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30: Spotlight Series – Natalie Verriest
Podcast interview with emerging female artist Natalie Verriest Her personal story told through her exhibition artwork The realisation that her previous artworks were scared to be feminine and vulnerable After a big year personally and professionally, being in the Art...
29: Spotlight Series – Jemma Calavassy
Another great interview from Art Activator, Jemma Calavassy Jemma started sewing from a young age and always had a sewing machine in her room growing up She is a milliner by trade After being in the corporate world for 15 years, she still loved to paint and draw so...
28: Spotlight Series – Jenny McIntosh
Emerging artist and Art Activator Jenny McIntosh shares her creative passion and how she juggles her art and day job She's not exclusively an oil painter but also loves photography or anything art-y Enjoys experimenting with lots of things but out in the environment...
27: Spotlight Series – Korynn Morrison
Artist and Art Activator Korynn Morrison shares her creative journey and passion through this podcast interview: A lifelong artist with a very supportive family Majored in Photography at National Arts School and enjoyed every minute of it Explains how she learnt that...
26: Spotlight Series – Alicia Taylor
Ceramicist and sculptor Alicia Taylor is one of the participants in the upcoming Her-Story exhibition. Here, we discuss the creative journey that brought her to this point. Alicia loves taking things of seemingly little value and turning them into something beautiful...
25: Spotlight Series – Maria Radun
First of the spotlight series - artist Maria Radun! Maria was born an artist - starting in illustrations and graphic design as they were the 'straight path' to a financially stable career Currently enrolled in Fine Arts - a big step to take but it has to be done Loves...
24: Tracey-Maree Smith
Tracey-Maree Smith is an Australian artist who thinks she is born an artist as she possesses the quality of being an artist - introvert, empathic, loner, etc. When she was young, she wanted to become an Art teacher Started an art business with 2 friends in Newcastle...
23: Fiona Chandler
Fiona is a member of the Melbourne based organisation, Creative Women's Circle. 'You have to make your own fun' Kids are creative and just need to find their own medium to tell their story All passions are intertwined Attended Newcastle Uni where she did Illustration...
22: Kate Von Rock
Kate is a qualified printmaker and painter based in Tasmania. a ’born' artist, she was the only one who showed artistic aptitude among her siblings started winning art awards at a young age of 13 or 14 her mum pushed the business side of art and she gets support from...
21: Introvert Artists Hear This
Inspired from the beautiful online community of 'From The Easel' and my online courses - The Artist's Way and Art Activator program, I'm becoming increasingly aware of how the introverts manage their situations! introverts require to trust introverts need to recharge...