Southcoast Artists Index
190 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe Artists Index podcasts offer up close and personal conversations with the makers, performers, supporters and cultural impresarios of this remarkable creative community.
Join us as we speak with and listen to the creative community’s living visual, performing and literary artists. We will also feature those seeking information on and, sharing what they have discovered about the Artists who have passed on that were a part of the creative community’s creative fabric in days gone by.
The Artists Index is putting Artists in their place – in history!
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Ep. 89: Heather Stivison
August 09, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBWelcome painter Heather Stivison to In-Focus Podcast Number 89. Heather Stivison is an award-winning contemporary artist. Her work has been exhibited in museums, universities, and galleries both nationally and internationally. She is the president of South Coast Artists, Inc., and serves on the board of directors of the Art League of Rhode Island. Heather Stivison is a former museum director, former president of the New Jersey Association of Museums, and former president of the Mid-Atlan...
Ep. 88: Christine Maiato Fitzgerald
August 02, 2021 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBWelcome painter Christine Maiato FitzGerald to In-Focus Podcast Number 88. Christine works primarily in the mediums of photography and painting. She is a native of New Bedford. Maiato-FitzGerald’s conceptual works are loaded with elements of tension, symmetry, space, contrast and attention to texture and detail. All the while, they are peppered with themes that transition from the mysterious to tranquility. Christine opened her art gallery, MaiatoFitz Art Gallery & Studio, in December, 2...
Ep. 87: Paul Pedulla
July 26, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBWelcome painter Paul Pedulla to In-Focus Podcast Number 87. His contemporary paintings are representational yet minimal. There’s a simplicity that draws you in and a depth that finds you frequently discovering something new. Paul is represented by eight galleries nationwide. His paintings have been singled out by art professionals, educators, and interior designers from Seattle to New England. Paul’s work can be found in collectors’ homes and businesses from California to Germany. Mu...
Ep. 86: Mark Gleicher
July 19, 2021 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBWelcome, Mark Alex Gleicher, a South Coast, Massachusetts painter, to In-Focus Podcast Number 86. Born and raised on the South Coast, Gleicher grew up in his family’s art gallery and frame shop in Dartmouth where he learned about art, art history, and became immersed in the local art scene. After traveling around America for a few years, Gleicher enrolled at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where he met his lifelong collaborator, Jamie Boutin. Gleicher has worked as an art educat...
Ep. 85: Michael Lapides
July 08, 2021 13:29 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBWelcome, Michael Lapides, a digital artist/photographer to In-Focus Podcast Number 85. Michael does documentary, photo-journalism, architectural, and fine art photography. He is also the co-curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s Common Ground Project, which offers members of the community an opportunity to lend their voice to the collective story of Greater New Bedford using writing, audio, video, and other means of recording. Mike Lapides attended the School of the Museum of Fine A...
Ep. 84: Carolyn Walega
June 28, 2021 13:23 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBWelcome, Carolyn Dlouhy Walega, AKA Carolyn Strules Walega, a former New Bedford, Massachusetts artist now living and working in Florida. A painter and muralist, Carolyn studied at The School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for her B.F.A. in Painting and Art Education and, another B.F.A. in Painting and Art Education from the Swain School of Design in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She received her M.F.A. at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where she majored in Painting and minor...
Ep. 83: Kate Frazer Rego
June 21, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBWelcome, Kate Frazer Rego, AKA Kate MA Frazer, a New Bedford, Massachusetts artist, and Visual Arts instructor at Alma del Mar Charter School. She attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where she earned a BFA in Sculpture from the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Kate went on to earn her MFA from Boston University’s College of Fine Art. Living on the South Coast of Massachusetts, Kate Frazer Rego has shown her work nationally and is currently in several private collecti...
Ep. 82: Michael Walden
June 14, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBWelcome, Michael Walden, a Westport, Massachusetts painter to In-Focus Podcast Number 82. South Coast artist Michael Walden was born in North Adams, Massachusetts. He received his B.A. from Framingham State University. A year abroad lead to an M.F.A. from Boston University in 1996, specializing in art education. In 2014 he was awarded a second M.F.A. from Mass Art (Massachusetts College of Art and Design). Michael completed a month-long residency at the Vermont Studio Center in 2018. Mic...
