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Welcome to Art is Awesome, the show where we talk with an artist or art worker with a connection to the San Francisco Bay Area. Today, Emily chats with SF based multimedia artist Heesoo Kwon...About Artist Heesoo Kwon:Heesoo Kwon is a multidisciplinary artist based in San Francisco. Positioning herself as an artist, activist, archivist, anthropologist, and religious figure. Kwon builds feminist utopias in the digital realm that liberate one from personal, familial, and historical trauma rooted in patriarchy. Central to her practice and substantial bodies of work is Leymusoom, an autobiographical feminist religion she initiated in 2017 as a form of personal resistance against misogyny and an ever-evolving framework for investigating her family histories. Kwon utilizes technologies such as digital archiving, 3D scanning, and animation as her ritualistic and shamanistic tools to regenerate her woman ancestors' lives without constraints of time and space, and to queer her past, present, and utopian dreams.Kwon earned a Master of Fine Arts at the University of California, Berkeley, and will start her position as an Assistant Professor in the Animation department at California College of the Arts in the Fall of 2023. She has had solo and group exhibitions at Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA; Artists' Television Access, San Francisco, CA; San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Gray Area, San Francisco, CA; A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY; 47 Canal, New York, NY; Blinkers Art & Project Space, Winnipeg, Canada; West Den Haag, Netherlands; CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; Alternative Space Loop, Seoul, South Korea and WMA Space, Hong Kong. She has also participated in international projects, biennales, and festivals, as such CineMigrante Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ART CITY Bologna 2021, Bologna, Italy; Sheffield DocFest Arts Programme 2021, Site Gallery, Sheffield, UK; 20th Seoul International ALT Cinema & Media Festival, Seoul, South Korea; Feminism Media Artivist Biennale, I-GONG Alternative Visual Culture Factory, Seoul, South Korea; 3rd MINIKINO FILM WEEK - Official 2017 Final list, Bali, Indonesia and the ASIA DIGITAL ART EXHIBITION 2022, Beijing, China. She was recently awarded the 2025 Eureka Fellowship from the Fleishhacker Foundation and the 2022 50 Arts Commission for Media Arts from the Hewlett Foundation. She was a finalist for the 2021 SECA Award at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the 2021 Queer|Art|Prize at Queer|Art.Visit Heesoo's Website: HeesooKwon.comFollow Heesoo on Instagram: @LeymusoomFor more about Heesoo's upcoming exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose, CLICK HERE.Link up to learn about Heesoo's Micki Meng Exhibit HERE.--About Podcast Host Emily Wilson:Emily a writer in San Francisco, with work in outlets including Hyperallergic, Artforum, 48 Hills, the Daily Beast, California Magazine, Latino USA, and Women's Media Center. She often writes about the arts. For years, she taught adults getting their high school diplomas at City College of San Francisco.Follow Emily on Instagram: @PureEWilFollow Art Is Awesome on Instagram: @ArtIsAwesome_Podcast--CREDITS:Art Is Awesome is Hosted, Created & Executive Produced by Emily Wilson. Theme Music "Loopster" Courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 LicenseThe Podcast is Co-Produced, Developed & Edited by Charlene Goto of @GoToProductions. For more info, visit Go-ToProductions.com
Galen Cheney is a painter living and working in North Adams, Massachusetts. Galen received a BA from Mount Holyoke College and an MFA from the Maryland Institute, College of Art. She has had solo exhibitions at David Richard Gallery in NYC, the Aidron-Duckworth Museum in Berlin, NH, the University of Maine at Augusta, The Painting Center in NYC, Da Wang Culture Highland in Shenzhen, China, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, NH, and Galerie 1225 in Montreal among many others. Her many group exhibitions include Mark Bettis Gallery in Asheville, Khawam Modern + Contemporary in West Palm Beach, Lockwood Gallery in Kingston, NY, Berkshire Art Museum in North Adams, MA, The Fleming Museum in Burlington, VT, SITE Gallery in Brooklyn, Greenville (SC) Center for the Arts, Gray Contemporary in Houston and the University of Dallas. She has received fellowships to attend residencies at the Millay Colony, Da Wang Culture Highland in China, and the Vermont Studio Center. In 2020 she received a North Adams Project Grant and in 2019 attended the Studios at MASS MoCA. Her work has been collected widely and has been featured in many publications, including New American Paintings, Berkshire Magazine, Kolaj Magazine, Art New England, Studio Visit, Tupelo, Mud Season Review, Whitefish Review, and The Laurel of Asheville. The many blogs that have featured her work include Art Spiel, I Like Your Work, The Weird Show, Design Milk, Artsy Forager The Periphery and Pattern Pulp.
