Explore every episode of the podcast Studio Noize: Black Art Podcast
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| Legacy Weekend pt 1 w/ the Legacy Print Council | 20 Sep 2024 | 00:45:25 | |
A couple of weeks ago a group of super talented printmakers got to together in Houston at the studio of the one and only Delita Martin. We talking Delita, Chloe Alexander, Anne Johnson, Rabea Ballin, Shanna Strauss, Jess Sabogal, Rashaun Rucker and Steve Prince who couldn’t make it. Even your boy JBarber slid in there some how. The magic of the moment inspired us to create a new printmaking collective called the Legacy Print Council. Of course JBarber pulled out the mics to document such a momentous occasion. Today we got Delita Martin and Chloe Alexander talking about how this all came together and the value of sharing with your peers. Followed by Dr. Kheli Willetts who came by the studio to visit and ended up making a print herself. Kheli talks about being inspired to make a print, the time she spent with Elizabeth Catlett and her observation about the event. It’s just a little taste of that good art talk from Legacy Weekend with the crew. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 193 topics include: how the Legacy Weekend came together energy in the print studio sharing techniques with your peers continuing to learn as your career grows creating a collaborative portfolio Dr Kheli Willetts jumping into printing again Dr Kheli Willetts spending time with Elizabeth Catlett the context of Legacy Weekend Delita Martin is an artist currently based in Huffman, Texas. She received a BFA in drawing from Texas Southern University and an MFA in printmaking from Purdue University. Formerly a member of the fine arts faculty at UA Little Rock in Arkansas, Martin currently works as a full-time artist in her studio, Black Box Press. Martin’s work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Most recently Martin’s work was included in the State of the Arts: Discovering American Art Now, an exhibition that included 101 artists from around the United States. Her work is in numerous portfolios and collections. Chloe Alexander is a printmaker who works out of Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2010 and an M.Ed. in 2014, both from Georgia State University. Alexander is a national and international exhibiting artist who has shown work in institutions such as the International Print Center in New York, the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair in London, and the Kai Lin Art Gallery in Atlanta. Dr. Kheli Willetts is Principal and Founder of Dira Professional Development. Prior to starting her own firm, Dr. Willetts was Director of Professional Development at Mid-America Arts Alliance (MAAA) small to midsize arts and cultural organizations as well as practicing artists.
See more: Delita Martin website + Delita Martin IG @blackboxpress + Chloe Alexander website + Chloe Alexander IG @thehaplessprintmaker + Dr Kheli Willetts website Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| So Many Series w/ artist Anthony Burks Sr. | 06 Sep 2024 | 01:18:56 | |
Artists should be comfortable blazing their own paths. Even if it take you outside the norms of Black figuration and makes people look at you funny. Today’s guest, Anthony Burks Sr., knows all about that. As a Black artist using animals as his main subjects he has stories of people that didn’t want his work at first but the beautiful compositions, the masterful drawing and the spirit that he puts into the work is undeniable. Anthony talks about his animals, his creative drive, how he approaches his business and survives as an artist. It’s a wide ranging art conversation for yall today. We know you like that good art talk right here on the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 192 topics include: the love of drawing staying in your lane as an artist painting animals as a Black artist turning his home into a gallery handling commissions Zero Empty Spaces art studio and collective using social media to get clients how to get support at a fundraiser the art hustle in Florida Anthony Burks, a native Floridian, is a conceptual fine and commercial artist. He works in numerous forms of media including charcoal, pen & ink, pastels, watercolor, and color pencil. The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale graduate has won awards and contests including Best of Show in several different art shows. He has worked and collaborated with numerous companies and organizations over the years through his 30-year company with his wife, Trina Slade-Burks, ATB Fine ArtGroup Inc. (ATB). Anthony has exhibited his artwork at various galleries, museums, and events. He also utilizes his skills to encourage artistic youth and adults to further pursue their own creative talents and to help promote the arts. He has co-curated varies exhibitions including Continuum PB Arts Fair, Collaboration: African Diaspora Exhibition, Karibu and Boys II Men Art Expo just to name a few. These exhibitions have provided opportunities for emerging, mid-career and established artists and have exposed them to collectors who may not have had the opportunity otherwise.Over the last 20 years, he has also provided opportunities through arts education and artistic techniques to develop artistic skills in drawing and art appreciation.
See more: Anthony Burks Sr. website + Anthony Burks Sr. IG @ampburks Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Expressions in Linoleum w/ printmaker Tenjin Ikeda | 01 Mar 2024 | 01:14:02 | |
Today on the Noize we got printmaker, Tenjin Ikeda! he has been making art as for over 30 years and its been a journey across all kinds of mediums. From painting, to dancing, to sculpting, to printmaking, Tenjin has been open to where his talents and opportunity take him. We learn about Tenjin and his philosophy on making work. We nerd out a little bit on carving and relief printmaking masters like Latoya Hobbs, Elizabeth Catlett and more. Tenjin talks about a turning point print for him, how his spirituality inspires his work and what he’s learned by being in exhibitions over so many year. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 183 topics include: doing art for 30 plus years finding printmaking carving tips and secrets developing compositions what piece was a turning point in his eyes the differences between mediums experience gained from exhibitions offering critique to younger artists Tenjin Ikeda is an Afro-Puerto Rican artist born and raised in Brooklyn, New York on October 30, 1968. At a very young age learned the importance of tradition and heritage from his mother. He taught himself how to draw at an early age and he was hooked, he has been seriously making art for 30 plus years using the various mediums of painting, sculpture, and printmaking. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York first focusing on graphic design and ultimately Fine Arts where he felt more freedom to express himself. It was at the Art Students League that he discovered printmaking, which has been his focus for the past 20 plus years. “It is my desire to continue to visibly show the richness of my ancestry to the world.” He has various works in private collections in the US, Canada, Mexico, Bahamas as well as acquisitions by The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The Print Club of Albany, and the Art Student’s League. Tenjin’s work has been featured as cover art and illustrations for various books. He has been included in “Modern Printmaking” an up coming book of 30 contemporary printmakers by Sylvie Covey. Tenjin, also worked for 6 years as an artist assistant to Richard Artschwager and with artist Keith Haring on a mural project Mr. Haring did at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. He has participated in-group shows in different parts of the United States, Ireland, Japan as well as Spain and Australia. See more: Tenjin Ikeda’s website + Tenjin Ikeda’s IG @ify.chi.chiejina Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| The Way For You w/ artist Ify Chiejina | 16 Feb 2024 | 01:25:37 | |
Ify Chiejina is a self taught artist making her way in art world. JB found her work after she created a beautiful print with master printmaker, Curlee Holton, at Raven Fine Art Editions. Ify talks about her work with Curlee and how she has navigated being a self taught artist and building the career that she wants. Her previous and recently announced illustrations for the Criterion Collection for legendary Senegalese filmmaker, Ousmane Sembene, has had an impact on how she approaches her practice. Ify is also active on IG @ify.chi.chiejina and we talk about the movitvation behind some of here interesting IG commentary on art and artists. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 182 topics include: working with Curlee Holton at Raven Fine Art Editions being a draftswoman defining yourself as an artist artist having career goals developing outside of art school doing a project with the Criterion Collection imposter syndrome experimenting in the studio Ifeatuanya (Ify) Chiejina is a visual artist born and raised in Queens, NY. Ify is a black Igbo female with ideas, thoughts, and truths that are rooted and reflective of different customs and traditions. As a Nigerian-American, Ify considers the tensions and complexities that come with being brought up in an African household, in a western society. Ify completed her B.A in philosophy from Queens College. Ify completed a certificate program for the Caribbean Cultural Center of African Diaspora Institute’s in 2015 She has participated in residencies at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. Her paintings are in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection. Ify is also one of the founding members for the Southeast Queens Artist Alliance, (SEQAA). See more: Ify Chiejina website + Ify Chiejina IG @ify.chi.chiejina Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Miami Noize pt 3 w/ Ben Munoz and Jeremiah Ojo | 19 Jan 2024 | 00:46:44 | |
Your boy JBarber manage to sit with two people from the Studio Noize fam while down at Miami Art Week. First up is Ben Muñoz, Chicano printmaker we talked to at Print Austin. JB met up with Ben and attended a bunch of the satellite fairs like Untitled, NADA, Ink, Prizm, and Pinta. We recorded a conversation riding in traffic after leaving Pinta. You get our fresh relfections on the day including how shows create a vibe, impressions of the work at the show, the best things about Miami, and more After that it’s the man himself Jeremiah Ojo, Founder and Managing Director of Ilèkùn Wa (an art business advisory firm). Jeremiah selected two artist to showcase at SCOPE and that lead to a conversation about what it means to show at the an art fair. What does an art career look like with being at Miami Art Week as the big goal? Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 181 topics include: different fairs at Miami Art Week Pinta - the Latin American art fair creating a vibe an an art fair comparing the work you see at the fair participating in Scope Art Fair curating for art fairs increasing visibility and audience defining what you want in your career Benjamin Muñoz (b. 1993) is a Dallas-based multi-disciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, installation, and monumental printmaking. Muñoz grew up in the vibrant Chicano culture of Corpus Christi, Texas, which boasts the country's largest Day of the Dead celebration, lowriders shows, and unique food culture. The middle child of artist brothers, Muñoz found his voice by reflecting on his heritage, upbringing, and current surroundings. J. Olayinka is the Founder and Managing Director of Ilèkùn Wa (Our doors), an art business advisory firm, facilitating & cultivating opportunities for visual artists of African descent to create, sustain and thrive. Over the last decade, J. Olayinka has become a sought after arts and culture management consultant, working internationally in artist professional development, gallery management, and art fair operations. His collaborative work with minority emerging contemporary artists, art institutions, corporations, and collectors has carved a pathway of connectivity for creative professionals throughout the African Diaspora and on the continent. Having worked with a number of black-owned, fine art galleries throughout the African Diaspora, J. Olayinka has forged an alliance of artist collectives and galleries in North America, Europe, and Africa working uniformly to economically advance the artistic and cultural production of their communities. See more: Ben Muñoz website + Ilekun Wa Website Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Miami Noize pt 2 w/ Women’s LIVE Artist Studio | 05 Jan 2024 | 00:29:38 | |
Live from outside of SCOPE we chat it up with Martha A Wade and Reisha from the Women’s LIVE Artist Studio. They had a wonderful journey from Chicago to Miami Art Week. They talk with us about process of showing at the fair and some insights on the interactions with attendees and how it all working into their plans for the studio. Time is a premium so this short interview is only an introduction to the good work they’re doing in Chicago. Your boy JBarber ends the episode with some reflection on the last year as we welcome in 2024. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 180 topics include: participating at SCOPE raising money to come to Miami Art Week Women’s LIVE Artist Studio interacting with the SCOPE crowd supporting young women artists having tough conversations with colleagues From the Women’s LIVE Artist Studio website: The Women's LIVE Artist Studio (WLAS) is a vibrant hub nestled within the heart of Navy Pier, Chicago's premier indoor tourist destination, boasting over 9 million visitors annually. Our Gallery is dedicated to showcasing the artistic talents of women artists from the local community. Through daily live art demonstrations, we invite our visitors to witness the creative process in action. We represent a supportive community of 30 female artists from diverse backgrounds and mediums, all sharing a common commitment to empowering women in the Chicago art scene and advocating for equal recognition and opportunities. See more: Women's LIVE Artist Studio website + Women's LIVE Artist Studio IG @womensliveartiststudio Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio | |||
