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Louise P. Sloane (b. 1952) has been active as an abstract painter since 1974, infusing her works with personal text that motivates her own experimentation. The visual language of her paintings continues the legacy of reductive and minimalist ideologies, while celebrating color and the human inclination towards mark making. Sloane's detail-oriented works are typically divided into rectangles or squares. The quadrangle has become a repetitive motif, often centrally featured within the context of a grid. In contrast with her iterative geometries, it is important to Sloane that the works present themselves as human made objects. Thick paint constructs repetitive handmade patterns, the physical motion of her brush strokes revealing the humanity of her practice. The surface holds Sloane's signature extrusions. Painstakingly written and overwritten, Sloane's inscribed text is a form of private meditation. Turned into a relief, and abstracted through color blocking, the text is interpreted through its physicality, not its meaning. Contrasting color choices intensify the dimensionality of the surface texture. Sloane uses color straight-up, without mixing. Blending takes place optically, as one color reacts to the other, red against green, or blue against yellow. The elements of mark-making, color, and geometry compete for the viewer's focus, keeping the eyes and mind in constant motion, unifying her interests in the form of the square. Sloane's work has been featured in numerous institutional collections, including the Hunterdon Museum of Art, Coral Springs Museum of Art, the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, and Cornell Museum of Art and History. Sloane's works are in the permanent collections of the Heckscher Museum of Art, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Nassau County Museum of Art, Yeshiva University Museum, the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (the Sidney and Francis Lewis Collection). Louise P. Sloane Hot House, 2013 Signed, titled, and dated on the verso Acrylic paint and paste on aluminum panel 56 x 48 inches. Louise P. Sloane Patrician Blue, 1999 Signed, titled, and dated on the verso Acrylic paint and paste on panel 32 x 32 inches. Cool Tones, 1976, Signed, titled, and dated on the verso, Oil, paraffin, and pure pigment powders on, canvas, 54 x 48 inches.

En esta ocasión les quiero hablar de una exposición que se inaugurará el 18 de abril titulada The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans en el New Britain Museum of Art y estará hasta el 12 de septiembre de este año 2024. Es importante destacar que esta exposición se presentó en el National Gallery of Art, en Washington, D.C. La exposición esta curada por la artista, educadora, editora, activista, y escritora Jaune Quick-to-See Smith quien es ciudadana de la confederación Salish y Kootenai Nation. Esta exposición nos da la oportunidad de ver el trabajo artístico de 50 artistas Native American / o Indígena Americanos contemporáneos en donde se podrá observar las diferentes técnicas y estilos que incluyen desde esculturas, instalaciones, fotografías, y hasta tejidos entre otros. Estos artistas nos presentan su interpretación y conocimiento, su visión, su conexión y relación con la tierra. También es importante destacar la participación del artista Cannupa Hanska Luger con su instalación titulada Mirror Shield Project. Este Proyecto fue iniciado en el 2016 en respuesta y apoyo a Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Recervation que estaban bajo amenaza por el Dakota Access Pipeline. El al igual que la artista y curadora de esta exposición comparten la ideología de deconstruir el estereotipo que encajonar a los artistas Nativos Americanos a que solo producen un tipo de arte. Cannupa Hanska visualiza el arte como un proceso, algo vivo, como un conductor que se utiliza para compartir información de una cultura a cultura. Esta exposición estará acompañada por una extraordinaria programación de eventos y conversatorios. Para más información visite la página: https://holyokemedia.org/the-land-carries-our-ancestors/ a.

La curadora Waleska Santiago-Centeno visita el New Britain Museum of American Art para compartir sobre la exposición "Women Reframe American Landscape". Mas información aquí: https://nbmaa.org/exhibitions/women-reframe-american-landscape El audio, fotos, vídeos e información en inglés aquí: https://holyokemedia.org/women-reframe-american-landscape/

