I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists

I Like Your Work: Conversations with Artists

Erika b Hess

Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 4.7 (225)
Since Apr 2023
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Weekly
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60%
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About This Podcast

I Like Your Work supports artists! Each week artist Erika b Hess interviews artists, gallerists, and curators to cover topics that will help you in your art practice. From inspiring interviews from the lives of artists to business practices you will walk away ready to get in the studio.

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Recent Episodes

S8 Color and Craft with Artist Lisa Solomon

Apr 17, 2026 49m

Lisa Solomon is a studio artist that moonlights as a college professor and illustrator/graphic designer. Profoundly interested in the idea of hybridization (sparked from her Hapa heritage), Solomon's…

S8 Exploring Race, Class, and Social Standing though Painting with Artist Kyle Hackett

Apr 03, 2026 47m

Kyle Hackett's paintings explore race, class, and social standing through approaches to self-representation and the constructed image. Hackett (b. Still Pond, MD) earned his MFA from the LeRoy E.…

S8 Building Structures and Community: Weaving, Sculpture and Painting with Artist Beck Lowry

Mar 20, 2026 47m

Beck Lowry (New Haven, Connecticut, 1980) is a mixed-media artist whose intricate, wall-hung abstractions explore themes of protection, labor, and lineage. Lowry's work has been exhibited at Yossi…

S8 Artist Richard Raiselis: Painting the Boston Landscape

Mar 06, 2026 1h

Richard Raiselis is a Boston-based painter known for his perceptive urban landscapes that explore the act of seeing within everyday environments. His work frequently focuses on the city of Boston—its…

S8 Live Interview with Painter Dion Johnson at Contemporary Art Matters

Feb 20, 2026 43m

Dion Johnson (b. 1975, Bellaire, OH) is based in Los Angeles, CA. Johnson received a BFA from The Ohio State University and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University. He has participated in numerous…

S8 Tribeca Gallerist Jared Linge on Building High Noon Gallery

Feb 06, 2026 58m

Jared Linge received a classical education in Drawing & Painting and Art History at the Laguna College of Art and Design. After eight years of experience working in contemporary art on both…

S8 It's Never Too Late To Start with Artist Lisa Congdon

Jan 23, 2026 42m

As we begin a new year, we're revisiting one of our most encouraging conversations on I Like Your Work—my interview with artist, author, and educator Lisa Congdon. Lisa's story is a powerful reminder…

S8 Applying to Artist Residencies: CVA Insights & Practical Application Tips

Jan 16, 2026 13m

Artist residencies play an important role in supporting creative development, professional growth, and sustained studio practice. This episode offers insight into artist residencies through the lens…

S8 Keep Painting: John Walker on a Life in the Studio

Jan 09, 2026 1h 17m

We're revisiting one of my favorite conversations from the archive with painter John Walker, an episode that feels just as relevant now as when it first aired. In this conversation, John reflects on…

S8 Doing the Next Thing in Your Art Practice: Following What Lights You Up in the New Year

Jan 07, 2026 14m

In this New Year episode of I Like Your Work, I talk about doing the next thing in your art practice by following what genuinely lights you up — even when it means making a change. I share why I…

S8 Do It Afraid — Creative Planning for Artists Starting the Year Strong

Dec 19, 2025 12m

In this mini episode of I Like Your Work, I talk about why waiting to feel "ready" or confident keeps so many artists stuck and how planning your artistic year while feeling afraid can actually be…

S8 Sculptor Lydia Musco on Finding Clarity in Your Studio Practice

Dec 12, 2025 1h 11m

Lydia Jenkins Musco's work has been exhibited in galleries and public spaces throughout the United States. With an MFA from Boston University and a BA from Bennington College, her artistic practice…

S8 What's Happening at Miami Art Week 2025: Artist Takeaways from Art Basel, NADA, Untitled & SCOPE

Dec 05, 2025 9m

If you've been watching the Miami energy from afar and wondering what it all means for your studio practice, this episode gives you the trends, themes, and takeaways that actually matter for…

S8 Italian Journey: Corot, Goethe & the Self We Discover

Nov 28, 2025 14m

In this episode, Erika explores how observation, travel, and memory shape artistic practice, inspired by her upcoming class in Italy, The Symbolic Landscape. Drawing from Corot's plein air studies…

S8 Understanding Your Experience with Painter Gail Spaien

Nov 21, 2025 48m

Gail Spaien (b. 1958, Hartford, Connecticut) is an American artist and educator based in Maine. Her studio practice centers around the idea that a painting is a site of connection; an object that…

S8 Most Overlooked Area in Open Calls

Nov 14, 2025 9m

In this episode, I'm diving into open calls including what jurors look for when reviewing applications, and why the description box is crucial for providing context about your artwork. I'm also…

S8 The Life of Objects with Painter Gwen Strahle

Nov 07, 2025 42m

Gwen Strahle is a painter living and working in northeast CT. She teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design. She shows her work at Nancy Devine Gallery in RI. Strahle has received several awards…

S8 Mystery and Philip Guston

Oct 31, 2025 13m

In this episode, I touch on mystery in art—the space between knowing and not knowing that drives us to create and share Philip Guston's essay "Faith, Hope, and Impossibility". Faith, Hope, and…

S8 Exploring Cyanotype Printing and Mushrooms with Madge Evers

Oct 24, 2025 40m

Madge Evers (b. 1961, Norwalk, CT) explores the transformative cycles of dormancy, decay, and ecstatic growth in plant life. Her work combines alternative photography, mushroom spores, and painting…

S8 Simplify Your Taxes as an Artist: Artist Tax Professional Hannah Cole

Oct 17, 2025 37m

Hannah Cole is a tax expert who specializes in working with self-employed people, especially creative and mission-driven ones. A long-time working artist herself, she's helped tens of thousands of…

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