Ep. 81: Autumn Liv Cyr
June 07, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBWelcome Autumn Liv Cyr, a New Bedford, Massachusetts painter and musician/busker to In-Focus Podcast Number 81. Autumn is, in her own words, “just stepping through the doors of being a full time artist…” She has been working professionally for about 7 years, working with various mediums and experimenting with different things. Autumn is, “delving into my own style of surrealism but also enjoy working with motifs such as nudes, still lifes and portraiture.” This emerging young artist also d...
Ep. 80: Sarah Hale Folger
May 24, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBWelcome Sarah Hale Folger, painter, musician, and Creative Director at the Kilburn Mill in New Bedford, to In-Focus Podcast Number 80. Sarah is a product of Cinncinati, Ohio, and has been a Rhode Islander since 1985. She served as the Executive Director for the Wickford Art Association for five years, which gave her an opportunity to expand her skills on the business side of the art world. Sarah continues to practice her personal artwork and, contributing to the “innovative creation of the...
Ep. 79: Richard Walega
May 10, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBRichard Walega was also a Presidential appointee as HUD’s New England Regional Administrator. He is a member of the Bartleby Poetry Society and a poet for the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s Whaling Panorama presentation at the Kilburn Mill. No, Richard is not an artist but he is a beginner watercolorist and has a solid grasp on the future of the South Coast creative community. Music courtesy of www.bensound.com
Ep. 78: Patrice Teidemann
May 03, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBWelcome opera performer, soprano soloist Patrice Tiedemann is the Artistic Director and founder of the Seaglass Theater to In-Focus Podcast Number 78. She graduated from Rhode Island College with a Bachelor's in Music Education and received her Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Indiana University. As a young artist, she received further training with Central City Opera and Indianapolis Opera. Her credits include holiday concerts with the Boston Pops, Boston Lyric Opera (The Little...
Ep. 77: Boston Maki - Mark Carvalho
April 26, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBWelcome American Street Artist Mark Carvalho, aka/Boston Maki to In-Focus Podcast Number 77. Boston Maki, or just Maki, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He is one of the South Coast's foremost contemporary urban artists. Maki became known for his one stencil process covering everything from canvas to unsanctioned walls around the South Coast of Massachusetts. The technique, which he adopted and has adhered to since 2006, became his signature style. Listen in on the conversation as...
Ep. 76: Jeff Wotton
April 19, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBJeff Wotton is the co-founder of The Southcoast Artists Index and the co-founder of Spectrum Marketing Group. Coming from a background in traditional art, Jeff applies his creativity to his professional pursuits by helping businesses to develop their brand and story through visual communications. Music courtesy of www.bensound.com
Ep. 75: Jane Ferris Richardson
April 12, 2021 20:49 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBWelcome artist, art therapist, play therapist, and former dancer, Jane Ferris Richardson to In-Focus Podcast Number 75. Jane studied painting in New York and in France, and with the Japanese painter Kaji Aso in Boston. Her early art experience was as a dancer. She is now an artist, art therapist, and play therapist. Her work with expressive “languages” for children with autism has led her to collaborate nationally and internationally, in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Most recently she taug...
Ep. 74: Frank Grace
April 06, 2021 17:01 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBWelcome photographer Frank C. Grace to In-Focus Podcast Number 74. Frank has been photographing weird and wonderful New England for the last 15 years. He has also ventured beyond New England to Russia and, Chernobyl of all places. He combines his camera and eye with Photoshop manipulation to bring out the surreal aspects of his subjects. Frank says, he likes to try and make his images feel, "as what it was like to be there." He has photographed everything from gorgeous scenery, to abando...