| Miami Noize pt 1 w/ Valerie Francis | 22 Dec 2023 | 00:23:42 | |
Studio Noize done hit the big time! We’re back with a special series of episodes recorded at Miami Art Week. We’ve heard so much about Art Basel, the awesome art fairs on South Beach, The grand event of Art Basel. We are taking you behind the scenes to see what is really going on. Miami Noize is a series of episodes records live during Miami Art Week. Kicking off with Valerie Francis, owner and operator of Knowhere Art Gallery. It was A LOT going on but we stole 15 minutes from Valerie to talk about her experience at SCOPE, the artist she displayed including the OG Charly Palmer, and what is the value of being shown at an art fair. Its just a taste of the bigger conversation. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 179 topics include: participating at SCOPE selling work at an art fair Knowhere Art Gallery in Martha’s Vineyard diversity at Miami Art Week the value of art fairs Valerie Francis is the director and chief curator of Knowhere Art Gallery. After graduating from Hunter College with a BFA in Printmaking, Interior & Architectural Design, and an MBA in Marketing from Rutgers Business School, Francis amassed a wealth of experience in the global health and technology field with over a decade in the public health sector with Sanofi. Francis serves on the board for Artists for Humanity (Boston, MA), the Leo Project (Nanyuki, Kenya), and the Martha's Vineyard Center of Visual Arts. See more: Knowhere Art Gallery website + Knowhere Art Gallery IG @knowhereart Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Push and Pull w/ printmaker Althea Murphy-Price | 04 Aug 2023 | 01:08:59 | |
The wonderful Althea Murphy-Price joins the Studio Noize fam today! Althea is an awesome printmaker and professor at the University of Tennessee- Knoxville. Her work explores the politics and culture of Black women’s hair. She’s not confined to one medium in her exploration. She does lithography, screenprinting, collage, photography, and 3D printing. We talked about what inspired her to do so much experimentation and where she found her love for printmaking. Of course, we talk about her wonder work, ideas of realness and perfection, adornment of little girls, being a “good printer,” and much more. Two printmakers that love printmaking talking that good art talk like you like it. It’s the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 178 topics include: Falling in love with printmaking struggling with letting go getting into teaching having an artistic community the politics of Black women’s hair experimenting with materials being a good printer using technology in experimenting making mistakes in the print shop Althea Murphy-Price is inspired by the social implication of beauty and its relationship to female identity, women, and culture. Topics of real and false, decoration, and imitation are explored in two and three-dimensional working methods, using traditional and non-conventional approaches to printmaking and sculpture. Althea Murphy-Price began her studies in Fine Art at Spelman College before receiving her Master of Arts in Printmaking and Painting from Purdue University and later studying at the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, where she earned her Master of Fine Arts. Her artwork has been shown widely throughout the country and in international cities in Spain, China, Japan, Italy and Sweden. Her writings and work have been featured in such publications as Art Papers Magazine, CAA Reviews, Contemporary Impressions Journal, Art in Print, Printmaking: A Complete Guide to Materials and Process., and Printmakers Today. See more: Althea Murphy-Price website + Althea Murphy-Price IG @altheamurphyprice Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| New Foundations w/ curator, director Faron Manuel | 28 Jul 2023 | 01:00:57 | |
The new director of the BAIA Foundation, Faron Manuel returns to the Noize! Faron and JBarber talk about his years of experience as a curator and writer that took him from Clark Atlanta Museum as a docent to the High Museum of Art and now his new role at Black Art In America. Faron talks about his plans for the foundation, new partnerships and programming on the horizon, and curating in the contemporary art market. We dive into the upcoming Fine Art Print Fair and his thoughts on the work of Richard Mayhew. More of that good art talk you love on the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 177 topics include: being an informed collector and artist working on the Black Art in America Foundation working at the High Museum of Art partnerships with the Future Foundation real-life experience in institutions curating Better Days: Joy and Revolution thesis about Richard Mayhew Fine Art Print Fair at BAIA Gallery Faron Manuel is the Director of the Black Art In America (BAIA) Foundation. A 501c3 organization that provides funding and professional development opportunities for Black artists and arts professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Before joining the BAIA Foundation, Manuel oversaw two Mellon Foundation-funded curatorial fellowship grants at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta from 2016-2023. Before joining the High Museum, he was the Special Projects Curatorial Assistant to the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum Director. He also served as the Assistant Editor at Black Art In America from 2015-2016, where he regularly interviewed collectors and reported widely on contemporary art. Manuel earned his B.A. in History from Clark Atlanta University in 2015, where he completed several museum fellowships. He has worked as an independent curator and art writer with notable collections and institutions over the years, doing much to expand the footprint of early-career artists. He was presented with the Hammonds House Honors Award for Curatorial Excellence in 2019 and recently served as a Resource Specialist for the Aspen Institute’s 2022 Fall Workshop Series on grant program development. See more: BAIA Welcomes Faron Manuel As Director Of BAIA Foundation Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Part of the Community w/ art collector Kerry Davis | 14 Jul 2023 | ||
The Postman is here! We got the esteemed collector Kerry Davis joining the Studio Noize fam. Kerry built his legendary collection while working 30 years as a postman at USPS. How impressive is his collection? Well, it’s in the middle of a 5-year national museum tour, and he could have a whole other show from work currently up in his home. The collection includes the biggest names in Black art, from Charles White to Radcliff Bailey, Mo Brooker to Louis Delsarte. The collection alone is enough to discuss, but we go deeper than that. Kerry tells us about the relationships with those names on the wall. Mildred Thomas was his real friend; those personal stories are so great to hear. We talk about how he started touring his collection, got so much incredible work, and all the artists he met and got to know on his journey. Another great episode with that good art talk for you. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 176 topics include: -buying art vs collecting art -getting to know artists -Mildred Thomas stories -helping Louis Delsarte in his studio -meeting artists as a postman -organizing a collection -developing an “eye” -touring the Davis collection -how to handle a big collection -appreciating printmaking “It’s been called “a museum in a home.” The private collection of art amassed by Kerry and C. Betty Davis over nearly 40 years is one of the richest collections of African American art in the world. The Davises – a retired postal worker and a former television news producer – have invited friends, neighbors, church members and their children’s friends into their home to see their art. Now they are sharing their extraordinary collection with a wider audience. “Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art” opens Feb. 4 through May 14 at the Taft Museum of Art. The exhibition features 67 of the more than 300 works that grace their suburban Atlanta home. It includes Romare Bearden’s colorful portrayal of a jazz quartet, photographer Gordon Parks documentation of racial disparity and abstract pieces by Sam Gilliam, Norman Lewis and Alma Thomas. The show spans from early Black pioneers, such as Elizabeth Catlett and Jacob Lawrence, to contemporary artists.” -Janelle Gelfand Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Connections w/ art collector Ashley Lee | 07 Jul 2023 | 01:06:33 | |
We’re covering the other side of this art game today! Ashley Lee, a lawyer by day and art collector, every other moment of her life. Ashley is committed to building her art collection, and we discuss how she does it. It’s a little bit of budgeting, a little bit of research, and a whole lot of passion for the work that she loves. We break down things like budgeting and framing, getting to know artists, and how the pieces make her feel. Ashley tells us about her favorite artists, her dream pieces, and the importance of telling everyone how they can build a great collection without being rich. It’s a great art collecting conversation for you today on the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 175 topics include: why collect art the art-collecting community connecting with artists and art defining your art collection budgeting for collecting artist wish list framing and presenting work in your home understanding abstraction studying art growth in collecting Ashley is an attorney, black art blogger, and private Black art collector based in Atlanta, GA. Although she acquired her first open edition print by notable artist Gilbert Young in 2005 as part of a leadership program with her alma mater Spelman College, she became a serious Black art collector in 2018 when she acquired the "Obama No Drama" linocut by David C. Driskell to commemorate her experience as a 2012 Democratic National Convention Obama Delegate. Over the years, she has collected scores of works including works from established artists such as Kerry James Marshall, Sam Gilliam, Faith Ringgold, Elizabeth Catlett, and Samella Lewis. Ashley collects Black art exclusively because in the words of Faith Ringgold "art is a form of experience of the person, the place, the history of the people, and as Black people, we are different." While she has acquired amazing pieces thus far, her art collecting journey is in full swing as she continues to purchase pieces that resonate with her and represent different aspects of her soul. See more: The AML Collection website + The AML Collection IG @theamlcollection Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| A Strong Spirit w/ artist Leroy Campbell | 30 Jun 2023 | 01:02:55 | |
It’s always an honor to bring on one of the greats in Black art. We got Leroy Campbell joining the Studio Noize fam! Leroy has been an artist for 31 years, and his signature neckbone paintings can be seen worldwide. We talk about Leroy’s path to becoming an artist, from how he created his signature neck bone work to how he honors his culture and embraces his Gullah heritage. We talk about a couple of upcoming books he’s been working on, new experiments in painting, and a look back at the Black galleries, collectors, and artists that defined his career. This is a great episode to get you inspired. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 174 topics include: Getting started in Art the Black Art Renaissance producing work for the community being self-taught being inspired by Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence embracing his Southern Gullah heritage honoring the Black galleries and collectors creating a children’s book writing a memoir created new experimental work Charleston, South Carolina native, Leroy Campbell’s art speaks of the contributions to humanity through the African American perspective. More than just art, each piece serves as Campbell’s tithe, as he uses his gifts and talents to teach others about the richness of the Gullah/ Geechee heritage and the beauty of his people. Leroy Campbell describes humanity like a garden. In the 1300s Native Americans invented a system of gardening called “Three Sisters,” which involved strategically planting corn, beans, and squash together. The corn provides support and structure for the beans to grow. While the beans pull nitrogen from the air, returning it to the soil and enriching all the plants. The squash, planted at the base, spreads its large leaves, which offer shade and protection, keeping the soil moist and cool. When each of the plants is whole and thriving and healthy, it is able to reach its full potential and contribute to the garden. If one of the plants becomes sick, it affects the balance of the garden. Master gardener, painter, storyteller, and lover of souls, Leroy Campbell paints a beautiful hope for humanity through his art and through his words. In telling the stories he knows best, he is offering the wisdom and lessons of the elders as a gift to us all. As part of the human experience, we are all searching for our place in the garden, our purpose, our connection, our significance in this world. Those stories are the most powerful gifts in the universe as they provide a sense of self and a foundation of wisdom based on patience, love, and discernment. Campbell’s vision is of a healthy garden, where each is whole, liberated and validated, where people are free to love who they are and in turn nurture others around them. Leroy Campbell’s paintings, infused with history, tie the past to the present in the practice of sankofa, the understanding that you can’t move forward until you receive the lessons of the past. The vulnerability of his art, his soul, his ability to tell a story through the use of acrylic, paper, tapestries, and organic materials, creates an opportunity for conversation, for something real, for the human connection that we are all desperately seeking. See more: Leroy Campbell website + Leroy Campbell IG @leroycampbellart Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Bad Business at Mint w/ artist Jasmine Nicole Williams | 23 Aug 2024 | 01:03:31 | |
