Art Bound
What happens when you pair two different visual artists/creatives with unique viewpoints and juxtapose their experiences in conversation? You get spontaneous unscripted talk of lessons learned, peer-to-peer tips and techniques, and the real life highs and lows of life as an artist. Hosted by artist and gallery owner Doug Kacena, each episode is a provocative and intimate conversation with a different set of artists, all fully armed with opinions, life-stories, insight, practical advice and humor.
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August 11, 2021 • 56 mins
In this episode of Artists Network’s Art Bound podcast, host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena sits down with artists James Holmes and Michael Dowling to discuss their paths to successfully pursuing art full-time. Listen as they share why they strove to make art their full-time gigs, when they knew it was time to take the leap, how they overcame the obstacles on their path, and more.
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July 14, 2021 • 64 mins
In this episode of Artists Network’s Art Bound podcast, host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena explores the bold use of color with Anna Valdez and Janna Watson, two artists who use a broad range of bright, striking hues to convey the spectrum of human emotion, identity, and meaning. The three artists discuss their creative philosophies when it comes to pushing the boundaries of color in their artwork, as well as the role...
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June 16, 2021 • 64 mins
In this episode, host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena explores the leading edge of landscape painting with Don Stinson and Gregory Euclide, two artists whose works ask the viewer to consider the physical, cultural, and political ways we humans see, relate to, and interact with the lands we inhabit. The three artists discuss the role of landscape in contemporary art and their unique perspectives on capturing the sometim...
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May 19, 2021 • 56 mins
In this episode, host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena explores modern portraiture with artists David Kassan and Thomas “Detour” Evans. Both artists take on deeply relevant and moving subjects: Kassan recently painted a series of Holocaust survivors, and Detour brings issues of social justice and representation to life in murals and paintings. The three discuss the value of empathy, compassion, authenticity, and capturi...
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April 21, 2021 • 58 mins
In this episode of Artists Network’s Art Bound podcast, host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena talks to painters Kevin Sloan and Teresa Oaxaca. The three talk about creating meaningful iconography, authentic personal narratives and choosing imagery that is “readable” for audiences in the present and future in art. Doug talks with the artists about the seductive beauty in their work and the visual poetry they put on canva...
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March 24, 2021 • 60 mins
In this episode of Artists Network's Art Bound podcast, host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena dives in to a thoughtful, wide-ranging conversation with artists Ashley Eliza Williams and Andrew Jensdotter. The three trade thoughts and ideas for integrating play and curiosity into artistic experimentation, keeping your own traditions alive while bringing in the new, working with collaborators, and allowing your work to cha...
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March 17, 2021 • 44 secs
The second season of Art Bound launches March 24, 2021, bringing even more insightful conversations with today’s top artists! Art Bound host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena will be picking the creative brains of artists like David Kassan, Gregory Euclide, Detour, Kevin Sloan, Teresa Oaxaca, Don Stinson, Andrew Jensdotter, Ashley Williams, Vincent Xeus, and more.
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January 27, 2021 • 37 mins
In this bonus episode to finish out Season 1 of Artists Network’s Art Bound podcast, host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena sits down with world-renowned artist Hunt Slonem, whose works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the globe. In this exclusive interview, you’ll learn about Slonem’s early penchant for art, his expansive New York studio, the inspiration behind his distinct neo-expressioni...
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December 16, 2020 • 42 mins
In this episode of Artists Network’s Art Bound podcast, host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena sits down with Kuzana Ogg and Monique Crine, two successful artists who have found the secret to balancing their art practice with the demands of family, day jobs, and more— all while staying creative during the pandemic. Here they share how finding creativity in their day-to-day responsibilities — and bringing a strong work et...
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December 2, 2020 • 46 mins
In this episode of Artists Network’s Art Bound podcast, host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena sits down with Dina Brodsky and Annie Phillips, two artists who have mastered the landscape of social media and other digital platforms to grow their art businesses. Brodsky and Phillips discuss how certain digital practices can positively impact an artist’s career — without sacrificing one’s authenticity or studio time.
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November 18, 2020 • 49 mins
In this episode of Artists Network’s Art Bound podcast, host Doug Kacena sits down with Suchitra Mattai and Taylor White. These two artists have redefined their relationships with the materials they use and think conceptually about the art they create. Here, Mattai and White discuss how they cast aside traditional artist labels to push the boundaries of not only what qualifies as art but also their own freedom of expression.
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November 4, 2020 • 46 mins
In this episode, host Doug Kacena sits down with Kristy Gordon and Trey Egan, two successful artists who are also art teachers. In Art Bound episode three, we ended with our guests advising us to drop out of art school. Here Gordon and Egan discuss just how valuable their own art educations were to their growth and careers as successful artists, as well as how teaching has made them better artists.
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October 21, 2020 • 45 mins
In this episode of Artists Network’s Art Bound podcast, host Doug Kacena sits down with Jonathan Saiz and Ron Hicks, two amazing creatives who have worked hard to find their unique voices as artists. Here they discuss the “tipping point,” the life-changing moments of their art practice — from deciding to pursue art full-time and discovering their signature styles, to breaking the rules and expressing their authentic selves.
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October 7, 2020 • 46 mins
Many artists are able to support themselves with their art yet the myth that art is not a viable career choice still exists. Host Doug Kacena sits down with Nina Tichava and Carl Ortman, two artists who hustle hard to make art a full-time career. Listen in as they share the ups and downs of making art into a career, their battles with misconception of the starving artist, and what they believe is necessary to get our culture to tru...
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September 23, 2020 • 47 mins
In our premiere episode, listen in as we discuss the question every artist struggles with: Am I good enough? From dealing with imposter syndrome to fighting perfectionism and insecurity, discover how artists deal with and learn from failure. Host Doug Kacena sits down with master oil painter Quang Ho and multi-disciplinary artist Daisy Patton.
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September 11, 2020 • 1 min
What happens when you pair two different visual artists/creatives with unique viewpoints and juxtapose their experiences in conversation? You get spontaneous unscripted talk of lessons learned, peer-to-peer tips and techniques, and the real life highs and lows of life as an artist. Hosted by artist and gallery owner Doug Kacena, each episode is a provocative and intimate conversation with a different set of artists, all fully armed...
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