ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists
ARTMATTERS is an intimate, bi-weekly podcast featuring in-studio conversations between host Isaac Mann and professional
artists from around the world. Now in its second season with over 55 episodes, the show has become a vital resource for the
contemporary art community, exploring everything from technical practices and daily studio insights to career advice, creative
blocks, and the emotional realities of making art.
Host Isaac Mann brings both the perspective of a working artist and the curiosity of a thoughtful interviewer to each conversation,
creating a space where artists can discuss not just their techniques and influences, but also the vulnerable aspects of creative life-
hope, depression, expectation, success, and failure.
Whether exploring technical processes, relationship dynamics, or tips for a healthier practice, ARTMATTERS offers
both emerging and established artists a rare glimpse into the real experiences behind successful creative careers.
Episodes
74 episodes
#73 with David Ambrose
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for ArtistsOn this week’s episode I’m joined by David Ambrose.David Ambrose was born in 1960 and lives and works in Bound Brook, New Jersey. He received his BA in Fine Arts from Muhlenberg C...
#72 with Will Hutnick
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for ArtistsOn this week’s episode I’m joined by Will Hutnick.Will is a painter based in Sharon, Connecticut. He holds an MFA from Pratt Institute and a BA from Providence College. Hutnick is...
#71 with Bruce Tapola
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for ArtistsOn this week’s episode I’m joined by Bruce Tapola.Bruce Tapola was born and raised in Ohio and received his BFA from the University of Utah, and his MFA from Montana State Univers...
#70 with Hiba Schahbaz
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for ArtistsOn this week’s episode I’m joined by Hiba Schahbaz.Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Hiba Schahbaz trained in traditional Indo-Persian miniature painting at the National College of Arts ...
#69 with David Hornung
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for ArtistsOn this week's episode I'm joined by New York artist David Hornung.David Hornung is a painter and mixed media artist whose work has been exhibited in the US and UK. Over the cours...
#68 with Fran Shalom
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for ArtistsOn this week’s episode I’m joined by New York artist Fran Shalom. Fran has exhibited widely throughout the United States, including a solo show at the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard, and the...
#67 with Sarah D'Ambrosio
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.My guest today is Sarah D’Ambrosio. Sarah is a Brooklyn-based artist who earned her BFA from Brooklyn College and her MFA at University of New Hampshire. She also studied at the Mount ...
#66 with Jeff Wallace
Brooklyn-based artist Jeff Wallace joins host Isaac Mann to discuss his unique paper pulping technique, creative process, and journey into art-making after 25 years in another industry.Wallace had a solo exhibition at Jane Lombard Galler...
#65 with Jameson Green (Part 2)
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.My guest returning today is Jameson Green. Jameson is a New York-based painter whose work is in collections at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the Dallas Museum of Art, an...
#64 with Jameson Green
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.My guest today is Jameson Green. Jameson is an artist living and working in Hudson, NY. He holds an MFA from Hunter College. Green has exhibited extensively with Derek Eller Gallery and...
#63 with Clova Rae-Smith
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.My guest today, Clova Rae-Smith, is a British jewellery designer based in New York City. Clova graduated from Central Saint Martins and was recognized as one of DAZED<...
#62 with Robert Schefman
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.My guest today is Robert Schefman. He is a Detroit-based artist with a BFA from Michigan State University and an MFA from the University of Iowa. His work is in collections ...
#61 with Kyle Staver (Part 2)
Kyle Staver is a figurative painter who draws on mythological and folkloric traditions, reworking familiar stories with her distinctive use of color and shadow.Staver earned her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design and h...
#60 with Kyle Staver
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.My guest today is Kyle Staver. A figurative painter who draws on mythological and folkloric traditions, reworking familiar stories with her distinctive use of color and shadow.St...
#59 with Erik Sommer
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.Today I'm speaking with Erik Sommer, a New York-based painter who is also the founder of Mott Projects, a contemporary art project space.Sommer's work explores chance, bea...
#58 with Michael Stamm (Part 2)
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.On this week’s episode Michael Stamm is back to continue with our conversation about his artistic practice and career insights.Michael Stamm is a Brooklyn-based painter wi...
#57 with Michael Stamm
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists!My guest today is the Brooklyn-based painter Michael Stamm. Stamm explores themes of strength and weakness, vice and virtue, and self-actualization versus obliteration in his wor...
#56 with Dennis Kardon
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.My guest today is Dennis Kardon. Dennis is a Brooklyn-based painter known for his influential work 49 Jewish Noses and his most recent solo shows at Lubov Ga...
#55 Krista Louise Smith and Elliot Purse (Part 2)
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.This week on ARTMATTERS, we get back to our conversation with Brooklyn-based artists Krista Louise Smith and Elliot Purse. Like last time, this conversation explores the...
Special Valentine's Day Edition: #54 with Krista Louise Smith and Elliot Purse
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.This week on ARTMATTERS, I'm sending some belated Valentine’s love to all my listeners! In the spirit of the season, I spent my February 14th hanging out at the shared studio of art...
#53 with Julie Harrison (Part 2)
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.Today we continue our conversation with Julie Harrison, a New York-based artist whose decades-long career has spanned drawing, photography, video, painting, and performance.<...
#52 with Julie Harrison
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.This week, we’re joined by Julie Harrison, a New York-based artist whose decades-long career has spanned drawing, photography, video, painting, and performance.In this epi...
#51 with Eric Fischl (Part 2)
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists.On this week’s episode we are once again joined by the iconic painter Eric Fischl.Eric Fischl is an internationally acclaimed American artist known for his profound influe...