Mint Gallery in Atlanta has closed its doors, suddenly and sloppily. How could this happen to such a well known, well used space? Studio Noize has recorded episodes there. Your boy JBarber had his thesis show there. There was a history and reputation to the gallery. Today we bring back Jasmine Nicole Williams, aka Jiggy Jas, back for an emergency episode of Studio Noize. We unload our thoughts on the closing of Mint and how poorly it was all handled. We discuss the precarious nature of being an artist and how devastating it can be to have your life and livelihood threatened by bad business. We talk about the changing landscape of arts funding, the need for community and the courage it takes to advocate for yourself and your fellow artists. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 191 topics include: the chaos of Mint Gallery closing non-profit arts funding how poor leadership effects working artists being transparent the dream of having a studio what creates culture what comes from the chaos Jasmine Nicole Williams is a Black American visual artist and organizer from Atlanta, GA. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Art in Printmaking from the University of West Georgia in 2017. Her work explores her southern, black, and femme identities through printmaking and murals to inspire people to dive deeper into their humanity. Influenced by the work of artists like Elizabeth Catlett and Emory Douglas, Jasmine believes in the transformative power of portraiture, print, and public art. She understands the role of art and the need for that art to be accessible to the people as a tool to advance the working-class struggle. With a deep interest in craft and process, Jasmine makes dignified work that reflects and relates to everyday people and injects them with a spirit of optimism toward the future. Since receiving her BFA, Jasmine’s work has been showcased at Prizm Art Fair, Perez Museum Miami, ZuCot Gallery, Eyedrum, MINT Gallery, and Echo Contemporary. She has received residencies from Hambidge and Midtown Alliance. She was awarded grants from RedBull, Sprite, WISH ATL, and Dream Warriors Foundation and fellowships from Southern Graphics Council International and TILA Studios. She has worked with [adult swim] and Nike. Currently, Jasmine is the 2023 recipient of the Living Walls Abroad Fellowship. Jasmine continues her practice in Atlanta, GA. See more: Rough Draft Atlanta: MINT Gallery abruptly closes its doors at MET Atlanta + AJC: Mint gallery closed suddenly, leaving artists scrambling and unhappy + Jasmine Williams website + Jasmine Williams IG @jn.ooomami Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Shifting Time w/ Berrisford Boothe and Klare Scarborough | 09 Jun 2023 | 01:12:03 | |
The new book Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-2021 collects the art, poems, essays, and statements of over 70 African American artists as a glimpse into their lives during the pandemic years. Co-editors Berrisford Boothe and Klare Scarborough join the podcast to discuss this passion project that includes some of the Studio Noize fam like Tokie Taylor, Imo Imeh, Alfred Conteh, Delita Martin, and more. They talk about how it all came together from the Shuga and Wata online talks to the artwork and essays. They also discuss the need for community, whether online or in person, how events change artists, and the need for art during tough times. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 173 topics include: Shifting Time: African American Artists 2020-2021 artists working during COVID how artwork changed over time networking during the pandemic virtual communities Shuga & Wata sessions creating the book Shifting Time lessons from the COVID years the trend of Black figuration Berrisford Boothe was born in Kingston, Jamaica and is now a U.S. citizen. Boothe has served on the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. He is currently a Professor of Fine Art at Lehigh University. Berrisford Boothe is the Principal Curator of the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection. He was one of 100 artists nationwide featured in Robert Wuthnow’s book ‘Creative Spirituality: The Way of the Artist.’ Berrisford’s digital print collages, ‘Virtual Lithographs’ were part of the exhibition African-American printmakers: The Legacy Continues at The Aljira Center for Contemporary Arts in Newark, NJ. He was in the 2008 seminal exhibition: In Search of the Missing Masters: The Lewis Tanner Moore Collection of African American Art at The Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia, PA. His work has been featured in exhibitions at The Allentown Art Museum, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA, The African American Museum, Philadelphia, PA, The William Benton Museum of Art, The New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA and The State Museum of PA. See more: Order Shifting Time from Amazon + Berrisford Booth IG @verbena2160 Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Dancing with the Muses w/ curator Lauren Tate Baeza | 02 Jun 2023 | 01:20:17 | |
Lauren Tate Baeza is the curator of African Art at the High Museum in Atlanta and recently curated an amazing exhibition featuring the work of African printmaker, Bruce Onobrakpeya. We got Lauren on the show today to talk about the exhibition (you know your boy JB loves the prints!), the approach to contemporary African art, Bruce Onobrakpeya’s long storied career, judging art and all types of topics. Lauren has a brilliant thought process and is here to enlighten us all about the wonder “transitions” in the art world. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 172 topics include: Bruce Onobrakpeya’s work and career “The Mask and the Cross” exhibition at the High Museum Catholic church’s influence on Nigerian art telling a story with an exhibition designing an exhibition artists embracing mistakes technical printmaking unlocking mastery exoticizing African art 2022 Hudgens Prize Lauren Tate Baeza joined the High Museum of Art in November 2020 as the Fred and Rita Richman Curator of African Art. Baeza oversees the African art collection of more than one thousand objects, including extraordinary examples of masks and sculpture, exceptionally fine textiles, beadwork, metalwork, and ceramics. Prior to joining the High, Baeza served as director of exhibitions at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights from 2018 to 2020. During her tenure there, Baeza maintained the Center’s two ongoing installations in its American Civil Rights Movement and Global Human Rights Movement galleries and organized sixteen temporary exhibitions and installations, including Fragments, a collaboration with celebrated designer Paula Scher, featuring passages from Dr. King’s handwritten speeches and letters. Concurrent with her position at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Baeza also curated the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection, featuring approximately ten thousand items, and managed the James Allen and John Littlefield Collection. Previously, she served as executive director of the APEX Museum in Atlanta, which interprets, presents, and celebrates Black history. Baeza holds a Master of Arts in African studies from the University of California, Los Angeles; a Bachelor of Arts in Africana studies with a cultural studies concentration from California State University, Northridge; and a certification in curatorial studies from Sotheby’s Institute of Art. See more: Lauren Tate Baeza at The High Museum + Lauren Tate Beaza IG @elletatebaeza Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Do the Work w/ artist Chris Clark | 26 May 2023 | 01:07:06 | |
Today we got Jacksonville artist, muralist, painter, Chris Clark on the Noize! Make sure you follow Chris everywhere you can to see how vibrant and experimental an art practice can be. You’ll see him painting a mural one day, hitting you with some Midjourney collaborations the next. This type of energy is always great to see. This episode we talk about what inspires Chris and how he works across mediums to explore the themes he loves. We talk about his recent solo exhibition New Growth and we as how he approaches using AI in his art. he tells us about the shenanigans with Black Wall Street Gallery, the value of putting Black face in his murals and more about his motto: DO THE WORK! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 171 topics include: learning about Black artists exploring AI art tools/ Midjourney what AI generators mean for artists how Chris uses AI imagery as reference and collaboration having an art practice #dothework studio space being inspired by family approach to making murals New Growth solo exhibition gallery shenanigans/ Black Wall Street Gallery Chris Clark is an internationally recognized painter, illustrator, and muralist based in Jacksonville, FL. Renowned for his portraiture and celebration of Black culture. Clark’s captivating artwork has garnered awards and exhibitions nationwide, showcasing his exceptional talent and powerful narratives. With a distinct artistic vision, Clarks work transcends boundaries, evoking powerful emotions and fostering connections between art and viewers worldwide. See more: Chris Clark IG @cooli_ras_art Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Say More, Do More w/ fabric artist Dawn Williams Boyd | 19 May 2023 | 01:05:09 | |
If there ever was an artist that wasn't scared to say what needed to be said, it’s Dawn Williams Boyd. Whether it is issues of gun violence, abortion, or voting rights, she will make sure she shares her feelings about it in her wonderful cloth paintings. We talk to Dawn about her recent exhibition, Tip of the Iceberg at Fort Gavsenvoort in New York, and some of the issues she’s covered in the show. We talk about how she makes her complex compositions, sources her fabrics, and the power of doing work that makes people uncomfortable sometimes. Her cloth paintings are powerful, and we talk all about it today on the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 170 topics include: using different mediums doing work about current events sourcing fabrics and materials The Tip of the Iceberg show at Fort Gansevoort Gallery saying things that need to be said continuing to learn history the process of putting together Dawn’s work revising work in process the necessity of saying something tackling new subjects Dawn Williams Boyd was born in 1952 in Neptune, New Jersey. She earned her BFA at Stephens College, Columbia, MO in 1974. She has exhibited her works at Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC; Southwest Art Center, Atlanta, GA; Hammonds House Museum, Atlanta, GA; Bulloch Hall, Roswell, GA; Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA; Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, GA; and Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA. Her work is included in the collections of The Columbus Museum in Columbus, GA and the Richardson Family Art Museum at Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. See more: www.dawnwilliamsboyd.com + https://www.fortgansevoort.com/artists/dawn-williams-boyd/selected-works Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Proper Preparation w/ tax preparer Esohe Galbreath | 12 May 2023 | 00:51:16 | |
Studio Noize wants to make sure that you are handling your art business properly. We are bringing back our resident tax specialist, Esohe Galbreath with Sohe Solutions , to give the fam some tax tips and help us start to get our affairs in order. Artists do a lot of freelance work, but we still need to ensure we stay out of trouble with Uncle Sam. Esohe talks about the different deductions available to artists, how to keep track of receipts and mileage, and the consequences of NOT doing your taxes properly. Nobody wants to talk about taxes, but we got to do it! Time to get yourself and your art business all the way together. Listen, subscribe and share! Episode 169 topics include: important tax deadlines what artists can deduct on taxes how to build a habit of tracking expenses and receipts using a tax preparer not hiding your income from Uncle Sam the Youth Artists Program lifting up Black talent Articulate ATL 2023 artist call organizing and elevating your art business Esohe completed her collegiate studies in Electrical Engineering at the University of Kentucky. In 2004, she began her career at UPS and held management roles in Distribution Solutions, Implementations, Operations, Engineering, and Transportation Solutions, and in her free time assisted small businesses with planning, financial documentation, and tax preparation. In 2012, Esohe merged her corporate experience with her passion for the arts and working with creatives to form Sohé Solutions – Boutique Small Business Consulting. In early 2015, Esohe decided to dedicate 100% of her time to her entrepreneurial endeavors. Through consulting clients, Esohe discovered a love and passion for working with creatives, artists, and visionaries and with her husband George was inspired to co-found ARTiculate ATL – an annual art social featuring 30+ artists with 1,000 art enthusiast attendees; and the Youth Artists Program – a 501c3 non-profit bridging the exposure gap of some of Atlanta’s most visually talented youth. Esohe and George are also avid art collectors and recently published The Galbreath Collection: A Decade of Collecting Atlanta featuring over 100 pieces of artwork from 70 artists. See more: wwwsohesolutions.com + Esohe Galbreath IG @sohesolutions Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Stink Pink Gators and Furs (replay) w/ artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards | 28 Apr 2023 | 01:10:00 | |
