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Sound and Vision
Brian Alfred sits down with artists and musicians to discuss their process and inspiration in their creative life.
Episodes
Sound and VisionEmily Coan
Emily Coan / Episode 493 Emily Coan (b. 1991 St. Petersburg, Florida) is an artist based in the Hudson Valley, NY. In 2013, she received her BFA in Sculpture…
Sound and VisionMaria Kreyn
Episode 492 / Maria Kreyn Maria Kreyn (b.1987) is an American artist known for evocative paintings that merge figuration, abstract geometries, and elemental…
Sound and VisionPeter Funch
Episode 491 / Peter Funch Born 1974 in Denmark Peter Funch currently lives and works in Paris, France. He lived in New York for 13 years as a photographer…
Sound and VisionDavid Huffman
Episode 490 / David Huffman David Huffman is a painter who explores identity, memory, and the material implications associated with the Black diasporic…
Sound and VisionAlexis Rockman
Episode 489 / Alexis Rockman Born in 1962 in New York, Alexis Rockman has depicted a darkly surreal vision of the collision between civilization and nature –…
Sound and VisionShu Hua Xiong
Episode 488 / Shu Hua Xiong Shu Hua Xiong (b.1994) born in Shanghai, China, currently lives and works in New York. She holds both BFA and MFA from School of…
Sound and VisionLogan T. Sibrel
Episode 487 / Logan T. Sibrel Logan T. Sibrel (b. 1986; Jasper, Indiana) is a Brooklyn-based painter. He received his BFA from Indiana University in 2009 and…
Sound and VisionMathew Zefeldt
Episode 486 / Mathew Zefeldt Mathew Zefeldt (b. 1987, California) is Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Minnesota. He received…
Sound and VisionEstefania Velez Rodriguez
Episode 485 / Estefania Velez Rodriguez Estefania Velez Rodriguez is an artist born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. She received her BFA from the University of South…
Sound and VisionLéni Paquet-Morante
Episode 484 / Léni Paquet-Morante Léni Paquet-Morante (1962) is an artist based in New Jersey. Motivated by process driven imagery in paint, sculpture, and…
Sound and VisionSteven Cox
Episode 483 / Steven Cox Steven Cox (b. 1986, Aberdeen) is a Scottish artist who lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland. He holds a BA in Painting from Duncan…
Sound and VisionBella Foster
Episode 482 / Bella Foster Bella Foster was born in Los Angeles, CA in 1975 and lives in Grass Valley, CA. She received a Bachelor of Fine Art from the School…
Sound and VisionDebbi Kenote
Episode 481 / Debbi Kenote Debbi Kenote is a painter who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She holds an MFA from Brooklyn College and a BFA from Western…
Sound and VisionJulie Curtiss (reissue)
Julie Curtiss was born in 1982 in Paris, France and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts, Paris…
Sound and VisionChloe Wise (reissue)
Episode 479 / Chloe Wise Reissue from 2019 with artist Chloe Wise.
