvador-dali-s-apparition-of-face-and-fruit-dish-on-a-beach--16036068
Go to thewadsworth.org to learn more.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16036068Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:53:49 +0000Bernadine FrancoLooking at Salvador Dali through the eyes of a child--specifically his 1938 painting, "Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach" Go to thewadsworth.org to learn more.
Go to thewadsworth.org to learn more.]]>471apparitionoffaceandfruitdish,encounterswithartpodcast,lookingatpaintings,salvadordali,surrealism,thewadsworthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-31-georgia-o-keeffe-the-lawrence-tree--15900273
Please visit www.thewadsworth.org to view the image and learn more. Special thanks to Global365 Logistics for supporting this podcast episode. (www.global365logistics.com)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15900273Sun, 07 Oct 2018 11:34:00 +0000Bernadine FrancoExperience "The Lawrence Tree," as painter Georgia O'Keeffe "felt it." Please visit www.thewadsworth.org to view the image and learn more. Special thanks to Global365 Logistics for supporting this podcast episode. (www.global365logistics.com)
Please visit www.thewadsworth.org to view the image and learn more. Special thanks to Global365 Logistics for supporting this podcast episode. (www.global365logistics.com)]]>388americanpainter,dhlawrence,encounterswithart,encounterswithartpodcast,georgiaokeeffe,lawrencetree,modernistpainting,podcastersofinstagram,thewadsworth,womanartistcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-30-visual-arts-on-instagram-and-other-thoughts-on-social-media--15798373www.joseparla.com and @joseparla on Instagram) and Patricia Halsell! (www.patriciahalsell.com and @pathalsell on Instagram)

Special thanks to Cal Newport for his evocative Ted Talk: Why you should give up social media. (https://www.ted.com/talks/cal_newport_why_you_should_quit_social_media?language=en) www.calnewport.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15798373Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:00:27 +0000Bernadine FrancoIn this episode I rethink the role of social media to promote and leverage Encounters with Art podcast and share my enthusiasm for contemporary artists Jose Parla (www.joseparla.com and @joseparla on Instagram) and Patricia Halsell!...www.joseparla.com and @joseparla on Instagram) and Patricia Halsell! (www.patriciahalsell.com and @pathalsell on Instagram)

Special thanks to Cal Newport for his evocative Ted Talk: Why you should give up social media. (https://www.ted.com/talks/cal_newport_why_you_should_quit_social_media?language=en) www.calnewport.com]]>678calnewport,contemporarywomenartist,encounterswithartpodcast,joseparla,pathalsell,patriciahalsell,socialmediacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-byzantine-jewelery-marriage-and-nina-bentley--15012953
Thank you to Encounters with Art first sponsor "Global365 Logistics" www.global365logistics.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15012953Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:10:12 +0000Bernadine FrancoLook at Marriage through the visual lens of a Byzantine 4th century belt ornament and the contemporary artist Nina Bentley through her work "Corporate Executive Wife's Service Award Bracelet II" (1999) View the objects at "www.metmuseum.org" and...
Thank you to Encounters with Art first sponsor "Global365 Logistics" www.global365logistics.com]]>398arthistory,assemblageart,beltornament,byzantineart,corporateladder,encounterswithartpodcast,foundobjects,lornawendt,metmuseum,ninabentleycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-connecting-with-the-spirit-byzantine-art-and-mark-rothko--14399656https://api.spreaker.com/episode/14399656Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:03:14 +0000Bernadine FrancoConnect with your spirit through the visual expressions of a Byzantine mosaic, "Christ Enthroned" and Abstract Expressionist color field painter Mark Rothko.336arthistory,byzantineart,chirstenthroned,encounterswithart,encounterswithartpodcast,markrothkocleanfull