The Noize is giving you a special episode replay with one of the best contemporary artists in the game, Jamea Richmond-Edwards. The 7 Mile girl, joins the podcast to talk about her amazing mixed media work. Her work centers Black women fully and unapologetically. She crafts narratives around her life experiences growing up in Detroit in the ’90s. We talk about her inspirations from Ebony magazine spreads to Howard and beyond. It’s another great conversation with one of the best contemporary Black artists in the world. Listen, subscribe and share! Episode 168 topics include: AFRICobra influences embracing color being a Black Indigenous woman spiritual energy in art symbols in Jamae’s work using women as subjects growing up in Detroit in the 1990s the power of style Jamea Richmond-Edwards graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Jackson State University in 2004 where she studied painting and drawing. She went on to earn an MFA from Howard University in 2012. She offers a repertoire of portraits of women drawn using ink, graphite, and mixed media collage. Richmond-Edward’s work has garnered the attention of various art critics including in the Washington Post and the Huffington Post’s “Black Artists: 30 Contemporary Art Makers Under 40 You Should Know”. Richmond-Edwards has exhibited her artwork nationally and internationally including the Delaware Art Museum, California African American Museum, Charles Wright Museum in Detroit, MI, and Galerie Myrtis In Baltimore Maryland. Her works are in the permanent collection of private collectors across the country including the Embassy of the United States in Dakar, Senegal. See more: www.jamearichmondedwards.com + @jamearichmondedwards Presented by: Black Art In America Read the Studio Noize Artist Feature Artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Story of a 7 Mile Girl Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Explore and Discover w/ artist Baseera Khan | 21 Apr 2023 | 01:06:06 | |
The Exhibit, on MTV and the Smithsonian Channel, introduced America to the wonderful, brilliant Baseera Khan, and she joins Studio Noize to talk all about it. Baseera has been making her performances, sculptures, and installations for years, and her work explores materials and their intersections with identity. She talks about being on the show, her approach to exploring materials, and her life's many facets. We discuss her solo exhibition, I Am an Archive, at the Brooklyn Museum and the ways that experience changed her view of her work and herself. We learn more about her psychedelic prayer rugs, her upcoming project for Highline Park in New York, and some of the work from The Exhibit. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 167 topics include: making art on The Exhibit meeting all the artists using identity in art psychedelic prayer rugs I Am an Archive exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum being an artist during the pandemic dealing with rejection as an artist the excitement of exploring materials how your practice can change after a big project Baseera Khan is a New York-based performance, sculpture, and installation artist who makes work to discuss materials and their economies, the effects of this relationship to labor, family structures, religion, and spiritual well being. Khan is currently working on a public art commission on The High Line for fall 2023. Khan mounted their first museum solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York (2021-22), and opened their first solo touring exhibition in Houston, Texas at Moody Arts Center for the Arts, Rice University (2022-2023). Khan has representation at Simone Subal Gallery, New York where they mounted their first solo exhibition called Snake Skin (2019). They have exhibited in numerous locations such as Wexner Center for the Arts (2021), New Orleans Museum of Art (2020), Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism, Munich, Germany, Jenkins Johnson Projects, Brooklyn, NY (2019), Sculpture Center, NY (2018), , Aspen Museum (2017), Participant Inc. (2017). Khan's performance work has premiered at several locations including Brooklyn Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Art POP Montreal International Music Festival. Khan completed a 6 week performance residency at The Kitchen NYC (2020) and was an artist in residence at Pioneer Works (2018-19), Abrons Art Center (2016-17), was an International Travel Fellow to Jerusalem/Ramallah through Apexart (2015), and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2014). Khan is a recipient of the UOZO Art Prize (2020), BRIC Colene Brown Art Prize and the Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant (2019), was granted by both NYSCA/NYFA and Art Matters (2018). Their works are part of several public permanent collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim, Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, MN, and the New Orleans Museum of Art, LA. Khan's work is published in 4Columns, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Artforum, Art in America, BOMB, Brooklyn Rail, and TDR Drama Review. Khan is an adjunct professor of sculpture, performance, and critical theory, and received an M.F.A. from Cornell University (2012) and a B.F.A. from the University of North Texas (2005) See more: www.baseerakhan.com + Baseera Khan IG @baseerakhan Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Genuine Curiosity w/ journalist Dometi Pongo | 14 Apr 2023 | 00:59:42 | |
Every great show needs a well-dressed superstar host, and on The Exhibit, we had Dometi Pongo! JB and Dometi go behind the scenes of the MTV and Smithsonian Channel’s art competition show and talk about the cast, the challenges, the art, and the memorable moments that didn’t make it to the screen. Dometi explains where his love for art started and how his curiosity made him the perfect person to host a show with so many different art styles and personalities. He talks about work on TV, his latest work with the Pongo Strategy Group, and some exciting new partnerships that will produce more great content soon. We can’t level without hearing about his trips back to Ghana. It’s more of that good art talk on the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 166 topics include: hosting The Exhibit on MTV and the Smithsonian Channel having a love for art curiosity as a host impressions of the cast of The Exhibit memorable moments for the show the Pongo Strategy Group producing the type of shows people need and want traveling back to Ghana being in the room where decisions are made Dometi Pongo {pronounced dō-meh-TEE} is the host of the hit MTV docuseries True Life Crime and multiple MTV News franchises, including its flagship program, “Need to Know,” which provides award-winning analysis of trending news stories. Pongo’s work lives at the intersection of pop culture and social justice. In addition to hosting red carpet activations for Paramount’s tentpole events (like the Video Music Awards, Grammys, and MTV Movie & TV Awards), the Chicago-born journalist helms a number of Smithsonian Channel programs exploring topics spanning hip-hop, pop culture, and American history. Pongo regularly joins senior leadership in moderating company-wide discussions on equity in Paramount’s “Courageous Conversations” series led by MTV Entertainment Group President Chris McCarthy. His illuminating reporting and perspective can also be heard in his role as contributor to ET Live and Sirius XM’s Karen Hunter Show. The award-winning journalist also works as a speaker and multimedia consultant through his firm, Pongo Strategy Group, which helps organizations tell better stories through multimedia. In partnership with Sankofa Ventures, Dometi’s annual group tours of Ghana, West Africa provided more than 70 American travelers from the African diaspora an opportunity to explore their ancestral lineage. See more: https://www.dometi.net + Dometi Pongo IG @dometi_ Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Art Goals w/ painter Jennifer Warren | 07 Apr 2023 | 01:31:22 | |
Straight from MTV and the Smithsonian Channel, we got one of the stars of The Exhibit, Jennifer Warren! We’ve been watching Jennifer do her thing the last few weeks on the art docuseries as the self-taught artist in the group, inspiring viewers with her beautiful oil paintings. Jennifer and your boy, JBarber, discuss the experience of being on reality tv; what her regular life is like back in Chicago, and how she’s looking to build an art career. We get to know the woman behind the wonderful work on the tv show and JB shares advice with her as she starts her journey into the art world. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 165 topics include: Competing on The Exhibit on MTV and Smithsonian Channel oil painting in France envisioning an art career having a full-time job vs being a full-time artist doing artwork without a community motivating yourself to make art planning to make a new series of art switching from a corporate job to art networking advice for artists building a career and a family Jennifer Warren Bio: “I am a Chicago-based oil painter making work that explores themes around nature, beauty, and the Black body. As a largely self-taught artist, my practice reflects my passion for incorporating new ideas and techniques that aim to convey the lived Black experience through everyday intimate and meditative moments. My work has been exhibited at the Martin Gallery, Chicago, IL; the Sidney Larson Gallery, Columbia, MO; and in Saatchi Art Virtual exhibition. I graduated with a BA in International Business and minor in Visual Arts from Eckerd College and attended a Painting and Drawing program at the Leo Marchutz School of Fine Art in France. I currently live and work in Chicago, IL.” See more: www.jenniferwarrenart.com + Jennifer Warren IG @jenniferwarren_art Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| The Art Ecosystem w/ artist Najee Dorsey | 31 Mar 2023 | 00:59:22 | |
So many articles are coming out about Atlanta becoming a major hub for the art world. Who decides if Atlanta has arrived? Who gets to represent the city? What does Atlanta have or need to reach this new status? There’s no one better to talk about this than Najee Dorsey. As an artist, gallery owner, art dealer, and collector, he’s been on all sides of the art ecosystem. Najee and your boy JBarber break down the parts of the ecosystem and give insights into what they’ve seen in Atlanta and the different ways to support an art community. This ain’t random people talking outside Magic City! These two brothers have seen some things and given a good insight into the moment happening around art in the South. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 164 topics include: Painting the Moment: The Time has Come for Atlanta’s African American Visual Art Scene by D Amari Jackson describing the art ecosystem in Atlanta developing as an art collector buying original works who validates an art scene Is Atlanta’s Art Scene Finally Achieving Critical Mass? There Are Big Signs That Point to ‘Yes’ on ARTNET.com places to view Black art in Atlanta the hope for Atlanta as a place for art different ways to support artists Since becoming a full-time artist in 2005, Najee Dorsey has become well acquainted with the trials and tribulations of most African American artists: the closed doors in the arts community, the lack of representation in art institutions, and the undervaluation of African American art and its creators by the dominant society. Being the proactive individual that he is, Najee founded Black Art In America™ (BAIA) in 2010 as a free online media platform for African American artists, collectors, art enthusiasts, and arts professionals. In the company’s conceptual stages, influencers from BAIA’s audience were surveyed and it became clear that their issues were centered on exposure, appreciation, and access to each other. BAIA™ was founded as a centralized location for profiling the African American artist -- giving members of the network access to the work of African American artists (past and contemporary), and most importantly, opportunities for interchange. Since 2010, the network has become the leading online portal and resource focused on African American art, artists, collectors, industry leaders, and arts enthusiasts. The BAIA™ online network currently has a monthly virtual reach of 750,000 people and growing. See more: www.najeedorsey.com + Najee Dorsey IG @najee.dorsey Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Advocate and Collaborate w/ curator Kilolo Luckett | 26 Jul 2024 | 01:07:48 | |