In episode 71 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast we speak to Kathy Loizou, Co-founder and Director of The Children's Media Conference, and we're also joined by Alex Amsel, award-winning game developer and blockchain expert. In the first part of the episode, Kathy fills us in on the history of The Children's Media Conference, how it's adapted during Covid-times and why digital folk should attend this year's event (tip: there's a discount for Sheffield Digital members too). Kathy also tells us about Playground at Site Gallery in Sheffield, which is taking place from 1 to 11 July in 2021. In the second part of the episode, we speak to Alex about NFTs - what they are, why there's been a recent boom, his views on sustainability issues, and how to learn more about bitcoin. Chris also asks him what the heck happened with Cryptopunk NFTs. Don't forget, you can always join thehttps://sheffield.digital/slack/ ( Sheffield Digital Slack community) or email info@sheffield.digital to get in touch and share your thoughts. Subscribe to the show If you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe viahttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2 ( our page on Apple Podcasts) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. https://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/ (The Children's Media Conference) https://sheffield.digital/posts/playground-returns/ (Discount for members) https://www.cmcplayground.com/ (Playground) https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-loizou-a43b6346/ (Kathy Loizou on LinkedIn) http://tedxsheffield.com/2014/alex-amsel/ (Tedx Sheffield 2014: From Bitcoin to Skynet and why it's all my fault) https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper (The paper that first introduced Bitcoin) https://ethereum.org/en/ (Ethereum) https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexamsel/ (Alex Amsel on LinkedIn) https://sheffield.digital/slack/ (Join our Slack community – Sheffield Digital) https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/ (Meet our members | Sheffield Digital) http://sheffield.digital/membership (Become a member of Sheffield Digital) Did we miss something you're looking for? Justhttp://sheffield.digital/contact ( get in touch and let me know). Join the conversation We're really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You canhttps://sheffield.digital/posts/episode-6-educating-digital-stars-of-the-future-with-the-sheffield-colleges-bella-abrams/ ( share your thoughts with us on Twitter) or on the channel in thehttps://sheffield.digital/slack ( Sheffield Digital Slack community). Thank you for the music Thanks to Alex Mclean –https://yaxu.org/ ( aka Yaxu) – for the show's intro music, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laura Wilson is a multidisciplinary artist who's practise sits in the intersection between archeology anthropology and history. She is interested in how history is carried through millennia through everyday materials, trades and craftsmanship. She works with specialists to develop sculptural and performative works that amplify the relationship between materiality, memory and knowledge. and her interdisciplinary and research-based works have been exhibited widely. Laura's project Trained on Veda, a malted loaf and evolving artwork was initiated during her residency at Delfina Foundation in 2016 is currently being developed in partnership with TACO, Grand Union, Site Gallery and MIMA, supported by Arts Council England. Laurahas recently been awarded the Jerwood New Work Fund and an a-n Bursary for new work in 2021, and has a forthcoming commission with Mansions of the Future and The Collection, Lincoln. In this conversation Laura talks about her projects and how she has carved a niche with her very unique archive of projects involving ancient recipes to unearthing Bronze Age utensils from archeological sites to choreographing site specific performances with dough.
All the way back at the beginning of February Alice went down to Sheffield to check out 'Rewriting the Future' at Site Gallery, a fantastic show about speculative science fiction, specifically through a female/non-binary lens. We do love a bit of sci-fi here on Hey Art, What's Good?, so we thought now was as good a time as any to have a chat about it.
It’s time for episode 29 of the Sheffield Digital Podcast! We were delighted to welcome Sharna Jackson, Artistic Director at Site Gallery and soon-to-be-published children’s author. Sharna has an action-packed background in arts, culture and all things digital. We spoke to her about her career so far, how she ended up in Sheffield and some of the ways that digital technology may influence the team’s work at Site Gallery. We also asked Sharna about her role in establishing Playground, an exhibition for kids run as part of the Children’s Media Conference, as well as Sheffield’s reputation for digital arts and culture. Honestly, we had such fun chatting and covered so much ground, it’s hard to be specific on what we did talk about! But needless to say, if you have any interest at all in how digital and the arts come together, you’re going to enjoy this very much. In the second half of the show, we cover a range of news and events-based topics, including: the upcoming second Sheffield Digital Showcase the city’s Digital Awards as launched by Sheffield Star various meetings and conferences attended by Mel and Chris. Don’t forget, if your podcast app of choice supports chapters, you can skip merrily between sections with the tap of a finger or tip of your nose. Seriously, it works very well if you have your hands full. Enjoy the show! Thanks to Rebel Base Media! As you’ll quickly be able to tell when you hit play, this episode was recorded in the Sheffield Technology Parks (https://www.shefftechparks.com/) . The studio is free to use until June and it’s got all the gear you need to produce a properly professional podcast. You should absolutely head over and give it a whirl. Subscribe to the show If you’d like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/sheffield-digital-podcast/id1272667962?mt=2) or search for us in your podcast app of choice! Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Here is that list for episode 29. Sharna Jackson (@sharnajackson) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/sharnajackson?lang=en) Sharna Jackson | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharnajackson/?originalSubdomain=uk) Homepage - Site Gallery (https://www.sitegallery.org/) Sharna Jackson interview: Artistic director on reopening Sheffield’s Site Gallery after £2.7m expansion – ‘It does feel like a rebirth’ - The Star (https://www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/features/sharna-jackson-interview-artistic-director-on-reopening-sheffield-s-site-gallery-after-2-7m-expansion-it-does-feel-like-a-rebirth-1-9363793) The Children's Media Conference (CMC) (http://www.thechildrensmediaconference.com/) CMC Playground 2019 - A free interactive digital art exhibition for children (http://www.cmcplayground.com/) Tate Kids (https://www.tate.org.uk/kids) National Videogame Museum (https://www.thenvm.org/) High-Rise Mystery (The High-rise Mysteries): Amazon.co.uk: Sharna Jackson: Books (https://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Rise-Mystery-High-rise-Mysteries-Jackson/dp/1999642511) Knights Of buys debut by Sharna Jackson | The Bookseller (https://www.thebookseller.com/news/knights-buys-debut-sharna-jackson-869416) Knights Of – Books Made Better (http://knightsof.media/) Announcing the 2nd Sheffield Digital Showcase – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/announcing-the-2nd-sheffield-digital-showcase/) The Star launches Sheffield’s first Digital Awards – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/sheffield-digital-awards/) David Walsh (@_DavidMWalsh) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/_davidmwalsh?lang=en) Sheffield Quarterly Tech Briefings – design partner wanted! – Sheffield Digital...
