Studio Break

Studio Break

Visual Art Podcast

Episodes

September 17, 2026 58 mins

September 17, 2026

This week Gina Hunt, Neil Callander, Ellie Dale Anderson, Bill Conger, and Jason Rafferty join us to talk about their work in the upcoming group exhibition Material Moves. The exhibition is a survey of contemporary artists exploring a variety of materials and process&rs...

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September 11, 2026

This week Sheri Rush joins the podcast to talk about her work that explores themes of landscape and nature through her vibrant paintings and ceramic works.

She currently has an exhibition with Matt I...

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September 3, 2026 53 mins

This week Hannah Parrett and Grant Trimble joins the podcast to talk about their upcoming collaborative exhibition Interiors, that opens Saturday September 12th from 5-8 PM at Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago.

This collaborative exhibition was developed through our 2024 Studio Break ...

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August 21, 2026 41 mins

August 21st, 2026

This week, Anna Speer joins the podcast to talk about her paintings, which combine found images within surreal environments.

Anna’s work was part of our emerging artist exhibition Crisp, that took place...

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July 30, 2026 32 mins

July 30th, 2026

This week, Donovan Widmer returns to the podcast to discuss his recent work for his solo exhibition: Jewelry Abdjecthood that opens at Studio Break Gallery on Saturday August 8th, 5-8 PM.

Donovan has been feat...

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July 17, 2026 50 mins

July 17th, 2026

This week, Lindsay Mueller joins the podcast to discuss her background and current studio practice, which explores themes of landscape in her richly colored paintings that are layered over heavily textured plaster surfaces.

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July 10, 2026

This week Erika B. Hess returns to the podcast to talk about the Chautauqua Visual Arts Program at the Chautauqua Institution. The program, which was founded in 1909, features a residency program, visiting artists and faculty, public lectures, and exhibitions by professional and emerging artis...

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July 2, 2026 57 mins

July 2nd, 2026

This week, Caroline Wingerd joins the podcast to talk about her studio practice, which incorporates a variety of print media, material exploration, and play to create unique prints, installation, and sculpture.

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June 26, 2026 63 mins

June 26, 2026

This week, Jocelyn Reid joins the podcast to discuss her mixed media works that explore ideas of the millennial experience, domesticity, and identity through a variety of cast and fabricated sculptural forms.

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June 11, 2026 34 mins

June 11, 2026

This week, Hans Habeger returns to the podcast to talk about recent paintings for the exhibition Geography of the Familiar, a two-person exhibition with David Linneweh that opens Friday June 12th from 6-9PM at Water Street Studios in Batavia, IL.

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May 15, 2026 56 mins

May 15, 2026

This week, Molly Martin joins the podcast to talk about her mixed media works that explore line, color and material through various sculpture, installation and collage forms. Her work is very process driven, which allows the work to evolve through re-configuration, experimentation, an...

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May 8, 2026 54 mins

May 8, 2026

This week, Greta Kresse joins the podcast to talk about her narrative based paintings, which are created from direct observation and photo manipulation. Her recent works combine figurative elements in a variety of settings with diverse color pallets.

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May 1, 2026 61 mins

May 1, 2026

This week, Shelley Heffler joins the podcast to talk about her mixed media works created from re-purposed vinyl, which is cut, woven, and assembled into a variety of sculptural forms.

Shelly will be featured in an...

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April 23, 2026 59 mins

April 23, 2026

This week Sam Kelly joins the podcast to talk about his recent small paintings that are dark, intriguing, and layered with material exploration.

Sam will be featured in an upcoming two-person exhibition with ...

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April 17, 2026 62 mins

April 17, 2026

This week Nick Satinover joins us once again to talk about some recent residency experiences at the College of Dupage and In Cahoots. In the episode, Nick talks about some recent print works that are layered with color and text and created through a variety of processes.

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March 27, 2026 68 mins

March 27, 2026

This week Brian Cirmo joins the podcast to talk about his paintings that explore ideas of humor, self reflection, observation of daily life through characters he’s developed over the years.

Brian will be f...

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March 13, 2026 42 mins

March 13, 2026

This week Jessica Peterson joins the podcast to talk about her works that often explore themes of nature and fragility through nixed media ceramic driven works, soft sculpture, and additional media.

Jessica will ...

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February 27, 2026 66 mins

February 27, 2026

This week David Wilson joins the podcast to discuss his mixed media collage works that combine classic media iconography and color fields that recontextualize experiences form his lived experience.

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February 6, 2026 60 mins

January 6, 2026

This week Sarah Smelser joins the podcast to discuss her abstract print based work and collage that are primarily created through use of stencils and trace monotype.

Sarah solo exhibition “Escape...

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November 21, 2025 64 mins

This week Bonny Leibowitz joins the podcast to talk about her mixed media installations and sculpture works, which examine the boundaries between manufactured and organic landscapes.

Bonny has an upcoming exhibition: Adventures In Plunderland that opens December 6th from 6-8 PM at the Oa...

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