The Stratford Gallery Podcast Channel: Recent Episodes
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Interviews with leading contemporary artists and makers discussing all things related to their beginnings, practice and inspiration. www.TheStratfordGallery.co.uk
In this episode we had the very great honour of speaking with Paul Greenhalgh about his new book 'Ceramic Art & Civilisation' which has just been published.
Paul is currently Executive Director at the Sainsbury Centre in East Anglia and also professor of Art History and Museum Strategy at UEA.
Formerly in his career he was an arts student, practicing painter, art history lecturer and Deputy Keeper of Ceramic at The Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
We discuss what prompted him to write his new book, why he felt he needed to win back space for ceramic as a valid art form and the importance of ceramic not only as a visual art but also for society and civilisation in general.
The Stratford Gallery clients can also obtain a generous 20% discount when purchasing Paul's new book, listen out for the discount code at the end of the podcast!
In this extended episode we talk with Gareth Edwards. In a frank and deeply interesting discussion we talk upbringing, overcoming obstacles, a pathway to painting via art art history, poetry and human mortality. We also discuss making things in sheds and childhood chemistry sets.
In a completely unedited conversation we get to know the considered intellect and sense of humour of this most treasured British painter.
Gareth Edwards' latest works are may be viewed on our website as part of 'Ocean Anthology' which opens online 7pm, Friday July 31st and in gallery August 1st. The exhition runs for three weeks.
In this episode we speak to the wonderful Raewyn Harrison, London based ceramic artist and lover of history and the foreshore of the River Thames. She talks to us about her upbringing in New Zealand, her move to England and how she has become so attached to fragments of our past and giving them new life in her work.
To view all of Raewyn's latest artworks please visit her artist page on our website by clicking here.
In this episode we talk with the very lovely Anna Hymas. She tells us how she came to art via dance and how the lure of painting won out over ballet! Ahead of her new exhibition with the gallery, Life in Colour, we discuss her approach to painting and how she has the best job in the world.
Anna's new paintings can be viewed online at the gallery website by clicking here. (Available to view from 7pm, Friday July 3rd 2020)
In this episode we speak to Cornish painter Philip Lyons. We learn of his childhood love of art, life at Bristol art school with tutor and subsequent RWA Academician Alfred Stockham and how he used art as therapy for vulnerable people. Known for his meditative still lifes and Cornish Sea edge works, Philip presents a moving and contemplated life in art.
All of Philip's newest works are available to view at The Stratford Gallery website.
In this episode we talk to Doug & Hannah a week before their largest exhibition of new work in 2020 in our exhibition 'Tradition - East & West'. An exhibition they share with Japanese potter Tomoo Hamada, all artists producing work that reflects the preservation of their respective nation's ceramic heritage with work that also moves those traditions forward.
Doug & Hannah discuss their journey from art students yet to discover clay right up to the works they have lovingly and painstakingly produced for 'Tradition - East & West'. In an entertaining and funny discussion, both their modesty and enormous experience is colourfully brought to life with their stories and explanations.
'Tradition - East & West' will see over 50 new pots being offered for sale and goes live on Friday 5th June at 7pm UK GMT. You can find a link to the gallery website here.
In this episode we talk to Felicity about her love of writing and literature and how this helps inform her work. How recurring motifs and romanticism feed subtlety and poetry onto to her canvases and what inspires her series of paintings.
You can view all of Felicity's latest work here www.TheStratfordGallery.co.uk
In this episode we speak to painter Zoe Taylor. Zoe's works have become some of the most collected paintings in the British Landscape scene over recent years. In this interview we learn about her artistic pathway and what what drives her to make the work is known and loved for.
All of Zoe's latest work can be seen at www.TheStratfordGallery.co.uk
In this episode we discuss Richard's journey to clay via his love of painting. How his house hunting decisions were based on not having neighbours! Also how he has developed his making and kiln practices to involve wood firing with superb results. He discusses how pleased he is with a collection of wood fired pieces being released for sale for the first time with The Stratford Gallery. You can view and purchase these rare pieces at www.TheStratfordGallery.co.uk
In this episode David talks to us about his life in the arts. From leaving his home in the North to study at Hornsey College of Art in London, through designing record sleeves for The Specials, a brief corporate branding career to his practice now as one of Britain's most interesting figurative painters.
All David Storey's latest paintings can be viewed at TheStratfordGallery.co.uk
In this episode we talk to Kerry Harding. A career painter who studied at Ruskin School of Art and later for her Masters at Falmouth Art School. We discuss her initial fascination with paint as a child in her father's garage and how this primed a lifetime of observation and execution in paint. You can see her very latest paintings in our exhibition "FRESH:Online" from 7pm on Thursday April 30th 2020 at www.TheStratfordGallery.co.uk
In this episode we talk to Eddie Curtis about his life growing up in Co. Durham, what drew him to clay, his tenacity to succeed and the landscape that was to inform his amazing creations. Eddie has been working with clay for nearly 50 years and his worked is collected globally and held in museums all around the world.
View Eddie's latest work and some of his earlier 'Blast Series' works at www.TheStratfordGallery.co.uk
In this episode we speak to Los Angeles based painter Charlie Leal. He tells us about his pathway to the arts, his art direction music videos for the likes of David Bowie and the Rolling Stones, his relationship with painting and what drives his passion for new work.
Charlie's exhibition of new work goes live at TheStratfordGallery.co.uk on Thursday 2nd April 2020 at 7pm and runs until the end of April 2020.
In this inaugural episode we are joined by internationally respected ceramic artist Patricia Shone. We discuss her early life, journey towards clay and the decisions and struggles she overcame to become such a respected maker with work held in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
View Patricia's latest work at TheStratfordGallery.co.uk