Ep. 73: Kat Knutsen
March 29, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBMusic courtesy of www.bensound.com Welcome painter/muralist/art instructor, and production artist on Loving Vincent, Katherine “Kat” Knutsen to In-Focus Podcast Number 73. Since childhood, Kat has always loved working with her hands. Kat Knutsen survived asthma and brain cancer growing up, which initially led to her nursing studies. She quickly learned it wasn’t for her during the clinical portion of her education. While leaving the nursing field, she was serendipitously introduced to...
Ep. 72: Michael Rose
March 22, 2021 07:30 - 17 minutes - 16 MBMusic courtesty of www.bensound.com Welcome art historian, gallerist, and appraiser Michael Rose to In-Focus Podcast Number 72. Michael is based in Southern New England. He has served as the Gallery Manager at the historic Providence Art Club since 2014. Michael oversees a rigorous exhibition schedule spread across three unique galleries there. Additionally, he provides independent advisory and appraisal services and is a sought after speaker and teacher on topics of art history and ar...
Ep. 71: Bob Dec
March 18, 2021 00:08 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBMusic courtesty of www.bensound.com Welcome painter/art instructor Bob Dec to In-Focus Podcast Number 71. Bob, who is originally from Fall River, Massachusetts, received his BFA from the then Southeastern Massachusetts University, today’s University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, in 1975. Bob Dec received his MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts in 1977. He concentrated on painting drawing, printmaking, and photography while studying for both degrees. Robert M. “BOB” Dec, has...
Ep. 70: Carol Way Wood
March 15, 2021 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBWelcome Carol Way Wood, illustrator, freelance artist, children's book illustrator, and painter. Born in 1948, she grew up in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and moved to Dartmouth in 1970. Carol is a true lover of country life and lived in Colorado from 1992 to 1999. She sold her first painting at 14 years old. That first sale kicked off a career as a freelance artist that has lasted for over 50 years. Carol Way Wood has designed greeting cards, illustrated children's books, and created items f...
Ep. 69: Rhonda Fazio
March 08, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBWelcome maker/dyer and self-described Environmental Alchemist, Rhonda M. Fazio to In-Focus Podcast Number 69. Rhonda is a graduate of art history from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Prior to attending the University, she studied Professional Craft: Fiber and Clay at Haywood Community College near Asheville, North Carolina – an area rich with the influence and philosophy of Black Mountain College. She founded Dyer Maker Studio, a traveling textile maker space. Rhonda teaches e...
Ep. 68: Margo Volterra
March 01, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBWelcome artist Margo Volterra to In-Focus Podcast Number 68. She attended The Art Student's League when she was very young. "The only kid surrounded by adults. Very intimidating," she says. Margo's parents always encouraged her creativity and growing up in New York City certainly offered plenty of opportunities. She majored in painting at Boston Universitywhere she received her BFA. While there she worked with some very special professors who fostered the belief in pushing the envelope. ...
Ep. 67: Jon Stetson
February 22, 2021 22:50 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBMusic courtesy of www.bensound.com Welcome mentalist Jon Stetson to In-Focus Podcast Number 67. Jon was the inspiration for the CBS hit television series “The Mentalist”. Stetson blends the art of Mystery with the study of Psychology, the predictability of human nature, and the power of intuition. According to Jon, “Imaginations are wowed, stretched, and captured, as thoughts are revealed and minds are being read.” This all takes place with Jon’s intriguing games of mind-to-mind conta...
Ep. 66: Jeremiah Hernandez
February 08, 2021 16:32 - 59 minutes - 54 MBWelcome art adjacent, art activist, and co-founder of the now fabled U.G.L.Y. Gallery in New Bedford, Jeremiah Hernandez to In-Focus Podcast Number 66. Jeremiah is also the Community Partnerships Manager at Entrepreneurship for All - EforAll, and the Executive Director at EforAll South Coast. But wait, there's more! Mr. Hernandez is also a Board Member at Superflat NB, "A creative placemaking, mural art project dedicated to beautifying New Bedford while flattening barriers to the arts." ...