Sound and VisionButt Johnson
Episode 478 / Butt Johnson Butt Johnson (b.1979, Ramapo, New York) earned a BFA in painting from RISD and received a Pollock-Krasner Fellowship in 2010. His…
Sound and VisionSeline Burn
Episode 477 / Seline Burn Seline Burn (*1995, Switzerland) is a contemporary artist recognized for her evocative figurative paintings that merge personal…
Sound and VisionZak Prekop
Episode 476 / Zak Prekop Zak Prekop (b. 1979, Chicago) is a Hudson Valley-based painter known for his intricate, nonrepresentational works. He holds an MFA…
Sound and VisionBanks Violette
Episode 475 / Banks Violette Banks Violette is an artist born in Ithaca, NY who lives and works in Ithaca, NY. He recieved his BFA from the School of Visual…
Sound and VisionE.E. Kono
Episode 474 / E.E. Kono E.E. Kono is a multidisciplinary artist based in Iowa and Los Angeles. She is best known for her vibrant egg tempera paintings which…
Sound and VisionSarah Martin-Nuss
Episode 473 / Sarah Martin-Nuss (b. 1992, Corpus Christi, Texas) is an interdisciplinary artist working across painting, drawing, performance, and sound. Her…
Sound and VisionCameron Martin
Episode 472 / Cameron Martin Cameron Martin is an artist based in Brooklyn. He received his BA from Brown University and continued his studies at the Whitney…
Sound and VisionLee Moriarty
Episode 471 / Lee Moriarty Lee Moriarty is an artist and a professional wrestler. Lee was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and studied graphic design at CCAC…
Sound and VisionLucio Pozzi
Episode 470 / Lucio Pozzi Lucio Pozzi was born in 1935 in Milan, Italy. After living a few years in Rome, where he studied architecture, he came to the United…
Sound and VisionAmy Bravo
Episode 469 / Amy Bravo is an artist who lives and works in New York. After completing a bachelor’s degree in Illustration at Pratt Institute, New York, she…
Sound and VisionSarah Awad
Episode 468 / Sarah Awad (b. 1981, Pasadena, CA) has recently exhibited at Night Gallery, Los Angeles; Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Manila, Philippines; The…
Sound and VisionJulian Lennon
Episode 467 / Julian Lennon is an English musician, photographer, author, and philanthropist. Julian started a music career in 1984 with his debut album and…
Sound and VisionMarcus Troy
Episode 466 / Marcus Troy Marcus Troy is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores identity, heritage, and cultural storytelling. Deeply influenced by his…
Sound and VisionZoe Hawk
Episode 465/ Zoe Hawk Zoe Hawk (b. 1982, St. Louis) is an American artist living in Columbia, Missouri. Zoe's paintings deal with the simultaneously joyful and…
Sound and VisionEsteban Jefferson
Episode 464 / Esteban Jefferson Esteban Jefferson was born in New York City in 1989. He received his BA and MFA from Columbia University. He’s had solo shows…
Sound and VisionRose Nestler
Episode 463 / Rose Nestler (b. 1983, Spokane, WA) is a mixed media sculptor who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She holds an MFA from Brooklyn College and BA…
Sound and VisionDoug Aitken
Episode 462 / Doug Aitken Doug Aitken is an artist whose work explores every medium; from sculpture, film and installations to architectural interventions. His…
Sound and VisionRemembering Walter Robinson
This week we are rereleasing this conversation from August 2018 with painter and art critic Walter Robinson. Walter passed this past Sunday and we have lost a…
Sound and VisionGreg Ito
Episode 460 / Greg Ito Greg Ito (b. 1987, Los Angeles, CA) earned his BFA from San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been exhibited widely in solo and…
Sound and VisionWill St. John
Episode 459 / Will St. John is a painter born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1983. Trained in the techniques of classical realism during his formative years in…
Sound and VisionDana Piazza (Live from the Williamsburg Biannual)
Episode 459 / Dana Piazza Dana Piazza is a visual artist who creates abstract drawings and paintings on paper, panel, and canvas through a process of…
Sound and VisionEmily Wise
Episode 458 / Emily Wise Emily Wise (born 1988, Baltimore, MD) received her BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, OR, where she currently…
Sound and VisionLA emergency report with Emma Webster
