Bench Talk
Welcome to Bench Talk — the podcast where I dive into real, honest conversations with inspiring artists, to reveal what it really takes to build a thriving creative career.
I’m your host, Tom Gerrard — an international artist from Australia and Co-Founder of The Art Career Academy, an online school dedicated to helping visual artists rise up and go pro. I kicked off this podcast back in 2016, when I was dreaming of going full-time with my art. And through these chats, I found the path and walked it.
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Episodes
Mar 24, 2019
Mar 24, 2019
53 min
This week I catch up with Sydney based artist Georgia Hill to find out about the many amazing projects she's worked on over the last year.
Mar 17, 2019
Mar 17, 2019
1 hr 18 min
This week I catch up with Melbourne graffiti writer Duet. We chat about his experiences growing up during the 80s and 90s in Melbourne.
Mar 10, 2019
Mar 10, 2019
34 min
This week I catch up with Newcastle based artist Ellie Hannon. We discuss the art scene in Newcastle and her time spent traveling and painting.
Mar 3, 2019
Mar 3, 2019
37 min
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Rone to discuss his new exhibition Empire. With this exhibition Rone took over a whole mansion in the Dandenong Ranges outside of Melbourne.
Feb 24, 2019
Feb 24, 2019
1 hr 7 min
Bench Talk is back. This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Shawn Lu. We discuss the highly detailed work Shawn creates and his work with Q Bank Gallery.
Dec 10, 2018
Dec 10, 2018
1 hr
This week I catch up with American artist Lauren YS. We discuss her art career, the travel she does for her art and her recent exhibition in Melbourne.
Dec 2, 2018
Dec 2, 2018
47 min
This week I catch up with American artist Thomas Campbell. We discuss the many different mediums he works with and coming up in the art world along side artists such as Barry McGee and Ed Templeton.
Nov 26, 2018
Nov 26, 2018
1 hr 1 min
This week I catch up with American artist Elle. We discuss her introduction to graffiti and streetart, her move to Australia and her up and coming Melbourne exhibition.
Nov 18, 2018
Nov 18, 2018
59 min
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Tom Adair. We discuss how he approaches his art from a commercial view and how quitting his job to go full time with his art has changed his life.
Nov 11, 2018
Nov 11, 2018
45 min
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Heesco. We discuss his Mongolian heritage and how it plays into his up and coming exhibition.