How can we make digital experiences work for all visitors — whether kids or grandparents? Hint: it has to do with recognizing “diverse digital literacies.” When should you bring in a creative technologist? Why should you aim for the strong verbs? What is “sneaky attract mode”? How do you do paper prototyping? Are a lot of digital experiences in museums essentially “sexy browsing”? Are touch tables a trend that will never die?Patrick Snee (Creative Technologist) joins Jonathan Alger (Managing Partner, C&G Partners) to reveal “5 Secrets of Digital Experience Design”. Along the way: tessellation, thinking in three dimensions, and a return to agar art!Talking Points: 1. Think in 3 Dimensions 2. Assume Diverse Digital Literacies 3. Identify the (Strong) Verb 4. Distill the Personality 5. Prototype Early and Often Guest Bio:  For more than two decades, Patrick Snee has designed and engineered immersive, interactive exhibitions for leading museums and brand environments. As a creative technologist, he uses a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to craft effective, engaging digital experiences. A former agency founder and principal, Patrick now consults on complex media projects in roles ranging from concept strategy to interaction design to application development. His recent projects include immersive experiences for Kennedy Space Center and Nokia Bell Labs, interactive exhibits for Liberty Science Center, The Henry Ford, and the National Archives, and digital strategy for the New Britain Museum of American Art.Show Links: https://patricksnee.com/ps@patricksnee.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-snee/https://www.instagram.com/mnemonic.studio/ About Micro-interactions:https://uxdesign.cc/micro-interactions-why-when-and-how-to-use-them-to-boost-the-ux-17094b3baaa0 Prototyping Digital Exhibits:http://www.mnemonic.studio/memo/prototyping-digital-exhibits-part-1/ The Magic of Paper Prototyping:https://uxplanet.org/the-magic-of-paper-prototyping-51693eac6bc3 Prime Access Consulting:https://www.pac.bz/ Shivers Down Your Spine:https://cup.columbia.edu/book/shivers-down-your-spine/9780231129893  Newsletter: Like the episode? Try the newsletter. Making the Museum is also a one-minute email on exhibition planning and design for museum leaders, exhibition teams and visitor experience professionals. Subscribe here: https://www.makingthemuseum.comAbout MtM:Making the Museum is hosted (podcast) and written (newsletter) by Jonathan Alger. This podcast is a project of C&G Partners | Design for Culture. Learn about the firm's creative work at: https://www.cgpartnersllc.com

Nathan Bond, artist and educator, settled in NYC after graduating from The Rhode Island School of Design.  Nathan accepted a teaching post at Parsons School of Design where he was a professor for over 16 years.  During his tenure, Nathan passionately guided students in Drawing, Illustration Concepts, Advanced Painting and Senior Thesis.   Nathan's work has been exhibited internationally from London to Japan to Spain, and all over the United States from New York City to Washington D.C. to Colorado.  His work is included in several public and private collections - most recently, his work was added to the permanent collection at The New Britain Museum of American Art.  Nathan has also launched an NFT collection called Sweet Baby Jebus and he's also in the process of of launching Fair Share Publishing. This was such an incredible conversation and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworkethic/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworkethic/support

WEBSITE: https://www.carldobsky.net   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/carl_dobsky/   Carl Dobsky is a figurative painter currently living and working in the Los Angeles area. His work is grounded in traditional forms of representation while still incorporating contemporary elements. Dobsky earned a B.F.A from Ringling College of Art and Design and an M.F.A from the New York Academy of Art. Beyond education at these institutions, he also studied classical approaches to drawing and painting at the Water Street Atelier in Brooklyn, NY. He has exhibited throughout the U.S. and in Europe. His work can be found in both private and public collections including the New Britain Museum of Art and the Seven Bridges Foundation. _________________________________________________________________________   THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:   ROSEMARY BRUSHES  https://www.rosemaryandco.com     HEIN ATELIER  https://heinatelier.com/   _________________________________________________________________________   THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY GENEROUS PATRONS! PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING TO KEEP THIS PODCAST GOING BY BECOMING A MONTHLY PATRON. JUST CLICK THE LINK BELOW.   https://patron.podbean.com/theundrapedartist  _________________________________________________________________________   FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE:   https://www.instagram.com/THEUNDRAPEDARTIST/   https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Undraped-Artist-Podcast/100083157287362/   https://www.youtube.com/@theundrapedartist __________________________________________________________________________   FOLLOW THE HOST, JEFF HEIN:   Jeffhein.com    https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.hein.16/   https://www.instagram.com/jeff_hein_art/   https://www.instagram.com/jeff_hein_studio/   

