BONUS EPISODE of ‘All About Art’: LIVE Panel Talk on Arts and Culture on the Canal This is a special bonus episode in collaboration with Slash Arts, Word On The Water, and Canal Dream CIC. Art Historian and All About Art Host Alexandra Steinacker sat down with Simon Hodgkinson, founder of Slash Arts, Paddy Screech, co-founder of Word on the Water, and Chuntian Hu, founder of Canal Dream CIC, a company that activates London’s historic waterways through a variety of arts and cultural...

Episode 60 of ‘All About Art’: Why the Art World Needs Social Media, with Cassandra Bowes In this episode, I sat down with Cassandra Bowes, a Social Media Content and Marketing Strategist, Cultural Influencer, Curator, and Collector with over a decade of experience in the art world. In 2022, Cassandra launched The Social Art Agency, the first social media agency for the arts and cultural sector. Listen on to hear me ask Cassandra about her background and how it has informed her...

Episode 59 of ‘All About Art’: Art in Fiction: Discussing Tiepolo Blue, a novel by James Cahill In this episode, I sat down with James Cahill, art critic, academic and author. James published his debut novel in 2022 titled Tiepolo Blue, in which art historian Don is captivated by the Venetian master Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s skies. The story is set in the 1990’s, beginning in Cambridge where Don is a professor. Throughout the novel, Don goes through both an artistic and sexual awakening...

Episode 58 of ‘All About Art’: Content Creation in the Arts with Lucy Donovan In this episode, I sat down with Lucy Donovan, content creator and the founder of Girl & Gallery. Lucy has nearly half a million followers across various platforms posting about art in an accessible, relatable way. Girl&Gallery is a destination where art lovers can embark on a journey of discovering new artists, interesting exhibitions, and inspiring works of art. Lucy aims to create a space where...

Episode 57 of ‘All About Art’: New Kids On The Block - Interviews with 5 Emerging Gallerists in London (Hew Hood, Helen Neven, Maribelle Bierens, Cedric Bardawil, & Jack Trodd) In the past two years in London (2022 and 2023) we have seen a massive surge in small galleries opening across the city. Instead of interviewing one emerging gallerist about why they chose now to take the plunge and open their gallery, I had the opportunity to speak to 5 new gallerists in London. I ask each...

Episode 56 of ‘All About Art’: The Experience of Sitting for a Portrait - In the Studio with Beau Gabriel This episode is a bit different because All About Art is a podcast all about demystifying the professional arts sector by speaking to amazing people in different roles in the arts - But I also love to do episodes that touch on various themes within the industry, and this time it’s more unconventional. I recently went to visit Beau Gabriel, a London-based artist, in his studio to sit...

Episode 55 of ‘All About Art’: Writing an Artist Biography: Discussing Pauline Boty with Marc Kristal In this episode, I sat down with Marc Kristal, who recently published the biography of British pop artist Pauline Boty. This episode and the book’s publication is concurrent to an exhibition of Boty’s works at Gazelli Art House in London. Boty was born in South London, and in 1954, she received a scholarship to Wimbledon School of Art and then continued her studies at the Royal College...

Episode 52 of ‘All About Art’: Curating Frieze Sculpture with Fatos Üstek In this episode, I sat down with Fatos Üstek. It was announced earlier this year that Fatos would be curating the 2023 Frieze Sculpture Park, a major annual public art exhibition that places monumental works by leading artists throughout London’s The Regent’s Park during Frieze Art Fair, one of the biggest art fairs in the world. Listen in to hear me ask Fatos about her background in Mathematics and how it influences...

Episode 54 of ‘All About Art’: 10 Years of Unit London with co-founder Joe Kennedy In this episode, I sat down with co-founder of Unit London, Joe Kennedy. I got to ask Joe about his push into entrepreneurship and how he got into the arts. We chat about how the gallery landscape has changed in the last 10 years, and how he thinks it will continue to change in the following 10. Listen on to hear me ask Joe about social media and NFTS, how the gallery chooses artists they work with, and...

Episode 53: A Critical Take on the National Gallery’s ‘200 Creators’ Call Out Recently, someone left a comment on one of my Instagram posts. They asked ‘could you share your feelings on the National Gallery calling all content creators to celebrate the bicentenary? Many are calling the criteria unfair and as a professional in the art industry and as a creator, I’m curious how you feel about it’, which has now sparked the inspiration for this podcast episode. In this episode, I take a...

Episode 51 of ‘All About Art’: Being Your Authentic Self in the Arts with Comedian and Art Critic Verity Babbs In this episode, I sat down with art critic, comedian and presenter Verity Babbs. We speak about the topic of being your authentic self in the arts and why we often struggle with it in our sector. I ask her about Art Laughs, an initiative she founded that brings art-themed comedy events to museums, galleries, fairs, and cultural spaces. Listen on to hear me ask Verity how she...

BONUS EPISODE of ‘All About Art’: LIVE Panel Talk at Kravitz Contemporary for ‘Window Shopper’ with Suwon Lee, Małgorzata Widomska, and Elaine Tam This is a special bonus episode in collaboration with Kravitz Contemporary. Kravitz Contemporary x Death of Man is proud to present 'Window Shopper', a two-person exhibition featuring works by artists Suwon Lee and Małgorzata Widomska and curated by Elaine Tam taking place from 7 July – 19 August 2023. Art Historian and All About Art Host...

