# Art Affairs Hosted by michael faith, Art Affairs is meant to give you a look at and into the New Contemporary Art community, featuring conversations with artists, gallerists, curators, printmakers, and more! The goal, throughout, is to continually shine a spotlight on the human side of the wonderful work they do. Page: Feed: --- ## [Art Affairs 101 - Lori Earley](https://artaffairspodcast.com/episodes/101-lori-earley) _2026-04-20 · contact@artaffairspodcast.com (michael faith)_ On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Lori Earley . We discuss her early years growing up outside of New York City right down the street from an amusement park, her meteoric rise in the art community near the start of her career, her diagnosis with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome that forced her to step away from her career for years, her return to painting and what she has coming up, and a… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/b0e794a4-7607-4d6d-87dc-d885acdbbc09/f2dbde0c-5e01-4918-af69-3bf25d030902/episodes/audio/group/4f148135-fd46-4528-9cc6-288f2a9875d3/group-item/bdd7e976-c7a9-45ef-90ab-d198d165b06b/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HZ7_I1QE) ## [Art Affairs 100 - Nychos](https://artaffairspodcast.com/episodes/100-nychos) _2025-10-27 · contact@artaffairspodcast.com (michael faith)_ On this special 100th episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Nychos . We discuss his experience growing up in a traditional Austrian hunting family, the development of his art practice and how his style has evolved over the years, the period of exploration and discovery that he's entered into lately, and a whole lot more! Also mentioned in this episode: Sofles , Stephen Silver , Aryz , Galo ,… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/f2dbde0c-5e01-4918-af69-3bf25d030902/episodes/2ff6da98-6e00-4323-97e1-06ea98a46a47/audio/46006e62-e3dc-44d4-b127-bd47640f00eb/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HZ7_I1QE) ## [Art Affairs 099 - Landland](https://artaffairspodcast.com/episodes/099-landland) _2024-12-23 · contact@artaffairspodcast.com (michael faith)_ On this episode of Art Affairs, celebrating the show's five year anniversary, i talk with artists and screen printers Dan Black and Jes Seamans of Landland . We discuss how they first met and ultimately joined forces to form Landland, their individual creative processes, from idea all the way to the printing press, the many different types of projects they take on throughout the year (including… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/f2dbde0c-5e01-4918-af69-3bf25d030902/episodes/c070bc9e-63a8-425a-957c-bc6501b11edd/audio/e4afdf8b-2d27-479d-880f-b92345bf46e1/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HZ7_I1QE) ## [Art Affairs 098 - Annie Owens](https://artaffairspodcast.com/episodes/098-annie-owens) _2024-11-11 · contact@artaffairspodcast.com (michael faith)_ On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist and co-founder of Hi-Fructose , Annie Owens . We discuss how she and her now husband Attaboy first got started in the publishing industry, how she's managed to balance that with her personal art practice, the new group show that she and Daniel curated at Thinkspace , some of the exciting stuff she has coming up, and a whole lot more! Also… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/f2dbde0c-5e01-4918-af69-3bf25d030902/episodes/aff2a166-35ba-4de2-b1be-8e3afaf22c7e/audio/0331747a-3f7c-475e-ab5e-c24337143535/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HZ7_I1QE) ## [Art Affairs 097 - Ego](https://artaffairspodcast.com/episodes/097-ego) _2024-10-14 · contact@artaffairspodcast.com (michael faith)_ On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Ego . We discuss the early part of his career as a graphic designer and then as a tattoo artist, how he developed his painting skills and made the transition into his personal art practice, his dark but uniquely charming style, and a whole lot more! Also mentioned in this episode: Copro Gallery , Chet Zar , Revolution Gallery , Arch Enemy Arts ,… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/f2dbde0c-5e01-4918-af69-3bf25d030902/episodes/6eed0238-27a2-4dc8-80cd-5d8e17c41154/audio/b6d7819b-0c1a-4d4e-8e5d-11f6d76a40aa/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HZ7_I1QE) ## [Art