Jo Melvin is a professor in fine arts and feminisms at Chelsea College of Art in London, director and curator of the Barry Flanagan estate. Jo is also an art historian, a writer, a lecturer, a filmmaker, a curator and an exhibition maker.

"I speak as a woman who wears many hats, academic, scholar, teacher, mother, alongside the simultaneous development of my artistic, curatorial and exhibition making practices."

In this episode of The Warrior Artist, Jo Melvin chats to Éadaoin Glynn about:

• Ending up in art school 'by default'
• Steering her own path in art school
• How she approached and met artists who inspired her
• Her approach to curating and exhibition making
• Teaching
• Meeting Barry Flanagan and curating his work
• Meeting Marion Milner, Francis Bacon and Lucy Lippard
• Her advice to artists
• Her love of film and her own creative practice

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Podcast edited by Bren Russell of Podland.

Leah Hewson is an abstract artist who works in layers of complex patterns, in vibrant neon colours. She studied in Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design. She has exhibited extensively, including solo exhibitions in the RHA and Hillsboro. Fine Art. She has had residencies in New York, LA Berlin and Dublin. She has won several awards, including the whites award for painting in the RHA. Her work is in many public collection and has also been auctioned at Sotheby's

In this episode of The Warrior Artist Podcast, Leah chats to host Éadaoin Glynn about :

• Interning with Sean Scully in New York moved her directly into abstraction
• Collaborations enable to give up control and access creativity
• Why she enjoys working in a variety of mediums
• Her intuitive painting process and painting in the 'flow state'

• Avoiding the comfort zone and challenging herself
• Her advice for artists
• Commercial commissions and being outside the gallery system
• Having a painting auctioned at Sothebys London
• Mural painting

• Having an authentic voice and the importance of discipline.

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Podcast Edited by Bren Russell of Podland

In this episode of the Warrior Artist Podcast, host Éadaoin Glynn interviews Ciara Rodgers, a visual artist based in Cork City who works from her studio at Backwater Artists Group. She has a BA and MA from Crawford College of Art and Design and works in an expanded drawing practice which includes polaroid photography, installation and performance. Her work is often site specific, with the defunct and disappearing architecture of the urban landscape as her starting point.

Ciara discusses:

• How the frustration of COVID lockdown forced her to explore new areas in her practice
• Her love of the unpredictability of Polaroid photography
• Her public practice vs her private practice
• Performance drawing
• How the urban environment inspires herHer colour palette inspired by her 1980s childhood
• How she nurtures her practice and balances all her different mediums
• Balancing two teaching jobs with her studio practice
• Taking holidays from social media
• How she handles rejection
• The best advice she received as an art student
• Her advice for emerging artists

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See Éadaoin's work on her website and Instagram.

See Ciara's work on her website and Instagram.

This episode was edited by Podland

In this episode of the Warrior Artist Podcast, host Éadaoin Glynn interviews Leah Beggs, a visual artist based in Galway.

Her work is semi-abstract landscapes and she is represented by the Solomon Gallery in Dublin and the Kenny Bookshop and Art Gallery in Galway.

A graduate of Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design, her work is in public collections including the Department of an Taoiseach, Trinity College Dublin and the National Concert Hall.

Leah discusses:

• Her intuitive painting process and 'the crap pile'
• How moving to Connemara impacted her work
• How interior design and visual art are mutually beneficial industries
• The importance of having a studio
• Working with galleries
• The importance of being professional
• the challenges of balancing family time, administration and her painting practice
• Rejection
• Wandhanger hanging system

Read the Blog post on my website.

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In this episode of the Warrior Artist Podcast, host Éadaoin Glynn interviews Debbie Godsell, a visual artist and art educator based in Cork. Her work is primarily lens based, but has evolved to include sculptural forms and video.

