Season 1

"I think of humor as being a sleight of hand, like a magic trick. I think of it as being a way of talking about the thing you really want to talk about by not talking about it at all. I'm very interested in the way that people use humour and the way that humour is often used as a vehicle for telling...

MadameFraankie’s work is centred around recontextualizing the day to day documentation of black life. She is drawn to highlighting the various ways Black people hold space and occupy their time. Within her work she attempts to capture micro-communal moments, gestures of love, and curiosity.

Ashley Brooke (b.2003), A.K.A SpookyRatt, is an emerging mixed media artist based in Fort Worth, Texas, whose goal is to connect others through their work, whether it’s through a photo or splattered on a canvas. Spookyratt is known for their chaotic/abstract work, their spine chilling monsters and t...

Tammy Salzl, a Canadian multimedia marvel with a flair for storytelling, joins us for episode 8 of the Artalogue! Tammy tracks her journey from reading her brother's comic book stash as a child to her latest solo show at the Vernon Public Art Gallery. Salzl walks us through her evolution from drawin...

Bev Pike is a Winnipeg artist known for gigantic immersive paintings of architectural utopias. She bases her current series on eccentric three hundred year-old subterranean grottos in England. Pike shows her work in major public art galleries across Canada, most recently at the Dunlop Art Gallery (R...

Let's talk about debt, baby! What does it mean to take on thousands of dollars in debt as an artist? This week's conversation with performance artist Caitlin Mary Margarett Sørensdatter explores how the Midwest's transformed prairie landscapes serves as a canvas for CMM's work, spotlighting the cult...

Step into the visual world of Laila Annmarie Stevens, a Black queer photographer based in Brooklyn whose lens captures tender portraits of the people around her. We unpack how growing up in Queens and internet culture shaped the intimate narratives she now crafts with her camera, from the early days...

Kyle Scheurman paints more than just landscapes; his art illustrates the urgency of our changing climate and the need for its conservation. Madison's conversation with the artist and dedicated activist focuses on the precarious situation of British Columbia's old growth forests—a tale of both beauty...

Ever wondered how an artist’s cognitive makeup shapes their creative journey? Get ready for a captivating exploration into the world of Kara Theart, a rising Birmingham artist whose large-scale ink pen drawings blur the lines between human forms and landscapes. Theart explores how neurodivergence ha...