Ep. 65: Filipe Miguel
February 01, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBWelcome painter/art instructor Filipe Miguel, or Mr. Fil to his students, to In-Focus Podcast Number 65. Filipe was born in France to Portuguese parents. He immigrated from Portugal at a very young age and grew up in Brockton. Filipe Miguel earned his BFA in Painting and Art Education from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and, his MFA from the University of Connecticut. He and his family moved to their new home in Rochester, Massachusetts. Filipe teaches Fine Arts at Barnstable ...
Ep. 64: Ron Fortier
January 25, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWelcome painter/Artist Index co-founder/podcaster Ron Fortier to Podcast Episode: 64. Ron is a guest on his own show and this episode is hosted by painter/art writer Don Wilkinson who's been our guest on Podcast Episode: 4 and Podcast Episode: 63 as well. He lives and maintains his studio in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. He's a painter who spent decades in his fallback advertising and marketing career. He received his BFA in Painting from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and, his ...
Ep. 63: Don Wilkinson
January 18, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBWelcome back painter/art writer Don Wilkinson to In-Focus Podcast Number 63. Don was one of our earliest guests on Podcast Episode 4. He received his BFA in Printmaking from the Swain School of Design in 1982, and his MFA in Visual Design from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in 1991. He wrote the pre-pandemic BART Chat and Art Beat columns for Southcoast Today. His writings have appeared in Artscope Magazine, Art New England, The Standard-Times, The Providence Journal, Cerami...
Ep. 62: Brandon Cabral
January 11, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBWelcome photographer and visual artist Brandon Cabral to In-Focus Podcast Number 62. Brandon works in and around the streets of New Bedford, Massachusetts. He describes himself as simply a "34-year-old father of three and artist with a focus in film photography." Brandon grew up in and is intimately familiar with nearly every section of his birth city of New Bedford. The city is broken up into three geographic sections - the Westend, the Northend, and the Southend. Neighborhoods ...
Ep. 61: Phillip J. Mellen
January 04, 2021 22:20 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBWelcome painter/poet/podcaster Phillip J. Mellen to In-Focus Podcast Number 53. Phillip was born during the Bicentennial year which was dedicated to celebrating the Nation’s independence from the Crown of England in 1976. He lives and works in Taunton, Massachusetts home of the Liberty & Union Flag. He received his Certificate in Painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Phillip J. Mellen has exhibited both nationally and internationally and, his work is part of numerous p...
Ep. 60: Ben Jones
December 28, 2020 09:30 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBWelcome grant writer Ben Jones to In-Focus Podcast Number 60. Ben is an arts adjacent. What does that mean? Ben Jones grew up surrounded by the arts. He had two aunts who worked as professional visual artists and teachers. His parents made sure his brother and he always had plenty of art materials. There were many museum visits. His mom continues her grade school “art lady” duties to this day via social media. Yet, Ben remains a self-described arts adjacent – what he has in creative enth...
Ep. 59: Nancy Hayes
December 21, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBWelcome painter Nancy Hayes to In-Focus Podcast Number 59. Nancy was a ceramic sculptor for over twenty years. Her work concentrated on organic forms infused with patterns that defined their surface and defined her work. Then, as she relates, "When I turned fifty, something happened, something changed. And then, as if overnight, I made the decision to abandon the clay and find my voice as a painter. I had no idea where I was going, no idea what I would find." It is now, ten years later, ...
Ep 58: Lowell Thompson
December 14, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBWelcome painter and "recovering adman" and Chicago native Lowell Thompson to In-Focus Podcast Number 58. Lowell began creating ads and commercials for some of America’s biggest ad agencies and companies. He was one of the first African Americans hired into a top 10 ad agency following the riots after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968. Lowell Thompson refers to himself as a “recovering adman” because he spent so much of his spent career in advertising. He beg...
Ep 57: Catherine Carter
December 07, 2020 09:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBWelcome abstract painter/art instructor Catherine Carter to In-Focus Podcast Number 57. She earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Painting from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Her paintings and collages are inspired by calligraphic marks, textile weaves, and lines found in Nature such as roots and vines. Catherine's artwork has been exhibited at galleries and museums internationally. Her work may also be found in numerous public, corporate, hospitality, and private col...
