Podcast Episodes

Ep 84: David Griggs

Stepping into David Griggs’ Sydney studio in the lead up to his show at Roslyn Oxley9 gallery was a sensory experience.

The scale of his paintings is…

6 years, 8 months ago

Ep 83: Philip Wolfhagen

Driving to Philip Wolfhagen’s home outside Launceston, Tasmania, was a dreamlike experience. Unlike the dry landscape of drought-affected NSW (we rec…

6 years, 8 months ago

Ep 82: Best of 2019

Looking back at the artists of 2019!

Listen to this podcast episode for highlights of my conversations with the amazing Australian painters listed be…

6 years, 9 months ago

Ep 81: Lisa Slade, curator of ‘Quilty’

This is not the first time curator Lisa Slade has brought the paintings of Ben Quilty to viewers in Australia, but of those previous exhibitions non…

6 years, 10 months ago

Ep 80: Ben Quilty

If you are interested in the arts in Australia you will know of Ben Quilty. He is one of the country’s most acclaimed contemporary artists.

In the la…

6 years, 10 months ago

Ep 79: Kathrin Longhurst

During the Cold War, the Soviet Bloc and the West were separated in various ways but probably none so dramatically as the Berlin Wall. Erected in 196…

6 years, 11 months ago

Ep 78: Tom Carment

Tom Carment has been painting and writing for over 45 years but it was in his mid twenties that he decided his work would be created solely from life…

6 years, 11 months ago

Ep 77: Susan Baird

As a child, it never occurred to Susan Baird that she might one day be a painter.

She left school at 16 and, after a year of study, found a job worki…

7 years ago

Ep 76: Tim Storrier

Tim Storrier’s work sweeps you into his imagination: burning ropes in the desert, clothes wrapped around a torso-shaped void, mood-filled skies with …

7 years, 1 month ago

Ep 75: Nicole Kelly

Nicole Kelly is one of Australia’s most interesting emerging artists. Her landscapes and portraits are filled with reminiscence and emotion.

She’s h…

7 years, 2 months ago