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Passionate Painter Podast Episode 7 – Sculptor Kristin Thielking on interdisciplinary collaboration and evoking layers of meaning through fused glass
Sculptor Kristin Thielking received a BA in Fine Art and Comparative Literature from Brown University in Rhode Island and an MFA in Sculpture from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Kristin has taught sculpture at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point since 2001. She has also taught at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, University…
Read MorePassionate Painter Podcast Episode 6 – Painter and Printmaker Mark Brueggeman on dancing with the ethereal
Mark Brueggeman works in printmaking, painting, drawing, and stained glass, with occasional forays into bronze casting. His current printmaking focus is a combination of letterpress and intaglio prints, further expanding his scope into the roles of publisher and illustrator. Mark earned his undergraduate degree in drawing and painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. He…
Read MorePassionate Painter Podcast Episode 5 – Mosaicist Joseph Kaftan elevates the everyday with the translucence of glass
Joseph Kaftan was born in northeastern Wisconsin. His mother was a newspaper photographer and his father a self-taught mosaicist. Encouraged by his parents, Joseph began drawing and painting at a young age. He later studied art at UW-Madison and graphic design at American University. He worked as a graphic designer, his favorite projects were creating…
Read MorePassionate Painter Podcast Episode 4 – Toxic Materials, the Chemistry of Pigments, and Making Career Connections with Nelson Ferreira – Part 2
Portugese master painter Nelson Ferreira discusses his fidelity to ancient techniques and working with toxic materials, the chemical properties of pigments, and making professional connections in the art world. Nelson studied Fine Arts Painting and has exhibited and taught internationally. He is a visiting lecturer for the National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery of Lisbon, Universidade…
Read MorePassionate Painter Podcast Episode 3 – Classical Realism is Alive and Well with Painter and Instructor Nelson Ferreira – Part 1 of 2
Portugese master painter Nelson Ferreira discusses the state of realism in the West, his shocking rebellion against his academic institution, and how painting a haunting series carried him through a years-long depression. Nelson studied Fine Arts Painting and has exhibited and taught internationally. He is a visiting lecturer for the National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery…
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