Pittsburgh-based art historian and curator, Kilolo Luckett joins the Studio Noize fam today! Its always exciting to have dynamic, interesting women on the show because they have so much to offer. Kilolo has created an experimental, contemporary art platform with Alma Lewis and still works as an independent curator with artists like Stephen Towns, Amani Lewis and Thaddeus Mosley. She talks about building connections with artists that she curates, the importance or reading for artists and creating Alma Lewis as a place where artists can grow in their practice. Kilolo shares what she sees as the job of a curator and how to created a culture that supports artists in every way. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 190 topics include: building a connection to artists what an artist reads advocating for artists what a curator does the importance of narratives in art creating Alma Lewis art culture supporting artists during a residency Kilolo Luckett bio: Kilolo Luckett is a Pittsburgh-based art historian and curator. With more than twenty-five years of experience in arts administration and cultural production, she is committed to elevating the voices of underrepresented visual artists, especially women, and Black and Brown artists. Luckett is Founding Executive Director and Chief Curator of ALMA | LEWIS (named after abstract artists Alma Thomas and Norman Lewis), an experimental, contemporary art platform for critical thinking, constructive dialogue, and creative expression dedicated to Black culture. Among the many exhibitions to her credit are Familiar Boundaries. Infinite Possibilities (2018), Resurgence – Rise Again: The Art of Ben Jones (2019), I Came by Boat So Meet Me at the Beach by Ayana Evans and Tsedaye Makonnen (2020), Vanishing Black Bars & Lounges: Photographs by L. Kasimu Harris (2020), and Dominic Chambers: Like the Shapes of Clouds on Water (2020) at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center; Amani Lewis: Reimagining Care (2021) and Lizania Cruz: Performing Inquiry (2022) at ALMA | LEWIS; Stephen Towns: Declaration & Resistance (2022), which premiered at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art and travels to Boise Art Museum in Boise, Idaho, and Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2023); and Luckett co-curated SLAY: Artemisia Gentileschi & Kehinde Wiley (2022) at The Frick Pittsburgh. She has curated exhibitions by national and international artists such as Peju Alatise, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Thaddeus Mosley, Tajh Rust, Devan Shimoyama, and Shikeith. She served as an Art Commissioner for the City of Pittsburgh’s Art Commission for twelve years. Luckett has held positions as Curator of Meta Pittsburgh’s Open Arts, Consulting Curator of Visual Arts at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Director of Development at The Andy Warhol Museum, and Curatorial Assistant at Wood Street Galleries, where she helped organize shows that included Xu Bing, Louise Bourgeois, Larry Bell, Catherine Opie, Nam June Paik, and Tim Rollins + K.O.S. See more: Alma Lewis website + Kilolo Luckett’s IG @kilololuckett Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| More Stories to Tell w/ artist Stephen Towns | 24 Mar 2023 | 01:03:46 | |
Your boy JBarber got to see the show Declaration and Resistance at the Reynolda House and immediately had to get the artist Stephen Towns to come on the show! Stephen has had a crazy busy couple of years but he had some time to talk to the Noize about his show. He has paintings in the National Museum of African American History & Culture and this show has been touring for a couple of years. We talk about his vibrant, beautiful paintings and his wonderful quilts from the show. Stephen talks about his process of research and adding life to his archived photography, how artists get to tour a show, and how teaching yourself a medium changes how you make art. More of that good art talk that we love over here. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 163 topics include: Declaration and Resistance at the Reynolda House through May 14, 2023 researching stories as inspiration breathing life into archive photography switching between painting and quilting magical elements in art vibrant color of Black people making work about life in the South Stephen Towns was born in 1980 in Lincolnville, SC, and lives and works in Baltimore, MD. He trained as a painter with a BFA in studio art from the University of South Carolina and has also developed a rigorous, self-taught quilting practice. In 2018 the Baltimore Museum of Art presented his first museum exhibition, Stephen Towns: Rumination and a Reckoning. His work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Artforum, the Washington Post, Hyperallergic, Cultured, Forbes, AFROPUNK, and American Craft. Towns was honored as the inaugural recipient of the 2016 Municipal Art Society of Baltimore Travel Prize, and in 2021, Towns was the first Black artist-in-residence at the Fallingwater Institute, located at Frank Lloyd Wrights' renowned Fallingwater house in Pennsylvania. In 2021 Towns was also awarded the Maryland State Arts Council’s Individual Artist Award. See more: www.stephentowns.com/ + Stephen Towns IG @stephentowns Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Your Own Unique Voice w/ textile artist Simone Elizabeth Saunders | 10 Mar 2023 | 01:00:00 | |
Simone Elizabeth Saunders makes her New York debut with her new solo exhibition Unearthing Unicorns. Simone joins the Studio Noize fam to talk about her fantastic textile work. She explains the process behind tufting (with a tufting gun and a punch needle), her techniques to build her narratives, and her Black Nouveau aesthetic. Simone walks us through a few of the wonderful pieces and speaks about her use of animals as metaphors. It’s another great art conversation with getting to know another powerful, international Black woman artist. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 162 topics include: Unearthing Unicorns March 17 - May 13 at Claire Oliver Gallery working on large-scale textiles the Unicorn Tapestries art nouveau influences tufting guns vs punch needles working with textiles the Black experience in Canada sparkles in the art using animals as metaphors Simone Elizabeth Saunders (she/her) is a textile artist based in Mohkinstsis - Calgary, Canada. Saunders explores themes of the diaspora, ancestorship and Black womanhood. Her colourful textiles highlight motifs and iconography from her Jamaican heritage and engage with socio-cultural factors reclaiming power from oppressive ideologies. Currently, Saunders is exploring the iconography of the famed high Renaissance era Unicorn Tapestries and Art Nouveau advertising through a contemporary Black feminist lens. See more: www.simoneelizabethsaunders.com + Simone Elizabeth Saunders IG Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| The Exhibit w/ artist Jamaal Barber | 03 Mar 2023 | 00:30:33 | |
The new docuseries The Exhibit from MTV and the Smithsonian Channel debuts tonight! The six episode docuseries will follow seven American artists who will compete for a presentation at the museum and a $100,000 cash prize. The cast includes your boy, printmaker, Jamaal Barber! Yes, your boy is on national tv, and it was quite the experience. You might see me on the tv and all over the internets but he’s bringing the real talk to the fam, the day ones. Right here on the Noize! JBarber gives his thoughts on the eve of the show and talks as much as he can about the process, the rest of the cast, and what you can expect. Plus he talks about what these types of opportunities can mean to artists and gives his hopes for what comes out of this. Tune in and let us know what you think of the show! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 161 topics include: The Exhibit on MTV being on national television making art outside your comfort zone Dometi Pongo and Melissa Chiu as the host of The Exhibit judges Adam Pedelton, Abigail Deville and Keith Richards watching yourself on tv what opportunities mean to artists making art to be free The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is teaming up with MTV Studios to create the six episode docuseries The Exhibit, which will follow seven American artists who will compete for a presentation at the museum and a cash prize. Following a nationwide search, participants were selected in consultation with Hirshhorn curators. The group includes printmaker Jamaal Barber, Onondaga artist Frank Buffalo Hyde, designer and sculptor Misha Kahn, painter Clare Kambhu, multimedia artist Baseera Khan, video and performance artist Jillian Mayer, and painter Jennifer Warren. See more: ArtNews: Who Is the Next Great Artist? A New TV Series from the Hirshhorn and MTV Aims to Find Out + MTV The Exhibit Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| The Substance of Soul (replay) w/ artist Vanessa German | 24 Feb 2023 | 01:12:51 | |
While JBarber is out giving a Tedx talk at Wake Forest we’re flashing back to one of the classic Studio Noise episodes with the one and only Vanessa German! Vanessa tells us about her mother and all the lessons she taught her about art and making space for art practice. She talks about the power of objects and how she turned from making singular Power Figures to a community of figures. Vanessa gives a great perspective on how she relates to her art, how she sees all the different mediums she uses, and her commitment to making art. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 160 topics include: Vanessa German inspired by her mother creating power figures including the community in your art practice telling stories with art Vanessa German is a visual and performance artist based in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Homewood. Homewood is the community that is the driving force behind German’s powerful performance work, and whose cast-off relics form the language of her copiously embellished sculptures. As a citizen artist, German explores the power of art and love as a transformative force in the dynamic cultural ecosystem of communities and neighborhoods. She is the founder of Love Front Porch and the ARThouse, a community arts initiative for the children of Homewood. Her work is in private and public collections including Everson Museum of Art, Figge Art Museum, Flint Institute of Arts, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, David C. Driskell Center, Snite Museum of Art, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College. German’s fine art work has been exhibited widely, most recently at the Figge Art Museum, The Union for Contemporary Art, The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia, Flint Institute of Arts, Mattress Factory, Everson Museum of Art, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Studio Museum, Ringling Museum of Art and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Her work has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR’sAll Things Considered and in The Huffington Post, O Magazine and Essence Magazine. She is the recipient of the 2015 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, the 2017 Jacob Lawrence Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the 2018 United States Artist Grant and most recently the 2018 Don Tyson Prize from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. See more: pavelzoubok.com/artist/vanessa-german/ + @vanessalgerman Presented by: Black Art In America Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Collecting Atlanta w/ art collectors George and Esohe Galbreath | 17 Feb 2023 | 01:06:03 | |
Today we’re talking to art collectors George and Esohe Galbreath about their journey into collecting. George, an artist, and his wife, Esohe, have crafted a fantastic collection of Atlanta artists. They just published a book chronicling the experience called The Galbreath Collection: A Decade of Collecting Atlanta. They talk about how they built their collection over the years, what it means to share their passion for art, and building a relationship with the artists they collect. They’ve watched the Atlanta art scene over the last ten years and have good observations about what they see. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 159 topics include: marrying a visual artist becoming an art collector the first big purchase strategy for collectors ARTiculate ATL supporting the local art community the Black figure connecting with and learning from other collectors George Galbreath graduated from Hickman High School in 1997 and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Howard University in in 2000. He completed his M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002. Throughout his eighteen years of classroom teaching, including sixteen years with the Fulton County School District in Atlanta, Georgia, he has maintained a career as a working artist. He currently serves as Art Department Chair at Westlake High School. His work has most recently been showcased in his 2021 solo exhibition at P2 Gallery in Castleberry Hill Art District. Esohe completed her collegiate studies in Electrical Engineering at the University of Kentucky. In 2004, she began her career at UPS and held management roles in Distribution Solutions, Implementations, Operations, Engineering, and Transportation Solutions, and in her free time assisted small businesses with planning, financial documentation, and tax preparation. In 2012, Esohe merged her corporate experience with her passion for the arts and working with creatives to form Sohé Solutions – Boutique Small Business Consulting. In early 2015, Esohe decided to dedicate 100% of her time to her entrepreneurial endeavors. Through consulting clients, Esohe discovered a love and passion for working with creatives, artists, and visionaries and with her husband George was inspired to co-found ARTiculate ATL – an annual art social featuring 30+ artists with 1,000 art enthusiast attendees; and the Youth Artists Program – a 501c3 non-profit bridging the exposure gap of some of Atlanta’s most visually talented youth. Esohe and George are also avid art collectors and recently published The Galbreath Collection: A Decade of Collecting Atlanta featuring over 100 pieces of artwork from 70 artists. See More: www.thegalbreathcollection.com + Galbeath Collection IG @galbreathcollection Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Surface Appeal w/ printmaker Myles Calvert | 10 Feb 2023 | 01:01:30 | |