As fires rage in LA and it's effect is shaking the creative communities there, I spoke to Emma Webster, painter and artist who lives and works there about the…
Sound and VisionEmily Noelle Lambert
Episode 457 / Emily Noelle Lambert received her MFA in Painting from Hunter College in NYC and her BA in Visual Art from Antioch College in Yellow Springs…
Sound and Vision2024 highlights with Brian Boucher
Episode 456 Brian Boucher is an art writer, journalist and critic living in New York, with bylines at publications including the New York Times, New York…
Sound and VisionMark Thomas Gibson
Episode 455 / Mark Thomas Gibson Mark Thomas Gibson (b. 1980, Miami, FL) received his BFA from The Cooper Union in 2002 and his MFA from Yale School of Art in…
Sound and VisionXander
Episode 454 / Xander Xander is a Boston-based multi-genre music producer and artist. His sound has been greatly influenced by electronic music. To make his…
Sound and VisionRay Hwang
Episode 453 / Ray Hwang Ray Hwang is an artist from LA, living and working out of Ridgewood, NY. His work consists primarily of acrylic painting and drawing…
Sound and VisionLiv Aanrud
Episode 452 / Liv Aanrud earned her B.F.A in painting from the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire(2001) and her M.F.A from Mason Gross School of Art, Rutgers…
Sound and VisionJason Jägel
Episode 451 / Jason Jägel Jason Jägel born in 1971, Boston, MA is a 2023-24 Pollock-Krasner recipient. A monograph of his work entitled, Seventy-Three Funshine…
Sound and VisionBob Linder
Episode 450 / Bob Linder Bob Linder received his MFA from Stanford University, his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and attended the Skowhegan School…
Sound and VisionFred Tomaselli (Reissue)
Episode 449 / Fred Tomaselli (born 1956, Santa Monica, CA) Fred has been the subject of solo exhibitions at institutions including the Joslyn Art Museum…
Sound and VisionAkari Uragami
Episode 448 / Akari Uragami is a Japanese multi-disciplinary artist whose work delves into the essence of human existence as a living organism. Her artistic…
Sound and VisionAaron Glasson
Episode 447 / Aaron Glasson (b Auckland, 1983) is a New Zealand born multi-disciplinary artist based in Mexico, City. Since completing a Bachelor's degree in…
Sound and VisionChristopher Daharsh
Episode 446 / Christopher Daharsh is an artist who was born in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska. He received a BFA in Painting and Art History from the Kansas City Art…
Sound and VisionHenry Ward
Episode 445 / Henry Ward is an artist, writer, and educator living in London. He works primarily as a painter, but also makes drawings and small sculptures. He…
Sound and VisionLarry Madrigal
Episode 444 / Larry Madrigal is a Mexican-American painter based in Phoenix, Arizona. Originally from Los Angeles, where his parents stayed after migrating…
Sound and VisionAndrew Sim
Episode 443 / ANDREW SIM (b. 1987, Glasgow) lives and works in New York. They work across drawing and painting, often utilising their favoured medium of pastel…
Sound and VisionElizabeth Englander
Episode 442 / Elizabeth Englander (b.1988, Boston, MA) lives and works in New York, NY. She received her BFA from The Rhode Island School of Design in 2011 and…
Sound and VisionColleen Barry
Episode 441 / Colleen Barry is an artist and painter who grew up in NYC whose studio is based out of Brooklyn, NY. She studied art at the National Academy of…
Sound and VisionJess Valice
Episode 440 / Jess Valice is a Los Angeles-based artist born in 1996 in Los Angeles, California, who studied art in grade school but went on to pursue an…
Sound and VisionHisham Akira Bharoocha
Episode 439 / This week we are reissuing a conversation with artist and musician Hisham Akira Bharoocha. Hisham will be performing live music this Saturday at…
Sound and VisionSarah Boyts Yoder
Episode 438 / Sarah Boyts Yoder is a painter based in Charlottesville, VA. She received an MFA in painting from James Madison University in 2006. Her work has…
Sound and VisionYoora Lee
Episode 437 / Yoora Lee (b.1990) was born in South Korea and currently lives and works in Los Angeles. She graduated with her M.F.A in Painting and Drawing…
Sound and VisionYowshien Kuo
Episode 436 / Yowshien Kuo is an artist who was born and works out of St. Louis, MO. He earned an MFA ND BFA from Fontbonne University. He has had solo shows…