A graduate of Crawford College of Art and Design and Limerick School of Art and Design, she is a member of Cork Printmakers. In 2018, she was shortlisted for the Zurich Portrait Prize. She has won many awards and her work is in public collections, including the National Gallery of Ireland, the OPW, and the Crawford Art Gallery.

Debbie discusses:

• her artistic evolution from lens-based work to printmaking the influence of her rural surroundings on her art.
• her love of the unpredictability and possibilities within printmaking
• the impact of her family history and environment on her work
• Her interest in folklore, identity, and the colonial history of Ireland
• The creative processthe challenges of balancing teaching and her art practice
• Rejection
• Advice and the importance of community
• The importance of perseverance

See Debbie's work in her upcoming solo exhibition 'Flail' in Source Arts Centre, Tipperary, 14th September – 19th October 2024

Full show notes available here

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In this episode of the Warrior Artist Podcast, host Éadaoin Glynn interviews Irish visual artist Aideen Barry, who shares insights into her expansive practice that includes performance, sculpture, film, text, and experimental lens-based media.

Barry discusses her personal journey to becoming an artist, the themes in her work such as domestic labor, environmental changes, and human vulnerability, and her unique approach to engaging with varied mediums. She reflects on the significance of international collaboration and how her work resonates on a global scale, touching on social and political issues.

Highlights include discussions on her projects, 'Oblivion' and 'The Song of the Bleeding Tree,' as well as her approaches to art as a form of protest and responsibility. Barry also discusses upcoming projects, her thoughts on art's role in society, and her efforts to support emerging artists and diversify representation in the art world.

00:00 Welcome to the Warrior Artist Podcast

00:12 Introducing Aideen Barry: A Visual Artist's Journey

00:48 The Early Desire to Create: Aideen's Path to Art

01:55 Exploring Artistic Mediums: A Journey Through College and Beyond

03:17 Building an International Profile: The Importance of Global Connection

06:10 Folklore and Identity: Diving into the Archives

10:26 The Bleeding Tree: A Metaphor for Environmental Awareness

13:37 Oblivion: Music as a Medium for Message

14:11 The Role of Artists in Today's World

19:26 Collaborating with Peter Gabriel: Art in Popular Culture

20:43 Klostes: A Feature Film Collaboration

27:06 The Power of Non-Verbal Communication in Art

29:31 Exposing Injustice Through Art: The National Gallery Controversy

30:22 Championing Women's Representation in Art Institutions

34:29 The Power of Artistic Protest and Representation

36:11 Advocating for Equality and Diversity in the Art World

41:08 The Artist's Life: Balancing Creativity, Family, and Activism

48:34 Future Projects and Collaborations: Expanding Horizons

53:28 Final Thoughts and Advice for Emerging Artists

Read the blog post here

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In this episode of the Warrior Artist Podcast, host Éadaoin Glynn shares her recent experiences and lessons learned from preparing for two solo exhibitions. Éadaoin discusses the process of creating a new body of work, from initial opportunity to final execution, highlighting challenges such as finding inspiration, embracing experimentation, and the importance of documentation and promotion. She offers advice on trusting the creative process, seeking feedback, and lessons learnt on documenting and curating exhibitions. Éadaoin also shares tips for artists on how to maximise opportunities.

Follow Éadaoin on Instagram @eadaoin_glynn and on her website www.eadaoinglynn.com

References / Names mentioned:

Maurice Quillinan

Limerick Museum

Art NetDlr

Walter's, Dun Laoghaire

Pauline B Flynn

Diane Magee

Nuala Clarke

Lizzie Kinsella

Artform

Salvatore of Lucan

Zsolt Basti

In this episode I share what I've learnt about artist websites. I've just finished my third website iteration. Each time it's been PAINFUL!

I procrastinate about it but like everything I learn by doing. We'd all prefer to be in the studio creating, but having a website is essential. I hope this helps motivate you because if you wait for the perfect website, you've waited too long. Put something up and then edit! Good enough is good enough!

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