In this episode of the Have You Seen? series, Carrie chats with Jade van der Mark, a Paris-based painter and sculptor. Adept at using the Impasto technique, Jade van der Mark, plays with multi layered oil painting to sculpt the pictorial material. With thick brushstrokes and a heritage which navigates between the European influences of Abstract expressionism to the CoBra art movement, she plays with dimensions and breaks the ethos of perspective allowing the eye to wander from detail to...

In the first episode of Behind the Seen, Carrie chats with Chadd Scott, a writer at the intersection of art and travel. He’s interested in the art that happens outside of major cities and making sure that we know as much about what’s happening in say, New Mexico, as we do London’s Bond Street. From Carrie: "Chadd and I both care deeply about making the art world more inclusive and accessible to everyone, from first-time gallery-goers to seasoned collectors. But why does it so often feel...

In this episode of the Seeing series, Carrie chats with Rashid Johnson, a Brooklyn-based contemporary artist. With an innovative blend of multimedia techniques and a profound exploration of identity, history, and cultural memory, Johnson has redefined boundaries, glass ceilings and so much more. From his iconic "Anxious Men" series to his immersive installations exploring themes of race, belonging, and the human condition, Johnson's work challenges viewers to confront uncomfortable truths...

In this episode of the Have You Seen? series, Carrie chats with Storm Tharp, a Portland, Oregon based painter and sculptor. Storm builds his strange and beautiful characters by first drawing contours on the page with water. Inspired by the technique of Japanese calligraphy, the application of ink is a parallel of the mind’s movements, its unexpected focuses and elisions. As with any portrait, his works are signs pointing to a void: the subject itself, physically absent, disappearing...

In this episode of the Seeing series, Carrie chats with Naama Tsabar, a Brooklyn-based installation and performance artist. Naama is a boundary-pushing artist known for challenging conventions and pushing the limits of what art can be. She stands alongside icons of performance art (think Yoko Ono, Carolee Schneemann, and Marina Abramović), bringing a fresh, urgent energy to performance art. Her work is raw, authentic, and totally rock and roll. Forget the somber image of traditional...

In the first episode of the Have You Seen? series, Carrie chats with Alexis Nunnelly, a visual artist and painted based in Queens, NYC.  Inspired by the sensualities and non-linear timelines of nature, Alexis' paintings are bold and powerful color showcases in acrylic and oil images. Each created from collages of lush landscapes and surreal worlds all cradling sensual, femme figures. Nodding to romantic masters by studying their lyrical compositions — she reimagines timeless narratives...

In the first episode of the Seeing series, Carrie chats with Leonardo Drew, a contemporary artist based in Brooklyn, New York.  Leonardo is known for creating reflective abstract sculptural works that play upon the dystopic tension between order and chaos. Recalling Post Minimalist sculpture that alludes to America’s industrial past, as well as the plight of African Americans throughout U.S. history. One could find many meanings in his work, but ultimately the cyclical nature of life and...

Welcome to Seen - where the art world meets the real world. Every two weeks, we sit down with emerging and established artists, to offer a genuine glimpse into their lives and minds. All in an authentic and totally straightforward manner. Carrie Scott is your host. With two decades of experience as a curator and art historian, she firmly believes in the transformative power of art. If it's Seen.