WEBSITE: https://www.carldobsky.net   INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/carl_dobsky/   Carl Dobsky is a figurative painter currently living and working in the Los Angeles area. His work is grounded in traditional forms of representation while still incorporating contemporary elements. Dobsky earned a B.F.A from Ringling College of Art and Design and an M.F.A from the New York Academy of Art. Beyond education at these institutions, he also studied classical approaches to drawing and painting at the Water Street Atelier in Brooklyn, NY. He has exhibited throughout the U.S. and in Europe. His work can be found in both private and public collections including the New Britain Museum of Art and the Seven Bridges Foundation. _________________________________________________________________________   THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:   ROSEMARY BRUSHES  https://www.rosemaryandco.com     HEIN ATELIER  https://heinatelier.com/   _________________________________________________________________________   THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY GENEROUS PATRONS! PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING TO KEEP THIS PODCAST GOING BY BECOMING A MONTHLY PATRON. JUST CLICK THE LINK BELOW.   https://patron.podbean.com/theundrapedartist  _________________________________________________________________________   FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE:   https://www.instagram.com/THEUNDRAPEDARTIST/   https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Undraped-Artist-Podcast/100083157287362/   https://www.youtube.com/@theundrapedartist __________________________________________________________________________   FOLLOW THE HOST, JEFF HEIN:   Jeffhein.com    https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.hein.16/   https://www.instagram.com/jeff_hein_art/   https://www.instagram.com/jeff_hein_studio/   

Lisa LappeDirector of Communication and Visitor Experience for the New Britain Museum of American Art talks about the new exhibits, including the Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders! running now till September 3rd. 

This week: we take a tour of Tate Modern's exhibition that brings together the Swedish painter Hilma af Klint and the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. We hear about the two artists' distinctive contributions to abstraction, their shared interest in esoteric belief systems and their deep engagement with the natural world, from one of the show's curators, Bryony Fer. Our editor, Americas, Ben Sutton visited the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York to talk to the Native American artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, as her retrospective opens at the museum. And this episode's Work of the Week is a reconstruction of a Roman gateway that has just opened at Richborough Roman Fort in Kent, southern England. Andrew J. Roberts, a properties historian with English Heritage, the charity that looks after the historic site, explains what the gateway tells us about the Romans' arrival in Britain in 43 CE.Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life, Tate Modern, London, until 3 September; Kunstmuseum den Haag, The Hague, 7 October-25 February 2024Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Memory Map, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, until 13 August; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 15 October -7 January 2024; Seattle Art Museum, 15 February–12 May next year. The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 24 September-15 January 2024; New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut, 18 April 2024-15 September 2024.The Roman gateway and rampart, Richborough Roman Fort and Amphitheatre, Kent, now open. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sol LeWitt, who lived from 1928 to 2007, was a pioneer of conceptual art and is considered one of the most influential artists of the second half of the twentieth century. His artistic practice included wall drawings, structures, photography, printmaking, artist's books, drawings, gouaches, and folded and ripped paper works. The exhibition, “Strict Beauty: Sol LeWitt Prints” is the most comprehensive presentation of the artist's printmaking to date and it is on view at the Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown, MA through June 12.Curated by David S. Areford, professor of art history at the University of Massachusetts Boston, the exhibition is accompanied by an in-depth catalog co-published by the New Britain Museum of American Art, Williams College Museum of Art, and Yale University Press.

"Artistic production was the weapon" for 20th century black, female printmaker and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett. Her impassioned prints and sculptors "present black people in their beauty and dignity for ourselves and others to understand.” .Resources for this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.net Join me on February 25, from 1-2 p.m. for a talk highlighting female printmakers through the collection at New Britain Museum of American Art. The virtual talk will highlight works and practice of Elizabeth Catlett. Ticket information: email at beyond_thepaint@yahoo.com.Image Credit: Elizabeth Catlett: “In Phillis Wheatley, I proved intellectual quality in the midst of slavery” (1946)