On this special episode of Studio Noize brought to you by Print Austin, we go complete print nerd on you! Myles Calvert is a multi-faceted printmaker working as an assistant professor at Winthrop University and making fantastic prints. Myles is one of the artists included in the 2023 Print Austin 5x5. He talks about his love of objects and how that drives his experimentation in multiple print mediums. We talk about his travels from Toronto to South Carolina, finding the hidden histories of patterns, digital art vs printmaking and how he’s working to push himself to do more with printmaking. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode topics include: a love for objects using multiple print mediums using the multiple handling paper digital art vs printmaking Surface Appeal exhibition working at the McColl Center in Charlotte, NC technology adding to printmaking traveling across the South Myles Calvert was born in Collingwood, Ontario. He attended the University of Guelph with a focus in printmaking, before travelling to London, UK where he completed his MA in Printmaking, at Camberwell College of Art (University for the Arts, London). Major bodies of work included installations of screen printed toast and the idolization of popular British celebrity culture. During this time, he worked for the National Portrait Gallery before moving to Hastings in East Sussex, to teach printmaking at Sussex Coast College and become Duty Manager of the newly built Jerwood Gallery (Hastings Contemporary). Myles' toast-based work continued with a 43000 slice installation during the Queen’s ‘Diamond Jubilee’ with college students, drawing BBC media attention, and culminated in two solo exhibitions before making a return to the University of Guelph to teach. 2019 residencies included Art Print Residence (Barcelona, Spain) and Proyecto’ace (Buenos Aires, Argentina), as well as a lecture/workshop at PUCP (Pontificia Universidad Catòlica del Perú) in Lima. Myles is currently an Assistant Professor in Fine Arts at Winthrop University, South Carolina. See More: www.squirrelpigeonfish.com + Myles Calvert IG @squirrelpigeonfish Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Bodies and Prints w/ printmaker Julia Curran | 03 Feb 2023 | 01:00:27 | |
On this special episode of Studio Noize brought to you by Print Austin, we go complete print nerd on you! We’re talking with printmaker Julia Curran, who was selected for the Print Austin and Print Sante Fe 5 x 5. Julia’s work deals with the larger social and political phenomena that land in the body, and she has a unique vision for how that manifests. We talk about some of the themes she explores like her Mother Nature monsters, the perils of working as an adjunct professor, and the ways she uses different print mediums. of course, we talk about some specific pieces with her world-class titles and what career change she sees as an addendum to her art practice. All that and more on this print-focused episode. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode topics include: exploring printmaking processes real life through art the perils of adjunct teaching at universities switching careers understanding the human body a dream studio set up Julia’s time at the Jentel Residency exploring different mediums networking for success The Spring Break Art Fair Julia Curran is a multi-disciplinary artist with a background in the socio-politically conscious tradition of printmaking. Through her experiences dealing with an auto-immune disease from a young age, she has developed a fascination with what it means to be in touch with one’s body in a disembodied culture, our presumption of agency over flesh, and the interconnected health of our internal and shared environments. Recent works feature Mother Nature embodied as a cast of anatomical and anthropomorphic figures such as trees, suns, bones, roots, seedlings, volcanoes, digestive systems, and underground monsters – each perpetuating cycles of life and death, as well as humorous remixes of old myths. Her intricate and precise craftsmanship combines painting, printmaking, and collage; Curran calls for us to look within and around, and to find resilience through celebrating our fleshy, sexual, abject, mortal, celestial, and interdependent nature. See More: www.juliacurranprints.com + Julia Curran IG @julia.s.curran Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Answer the Call w/ JBarber | 27 Jan 2023 | 00:28:13 | |
Today your boy JBarber explores his experience as an exhibition juror over the last year. It’s a different perspective on artist calls and calls for art programs and contests. The experience of awarding the Hudgens Prize last year was a real eye-opener in terms of what works and what stands out in a wide-open field. We talk about things that eliminate you immediately and what can help when applying. JBarber also went through the process of creating an artist’s call for this year’s annual juried show at Mint Gallery. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 158 topics include: Being an art juror applying to artist calls how to eliminate yourself immediately ways to approach making work what interests you to apply to an artist call how jurors think about the work the Hudgens Prize Send a voice memo of your thoughts about artist calls to studionoizepodcast@gmail.com to be included in a future episode of the Noize. See More: Hudgens Prize Winner 2022 Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Embrace the Public, or Not w/ JBarber | 20 Jan 2023 | 00:29:53 | |
Happy New Year! The Noize is back for more Black art conversations for you. Your boy JBarber can’t come back without talking about the biggest thing going in art right now. The Hank Willis Thomas sculpture honoring Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King. To say the reviews have been mixed is an understatement. JB talks about the piece, all the conversation around it, and what we can take away from it all. We are excited to announce our partnership with Black Art In America and how we will work together to keep bringing you more content and conversations. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 157 topics include: Embrace sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas intention versus interpretation public criticism considering scale as an artist expectations of art patrons synergy with Black Art In America Send a voice memo of your thoughts about the Embrace sculpture to studionoizepodcast@gmail.com to be included in a future episode of the Noize. See More: Spelman Museum website + Spelman Museum IG @spelmanmuseum Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Lasting Impressions w/ executive director Dr. Liz Andrews | 13 Dec 2022 | 01:02:52 | |
The new executive director of the Spelman Museum of Fine Art, Dr. Liz Andrews, joins the Noize! She has been tasked to lead the museum through a new exciting period in its illustrious history. We recorded live from the Lave Thomas: Homecoming exhibition in the halls of Spelman. Dr. Andrews tells us about the upcoming Black American Portraits exhibition overflowing with some of the biggest and best Black women artists like Bisa Butler, Amy Sherald, and Calida Rawles. She discusses her time at LACMA, the power of museum acquisitions, and the meaning of portraits. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 156 topics include: Lava Thomas: Homecoming Spelman Museum of Fine Art curating at LACMA the power of museum acquisitions authenticity in art Black American Portraits exhibition meaning of portraits the reputation of Spelman College the new Spelman Center for Innovation & the Arts Liz Andrews is an artist, curator, museum professional, and leader who is dedicated to the arts and social justice. She has worked with arts organizations across the nation. In August 2021, Liz began her role as Executive Director of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. Prior to joining Spelman College, Liz Andrews was Executive Administrator in the Director’s Office of LACMA where she expanded her role to collaborate on projects and priorities across museum departments, including diversity and inclusion efforts and curating exhibitions. Her curatorial projects at LACMA included The Obama Portraits Tour and a companion exhibition Black American Portraits, and she commissioned an augmented reality (AR) monument dedicated to Biddy Mason by the artist Ada Pinkston, among other projects. Liz’s career is also defined by a long-standing commitment to engaging college students through research and the arts through teaching at George Mason University and serving as an advisor and organizing public programming at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Liz was born and raised in Denver, Colorado and attributes her commitment to justice from her father, attorney Irving P. Andrews. She holds a B.A. in American Studies from Wesleyan University, a M.A. in Arts Politics from the NYU Tisch School of Arts, and a Ph.D in Cultural Studies from George Mason University. Her dissertation was entitled Envisioning President Barack Obama. See More: Spelman Museum website + Spelman Museum IG @spelmanmuseum Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Personal Enjoyment w/ art collector Nick Bedford | 12 Jul 2024 | 01:10:31 | |
We are talking about collecting today on the Noize! We got attorney and art collector Nick Bedford. You might catch Nick in Miami at Art Basel, flying worldwide to check out all the shows, or in the studio with your favorite artists. Nick talks about the value of art, following artists as they grow, and getting into the politics behind collecting. Nick shines a light on what he values in purchasing, which includes the sketches and preliminary drawings. It’s a talk about the other side of the art business from a person actively supporting and acquiring work. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 189 topics include: reasons to collect value in art collecting sketches and preliminary works what makes a great artist how success changes artists and collecting following artists as they grow recent treasures in the collection gatekeeping by museums and galleries Nick Bedford bio: Nicholas Bedford is a highly accomplished, leveraging his extensive legal expertise to provide exceptional defense for prominent corporate entities, municipalities, and trucking companies across the nation. Among his esteemed clientele are renowned organizations like National Indemnity Company, The Kroger Co., American Family Insurance, Grady Memorial Hospital, The Home Depot, Inc., The City of Atlanta, and some of the nation’s biggest corporate citizens. With over a decade of experience, Nicholas has consistently demonstrated his prowess in handling complex legal matters. Beyond his legal achievements, Nicholas is deeply committed to his community and passionate about promoting artistic advocacy. He serves as a Board Member of Georgia Lawyers for the Arts and is the visionary Founder of the Artist Making a Difference Mural Program. Through this innovative initiative, Nicholas has spearheaded impactful murals and initiated programs for philanthropic causes, including the Ronald McDonald House, the Atlanta Missions, Allgood Elementary School, and the Jesse Draper Boys & Girls School. See more: Nick Bedford’s IG @nick_bed Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Southern Pride w/ fine art manager Kyle Coleman | 06 Dec 2022 | 01:03:12 | |
ArtFields is a southern art competition that is changing the landscape of art in South Carolina and giving real money out to artists. Kyle Coleman, fine art manager of ArtFields, joins Studio Noize to let us know about this 9-day celebration of art. We get to know the ins and outs of the ArtFields competition, from the selection panels to the live events in Lake City, SC. We talk about the impact of a festival like this in the rural south, the response from the artists and the community, and what’s coming in 2023 as ArtFields celebrates 11 years of this event. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 155 topics include: ArtFields in Lake City, SC creating an art competition in the rural south cash prizes for artists growing ArtFields over 11 years art selection panels comparison to Art Basel and other art fairs ArtFields Jr. interfacing with artists as an organization ArtFields started in 2013 with a simple goal: honor the artists of the Southeast with a week’s worth of celebration and competition in the heart of a traditional Southern small town. The competition and exhibition offers over $145,000 in cash prizes. The winners of two People’s Choice Awards are determined by the votes of people visiting ArtFields; a panel of art professionals selects all the other awards, including the $50,000 Grand Prize and $25,000 Second Place award. Kyle Coleman is the fine arts manager of ArtFields since 2019. See More: ArtFieldssc.org + ArtFields @artfieldssc Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| For Us, By Us w/ Dr. Fahamu Pecou and Stephanie Fleming | 29 Nov 2022 | 01:10:15 | |
What does it look like to have an art institution built for Black artists and audiences throughout the diaspora? Today we talk about the African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA) with founder, Dr Fahamu Pecou and interim village chief, Stephanie Flemming. This is not a Black version of a white museum. It’s a space that honors, uplifts, and celebrates the culture of the diaspora. We talk about the programs like the Bridge Residency and PassPortal, how to build a new institution, and connecting with Blackness around the world. More of that good art talk that we do right here on the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 154 topics include: African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta diversity in institutions Adama Bridge Residency PassPortal connecting with Blackness around the world cultural exchange physical museum spaces vs virtual spaces building an institution STEPHANIE FLEMING, Interim Village Chief of ADAMA I am a first generation American from an innovative pair of Jamaican immigrant parents. I am passionate about how people of African descent construct identity and discover agency in a world that insists upon misconstrued narratives. I love working with ADAMA because it feels like home and the institutional extension of my art practice. For me ADAMA is where I can bring my whole self with joy, as a Jamaican Black woman, an artist, a storyteller, facilitator, and cultivator. DR. FAHAMU PECOU, Founder of ADAMA I am an interdisciplinary artist and scholar whose works combine observations on hip-hop, fine art, and popular culture to address concerns around contemporary representations of Black men. Through paintings, performance art, and academic work, I confront the performance of Black masculinity and Black identity, challenging and expanding the reading, performance and expressions of Blackness. See More: adamatl.org + ADAMA IG @adama_atl Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Mad Explosive w/ painter Dawn Okoro | 22 Nov 2022 | 01:01:30 | |
