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
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 22, 2018
29 min
This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist Kirpy. We discuss his complex and highly detailed stencils of street scenes, his time spent in Berlin and his up and coming Melbourne exhibition.
Apr 15, 2018
Apr 15, 2018
36 min
This week I catch up with British artist Ben Eine. We discuss his introduction to art through graffiti and how he got his art in the White House.
Apr 8, 2018
Apr 8, 2018
33 min
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Steve Leadbeater. We discuss what he got out of his 365 days of Leadbeater instagram challenge and his up and coming exhibition Within Us.
Apr 2, 2018
Apr 2, 2018
48 min
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Kaff Eine. We discuss her career path prior to becoming an artist, her use of photo realism and stripping back her colour palette.
Mar 25, 2018
Mar 25, 2018
49 min
This week I catch up with Sydney based artist Georgia Hill. We discuss her graphical paintings, greyscale colour palette and living as an artist with Synesthesia.
Mar 12, 2018
Mar 12, 2018
35 min
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Loretta Lizzio. We discuss selling in a concept when being commissioned to create art and how being hit by a bus kickstarted her art career.
Mar 4, 2018
Mar 4, 2018
36 min
This week I catch up with American author and host of the Accidental Creative podcast Todd Henry. Todd helps people and organisations generate brilliant ideas. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he is a sought-after speaker on creativity, productivity, leadership, and passion for work.
Feb 26, 2018
Feb 26, 2018
1 hr 4 min
This week I catch up with Danish artist and graffiti writer CMP One. We discuss his involvement with the 80s Danish hip hop scene. His graffiti career and his paintings of urban scenes featuring b-boy characters.
Feb 19, 2018
Feb 19, 2018
36 min
Callum Preston and Tom Gerrard discuss their up and coming exhibitions at Benalla Gallery. Callum is showing his Milk Bar and Tom is showing a new body of work called Dead Set Legends: An Anthology of Individuals.
Feb 11, 2018
Feb 11, 2018
1 hr 2 min
This weeks guest is San Diego based artist Dave Persue. We discuss the many brands he's helped craft within the skateboarding and streetwear industries, his rise within the graffiti world and what he has created for himself with Bunny Kitty.