With the New Britain Museum of American Art staging two concurrent exhibitions of Sol LeWitt’s prints, we listen back to our 2019 hour on the Hartford native, one of the giants of conceptualist and minimalist art. As an artist, LeWitt abandoned the long histories of painting and drawing and sculpture in favor of his Wall Drawings and Structures. And as an art figure, he abandoned the conventions of celebrity and resisted ever even having his picture taken. This hour, a look at Connecticut’s own Sol LeWitt. GUESTS: David Areford - Associate professor of art history at the University of Massachusetts Boston and curator of Strict Beauty: Sol LeWitt Prints for the New Britain Museum of American Art Lary Bloom - The author of Sol LeWitt: A Life of Ideas Andrea Miller-Keller - Was the Emily Hall Tremaine Curator of Contemporary Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum from 1968 to 1998 Cary Smith - An artist who makes abstract paintings Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Colin McEnroe, Cat Pastor, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired May 9, 2019.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is inspired by a recent presentation I led at the New Britain Museum of American Art, an exploration of the Reclining Female Nude Figure through both artistic traditions in Western Art and through the lens of female artists..Resources for this episode are listed at beyondthepaint.netWorks highlighted from the New Britain of Museum of Art collection: nbmaa.orgFeatured contemporary artist Elisa Valenti: elisavalentistudio.com and on IG: elisavalentistudio.Image Credit: "250 lbs," 2019: Elisa Valenti Studio

Tim and Jess talk with veteran plein air painter Neal Hughes.  He discusses his business-like approach to his painting career and his transition from illustration to a career based around competitions.   A former illustrator, Neal has been painting professionally for over 35 years. His work is part of the permanent collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art and he has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions including the national exhibitions of the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of American, American Society of Marine Artists and the Portrait Society of America.   Follow Neal Hughes: Official Site Facebook Instagram   Follow Plein Air Easton: Official SiteFacebookInstagramYouTube   To inquire about being a guest or sponsoring the Plein Air Easton Podcast, send us an email at info@pleinaireaston.com.   This episode is sponsored by JFM Enterprises, providing distinctive ready-made and custom frames & mouldings to the trade since 1974.   Music in this episode was generously provided by Blue Dot Sessions.

Leave us a Review Brooklyn based fine artist Daniel Maidman's drawings and paintings have been featured in The Huffington Post, and Forbes, and exhibited in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Long Beach Museum of Art. Daniel's Instagram following at the time of writing this is over 124,000 people and it's well deserved. His mostly monochromatic figurative drawings of the human form are captivating and strike a delicate balance between highly labored renderings and minimalist linework. In this episode, Daniel talks about what life is like as a working artist. We also talk about his signature style and how his love of previous generations of artists before him influenced his work. We also got into the discipline of being a professional artist and the right and left brain connection of the entrepreneurial side of being an artist.  We even had a plot twist later in the episode when we learn that Daniel's work is heading to the moon. Like, literally...the Moon. Forbes' Feature on Daniel Maidman: https://www.danielmaidman.com/news-blog/writeup-and-interview-in-forbes Links & Resources: Daniel's Website: https://www.danielmaidman.com/ Daniel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielmaidman/ Connect with Jay Alders Jay Alders Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Pinterest Connect with The Shifting Perceptions Podcast: Join Our Mailing List Facebook Instagram Twitter Connect with Chelsea Alders & Companies Om Mamas Doulas Website Instagram Chelsea Om Mamas Doulas Sun Dreams Productions

This week we're joined by the talented Julia S. Powell, an acclaimed Cambridge, MA-based artist who specializes in oil and watercolor paintings. Julia's work has been featured in publications like Marie Claire, Boston Magazine, and Architectural Digest. In 2017, she was chosen as the VIP print artist for the Museum of Fine Arts Boston 2017 Summer Gala. Julia's work has also sold at auction at the New Britain Museum of American Art and the Peabody Essex Museum. On today's episode, Julia will be sharing the inspiration behind her work and what tools artists need to turn their passions into full-time careers. Follow Julia's Journey: Instagram: @juliaspowellart Learn more about her work: https://www.juliaspowell.com/

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Beyond the Paint invites you to join me on an audio tour highlighting four representations of the female figure from the perspective of women artists through the collection of the New Britain Museum of American Art. Experience the female body through the feminine experience!.Resources and images are listed at my website www.beyondthepaint.net. This episode is dedicated to Priscilla, Victoria and Angelica. Image Credit: NBMAA

Experience the ways women artists employ "allegory" and portraiture to demand their place in art history. .Resources for this podcast episode are listed on my website at www.beyondthepaint.netImage credit: New Britain Museum of American ArtSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondthepaintwithbernadine

This episode we have the multi talented artist Leslie Cober on and we talk about how she became an artist as well as her love for music and the community working with FTC Fairfield Theatre Company. . An award-winning artist known for her uplifting, elegant art and design, Leslie Cober's endeavors include a thriving and accomplished illustration career, designing performance spaces, instructing and mentoring undergraduates in illustration and design as an Assistant Professor at The Fashion Institute of Technology NYC, instructing and mentoring graduate MFA Illustration students as an Assistant Professor at WCSU, curating The Members show at The Museum of American Illustration Society of Illustrators NYC annually, guest speaking to art and design students at various universities throughout the country, serving as a member of the NYC Landmark50 Alliance, Chairperson of the Visiting Lecture Series at both FIT and WCSU (bringing in world famous, top notch artists), and newly appointed to The Sanford B Low Illustration Collection Committee at the New Britain Museum. Leslie serves on the Board of Directors at the Fairfield Theatre Company in Fairfield, CT, passionately spreading art, design, culture, & live music throughout the community.

Skylar Hughes is an artist living and working in Los Angeles who explores relationships and the artistic process revealed through his meditative brushstrokes and warm color palette. He is interested in one’s experience and relationship to nature.The artist’s first major solo exhibition, “One Big Gust of Wind” was held at the New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut in 2013. Since then, Hughes has participated in multiple shows throughout the U.S. and has work in numerous public and private collections.

In this moment of social change and upheaval, how is the art world responding? This hour, we hear from women leading the conversation around curation of art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Studio Museum in Harlem, the Baltimore Museum of Art and the New Britain Museum of American Art.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Work In Progress, Sophia is joined by Tony de los Reyes(@tonydlreyes). Tony is an inspiring visual artist who has been creating artwork that explores the complexity of the US-Mexico border for several years now. Beginning his immersion with big picture inspiration from Google Maps, his work has since evolved into a closer inspection of the border, the walls that have come to define it, and the physical space surrounding it. Tony’s work has been featured in many renowned galleries and museums such as LACMA, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the Annenberg Space for Photography, and the New Britain Museum of American Art. On this episode of Work in Progress, Sophia and Tony dive deep into thoughts on artistic beginnings, how we react to tragedy, the power of art, and the importance of examining the lines that divide us. Thank you to our sponsors for today’s episode:Each & Every (eachandevery.com/WIP and use promo code WIP) Framebridge (use promo code WIP)Headspace (headspace.com/WIP) 

Episode No. 471 features artist Radcliffe Bailey. Bailey is included in "Person of Interest" at Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. The exhibition explores portraiture from the late nineteenth century to the present in ways that test the definition of the genre. It was curated by Melissa Yuen and will be on view through July 3, 2021. Bailey's paintings, sculptures, and installations explores themes such as history, migration, and the relationship between geography and ancestry. He has had solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Aldrich in Ridgefield, Conn., the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Blaffer Gallery at the University of Houston, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries, the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, and plenty more. The episode was recorded for a live digital audience on Nov. 5.

In episode 115 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering photography as a business and if the photo festival is a tired format in need of a reboot. Plus this week photographer Danna Singer takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which she answer's the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?' Danna Singer is a photographic artist, educator, and curator. She was born in 1971 in New Brunswick, New Jersey and raised in Toms River, New Jersey. She received her BFA from the Pratt Institute in 2010 and her MFA from Yale University in 2017. She was awarded the Juncture Fellowship in 2016 from the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights/Yale Law School for her Roma project and in 2020 a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. Danna has worked on photographic projects for Yale University, the ACLU, and the New Yorker, The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine among others. Her worked has been exhibited at the New Britain Museum of American Arts, the Philadelphia Photo Arts Centre, the Aperture Gallery, NY and the Danziger Gallery, NY, amongst others. She currently lives and works in Philadelphia and New Jersey. https://dannasinger.photoshelter.com If you have enjoyed this podcast why not check out our A Photographic Life Podcast Plus. Created as a learning resource that places the power of learning into the hands of the learner. To suggest where you can go, what you can read, who you can discover and what you can question to further your own knowledge, experience and enjoyment of photography. It will be inspiring, informative and enjoyable! You can find out here: www.patreon.com/aphotographiclifepodcast You can also access and subscribe to these podcasts at SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/unofphoto on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-photographic-life/id1380344701 on Player FM https://player.fm/series/a-photographic-life and Podbean www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/i6uqx-6d9ad/A-Photographic-Life-Podcast Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His book New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography was published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2019. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay can now be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd47549knOU&t=3915s. © Grant Scott 2020

