Ghislain Pascal is the co-founder of London's Little Black Gallery and creator of BOYS! BOYS! BOYS! a publication and platform dedicated to promoting queer and gay photography, which includes exhibitions, books, bi-annual magazine, photography courses, competitions, and online art platform. It now represents more than 65 photographers from 30 countries - including China, India, Iran, Poland, Russia and Turkey where gay rights are repressed and queer lives under constant threat.

Barbara is a feminist filmmaker and pioneer of queer cinema, who made over 90 moving image works as well as performances, installations, photographs, collages and drawings over a 45-year career. Regarded as the first lesbian art filmmaker, her works playfully and relentlessly challenged accepted norms and taboos of queerness blazing the trail for generations of lesbian and queer artists.

Interdisciplinary artist Alicia Eggert creates captivating work, which wrestles with fundamental existential questions in witty and awe-inspiring ways. From monumental inflatables, flashing neon signs, cut flowers, and more, her dynamic works have been exhibited globally. Often taking the form of text, she transforms words and phrases collected in her journals into profound, arresting installations that illuminate her interplay with time and language.

She credits her preoccupation with time and existence to her upbringing as a child of evangelical Pentecostal missionaries. At a young age her family moved to South Africa to establish a ministry and she spent much of her time listening to her father’s sermons, contemplating life and performance, which left an indelible impact on her work. One of the beautiful things about her work is its simplicity and legibility which render them easily comprehensible. As a sculpture professor at the University of North Texas, she teaches a course about public art that culminates in students executing their work formally. Her dedication to her craft and students is inspiring and a reminder to live in the present, but with an eye to the future.

In 2020 the Baltimore Museum of Art appointed their first native curator, Darienne Turner, Assistant Curator of Indigenous Art of the Americas. Her hire signaled a commitment by the museum to promote and interpret the art of indigenous peoples of the Americas. A member of the Yurok Tribe of California, Darienne is one of the few native curators of native art in U.S. museums. In our conversation, she discusses her role and the challenges in presenting and collecting native art in an institutional context and her responsibility to tell the stories of native peoples thoughtfully and reverently.

The science of collecting is a fascinating field, and Shirley Mueller, M.D. has devoted her life to studying the science of collecting, museum curating, and scholarship on her own collection of Chinese export porcelain. Her groundbreaking research has contributed to museum exhibitions and scholarly papers that help us understand the inner workings of a collector’s brain.

Episode 16: Bonnie Pitman - Art and Medicine: How a Chronic Diagnosis Led a Museum Director to Create a Global Network of Hospitals and Museums to Train the Next Generation of Mindful Physicians

Leaving New York is a tough choice for many artists, but it was a no-brainer for this week's guests. Returning to Texas allowed Tamara and Trey to realize their dream exhibition space, an outdoor sculpture park.

Almost a decade ago, Kyle left the big city to start an artist residency in a sleepy country town 55 miles south of Dallas. Today. 100W has welcomed tens of residents from around the world to a program that allows artists to immerse themselves and use the town as source material for their work.

As CEO of the Business Council for the Arts, Katherine works daily to bridge business and the arts. Her programs train business leaders how to serve on non-profit boards and generate data regarding the economic impact of arts organizations.

This episode highlights the collaboration between the print publication, Friend of the Artist, and online auction house Auc Art. We speak with both founders about their mission to promote the careers of emerging artists through print and digital media.

With a distinguished career in auction houses on both coasts, Charlie Adamski Caulkins talks about the state of the art market, the role of auction houses, and the transformation Sotheby’s underwent during the pandemic.

Jennifer left her successful museum career to work with collectors on a more individual basis. Her approach to collection building is holistic and combines her experience as a student of the history of decorative arts, interiors, and the art market.

Decades of experience as an artist and art dealer led Mark to found an art technology company that aims to archive all the world’s objects. His advice for artists on growing their career is insightful and thought provoking.

This episode we talk about Graham’s path to directorship, the role of museums in society, and how he’s leading his institution through the pandemic.

Art Technology company founder Carrie Eldridge delves into the topic of art data and how she’s working to bring greater transparency to the art market.

As an artist and chef, Nancy works to bridge the divide between the culinary arts and the fine arts through exhibitions, workshops, and her art practice.

Amy invited artists to create work that celebrated the land's beauty that often resulted in monumental works. Over the years, it became famous for its pioneering installation art program that Amy curated its closure in 2002.

In our conversation, we discuss John’s career path, creating equity in the arts, and how he’s working to help the creative community of Houston cope with the pandemic.

In this episode, I speak with Abraham Burickson the co-founder and artistic director of Odyssey Works. An organization that designs immersive experiences for an audience of one that’s interdisciplinary, and poised on the boundary between art and life.

The Meadows Museum is the leading U.S. institution focused on the study and presentation of the art of Spain. In this episode, we discuss Mark’s career path, projects, and the Meadow’s status as a satellite embassy for Spanish culture.