Ep 56: Jack Maravell
November 23, 2020 09:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBMusic courtesy of www.bensound.com Welcome musician/songwriter/Beatlemanix member Jack Maravell to In-Focus Podcast Number 56. Jack is recently retired and resides in Fort Pierce, Florida after decades of pursuing a dream and building a career! As he describes his life, “I played gigs, did shows for over 45 years, and wrote hundreds of songs. I started off small and ended with a bang!” Jack was an integral part of a well-known Southcoast group called City Lights and went on to join THE m...
Ep 55: Randy Swann
November 16, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBWelcome painter/graphic designer Randy Swamm to In-Focus Podcast Number 55. Randy was raised in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He moved to the Southcoast in 1975 to attend the Swain School of Design. Randy Swann remained and has lived in the Southcoast (also spelled South Coast) area since his graduation in 1979 as a Painting major. While at Swain, he studied under David Loeffler Smith, Ben Martinez, and Sig Haines. He embarked on a graphic design career and spent several years as the Pa...
Episode 54: Don Burton
November 09, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBWelcome filmmaker Don Burton to In-Focus Podcast Number 54. He owns and operates an Emmy award-winning digital arts studio in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Don produces documentaries, brand content, Indie films, and video installations. Don Burton’s work maintains an emphasis on issues of place, community, and identity. He received his BFA in sculpture from UMass Dartmouth and holds an MFA from the University of Connecticut. Don has worked as an editor and creative director in Los Angeles....
Episode 53: Phillip J. Mellen
November 02, 2020 09:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBWelcome painter/poet/podcaster Phillip J. Mellen to In-Focus Podcast Number 53. Phillip was born during the Bicentennial year which was dedicated to celebrating the Nation's independence from the Crown of England in 1976. He lives and works in Taunton, Massachusetts. He received his Certificate in Painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Phillip J. Mellen has exhibited both nationally and internationally and, his work is part of numerous private collections both in the Uni...
Episode 52: Johnny Gwynn
October 26, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBWelcome musician/songwriter Johnny Gwynn to In-Focus Podcast Number 52. Johnny is residing in Nashville, Tennessee while pursuing a dream and a career! Johnny is a transplanted songwriter from Cape Cod. He plays and writes everything from Country to Rock to Pop to Jazz. Johnny Gwynn is a client of Attorney Steve Berger who was featured on In-Focus Podcast Number 11. Steve assists newly emerging singer-songwriters like Johnny, as well as, solo musicians and bands of many genres. ...
Episode 51: Richard Connor
October 19, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBWelcome art collector Richard Connor to In-Focus Podcast Number 51. Richard is actually Dr. Richard Connor, Evolutionary Biologist! He has recently retired as a Professor of Biology from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Dr. Connor obtained his Bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Richard Connor had post-doctoral appointments at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Harvard University. He was ...
Episode 50: Lyn Dillies
October 12, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBWelcome, Master Illusionist Lyn Dillies to In-Focus Podcast Number 50. It's a milestone for us and we couldn't be happier celebrating this magical number with anyone else! Lyn has mesmerized audiences of all ages throughout the United States and Canada for over two decades. A Westport native, she has been hailed as the finest female magician in the land. Her engaging personality, along with some of the most spectacular, eye-defying illusions in magic today wows her audiences with...
Episode 49: Pat Coomey Thornton
October 05, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBWelcome painter Pat Coomey Thornton to In-Focus Podcast Number 49. Pat is one half of a painting power couple! Her husband, John Havens Thornton is also a painter of note. She holds an MFA from Pius XII Institute Graduate School of Fine Arts, Florence, Italy, and a BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. Pat Coomey Thornton taught at the School of the Worcester Art Museum before working at Rhode Island School of Design for 20 years.She has exhibited in galleries and museums in...
