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This week on the Podcast:

Tune in every Friday to hear artists share their work and stories!

Color, Abstraction & Italy with Painter Kevin Wixted

In this episode of I Like Your Work, Erika b Hess talks with painter Kevin Wixted about his early years in New York City, supporting himself through renovation work while developing his painting practice, and his journey into teaching at Alfred University. Kevin shares how his approach to painting has changed over time, from the relationship between observation and abstraction to the role of color, experimentation, and allowing one painting to lead to the next. They also disc

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This week's Featured Artist:

Each month, we proudly feature incredible artists from around the world on our site. Dive into their world through online interviews and get a behind-the-scenes look at their studios with our exclusive video tours!

Artist Anne C. Smith

Anne C. Smith (b. 1985, Syracuse, NY) is a visual artist based in Washington, DC, and Mt. Rainier, MD, whose work in drawing and screenprinting explores landscape, home, silence and imagination. Smith was a 2023 CARD Fellow, a collaborative fellowship program of the Phillips Collection, The Nicholson Project and DC Public Libraries. She earned an MFA in 2015 from George Mason University, where she studied printmaking and sculpture. She has taught drawing at George Mason, the

Our Recent Episodes

Color, Abstraction & Italy with Painter Kevin Wixted

In this episode of I Like Your Work, Erika b Hess talks with painter Kevin Wixted about his early years in New York City, supporting himself through renovation work while developing his painting practice, and his journey into teaching at Alfred University. Kevin shares how his approach to painting has changed over time, from the relationship between observation and abstraction to the role of color, experimentation, and allowing one painting to lead to the next. They also disc

Podcast Interview

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Artist Elizabeth Alexander: Transforming Found Objects and Domestic Spaces

Elizabeth Alexander is an interdisciplinary artist specializing in sculptures and installations made of deconstructed domestic materials. She holds degrees in sculpture from the Cranbrook Academy, MFA (2009), and Massachusetts College of Art, BFA (2004). Alexander's work has been exhibited at institutions across the country including the Museum of Art and Design, National Museum of Women in the Arts, North Carolina Museum of Art, Southeast Center for Contemporary Art, and Nas

Podcast Interview

Oct 16

A Life in Painting: Landscape, Egg Tempera & Staying True to Your Work with Nick Blosser

Born in Columbiana, Ohio in 1958, the Nick Blosser received a B.F.A. (1980) and an M.F.A. (1982) from The Ohio State University. Their work has been recognized through prestigious national and state awards, including an Ohio Arts Council Fellowship (1983), a Rome Prize Fellowship to live and paint at the American Academy in Rome (1984–1985), and National Endowment for the Arts Individual Fellowships (1987–1988 and 1991–1992). After residing in Ohio until 1989 and later living

Podcast Interview

Oct 2

Abstract Painting and the Archaeology of Mark-Making with Danny Balgley

Danny Balgley is a painter whose large-scale abstract works investigate the archaeology of mark-making, using a process of physical accumulation and excavation to explore how surfaces hold, reveal, and dissolve history. Danny Balgley (b. New York, NY) lives and works in Queens, NY. He holds an MFA from Columbia University, a BFA from Cooper Union, and attended the Yale School of Art Norfolk program on an Ellen Battell Stoeckel Grant. He has been nominated for the Joan Mitchel

Podcast Interview

Sep 18

Artists Need Other Artists-Welcome to Season Nine

Welcome to Season Nine of I Like Your Work! In this opening episode, I’m reflecting on something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: artists need other artists. So much of our work happens alone in the studio, but getting out into the world, seeing work in person, traveling, learning together, and having conversations with other artists can have a huge impact on our practices. I share some thoughts from my recent experience teaching The Symbolic Landscape in Italy and why

Podcast Interview

Sep 4

Color and Craft with Artist Lisa Solomon

Lisa Solomon is a studio artist that moonlights as a college professor and illustrator/graphic designer. Profoundly interested in the idea of hybridization (sparked from her Hapa heritage), Solomon's mixed-media works and large installations revolve thematically around domesticity, craft, and personal histories. She often fuses "wrong" things together--recontextualizing their original purposes, and incorporating materials that question the line between ART and CRAFT. She also

Season 8

Apr 17

Exploring Race, Class, and Social Standing though Painting with Artist Kyle Hackett

Kyle Hackett's paintings explore race, class, and social standing through approaches to self-representation and the constructed image. Hackett (b. Still Pond, MD) earned his MFA from the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art and his BFA in Fine Arts from the University of Delaware. He has received numerous honors and awards, including the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship, the Civil Society Institute Fellowship at

Season 8

Apr 3

Building Structures and Community: Weaving, Sculpture and Painting with Artist Beck Lowry

Beck Lowry (New Haven, Connecticut, 1980) is a mixed-media artist whose intricate, wall-hung abstractions explore themes of protection, labor, and lineage. Lowry’s work has been exhibited at Yossi Milo and Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY; Elijah Wheat Showroom, Newburgh, NY; Headstone Gallery, Kingston, NY; Fred Giampietro Gallery and Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT; and Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE. Lowry was a 2024-25 resident of the Sharpe-Walen

Season 8

Mar 20

Artist Richard Raiselis: Painting the Boston Landscape

Richard Raiselis is a Boston-based painter known for his perceptive urban landscapes that explore the act of seeing within everyday environments. His work frequently focuses on the city of Boston—its rooftops, streets, power lines, clouds, and architecture—often viewed from unusual vantage points such as high windows or rooftops. Through careful observation and subtle shifts in perspective, Raiselis transforms ordinary scenes into meditations on light, structure, and visual

Season 8

Mar 6

Live Interview with Painter Dion Johnson at Contemporary Art Matters

Dion Johnson (b. 1975, Bellaire, OH) is based in Los Angeles, CA. Johnson received a BFA from The Ohio State University and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the United States. His solo exhibitions include: Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA; L.A. Louver, Venice, CA; Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, OH; Western Project, Los Angeles, CA; Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ; and Stux Gallery,

Season 8

Feb 20

This week on the Podcast:

Color, Abstraction & Italy with Painter Kevin Wixted

This week's Featured Artist:

Artist Anne C. Smith

Our Recent Episodes

Color, Abstraction & Italy with Painter Kevin Wixted

Artist Elizabeth Alexander: Transforming Found Objects and Domestic Spaces

A Life in Painting: Landscape, Egg Tempera & Staying True to Your Work with Nick Blosser

Abstract Painting and the Archaeology of Mark-Making with Danny Balgley

Artists Need Other Artists-Welcome to Season Nine

Color and Craft with Artist Lisa Solomon

Exploring Race, Class, and Social Standing though Painting with Artist Kyle Hackett

Building Structures and Community: Weaving, Sculpture and Painting with Artist Beck Lowry

Artist Richard Raiselis: Painting the Boston Landscape

Live Interview with Painter Dion Johnson at Contemporary Art Matters

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