Art Uncovered

Femme-presenting artist, disabilities, women, medical spaces, art spaces with Ash Hagerstrand

ASH HAGERSTRAND is a Brooklyn-based artist whose work explores their experience of navigating medical spaces as a femme person with disabilities. In this episode Kimberly and Ash talk about Ash’s relationship to online wellness communities and their work in sculpture and digital art. Ash is also the founder of Chronically Online [https://www.instagram.com/chronicallyonlinegallery/], an online gallery focusing on the work of disabled people. Support the show [https://www.artuncoveredpodcast.com/donate]

El Salvador, civil war, art and photography with Muriel Hasbun

MURIEL HASBUN is a Washington DC-based artist whose work explores issues of cultural identity, migration and memory. In this episode Kimberly and Muriel talk about El Salvador’s 12-year civil war, the significance of her mother’s art gallery during wartime and her interest in photography’s ability to capture subjective experiences. Support the show [https://www.artuncoveredpodcast.com/donate]

Feminism, painting, women, rituals with Genevieve Cohn

Genevieve Cohn is a Boston-based artist who has had solo exhibitions at Hashimoto Contemporary Gallery in New York City and Jack Bell Gallery in London. Her feminist paintings explore women, community and rituals. In this episode Kimberly and Genevieve talk about Genevieve’s studio practice, her interest in literature and her process of building female communities.  Support the show [https://www.artuncoveredpodcast.com/donate]

Family, Migration, Spirituality and Painting with Natessa Amin

NATESSA AMIN is a Philly-based artist who recently had a solo exhibition at the Cue Foundation in New York. She is also the winner of the Fleisher Wind Challenge. In this episode Kimberly and Natessa talk about Natessa’s participation in a unique residency in the woods and her exploration of the connections between her family, migration, Eastern traditions and the act of painting.   Support the show [https://www.artuncoveredpodcast.com/donate]

Grief, language, sculpture with Lydia Kern

LYDIA KERN was a recent resident at Yaddo and a recipient of the Diane Gabriel Visual Artist Award.  In this episode Kimberly and Lydia talk about Lydia's integration of her experiences of grief and her appreciation for collective human experience. They also talk about Lydia's love for art and language and her studio rituals associated with the preparation of found objects. Support the show [https://www.artuncoveredpodcast.com/donate]