The New Britain Museum of American Art interview with Director and CEO, Min Jung KimDoors are opening soon and there is a special for front line heroes too! www.nbmaa.org

This week we have an amazing artist in the house: Skylar Hughes! He has incredibly thoughtful insights into the creative process and what it means to "be a man". Skylar Hughes is an American born painter and musician living and working in Los Angeles, CA. He earned a BFA from The Hartford Art School, CT in 2009 and now focuses primarily on painting and collage. His first major solo exhibition, “One Big Gust of Wind,” was held at the New Britain Museum of American Art, CT in 2013. Skylar has since participated in solo and group shows in CT, NY, and CA and has work in numerous public and private collections. "Warm Into the Day", the artist's second solo exhibition with The Lodge, LA was held in the summer of 2019 in conjunction with the publication of the artist's first printed book of collage, "Book of Shapes". Furthermore, Skylar is an accomplished musician and his eleven song album "Moon Eyes" can be found on Bandcamp.com. When not in his Chinatown based studio, Skylar can either be found on the waves at Topanga Beach or guiding a guest towards that perfect bottle of Piemonte as the Wine Director at Rossoblu restaurant in downtown LA. .

Min Jung Kim's passion for and commitment to the art world is a rich and rewarding one. She happens to be the Director and CEO of Connecticut's 118 year old New Britain Museum of American Art, the oldest such museum in the country. Min has developed a series of exhibitions aimed at expanding the definition of American Art while reaching and engaging a broad and diverse audience.  You'll want to listen as Min takes us on both her personal and professional journeys.

Episode four features Nigerian American artist Ike Ude. He is a photographer, a performance artist and author of several books and founder and publisher of aRude magazine. In 2017 Ike spoke during a Global Ted Talk in Tanzania to discuss his book ‘Nollywood Portraits: A Radical Beauty a stunning publication depicting major Nigerian’s in the media. His work is in the permanent collections of the Guggenheim Museum, the Smithsonian Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Sheldon Museum, RISD Museum, New Britain Museum of American Art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts and in many private collections. Artsy, ranked Ike -- along with Rembrandt, van Gogh, Warhol -- among the top 10 "Masters of the Self-Portrait." He was included on the Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed List in 2009, 2012 and 2015. Commenced during Art Basel Miami 2019, Ike has a one year exhibition at The Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive. This interview offers listeners a rare peek into Ike Ude’s intellect.

When you got to an art gallery, how much of what you see has been made by women? Women artists are underrepresented in most museums. But this year, a special series at the New Britain Museum of American Art will exclusively feature exhibitions by female artists. This hour, we talk with the museum’s director, Min Jung Kim. We also talk with Shantell Martin, a visual artist whose work will be featured in a solo exhibition at the New Britain Museum of American Art. And later, we hear from a member of the Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous group of women artists and activists who’ve protested disparities in museums collections. How does the predominance of white men in the art world skew our perceptions of what’s good or valuable art?Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cynthia Cormier, Director of Education  New Britain Museum of American Art. We discuss Saturday admission from 10 a.m. to noon is free due to support from the American Savings Foundation. Afterschool programs, family days, and community events. Experiment with hands-on activities at art classes and summer camps for children, from infants to teens. The ArtLab is open during regular museum hours. Drop in and discover new and exciting ways to explore art, science, math and literature. Geared towards young audiences, the ArtLab interprets key areas of the permanent collection and special exhibitions through a multimedia approach to engage a broad range of visitors’ learning styles. The NBMAA's Education Department is proud to unveil the Art Carts! A place for families to interact with the Museum's collection and enjoy a hands-on art activity. Available on Saturdays, the Art Carts are always on the move and can be found in any gallery. Stop by and see where it is next!