Episode 50 of ‘All About Art’: Ripping Up the Art Market Rulebook with Millie Jason Foster, Director of Gillian Jason Gallery In this episode, I sat down with Millie Jason Foster, director of Gillian Jason Gallery in London. The gallery works with female-identifying artists, taking an intergenerational approach while presenting exhibitions about themes relevant in today’s society. The gallery has a long history, with 40 years of experience in exhibiting work by artists from beyond the...

Episode 49 of ‘All About Art’: Professionally Bullshitting Art with Sophie Nowakowska In this episode, I sat down with Sophie Nowakowska, the artist manager and curator whose Instagram handle makes a huge statement as The Professional Art Bullshitter.  Listen on to hear me ask Sophie about her Instagram and how she stays true to her opinions, meaning she voices her honest critique surrounding various exhibitions and artworks, while also being aware that her audience is vast. We also talk...

Episode 48 of ‘All About Art’: From Auction House to Gallery Director: Discussing Artistellar with Adele Smejkal In this episode, I interview Adele Smejkal, Founder and Director of Artistellar Gallery. It started off as a nomadic gallery and online platform in 2020, dedicated to scouting UK emerging and early-career talents. The gallery now has a permanent space in London, where I will be hosting an event through All About Art in collaboration with Adele and Artistellar. You can book free...

Episode 47 of ‘All About Art’: Running an Arts Project Space with Penelope Kupfer, Director of Kupfer In this episode, I sat down with Penelope Kupfer, director of the eponymous gallery and project space in Hackney, north east London. Kupfer functions as a platform for exhibitions and residencies. Opened in 2017, they have showcased the work of nearly 80 artists from different generations and geographies with a focus on those who are currently underrepresented in the London art circuit....

Episode 46 of ‘All About Art’: Sustainability in Art with Caitlin Southwick, Founder of Ki Culture In this episode, I sat down with the founder of Ki Culture, Caitlin Southwick. Ki Culture is an international non-profit working to unite culture and sustainability. They use “culture” as an all-inclusive term - from visual arts to heritage to performing arts, and that sustainability is used in a wide sense of the word- encompassing all three pillars, environmental, social, and economic. The...

EPISODE 45 of ‘All About Art’: A Q&A on the Arts and Cultural Sector! I collected your questions via my Instagram stories, and throughout this episode, I answer a plethora of them. Below are the topics I touch on, the time stamps in case you want to jump to a specific question, and some links to relevant articles and research. What should I study and should I do a masters [2m30s] https://www.ucl.ac.uk/art-history/history-art ...

EPISODE 44 of ‘All About Art’: Artist Interview with Stacey Gillian Abe (in collaboration with Unit London) In this episode, I had the joy of speaking to artist Stacey Gillian Abe. Stacey was born in Kampala, Uganda, in 1990. She received her BA in Art and Industrial Design from Kyambogo University in 2014. She has gone on to present her work internationally at museums, galleries, fairs and biennales. The episode coincides with her solo exhibition at Unit London on Hanover Square in...

EPISODE 43 of ‘All About Art’: Discussing 'Misogynageism' with Artist Fion Gunn In this episode, I speak to artist Fion Gunn. She centers her practice around the desire to understand and analyze the extremity of human experience. She states that she is fascinated by the fundamental question: What does the experience of living mean for us both as individuals and as a global society? We chat about Fion’s artistic practice and how she uses a variety of mediums including painting but also...

EPISODE 42 of ‘All About Art’: Ministry of Arts Podcast Crossover with Gary Mansfield This episode is a podcast SPECIAL, because it is a crossover episode with Gary Mansfield, founder and host of the MINISTRY OF ARTS podcast (so after you listen to me interview Gary here on All About Art, head over to his podcast here to tune in to him interviewing me!) Gary has had quite the unconventional introduction to the art world. He came into contact with the arts during a 14-year prison sentence he...

EPISODE 41 of ‘All About Art’: Quantum Physics & Art with Libby Heaney In this episode, I speak to the fabulous London-based contemporary artist Libby Heaney. Libby studied Physics at Imperial College London and has a PhD in Quantum Information Science from the University of Leeds. She spent 5 years working as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford and the National University of Singapore, leading her own research and publishing 20 papers on topics like quantum entanglement...

EPISODE 40 of ‘All About Art’: Artist Interview with Laurel Johannesson (in collaboration with ARTPOWHER Contemporary) In this episode, I speak to Laurel Johannesson, a Canada-born artist who examines various psychological states of being, using the beach or shoreline as a liminal space in her photographs and moving image. Laurel studied at the University of Calgary, the University of Saskatchewan, and the Royal College of Art in London. Her print, photographic, interactive, and moving...

EPISODE 39 of ‘All About Art’: Discussing Frieze Art Fair with Sophie Lambert from Lisson Gallery In this episode, I speak to Sophie Lambert, who works in Sales and Exhibitions at the fabulous Lisson Gallery in London. We talk about her professional experiences & Frieze Art Fair, as Sophie has given me an inside exclusive on Lisson Gallery’s booth for the 2022 London fair. We talk about what the process is like preparing for such a big fair and what it means to have a solo presentation...