Studio Noize fam, Dawn Okoro, returns to the show to catch us up on her art life. Dawn has been through some major changes since we last talked to her. She toured her Punk Noir show, created and showed new work in London, and featured her work in movies, tv shows, and Life Water bottles! We talk about her latest show, Mad Explosive Spontaneity, Kool-Aid drawings, and baking to survive the pandemic. It’s always great to catch up with the fam! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 153 topics include: Mad Explosive Spontaneity show showing work internationally working during the pandemic Kool-AId drawings Life Water deal and response changing your art process working with models online Punk Noir updates publicity from having art in movies and tv shows how Dawn sees her career growth Dawn Okoro is a multidisciplinary artist living in Austin, Texas. Her desire to make art sparked from her love of fashion illustration and design. Her work is influenced by punk, hip-hop, and the composition techniques used in fashion photography. Okoro’s art is highlighted on Season 2 of “Law & Order: Organized Crime” on NBC. Her work can be seen in theaters in Sony Pictures’ “The Invitation,” opening on August 26. She has collaborated with Pepsico, with her art on the company’s LIFEWTR water bottles. Okoro is featured in Harper’s Bazaar, Architectural Digest, Hyperallergic, USA Today, W Magazine, and Essence. Her art was recently exhibited at Christie’s New York. In 2022, Okoro made her UK debut with her solo exhibition, “Mad Explosive Spontaneity” at Maddox Gallery. See More: okorostudio.com + Dawn Okoro IG @dawnokoro Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Working Artist w/ artist Miya Bailey | 08 Nov 2022 | 01:16:53 | |
Tattoo legend, Miya Bailey, jumps on the Noize to talk about everything he’s got going on. Miya has been tattooing for 30 years and he invested in creating a community of artists and art lovers in Atlanta with City of Ink tattoo shop and Peter Street Station, the artist-owned community art center. Miya tells us about his attitude toward building an ecosystem, his appreciation for his tattoo clients, working with apprentices, and funding his vision with the Black dollar. A lot of that good art talk today on the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 152 topics include: Moving to Atlanta in 1994/ early ATL art scene transparency in art client relationships having apprentices tattoo culture valuing the Black dollar Twin Flame exhibition Government Cheese exhibition retiring as an artist artist-run galleries Currently residing in Atlanta, Miya Bailey (b. 1975) is an illustrator, film producer, painter, celebrity tattoo artist and founder of City of Ink Tattoo shop. Bailey is passionate about art, family and education. He uses his gifts to extol the importance of the arts in one’s community and to encourage art enthusiasts to support living artists through collecting. Bailey grew up in Asheville, North Carolina. See More: Miya Bailey IG @miyabailey + City of Ink IG @cityofink + Peter Street Station IG @peterstreetstation Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Creative Freedom w/ painter Kevin “WAK” Williams | 01 Nov 2022 | ||
Kevin “WAK” Williams is preparing for his annual Atlanta exhibition and stopped by Studio Noize to talk about it. Kevin has had a long, successful career in art and has created some legendary work along the way. We talk about what keeps him engaged in art making after so long and the differences between how he did his work back in the day, hustling art on the streets of Chicago, and working with brands and galleries worldwide. We get some insight into the new show, If Not Us… Who? opening at Mint Gallery on November 5th. We touch on Kevin’s idea of creative freedom, building narratives in art, controlling your business, and staying relevant over 30 years as an artist. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 151 topics include: building a legacy through art creative and financial freedom managing your brand (bet on yourself) building narratives understanding your value copyright for artists staying relevant impact, empowerment, and enlightenment Kevin A. Williams is an artist on a mission, but his is no solo trip: He wants to take you on the journey, too. His destination is a place where more African-Americans will appreciate, own and even create fine art that honors their rich heritage and hope filled destiny. So far, tens of thousands of people have willingly followed Williams to that vista – including talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, and actor comedian Bernie Mac. From celebrity homes to small businesses, corporate offices and women’s spas, Williams’ original and lithograph artwork hangs from coast to coast. As the best-selling artist in the African-American print market, Williams is a popular personality at national art shows, conferences of African-American groups and major international events, including the Essence Music Festival. His art has been featured on television’s “Law & Order” (NBC) and “Soul Food” (Showtime). An artist who has received no formal training Williams’ success has been in what some may call non-traditional methods of reaching art consumers. Kevin A. Williams/WAK Urban Fine Artist CEO, WAKART, LLC See More: www.artbywak.com + Kevin "WAK" Williams IG @artbywak Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| For Da Folks w/ painter Tim Short | 25 Oct 2022 | 01:05:53 | |
The Noize is back! Season 8 kicks off with a bang because we have one of the best young artists in Atlanta, Tim Short. Tim has developed a distinct voice to go along with his amazing level of skill in painting. We recorded this episode as the artist talk for his solo show, “For Da Folks”, at the end of his Mint Leap Year residency. Tim talks about the process of making his paintings, how he imagines Blackness, making art that makes him happy, and getting a message across through art. We talk about his sci-fi leanings and where he sees his work going in the future. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 150 topics include: Mint Leap Year residency confidence in style mastery in art handling criticism different approaches to creating a painting imagining Blackness balancing the supernatural elements of his art Timothy Short was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia. He moved to Atlanta in order to attend Georgia State and pursue art in 2011. Predominantly as an oil painter, Timothy constructs imaginative narrative spaces always centering the Black figure. These stories are meant to venerate the everyday people close to him, often chosen as models for his work, using cosmological and celestial imagery. By detailing the subjects of the works in darker palettes, associations of lighter colors and spaces with inherent goodness or divinity are subverted and a metaphysical iconography is granted to the Blackness of these universes. Timothy’s inspirations are Kerry James Marshall, Toyin Ojih Odutola, and Jordan Casteel amongst many other painters, a host of manga and comics, and great Black music. See More: www.timshortart.com + Tim Short IG @culturedstruggle Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Make It Happen w/ muralist Thomas “Detour” Evans | 02 Aug 2022 | 01:05:53 | |
On the season 7 finale of Studio Noize, we got muralist and artist extraordinaire Thomas Evans aka Detour on the podcast! From airbrushing t-shirts in high school to big, colorful murals Detour has been making it happen for a few years. We talk about his Art Tip Tuesdays video series on youtube and IG, how he started making murals, and how he developed his signature style. Detour lets us know how getting away from your daily grind to explore ideas can lead to big discoveries. We discuss his book, Be The Artist: An Interactive Guide to a Lasting Art Career, and his wonderful artwork. All that and more on the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 149 topics include: developing style Art Tip Tuesday making t-shirts big time commissions integrity and creative freedom the treadmill canvas experimenting accountability for artists Thomas Evans, a.k.a. Detour, is an all-around creative specializing in large scale public art, interactive visuals, portraiture, immersive spaces, and creative directing. His focus is to create work where art and innovation meet. A born collaborator and “military brat,” Detour pulls from every conceivable experience that shapes his landscapes and perspectives. Explaining Detour’s work is no easy task, as ongoing experimentations in visual art, music, and interactive technologies have his practice continually expanding. With his ever-evolving approach to art, Detour’s focus is on expanding customary views of creativity and challenging fine-art paradigms by mixing traditional mediums with new approaches—all the while opening up the creative process from that of a singular artist, to one that thrives on multi-layered collaboration and viewer participation. See More: www.iamdetour.com + Thomas "Detour" Evans IG @detour303 Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| An Open Eye w/ artist Tokie Taylor | 26 Jul 2022 | 01:08:38 | |
Fine art photographer, Tokie Taylor, comes back to the Noize to talk about her new projects. Tokie has been working on a book with her Reclamation series that features her fine art photography featuring children and heirlooms. We discuss the book and how it relates to family history and artifacts. She lets us know how she manages the children in the shoots, the role of experimenting in her practice, and how she sees herself growing her vision with every piece. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 148 topics include: Reclamation series creating an art book experimenting with other mediums cyanotype vs photography artists during the pandemic family heirlooms institutional spaces the value of Black art doing commissions Atlanta, Ga. based artist, Tokie Rome-Taylor, explores themes of time, spirituality, visibility and identity through the medium of photography. Portraiture, set design, and objects all are a part of Tokie’s photographic practice. She uses digital photography as her foundational medium, while also exploring cyanotype, and embroidery as a means to explore the layered complex relationship African Americans in the diaspora have with the western world. Rome-Taylor’s series, “Reclamation”, was selected for PhotoLucida Critical Mass top 50. Her work has been featured in What Will You Remember and Feature Shoot Magazine. Additionally, Tokie is a Funds for Teachers Fellowship recipient, studying photography in Santa Fe, New Mexico and in San Francisco, California. Rome-Taylor’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work has been a part of exhibitions at The Griffin Museum of Photography, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Stella Jones Gallery, SP-Foto SP-Arte Fair, São Paulo, Brazil, Gallery 1202, the Masur Museum, Zuckerman Museum of Art Lyndon House Art Center and the Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, among others. She is a recipient of the Virginia Twinam Smith Purchase Award, adding her work to the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia as well as the Legacy Award, bestowed by the Griffin Museum of Photography. Her work is held in multiple public and private collections and was recently acquired by the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art. Rome-Taylor is a 20+ year veteran educator and working artist. She is open to opportunities that relate to artist talks, visiting institutions, residencies and workshops. See More: www.tokietaylorstudio.com + Tokie Taylor IG @tokietstudio Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Afro-Atlantic Histories w/ curator Kanitra Fletcher | 19 Jul 2022 | ||
Today we focus on the Afro-Atlantic Histories exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. This phenomenal show originally debuted at Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil, and is now being exhibited at the NGA. We talk with Kanitra Fletcher, associate curator of African American and Afro-diasporic art at the NGA, about this brilliant massive show. Kanitra talks about the basis for the show and her part in curating the exhibition, Black portraiture, and the lesson that can be learned from the exhibit. Since your boy JBarber could only study the beautiful catalog we thought it would be great to hear a first-hand experience of the show from another curator, Studio Noize fam, Lauren Jackson Harris. Two brilliant Black women in one episode of the Noize. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 147 topics include: Afro-Atlantic Histories at the National Gallery of Art connecting hidden histories the journey of enslaved people Black portraiture curating at the NGA experiencing an exhibition relating to work from the past capturing history Kanitra Fletcher is an American curator and art historian currently working as associate curator of African American and Afro-Diasporic art at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Named to her role in January 2021 after serving as an associate curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Fletcher is the National Gallery's first curator dedicated to acquiring, stewarding, and exhibiting work by African American artists. Fletcher's academic specializations include the art of Brazil and Latin America and the Black avant-garde See More: https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/afro-atlantic-histories + Kanitra Fletcher IG @kanshefle Lauren Jackson Harris is an arts professional and independent curator who was exposed to art at an early age and it undoubtedly became her passion. With a BFA in Graphic Design and Art History from Howard University and a MA in Creative Business Leadership from SCAD, I value both education and experience in the arts. I enjoyed networking and cultivating relationships with those within the arts and cultural industry. I have used my innovative strategies and progressive ideas to help ignite the arts community and create new avenues for artists and arts workers. Through managing partnerships and engaging audiences, I hope to add value to the art scene of my hometown of Atlanta, engage and grow with other BWVA’s, and transform the art world one step at a time. Lauren Jackson Harris IG @ljacksonharris Black Women in Visual Arts IG @blackwomeninvisualart Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| In the Quiet Spaces w/ printmaker Deborah Grayson | 12 Jul 2022 | 01:10:28 | |
