Art Lovers Forum Podcast

We bought our first Francie Bishop Good sculpture from the Mindy Solomon gallery, Miami, in 2023. It was the  “Walking in Circles,” piece made from wood and ceramic with Synthetic polymer paints. 16" x 16" x 7”.  We wanted it because you couldn’t tell if it was a piece of art or a dining  accessory. It was whimsical and daring.    Now that I know Francie I feel so lucky to own a sculpture that makes you stop and stare. We loved it...

I wanted to interview David Mikesell of Gross Pointe Farms, MI, for quite some  time now. At 88 years old, he can teach us a few things about life, especially why art makes him happy.  After 36 years in labor law management at Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn in Detroit, David decided to devote his retirement years to creating all kinds of art. His art is daring, colorful, modern, and thought-...

Welcome to Art Lovers Forum.  Today we spotlight the bold, electrifying work of Cuban-American artist Alex Núñez, whose newest installation at the Faena Art Project Room in Miami Beach is a must-see this summer.

Titled “There’s a Gator in the Pool,” this site-specific immersive experience isn’t just art—it’s a full-bod...

Welcome to Art Lovers Forum, where today’s episode might just blow the doors off everything you thought you knew about motorsports and contemporary art.

I’m thrilled to introduce two visionary women who are rewriting the rules of both industries: Zoë Barry and Spring McManus. Together, they’re launching DART Car—a revolutionary platform that fuses high-p...

Have you noticed the shift? A whole new generation of gallerists is emerging around the world—and they’re transforming how we experience art. Gone are the days of cold, intimidating gallery spaces that left first-time visitors feeling unwelcome. Today’s gallerists are opening their doors—and their minds—to a new kind of collector. They’re making art more accessible, more personal, and more social...

Today’s guest is someone who quite literally lives between worlds—both geographically and creatively.

Leslie Moody Castro is an independent art curator and writer who splits her time between Austin, Texas, and Mexico City, a rhythm she’s kept for over twenty years. Her practice is deeply rooted in movement, collaboration, and conversation—whether across borders, between disciplines, or within communities.

For nearly two decades, L...

I have never met an artist as exuberant as Dahlia Dreszer. She is so passionate about her work that she throws concerts, discussions, and special speaking engagements just to gather important collectors together with like-minded people. She recently built an immersive environmental experience in the gallery, Green Space, in Miami. The title of the show, “Bringing the Outside In,” is all about transforming elaborate garden installa...

Dave Ross is living a life in the art world that most people would love to have. He went from a top-ranking Wall Street analyst to a promising abstract painter who is receiving very positive reviews from collectors. My husband and I bought two paintings from Dave that we adore, one of them is an absolute favorite.

Dave is what I call a free spirit who believes in the art of the possible. He surrounds himself with people who are as...

There are so many extraordinary stories to the life of Miami gallerist Mindy Solomon that I just don’t know where to begin this introduction to Art Lovers Forum. She says you can pretty much follow her life by the ceramics she’s collected over the years and the ones she exhibits in her gallery. Most of them tell a story that parallels her life.

I keep thinking of the one where Mindy basically closes down her art career in St. Pete...

Leon Ford is an author and activist who wants to open a non-profit art gallery in Pittsburgh that showcases powerful works but also serves as a hub for community connection and dialogue. Leon has real life experience to make this happen. When he was 19 years old in 2012, Leon was shot five times by a Pittsburgh police officer as he was racially profiled during a case of mistaken identity. He has been paralyzed ever since. 

He is a...

I met Graham Wilson, the founder of Swivel Gallery in New York City, for the first time a few weeks ago at the Material Art Fair in Mexico City. I have been hearing positive news about the four year old gallery from a few art collectors recently and got curious how Graham functions in such a competitive market as New York.

I think once you hear his interview in Art Lovers Forum you will get a life lesson we all seem to forget espe...

Marc Wehby needs no introduction to people who love to collect art. He and his wife Susie Kravetz, both owners of Kravetz/Wehby in NYC for the last 26 years, have been major influencers in the purchasing of art for both new and experienced collectors.

In fact, Marc told me that many older collectors are now focusing on emerging artists because they like the work being produced. He said that folks with extensive collections feel th...

Welcome to Art Lovers Forum.  I am very excited about this interview with Moiz Zilberman. This is the first time I am talking to a gallerist who owns galleries in three countries. In fact, he has multiple galleries in each city. He is certainly experiencing the art world on a grand scale.

Moiz’s galleries are in Istanbul, Ber...

I’m grateful that Yiwei Lu agreed to be interviewed by Art Lovers Forum during this difficult time in Los Angeles. Her galleries are in Venice Beach and Wuhan, China. 

We officially met during the Art Fairs in Miami last month.   Miami friends of mine, Emily and Chris Campbell, bought art from Yiwei more than a year ago and they now have a close relationship.

I wanted to hear what it was like being an art dealer in Los Angeles dur...

I just want to say that I love Carmin Kilpatrick’s artwork. She is only a freshman in college and yet she has mastered creating art that is filled with mystery, intrigue, secrets, fascination and new shapes and designs. I can stare at her work forever.

I have shown her work to a few experts who like what they see and are now waiting anxiously to see what she produces over the next few years. I am going to collect a few of her pa...

When Liz Berman Sklaw ran the New York Marathon this past November she unequivocally felt like she was viewing a kaleidoscope of paintings in every borough she passed through.  “It may have been the diversity of the street crowds, or the change in architecture every few miles,” Liz said. She felt like she was in an art trance. The fact that she was totally focused on the beauty of the city, Liz...

When I found out that Laura Shabott, the artist, the lecturer, the actress, gave talks about the book, Ninth Street Women, I knew she had to do a second interview with me on Art Lovers Forum.  I wanted Laura to tell folks who are interested in art why the Ninth Street Women is so important. 

The book was published in 2018 an...

Deborah Mitchell is a conservation artist. I met Deborah years ago when she took members of Fountainhead Arts on a hike through the muddy waters of the Everglades. It was an exhilarating experience.  Her interview on Art Lovers Forum is exactly that. She is going to take you away from your daily busy life, which is probably indoors, and tell you what’s happening on the outside. 

Charo Oquet is one of the most popular artists in the city of Miami. Everyone loves her because she has been able to maintain a thriving art practice while helping others from foreign countries get expose for their creative work. She is also admired because her work has always remained relevant through the years. Her interview reveals how she does it all which is a good life lesson for all of us.

Charo, a Dominican-born, Miami-bas...