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Everything Is Connected
Light Work Presents: Everything Is Connected, created by Folasade Ologundudu is a podcast that shares the interesting and inspiring stories of artists, thought leaders, and critical thinkers on life, work, and a wide range of cultural and social topics. Through engaging content, Ologundudu seeks to inspire listeners to lead their best lives through the transformative power of art and culture. She dives into ideas on art and society across cultures with a focus on diverse communities worldwide…
Episodes
Everything Is ConnectedRadcliffe Bailey: A Special Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Radcliffe Bailey as told by friends and colleagues
Late last year, as I was ending my season, the news of Radcliffe Bailey's passing was announced and sent shockwaves throughout the art world among his friends…
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Essence Harden: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Essence Harden. Essence Harden is the Visual Arts curator at CAAM, the California African American Museum. She' s one of two…
Everything Is ConnectedDominic Chambers: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Dominic chambers. Dominic and I have known each other for a couple of years now and I’ve watched his practice grow so much in…
Everything Is ConnectedReginald Sylvester: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Reginald Sylvester. Reginald has his first solo show open right now at Roberts projects in Los Angeles when we sit down to talk…
Everything Is ConnectedBethany Collins: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Bethany Collins. Her first solo show is on view at Alexander Gray Associates when we sit down to talk about her latest works and…
Everything Is ConnectedSanford Biggers: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Sanford Biggers. Sanford Biggers was born in Los Angeles and currently lives and works in New York City, where he has for…
Everything Is ConnectedCalida Rawles: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Calida Rawles. Calida Rawles merges hyper-realistic paintings with poetic abstraction. Rawles opened her first major solo show in…
Everything Is ConnectedDeborah Roberts: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Deborah Roberts. She’s on the eve of her first show in New York City in over five years at Stephen Friedman gallery opening…
Everything Is ConnectedAlteronce Gumby: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Alteronce Gumby. Alteronce Gumby is an artist and local of New York City. His artistic practice includes painting, ceramics…
Everything Is ConnectedLisa Kim: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Lisa Kim. Kim is the director of the Ford Foundation Gallery, an exhibition space within the Ford Foundation Center for Social…
Everything Is ConnectedRaelis Vasquez: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Raelis Vasquez. A native of the Dominican Republic, Vasquez moved to the United States in 2002 when he was seven. He graduated…
Everything Is ConnectedTariku Shiferaw: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Tariku Shiferaw. Tariku Shiferaw is known for his practice of mark-making that explores the metaphysical ideas of painting and…
Everything Is ConnectedBasil Kincaid: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Basil Kincaid. I first met Basil in Miami with Mindy Solomon, a Miami-based gallerist who has built a working relationship with…
Everything Is ConnectedTunji Adeniyi-Jones: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones the London born, Nigerian painter whose lived and worked in New York for the past severalyears. Tunji is back…
Everything Is ConnectedChristine Kuan: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Christine Kuan, President & Executive Director of Creative Capital. Before joining Creative Capital, Christine Kuan was…
Everything Is ConnectedEmma Prempeh: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Emma Prempeh. I first became introduced to Emma’s work on Instagram during the pandemic. I was researching artists for a series…
Everything Is ConnectedPhillip Collins: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Phillip Collins. Phillip is a marketer turned art collector. Out of the urgent need to bridge a gap in the commercial art market…
Everything Is ConnectedSelasie Gomado: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Selasie Gomado. Selasie and I met in 2022, in Accra through Gideon Appah a Ghanaian artist, who closed his first solo show with…
Everything Is ConnectedKatherina Olschbaur: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Katherina Olschbaur. I first met Kat in LA when we were deeper into the pandemic and still reeling from life in lock down. We…
Everything Is ConnectedAyesha Williams and Paul Ninson: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Ayesha Williams and Paul Ninson. Ayesha Williams is an art professional with over a decade of experience working with visual…
Everything Is ConnectedHelina Metaferia: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Helina Metaferia. Helina Metaferia is an interdisciplinary artist working across collage, assemblage, video, performance, and…
Everything Is ConnectedMichaela Yearwood-Dan: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Michaela Yearwood-Dan. Throughout paintings, works on paper, ceramics, and site-specific mural and sound installations, Michaela…
Everything Is ConnectedAlex Delotch Davis: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Alex Delotch Davis. Alex is an art and fashion marketer who specializes in developing high-earning multicultural audiences…
Everything Is ConnectedGideon Appah: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Gideon Appah. Born in Accra, Ghana in 1987, Gideon received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science…
Everything Is ConnectedLiz Andrews: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Liz Andrews. Liz is an artist, curator, museum professional, and leader who is dedicated to the arts and social justice. She has…
Everything Is ConnectedDanny Baez: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Danny Baez. Originally from the Dominican republic, Danny moved to New York City when he was 18. His journey in the arts can be…
Everything Is ConnectedKent Kelley: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Kent Kelley. I met Kent Kelley for the first time a couple years ago through Anwarii Musa who was on a recent episode. Kent comes…
Everything Is ConnectedReyna Noriega: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Reyna Noriega. I met Reyna in 2021 when I was working on an editorial for Bal Harbour shops and highlighting taste makers in…
Everything Is ConnectedAnwarii Musa: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Anwarii Musa. Over the last decade Musa has built an art advisory firm focused on the work of contemporary artists. He works with…
Everything Is ConnectedKimberly Drew: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Kimberly Drew. Kimberly Drew is a curator, critic & author of two books, This Is What I Know About Art and the anthology Black…