Samuel Fry speaks to Leila Johnston about creativity, art, technology and comedy. Leila Johnston is a writer, artist, maker and consultant working at the intersection of science, technology and culture. She works as the Digital Art Curator of Sheffield’s Site Gallery and is well known for her podcasts, including 'Shift Run Stop', 'Hack Circus' and 'Site Sessions'. The pair discuss Leila's career, plus how being creative can be amazing but sometimes it can also feel like a curse.
In episode 9 of the Sheffield Digital podcast, we are joined by the fantastic Leila Johnston. Leila is an artist, technologist, curator, consultant, journalist and plenty of other things too. It was great to speak to her about what she’s currently working on, including her role as digital curator at Site Gallery. What else did we cover? Well, there was a potted history of Leila’s career so far, her thoughts on artificial intelligence and crowdfunding, mermaids, robot crows, and a look at Sheffield’s digital art scene. There was something for everyone and I think you’ll really enjoy listening. As per usual, we followed the interview with a look at what’s going on in Sheffield’s digital sector at the moment. That includes the launch of the new Sheffield Digital Skills Action Plan website, Chris’ visit from a Chinese delegation of senior economists, and a run through some upcoming events in the city. Go grab your headphones and don’t forget to subscribe in your app of choice. Notes and links Every episode comes with a list of links to all of the various people, companies and topics that we reference. Here is that list for episode nine. Final Bullet – Tech and art for invention, discovery and delight. (http://finalbullet.com/) Leila Johnston (http://leilajohnston.com/) L Johnston (@FinalBullet) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/FinalBullet) Hack Circus (http://www.hackcircus.com/) Site Gallery (http://www.sitegallery.org/) TEDxSheffield 2012 - Leila Johnston & James Jefferies - Happenstance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6Nf3jgUC98&t=622s) ShedCode – James Jefferies (https://www.shedcode.co.uk/) Leila Johnston: Life isn't Fair (and how you can make it fairer) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yRZ2GfZF28&t=2s) Jordan Peterson – The Curse of Creativity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=ocDli45faiw) Discussing the digital economy with senior Chinese economic statisticians – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/discussing-the-digital-economy-with-senior-chinese-economic-statisticians/) Pixy Smart Vision Sensor - Object Tracking Camera for: Amazon.co.uk: Camera & Photo (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pixy-CMUcam5-Smart-Vision-Sensor/dp/B00IUYUA80) Mermaid tanks – Leila Johnston on Instagram (@leilasnicework) (https://www.instagram.com/p/BdvLWcNF-jO/?taken-by=leilasnicework) 8-bit Sex & the City (@8bitSATC) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/8bitsatc?lang=en) Site Sessions: The Landscape Series - Site Gallery (http://www.sitegallery.org/site-sessions-the-landscape-series/) The Platform :Site Sessions: Invisible Landscapes. Ben Carlin & Nikki Pugh Tickets, Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 17:30 | Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-platform-site-sessions-invisible-landscapes-ben-carlin-nikki-pugh-tickets-41666539742) Lovebytes Archive (http://www.lovebytes.org.uk/) Access Space – Making and Unmaking (http://access-space.org/) Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/) Best way for artists and creators to get sustainable income and connect with fans | Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/) Sheffield Digital Skills Action Plan (http://www.sheffielddigitalskills.org.uk/) Sero Consulting Ltd (http://www.sero.co.uk/) Discussing the digital economy with senior Chinese economic statisticians – Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/posts/discussing-the-digital-economy-with-senior-chinese-economic-statisticians/) Meet our members | Sheffield Digital (https://sheffield.digital/membership/meet-our-members/) Become a member of Sheffield Digital (http://sheffield.digital/membership) Did I miss something you’re looking for? Just get in touch and let me know (http://sheffield.digital/contact) . Join the conversation We’re really keen to get your feedback on the podcast. You can Sheffield Digital Slack community (https://sheffield.digital/slack) .