Talking with Painters

Talking with Painters


Latest Episodes

Ep 170: Aida Tomescu – ‘Messiaen’
November 20, 2025

A highlights video from this episode will also be coming soon to the Talking with Painters YouTube channelIn this episode, I visit the studio of acclaimed abstract painter Aida Tomescu just days before the opening of her exhibition Messiaen at Fox Jensen

Ep 169: 12 finalists, 12 landscapes
October 04, 2025

Watch an edited video version of this episode on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel herePodcast listeners see the works we talk about here or go to talkingwithpainters.com (ep 169)When I travelled to Hobart for the announcement of the Hadleys A

Ep 168 Sophie Cape wins the Hadley’s Art Prize
August 31, 2025

Watch an edited video version of this conversation on the YouTube channel hereSophie Cape has just taken out the $100,000 Hadleys Art Prize for landscape with her powerful painting Thunder Shifts the Shivering Sands.Its a raw and visceral work on can

Ep 167 Remembering William Robinson with Davida Allen (2020)
August 27, 2025

Australia has lost one of its great painters. William Robinson has passed away at the age of 89.I was lucky enough to meet Bill in 2020 when I interviewed his close friend, artist Davida Allen. At Davidas suggestion, Bill joined the conversation and wh

Ep 166: Julie Fragar wins the 2025 Archibald Prize
May 09, 2025

Watch an edited video version of this conversation on the YouTube channel hereIts one of the most thrilling days on the Australian art calendarand this year, Julie Fragar has taken out the Archibald Prize with a captivating portrait of fellow artist a

Ep 165: Richard Lewer
April 06, 2025

Watch this interview on the Talking with Painters YouTube channel hereStep into the gripping world of Richard Lewer where drawing, painting, and video meet the raw edges of human experience.Richard doesnt look away from lifes toughest stories. From

Ep 164: New Videos, Loading Dock Invite & What’s Next
March 17, 2025

Catch up on the latest YouTube videos and Instagram reels, and dont miss the chance to be part of my next Loading Dock interview at the Art Gallery of NSW!Justin Williams (video)Justin Williams – ep 60 podcast interviewRobert Malherbe and Keith

Robert Malherbe and Keith Burt (live at the Tweed Regional Gallery)
December 04, 2024

See the video version of the interview on YouTube hereMy conversation with two remarkable Australian artists, Robert Malherbe and Keith Burt was in front of a fabulous audience at the Tweed Regional Gallery.Robert and Keith completed residencies at the

Ingrid Hedgcock at the Margaret Olley Art Centre
November 19, 2024

Ingrid Hedgcock, director of the Tweed Regional Gallery, shows me around the amazing Margaret Olley Art Centre which is the relocation of Margaret Olley’s home studio from Paddington in Sydney. Famous for being like an Aladdin’s cave of eclec

Sophie Perez and Sarah McDonald (with edited version on YouTube)
November 12, 2024

See an edited version of this episode (5 mins) on the talking with Painters YouTube channelAn artists residency provides more than just uninterrupted time to work; its also a valuable space for risk-taking, experimentation, and self-reflection.