Affairs 096 - Travis Lampe](https://artaffairspodcast.com/episodes/096-travis-lampe) _2024-09-23 · contact@artaffairspodcast.com (michael faith)_ On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Travis Lampe . We discuss his early career working in advertising as an art director, how he first began to explore his own personal artistic voice, what inspired his super unique and immediately recognizable style, and a whole lot more. Also mentioned in this episode: Gary Baseman , Ryan Heshka , Corey Helford Gallery , Copro Gallery , Luke Chueh… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/f2dbde0c-5e01-4918-af69-3bf25d030902/episodes/c76ae790-59d2-4fc9-8a31-35dfab85a6f2/audio/317ff8f1-d5e3-4bd6-8d90-2825f35dca26/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HZ7_I1QE) ## [Art Affairs 095 - Joram Roukes](https://artaffairspodcast.com/episodes/095-joram-roukes) _2024-09-02 · contact@artaffairspodcast.com (michael faith)_ On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Joram Roukes. We discuss how he first took an interest in graffiti and started creating art in the streets, how that experience later informed his work in the studio, his vast experience doing residencies across the globe, and a whole lot more! Also mentioned in this episode: StolenSpace Gallery , Thinkspace Projects , and Christian Rex van Minnen… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/f2dbde0c-5e01-4918-af69-3bf25d030902/episodes/b05e8bbb-f3bd-4a9d-b0a5-47da00c3ad5b/audio/e923194c-9824-4acb-93d6-464e381534f9/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HZ7_I1QE) ## [Art Affairs 094 - Young-Ji Cha](https://artaffairspodcast.com/episodes/094-young-ji-cha) _2024-08-12 · contact@artaffairspodcast.com (michael faith)_ On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Young-Ji Cha . We discuss her multi-cultural background, growing up in both South Korea and California, how she broke into the animation industry, the dual-nature of her career now, splitting her time between Visual Development and her personal art practice, and a whole lot more! Also mentioned in this episode: Thinkspace and Mark Ryden . Follow… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/f2dbde0c-5e01-4918-af69-3bf25d030902/episodes/9b2ed47e-cc52-4251-a9c0-22aba6a75b8b/audio/de71db5e-331a-44d0-88bf-25b28bde8ba8/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HZ7_I1QE) ## [Art Affairs 093 - Megan Ellen MacDonald](https://artaffairspodcast.com/episodes/093-megan-macdonald) _2024-07-22 · contact@artaffairspodcast.com (michael faith)_ On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Megan Ellen MacDonald . We discuss her time growing up in rural Ontario, how she developed her super unique and immediately recognizable style, her experience teaching art, and a whole lot more! Also mentioned in this episode: Jacub Gagnon , Andrew Hem , Nicolas Uribe , Benjamin Björklund , Spoke Art , Hashimoto Contemporary , Stephanie Shih , and… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/f2dbde0c-5e01-4918-af69-3bf25d030902/episodes/57ff9b09-d45d-499e-8c1e-f2dd0c2d1d55/audio/ab8c5582-ee54-440d-aeaf-3b0c570cf061/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HZ7_I1QE) ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qyX3VSpOrotN) _2024-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [Art Affairs 092 - Femke Hiemstra](https://artaffairspodcast.com/episodes/092-femke-hiemstra) _2024-07-01 · contact@artaffairspodcast.com (michael faith)_ On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with artist Femke Hiemstra . We discuss how she transitioned from a career in illustration to focusing on her own personal work, the role animals play in her work, how she started incorporating super unique panel shapes into her work, and a whole lot more! Also mentioned in this episode: Kirsten Anderson , Roq la Rue , Feinkunst Krüger , Thomas Woodruff , and… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/f2dbde0c-5e01-4918-af69-3bf25d030902/episodes/bbf3a174-b1cf-4499-9aa8-3b5a0ba0b2d0/audio/2bbcedbd-a099-45d6-9e69-cfd7a2d2b650/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HZ7_I1QE)