Episode 48: Earl Lee White
September 28, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBWelcome actor Earl Lee White to In-Focus Podcast Number 48. As he self-describes: "I'm an actor. I'm a rapper. I'm a skateboarder. I'm a sponsored Teck Decker." Earl is new to the television and film industry but charging ahead full speed. At this writing, Earl has embarked on an adventure in N.O.L.A. - New Orleans, Louisiana and is thankful for the many opportunities that have come his way and is obviously excited to see what lies ahead. Listen in on his conversation as The Artist I...
Episode 47: Ben Martinez
September 21, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBWelcome art educator and painter Ben Martinez to In-Focus Podcast Number 47. Ben is a native of New York City. He is a graduate of The Cooper Union and studied at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and The Art Students League. Ben also taught at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, Boston University, and most especially, the fabled Swain School of Design in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Ben Martinez has exhibited at the original Bowery Gallery, back when it was actually on the Bowery, as well as G...
Episode 46: Ralph Hickok
September 14, 2020 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBWelcome editor, feature writer, newswriter, and sportsbook author Ralph Hickok to In-Focus Podcast Number 46. There have been thirty episodes since Ralph's first visit on In-Focus Podcast Number 16. In 1973, he became the copy chief at Southeastern Advertising Agency (SEA) in downtown New Bedford. Travel/tourism was a major focus of SEA. Ralph wrote many of ads, brochures, and other materials for the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Battleship Cove, the City of New Bedford, and Bristol County...
Episode 45: Stephen Remick
September 07, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBStephen Remick was born and raised in Vermont. He received his Associates’s degree in Architecture from Vermont Technical College. Steve moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1982. He received his BFA in Painting from the Swain School of Design in 1986 where he met his future wife, Anne Carrozza. Steve Remick worked for a year in Boston at Jordan Marsh’s in-house design firm but couldn’t endure the commute. He went on to start a painting and paperhanging company. Steve, his family, and th...
Episode 44: William Perry
August 31, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBWilliam Perry! Bill is originally from Dartmouth, Massachusetts. His photography journey began as a student at Dartmouth High School. An international trade lawyer, he returned to focus on his photography about 12 years ago Bill sells his photography on a number of websites, such as Fine Art America, Shutterstock, Dreamstime, Adobe Stock Images, and Istock/Getty. His stock photos are sold under a number of different names, such as William Perry, Bill Perry, and bpperry. William Perry...
Episode 43: Lasse Antonsen
August 24, 2020 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBLasse Antonsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is an artist, art historian, and curator. For 25 years he was Director of the University Art Gallery at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he also taught art history. Toward the end of his teaching career, he specialized in Graduate seminars, focusing on creativity, which he was also teaching at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) and at Massachusetts College of Art. As an artist, he has exhibited, or created installations, ...
Episode 42: Dave Prentiss
August 17, 2020 10:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBTo say that Dave is a busy guy would be an understatement. He has sat on many boards, advisory councils and committees for nonprofits in the local community including the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford Ballet, AHA!, Tri-County Symphonic Band, South Coast Chamber Music Society, South Coast Humane Society & Shelter, Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society, Alma del Mar Charter School, and Our Sisters’ School. Phew! Davis Prentiss also teaches part-time in the Political Science Dep...
Episode 41: Butch McCarthy
August 10, 2020 10:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBButch McCarthy has been a part of the musical fabric of the Southcoast since the seventies. He’s been involved in art and music all of his life but it wasn’t until he was in his 50s that he picked up a brush and began to paint seriously. Butch works from his home studio in Downtown New Bedford. He’s shown work at Gallery X and Frying Pan Galleries on the Cape. He works with acrylic paints on canvas and wood board. Listen in on the conversation as The Artist Index’s host, Ron Fortier...
Episode 40: Allison Wells
August 03, 2020 12:39 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBAlison Wells is a Trinidadian artist. Her paintings have been exhibited in solo and group shows in galleries and museums in the United States, the Caribbean, and Europe. Alison's work is also part of private, public, and corporate collections. She received her MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and her BFA from the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica. Listen in on the conversation as The Artist Index’s host, Ron Fortie...