Everything Is ConnectedAmbrose Murray: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Ambrose Murray. Murray received their BA in African American studies from Yale in 2018. They are a self-taught painter and…
Everything Is ConnectedJeffrey Meris: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode I'm joined by Jeffrey Meris, the New York-based artist whose paintings, sculptures, and conceptual work draw on his lived experiences. Meris…
Everything Is ConnectedFolasade Ologundudu & Larry Ossei-Mensah in conversation
On this episode I was joined by Larry Ossei-Mensah and this time he interviewed me! Sitting on the other side of the table was definitely a change of pace for…
Everything Is ConnectedSeason 3 Trailer
This year, to start off 2023, we're back with season 3 of Light Work presents: Everything is connected, a podcast where we talk to artists, thought leaders and…
Everything Is ConnectedBony Ramirez: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode we're joined by Bony Ramirez Bony Ramierz is a self taught artist who retains a connection to his Dominican heritage through his art…
Everything Is ConnectedTerrell Villiers: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode we're joined by Terrell Villiers. Terrell is a multi-disciplinary visual artist, community organizer, curator, and producer currently based in…
Everything Is ConnectedChela Mitchell: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode we're joined by Chela Mitchell. Chela provides art advisory to private, public, and new collectors looking to navigate the contemporary art…
Everything Is ConnectedNate Lewis: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode were joined by Nate Lewis. Nate is a visual artist, most well known for his layered works on paper where he explores history, time and movement…
Everything Is ConnectedCierra Britton: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
Cierra Britton is a curator and art dealer living and working in New York City. As the director of the Cierra Britton Gallery, her mission is to make space for…
Everything Is ConnectedMarcus Leslie Singleton: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode we're joined by Marcus Leslie Singleton. The Brooklyn based painter depicts intimate moments of Black life. He has exhibited his work at…
Everything Is ConnectedLauren Pearce: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode we're joined by Lauren Pearce. Lauren Pearce is a black artist who pulls inspiration from her community, creating powerful mixed media art…
Everything Is ConnectedStorm Ascher: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode we're joined by Storm Ascher, founder and owner of superposition gallery which opened in 2018 The gallery represents emerging and mid-career…
Everything Is ConnectedJake Troyli: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode we're joined by Jake Troyli Jake Troyli investigates the construction of otherness and the commodification of the Black/Brown body, confronting…
Everything Is ConnectedJenee Daria-Strand: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode we're joined by Jenee Daria Strand, the Curatorial Assistant for the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum…
Everything Is ConnectedGenesis Tramaine: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode we're joined by Genesis Tramaine, is an expressionist devotional painter who creates abstract portraits of men and women who transcend gender…
Everything Is ConnectedClotilde Jimenez: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode we're joined by Clotilde Jimenez - born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1990 he is a visual artist currently based in Mexico City. Jimenez has developed…
Everything Is ConnectedMuna Malik: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode we're joined by Muna Malik - the multidisciplinary artist whose work spans photography, painting, and sculpture, to include a wide array of…
Everything Is ConnectedJerrell Gibbs: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode, we're joined by Jerrell Gibbs. His vibrant paintings retrace family memories examining the origin of his own life by representing intimate and…
Everything Is ConnectedNico Wheadon: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode, we’re joined by Nico Wheadon. She is an independent art advisor, curator, educator, and writer who adopts interdisciplinarity as a strategy…
Everything Is ConnectedPatrick Alston: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On this episode of Light Work presents: Everything is Connected, we are joined by Patrick Alston and Larry Ossei-Mensah. Alston has a solo show on at Ross and…
Everything Is ConnectedRenee Cox: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
On our final episode of the season, Renee Cox shares some of her thoughts on Black life in America, discovering racism for the first time as a young artist…
Everything Is ConnectedLayo Bright: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
Layo is a Nigerian artist mainly in the 3D space with sculptures that lend themselves to tell the story of her identity and cultural heritage as a West African…
Everything Is ConnectedCydne Jasmin Coleby: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
Cydne Jasmin Coleby, the Bahamian born artist who studied graphic design in her formative years at the University of the Bahamas, takes a mixed media approach…
Everything Is ConnectedLucia Hierro: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
Lucia Hierro is a New York based multimedia artist exploring themes of culture and class as seen through the lens of her eyes as a self-proclaimed Domninican…
Everything Is ConnectedMikhaile Solomon: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
I sat down with Mikhaile Solomon, the founder of Prizm Art Fair to learn more about how and why she started the Black-led fair which amplifies the work of…
Everything Is ConnectedDelphine Diallo: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
In an intimate conversation Delphine Diallo shared how she’s been developing her creative process through the COVID pandemic, why decolonizing the mind of…
Everything Is ConnectedDexter Wimberly: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
Dexter Wimberly is an independent curator and entrepreneur who has organized exhibitions and developed programs with galleries and institutions throughout the…
Everything Is ConnectedPatrick Quarm: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
Patrick Quarm is a contemporary painter who lives and works in Ghana. His use of richly patterned textiles from Ghana, painted on and cut out to reveal new…
Everything Is ConnectedFerrari Sheppard Part 2: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
In this 2nd episode of a two-part series with Ferrari Sheppard, the artist shares some of the intimate details of his youth and the incredible experiences that…
Everything Is ConnectedFerrari Sheppard: in conversation with Folasade Ologundudu
In this first part of a two-part episode, Ferrari Sheppard joins me in conversation on living in Africa, finding his distinct style, and the rising consumption…