Enter into the silent, visual world of 18th century American, itinerant portrait artist John Brewster, Jr and his painting, "Portrait of a Girl with a Bird;" his subject little Mary Ann Patten Monson.You can view the image at New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA) https://nbmaa.org/.Learn more about the American School for the Deaf at https://www.asd-1817.org/

Enter into the silent, visual world of 18th century American, itinerant portrait artist John Brewster, Jr and his painting, "Portrait of a Girl with a Bird;" his subject little Mary Ann Patten Monson.You can view the image at New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA) https://nbmaa.org/.Learn more about the American School for the Deaf at https://www.asd-1817.org/

Daniel Maidman is best known for his vivid depiction of the figure. Maidman’s drawings and paintings are included in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Long Beach Museum of Art. His art and writing on art have been featured in The Huffington Post, Whitehot, Poets/Artists, ARTnews, Forbes, W, and many others. He has been shown in solo shows in New York City and in group shows across the United States and Europe. He designs coins for the US Mint and the Canadian mint. He is a repeat guest critic at the New York Academy of Art. His books, Daniel Maidman: Nudes and Theseus: Vincent Desiderio on Art, are available from Griffith Moon Publishing. He lives and paints in Brooklyn, New York. The Edge of the Forest, oil on canvas, 36”x48”, 2019 Man versus The Tower, oil on canvas, 36”x36”, 2019

Though she is perhaps best recognized for her vast and vibrant flower paintings, the contributions of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe extend well beyond these works. This hour, join us as we tour The Beyond: Georgia O'Keeffe and Contemporary Art, a special exhibition at the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Connecticut. We meet up with the museum’s director and CEO, Min Jung Kim, to better understand O’Keeffe’s life and legacy. We also talk with contemporary artist Wardell Milan whose works are featured alongside O’Keeffe’s as part of the exhibition. Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sol LeWitt was one of the leaders in the Conceptual Art movement; experience one of his early works, a portrait of a woman; a rare glimpse of his direct authorship on the canvas from an artist who had his "ideas" of concepts and structures executed by others. Resources for this podcast episode include New Britain Museum of American Art (www.nbmaa.org) and New York Times (nytimes.com) Image credit: NBMAA

Sol LeWitt was one of the leaders in the Conceptual Art movement; experience one of his early works, a portrait of a woman; a rare glimpse of his direct authorship on the canvas from an artist who had his "ideas" of concepts and structures executed by others. Resources for this podcast episode include New Britain Museum of American Art (www.nbmaa.org) and New York Times (nytimes.com) Image credit: NBMAA

Anna Valdez constructs her autobiography through a visual format like in her 2015 painting, "Studying." This work helps me to think about the ways objects I connect and associate with in my domestic space reveal aspects of my identity. I want to acknowledge the following websites for providing me with resources for this podcast episode, www.annavaldez.com; New Britain Museum of American Art, www.nbmaa.org and MAAKE Magazine, http://www.maakemagazine.com/anna-valdez

Anna Valdez constructs her autobiography through a visual format like in her 2015 painting, "Studying." This work helps me to think about the ways objects I connect and associate with in my domestic space reveal aspects of my identity. I want to acknowledge the following websites for providing me with resources for this podcast episode, www.annavaldez.com; New Britain Museum of American Art, www.nbmaa.org and MAAKE Magazine, http://www.maakemagazine.com/anna-valdez

Explore Glen Canyon as American Modernist painter Georgia O'Keeffe "felt it" through color, line, and form. You can view the 1965 oil on canvas painting "Canyon Country White and Brown Cliffs" at the New Britain Museum of American Art, "The Beyond: Georgia O'Keeffe and Contemporary Art" exhibition until June 2, 2019. www.nbmaa.org www.o'keeffemuseum.org

Explore Glen Canyon as American Modernist painter Georgia O'Keeffe "felt it" through color, line, and form. You can view the 1965 oil on canvas painting "Canyon Country White and Brown Cliffs" at the New Britain Museum of American Art, "The Beyond: Georgia O'Keeffe and Contemporary Art" exhibition until June 2, 2019. www.nbmaa.org www.o'keeffemuseum.org

