Kimmy Not Kim Podcast
Join Kimmy Noonen (visual artist, mother, external processor) as she chats and laughs with creative people about life, art, and all those thoughts that get trapped inside our minds. Come on in and pull up a chair for comfortable conversations about ideas that are entirely too big. Welcome to the studio!
Episodes
Today we’re talking live in the gallery (again) with Chicago artist, designer, woodworker extraordinaire, Victoria Pater. We take a long look at her larger-than-life sculpture titled Shadow Work and talk about the journeys through therapy into the work we make. You can learn more about Victoria’s work at her website formandfunk.studio and on IG@formandfunk.studio.
Some topics we mention:
Today we sit down with artist and curator Jill Nahrstedt for a conversation at Dank Haus German Cultural Center in Chicago to talk about No Ordinary Light, a group show she co-curated which includes her piece Cactus Heart: Part of Being Human. We dig deep into the ideas of control, chaos and choice behind her work.
You can learn more about Jill’s work at her website jillnahrstedt.com and on IG @jillnahrstedt
Resources mentioned i...
For the next several episodes we'll be leaving the studio and heading into the public art sphere, aka the gallery! I sit down with my fellow artists in the group show No Ordinary Light at Dank Haus German Cultural Center in Chicago, to highlight their work and their lives.
Today we'll be chatting with ceramicist and interdisciplinary artist Tulika Ladsaryia about her piece Caged Breath. Visit her website and follow her on I...
Welcome to the kickoff convo of Season Three here at Kimmy Not Kim Podcast! Your host, Kimmy Noonen, modifies a recent Career Day presentation she gave at her child's school about the perks and perils of being a professional artist, what art is, and why art matters. This episode is for everyone, welcome to the studio!
Resources Mentioned:
Turned On: A Creative’s Guide to Awakening Presence, Pleasure, and Possibility by Brie Sto...
On this final episode of Season 2, we're joined in the studio by my first born child, Charlie. Middle-schooler extraordinaire, YouTuber, and aspiring film maker, they are one of my favorite people on planet earth. Take a listen to understand why!
Subscribe to Charlie's YouTube Channel: Charlie-the-Therian-Cat
Also mentioned: Queer Chameleon YouTube Channel
To learn more about your host, visual artist Kimmy Noonen, visit kimmynotk...
Today we're joined in the studio by Penny Pinch, Chicago-based street artist best known for his character Pinch, drawn in animal costumes ready to chat with the city through thought-provoking dad jokes and a commitment to found materials. Such a great conversation full of laughther, inspiration and wisdom!
To learn more about Penny Pinch, visit his website at pennypinchchicago.com or IG @_pennypinch_
Everyone's favorite sub-series is back! In The Story of Us, my husband Nate joins me in the studio to look back at what we've learned during our years together. This week we talk about SEX! Don't worry, it's not as explicit as it might sound, but it is honest. We talk about recovering from purity culture, celebrating our bodies, healing from trauma, trying to give our children healthy relationships to sex, and more. It's a GREAT co...
Kicking off a new weekly sub-series called Studio Thoughts where I (your host, visual artist Kimmy Noonen) invite you into real time thoughts about my life and practice. This week I share my current pile of partially read books and explore a through-line that runs through them all. Check out my work at kimmynotkim.com and follow the process on Instagram @kimmynotkim. Welcome to the studio!
Books:
Today's conversation with visual artist Lisa Walcott takes us on the show's second road trip to Holland, Michigan! Her sculpture practice grapples with the perils of daily life by using domestic objects, monotony, humor and kinetic movement. You can learn more about Lisa's work by visiting her website lisawalcott.com and on IG @lisawalcott
You can learn more about the work of you host, Kimmy Noonen, at kimmynotkim....
Today we're joined by Theresa Mathew, former High School English teacher of 16 years and founder of the Bookstagram account @ChaiCityBookWorm (on Instagram), dedicated to sharing inclusive and diverse literature for all ages. She shares about the power of representation in children's books, how to help your kids find books they'll love, offers a ton of great recs and much more. You can purchase the books she recommends ...
Have you ever wondered what it's like to build a life around the art of music? Today we're joined by two Chicago-based musicians (and my good friends), bassist, guitarist, composer and educator James Ross and indie-folk, singer-songwriter Joshua Crozier who are doing just that. The encouragment, honesty and wisdom in this conversation can be applied to so many things in life.
To learn more about the work of James Ross...
Welcome to Kimmy Not Kim Podcast's first ever live recording in the front of an audience! Cay Mims from humbleDiety facilitates a artist talk with Jill Nahrstedt, Victoria Pater and myself, Kimmy Noonen about our group show You Are Invited hosted at Dank Haus German American Cultural Center in Chicago, IL. We talk about our work, being artist mothers, and how we live as whole creative people.
You Are Invited Artists:
Today is our third and final conversation on the road in Ames, Iowa with painter Alicia Wilkinson! Alicia is an abstract painter and arts ministry leader at Harvest Vineyard Church in Ames. We dig into our messy questions, honest stories, and long-formed hopes for a church that can offer true restoration for all people with art as a primary healing tool. To learn more about Alicia visit her website www.aliciawilkinson.com and on In...
Today's conversation with interdisciplinary artist Amenda Tate is part two of our field trip series to Ames, Iowa! Amenda creates participatory artwork by pairing a robot of her own design with the physical, dancing movements of her participants. Asking questions about control, curiosity, and chance, her artwork visualizes questions about what it means to be human in a tech-saturated world.
Today's episode comes from our first on-the-road episode, recorded in Ames, Iowa! Kristin M Roach is a visual artist, small business owner and author with the most peaceful, kind tempo. We share stories of motherhood, nature, perfectionism, business and we finally get around to talking about birds... with a lot of belly laughs along the way.
Learn more about Kristin's work through her website kristinmroach.com or on IG@ kr...
Alden Burke (she/they) joins us in the studio today. Visual artist, educator, organizer (and so much more), Alden is rooted in Chicago and has become a force for community collaboration, equity within the arts industry, and reimagining the place of friendship in a healthy social ecosystem. This is a playful and empowering conversation!
To learn more about Alden Burke, visit aldnbrk.cloud and follow on IG @aldnbrk. You can also lea...
Today we're joined by the very talented Chicago-based professional actor/writer/producer Leslie Ann Sheppard. She shares about the wonders and challenges of the acting world, the journey of writing her debut sci-fi novel, and the experience of translating the past and building new futures in order to stay grounded in the present. Welcome to the studio!
You can learn more about Leslie Ann Sheppard at her website leslieann...
We're kicking off Season Two with Chicago-based visual artist Millicent Kennedy! Listen in as we dig into (and laugh about) the ideas of failure and success as artists and humans. And rewind to Episode 5 where I talk about a specific recent project they created called For Those Who Toil . Learn more about Millicent Kennedy's work at millicentkennedy.com and on IG@millicentkennedystudios
Resources from today's episode:
...Join Kimmy Noonen, host and visual artist, in her Chicago art studio as she talks to other creatives about the thoughts, questions, inspirations, and choices in their practices. This is a place of learning, healing and connection, for everyone. Welcome to the studio.
Follow along on IG @kimmynotkim and www.kimmynotkim.com
Welcome to the final episode of Season One and 2023! My how time flies when you're having fun and growing. Today I get meta as all get out, thinking about how, why and for whom does an artist take on a podcast project? Jump off auto-mode with me and start thinking your creative thoughts. Welcome to the studio!
Check out the full David Foster Wallace commencement speech This is Water
Find out more about my work at kimmynot...
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