The wonderful Deborah Grayson joins the Studio Noize fam! Deborah is a printmaker artist in Baltimore, MD, and has been making work about the intersection of science and race. We dive into the deep in with some printmakers talk about ink and process but we explore her work that includes extensive research, drawing, and multiple print processes. Deborah talks about how she expresses herself in her work, moving her body when you are working, and creating worlds for Black people. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 145 topics include: working inside out printmaking processes ink tips recovering from trauma Black women experiences hidden history creating worlds for Black people project management skills Salt Eaters Using vernacular, ethnographic and medical photographs from the early 20th century as source material, Deborah Grayson examines historical archives to trace Black women’s life-stories. Moving between figuration and abstraction, the historical and the intergalactic, the spiritual and the profane, Grayson uses printmaking (e.g. etching, woodcut, screenprinting) and drawing to re/animate the rich but neglected and sometimes quiet stories of Black women's lives. In her work Grayson builds an archive of images and artifacts that reflect Black women’s experiences and expressions of love, desire, ambition, hunger, vulnerability, spirituality, fear and joy. In particular, Grayson is interested in examining both quiet and silence as modes of Black women’s expressiveness and what they both reveal and protect about the inner lives of Black women in order to enable a more nuanced understanding of their lives. Ink, graphite, wood and paper are among the tools Grayson finds useful to do this creative and documentary work. The detailed work of carving, etching and drawing, combined with the variety of ways she presents color, volume, tone and texture, allows Grayson to contribute to the cultural production among artists and thinkers interested in creating an archival imaginary – an imagination of the future that is conceived through what was possible in the past – to envision narratives about Black women’s lives that are neither violently annotated nor redacted. Following Caswell and others, rather than just “documenting a more diverse past based on identities of the present,” Grayson’s work focuses on connecting the untold or misinterpreted stories of Black women’s histories to craft different trajectories for the present and future. See More: www.graysonstudios.com + Deborah Grayson IG @graysonstudios Follow us: Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Njeri the Great w/ artist Njeri Kinuthia | 28 Jun 2024 | 01:13:49 | |
The 2024 Florida Prize exhibition at the Orland Museum of Art introduced your boy, JBarber, to 10 fantastic artists in the state of Florida. We got the People’s Choice Award winner from that show, Njeri Kinuthia, on the Noize today. Her work is centered around her experiences growing up in Kenya and the ways she wrestles with culture, religion and social norms. Njeri talks about her love of drawing, her complex relationship with religion, and the ways her art helps her build a sense of self. We go through the details of some of Njeri’s amazing work in the show including Njeri the Great, Nyumba, and Smothered II. Plus some stories about Njeri being a pastor and throwing shade with fabrics. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 188 topics include: coming to New York from Kenya finding freedom in the clothing wrestling with cultural norms in art the importance of drawing female oppression 2024 Florida Prize Njeri Kinuthia bio: Njeri Kinuthia was born and raised in Kenya. She received her bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design from Machakos University, Kenya. Njeri moved to the U.S. in 2021 to pursue her MFA at the University of Central Florida, funded by the Provost's Fellowship Award. Her artistic merit has been recognized with awards, including the 2024 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art People’s Choice Award, the 2024 University of Central Florida Outstanding Graduate Creative Research, the 2023 Éclat Law Prize, the 2023 United Arts Public Art Award, the 2023 Innovation in Arts Award, among others. Njeri has exhibited her work in various shows and galleries, including the ongoing Florida Prize at the Orlando Museum of Art, and a solo exhibition at Snap! Gallery in Orlando. She has also showcased her art in international settings, including Norway. Njeri is also an Art Educator teaching at the University of Central Florida. Her work explores themes of self-reflection, feminism, and the suppression of women perpetuated by cultural and societal norms. Njeri has also shared her insights through artist talks and interviews, further contributing to the discourse on the role of art in society. See more: Njeri Kinuthia website + Njeri Kinuthia’s IG @njeri_artistar Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Work the Magic w/ painter Lanise Howard | 28 Jun 2022 | 01:07:46 | |
Fresh from her opening at Seasons LA, we got the amazing Lanise Howard on the Noize! Lanise’s work ranges from portraiture to large allegorical figurative paintings. Her new show And Then They Heard the Wind is another step in her evolving and experimenting with new work depicting her characters in transition. She talks about building the narratives in her new works, how she developed her technical skill to match her sense of color, channeling negative experiences into art, and vibing out in the studio. Lanise opens up about the narrative behind a few of JB’s favorite pieces too. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 145 topics include: creating references for paintings a sense of color nuance in painting experimenting in the studio art school experiences social media and art Makidada “And Then They Heard the Wind” at Seasons LA Lanise Howard’s artist statement: My name is Lanise Howard. I am interested in the analogous world, hidden histories, and the digital space. My work ranges from portraiture to large allegorical figurative paintings. The work often lies in-between differing states of being. I aim to create new spaces through paint, where the viewer can become transported. I often think about the analogous world; one which is related to our own, but can be a space of new possibility. In my experience as an African American woman, I find myself thinking of an alternative to that experience, one rooted in the necessity to rewrite history. The idea of change then becomes an element of the work, enacted through the dreamed space. My work often presents hypotheses and tries to offer possible answers, through engagement and inquiry. I am primarily interested in the figure and landscapes. Elements of realism and abstraction juxtapose against each other, in order to offer a peek into the in-between, beyond what we can usually see. I am ebbing towards this space of the in-between and the analogous, finding ways to help construct it materially. See More: www.lanisehoward.com + Lanise Howard IG @lanise_howard_studio Follow us: Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| A Relationship With Color w/ artist Reginald Laurent | 21 Jun 2022 | 01:10:55 | |
Abstract artist Reginald Laurent joins the Studio Noize fam! Reginald has been creating his colorful, energetic paintings for over 30 years and developed his signature style along the way. We talk about how he set up his practice while working a corporate gig, his approach to color, and the role of experimenting in his art. Beyond discussing his work and his various series, we get into what Reginald calls his unintentional legacy which is his teaching engagements. He does zoom sessions with schools elementary through high school and leads them in art projects based on his paintings. We talk about some of the wonderful messages and artwork he’s created with the students since leaving his corporate gig behind and finally getting to do what he loves full-time. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 144 topics include: living harmoniously with color being productive value as an artist unintended legacy of art wood assemblages teaching engagements controlling narratives the domino effect being God lead as a creator Reginald Laurent’s artist statement: My art imitates life because it is representative of the diversity and inclusion of every culture, the backbone of what makes the world such an interesting place. The artistic irony and true narrative are reflected in the various stages during the execution of my process. My creations go through a regentrification process, and the intended result is a multi-cultural amalgamation of color that can be universally appreciated. My canvas is the only place I know where every color can exist in perfect harmony yet maintain its own individuality. It is the only place I know where I can mix, manipulate and integrate beautiful pigments and hues of colors, and every single color is equally significant. Each color has its own place and space and purpose and complements, respects and adds to the totality of the work. I try to do on canvas what we can’t seem to do on earth. See More: www.laurentoriginals.com/ + Reginald Laurent IG @laurentoriginals Follow us: Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Dreamland Mixtape w/ painter Roscoe Hall | 14 Jun 2022 | 01:09:48 | |
Roscoe Hall has spent his time working as a chef and an artist his whole life. On today’s episode of Studio, Noize Roscoe tells us about how much the two worlds blend together and add depth to his mixed media paintings. We talk about his painting materials lists feeling like ingredient lists, how he made it through hustling his artwork, and the need to make paintings after long restaurant days. Roscoe reveals the revelations he had at the Dallas Art Fair this year and where he sees himself going with his work. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 143 topics include: art materials lists building texture in painting personal history influencing artists the Dallas Art Fair selling art being a chef vs being an artist getting into a zone in the studio connecting with other Black artists Roscoe Hall is not only a chef, but also an accomplished artist who works in a variety of media. He was introduced to fine dining at a young age and immediately wanted to get into the kitchen. He started as a dishwasher at a small local restaurant until he landed a job as a line cook at Chez Panisse, where he trained for two years under Alice Waters. He then moved up the culinary ranks learning various cuisines at multiple restaurants in St. Louis and Portland, before heading to New York City to work under Chef David Chang at Momofuku Saam Bar. He later moved to Birmingham, AL and served as Executive Chef for Rodney Scott’s BBQ. With a kick ass wife and two hilarious children, Roscoe recently took on a new role as culinary director for Post Office Pies and is working on an exhibition of his latest art. See More: www.scottmillerprojects.com/exhibitions/roscoe-hall/ + Roscoe Hall IG @artisticmisfits Follow us: Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||
| Diving Deeper w/ author and artist Glenn Lutz | 07 Jun 2022 | 01:26:55 | |
Author and multi-disciplinary artist Glenn Lutz joins the Studio Noize fam and has a deep discussion about his new book, There’s Light: Artworks and Conversations Examining Black Masculinity, Identity, and Mental Well-Being. Glenn interviewed a wide range of Black men and examines themes related to Black male identities, sexuality, masculinity, and mental health. There’s Light is a collection of over sixty artworks from contemporary art legends and emerging talents, alongside more than thirty interviews from artists, activists, psychologists, community organizers, authors, musicians, filmmakers, athletes, and lawyers. Including contributions from the late Virgil Abloh, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Mark Bradford, Wyatt Cenac, Barkley Hendricks, Rashid Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Steve McQueen, Tyler Mitchell, Darnell L. Moore, Pope.L, and many more. Glenn and JB discuss the themes that thread through the interviews, how Black men deal with trauma, and using art as a tool for healing. This is an amazing project and Studio Noize is excited to giveaway one copy of the book There’s Light. Tune in to the show for details. Listen, subscribe, and share! Episode 142 topics include: machoism vulnerability of Black men love vs fear running from death accepting who you are using art as a vehicle for healing praise and worship creating a book project Glenn Lutz is a contemporary artist with a multi-disciplinary practice. He released his first book with Simon & Schuster titled, Go F*ck, I Mean, Find Yourself in 2018. In addition to creating books, he works in performance, photography, sculpture, and hip-hop under the moniker Zenn Lu. Lutz’s work examines topics such as identity, spirituality, mental health, and the cause and effect of the injustices faced by the black community. He approaches his craft with questions rather than answers using storytelling as a tool to examine his research interests See More: www.glennlutz.com + Glenn Lutz IG @glenn_lutz Follow us: Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio Support the podcast | |||