Lisa Beck works with a variety of mediums  and modes, including painting, sculpture and installation (often in combination), involving inner and outer space, landscape, reflection, and the paradoxical relationship of something and nothing. Since the 1980s, her work has been exhibited in the US and internationally in venues including Feature Inc. (NYC), Elizabeth Dee Gallery (NYC), Anton Kern Gallery (NYC),  Galerie Samy Abraham (Paris),  Circuit, (Lausanne), PS1 (Long Island City),  White Columns, (NYC),  MAMCO – Museé d’ Art moderne et contemporain (Geneva), and the New Britain Museum of American Art (New Britain, CT). In 2013, “Endless”,  a survey show of works from 1986-2012, was presented at the Fort du Brussin, a hors le murs exhibition by La Salle de Bains, in Lyon, France Lisa’s work has been included in publications including  Painting Abstraction: New Elements in Abstract Painting by Bob Nickas,(2009, Phaidon Press) and Are You Experienced? by Ken Johnson (2011, Prestel).  In 2015, The Middle of Everywhere, a monograph on her work, was published by Galerie Samy Abraham  and La Salle de Bains. Lisa was a recipient of the 2012-13 Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Program Studio Residency in Brooklyn. Lisa Beck received a BFA from RISD. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Elements 8 ( Rising and Falling), 2017. Aluminum leaf, acrylic paint , oil paint, enamel paint on 2 canvases, each 48x36 in. Flare, 2012/16. Acrylic paint on wall, mylar in 6panel, total size 48x51in.

Join me in the sun-drenched garden of Frederic Carl Frieseke's painting, "The Bird Cage" and look to the Victorian era of ways woman were portrayed in art and my contemporary view. Works referenced include: "New Britain Museum of American Art: Highlights of the Collection" (Laurene Buckley, Prestel Press, 1999) and "Godey's Lady Book," Vol. 40, March 1850

Join me in the sun-drenched garden of Frederic Carl Frieseke's painting, "The Bird Cage" and look to the Victorian era of ways woman were portrayed in art and my contemporary view. Works referenced include: "New Britain Museum of American Art: Highlights of the Collection" (Laurene Buckley, Prestel Press, 1999) and "Godey's Lady Book," Vol. 40, March 1850

Nick Napoletano is a painter, muralist and designer known for hyperrealist works brimming with allegory and symbolism. His work can be found in galleries and museums internationally, including the collections of Amway and the New Britain Museum of American Art. He recently exhibited at Jerald Melberg Gallery and at the Mint Museum. He has painted a series of large-scale exterior murals in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. He has expanded his work into the fields of augmented and virtual reality.  Nick earned a Bachelor's of Fine Arts at the University of Hartford, Connecticut. This episode is perfect for anyone interested in figurative painting, public art, augmented and virtual reality, and the challenges and rewards of 'a monkey mind.'   IN THIS EPISODE Nick describes the three different trajectories of his work. He explains how his art reflects Mannerism and the High Renaissance. He discusses measuring himself against Renaissance masters. He considers whether his art challenges the viewer, the illustrations of Norman Rockwell, the role of public art, and whether it is enough for public to just be beautiful. Nick talks about one of his murals and the idea that informs it. He answers whether he prefers public or private art commissions, the challenge of his 'monkey mind,' and what an unfettered public art project might be. He describes the work of Two Form, a design collaboration group merging our world with augmented and virtual reality. He explains how he paints augmented reality components onto sculpted spaces to enhance dialog between the work and viewers. Nick talks about his work creating digital worlds using virtual reality. He shares how Nordic and biophilic design influences his art. He shares what he remembers seeing as a child and how his interest in figurative work developed. He considers what it means being an artist and moving through the world differently. Nick talks about living and painting in New York, taking a tour of the south, and what Snug Harbor has to do with why he lives in Charlotte. He discusses a current recurring dream, a question on his mind, what delights him, what truth he wants revealed, a vision he has, what he is certain about, what draws him in, and what matters most. Mark Peres adds a personal word that begins this way, "As I sat across from Nick Napoletano I thought of Leonard da Vinci. I imagined Leonardo explaining his art to a journalist or at least trying to as the journalist busily scribbled away..." To learn more, visit On Life and Meaning.

We recorded with a legend in New York City Realism, Burt Silverman. Burt has had a long career spanning over six decades. His list of shows and honors is far too extensive to state here, but some highlights are the inclusion of his work in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the National Portrait Gallery and the New Britain Museum, to name just a few. Burt is known for his figurative paintings, portraits and illustration for publications such as the New Yorker. He is also known as a generous teacher, a beacon for generations of young artists.