Art Dealer Diaries Podcast

I had the pleasure of interviewing the contemporary artist Marla Allison today on Art Dealer Diaries. Marla is full of energy, creativity, smart, and was a very interesting guest. We discuss growing up in New Mexico at the historic Laguna Pueblo, and what it's like being Laguna, Hopi, Jemez, and Anglo, and what those cultural elements provide to your art and perspective. Laguna is a small community and she goes from a small pueblo community to being IAIA trained and a School for Advanced Research fellow in Santa Fe, to accepting fellowships in Bahrain, and Bristol, UK, and participating in exhibitions in the United Arab Emirates and residencies in Saudi Arabia. Marla Allison has been a lot of different places and imbues this life experience into her art, with her heritage and sensibilities of historic pueblo pottery designs with a contemporary style. I enjoyed this podcast a great deal and for fans of contemporary art and historic pottery, I can assure you that you will too.

I had Dr. Larry Len Peterson on today, and we're discussing his new book "Edward S. Curtis, Printing the Legends: Looking at Shadows in a West Lit Only by Fire" it's a terrific book. I read this whole book and I'm going to read it again. There's just so much information, not only about Edward Curtis, but about that whole time frame from 1860 to 1945. All the big players, whether it's J.P. Morgan or Buffalo Bill or Custer, and even the Indian boarding school systems. If you're interested in Curtis, this podcast is a must-listen.
The other component that makes this project so important is the array of beautiful reproductions within the book. Did I mention he only printed 1,000 copies? It's not going to be available for long and it's going to be one of those great collector items.
Dr. Peterson is uniquely positioned to write a book like this. He's a great author. He's won dozens of awards and he is a former physician who has written and published many research papers in his previous area of expertise. He's just one of these polymath individuals that you're lucky you get to meet and have in your life.
Fortunately, I was lucky enough to be able to meet Dr. Larry Len Peterson and have been working with him on occasion. I'm glad I had the opportunity to spend time with this book and delve into the subject of Edward Curtis with an expert.
So I hope you enjoy. It's a two-parter. This is part one. Dr. Larry Len Peterson on Art Dealer Diaries Podcast episode 278.

I had Laura Finlay Smith, the curator for the Tia Collection on the podcast today. The Tia Collection is a unique gathering of paintings and sculptures including top-notch Contemporary and the best of the best Western and recently Native American artwork as well. Laura has been curating for the Tia Collection for the last 8 years building this fantastic collection of artwork This collection tours throughout the country and pieces are routinely loaned to museums across the United States. Any of you museum directors out there listening - you're definitely going to want to absorb this podcast. It's going to give you insight into an immense resource where you can find wonderful important artworks that are free to borrow for your institutions. Laura is an interesting individual and the history behind her curatorial expertise provides for a very interesting interview. Please enjoy curator Laura Finlay Smith on episode 121 of Art Dealer Diaries Podcast.

Johnny D. Boggs shares his life story as an aspiring sportswriter and newspaper editor before finding his true calling as an author of historic fiction. His journey from the Carolinas to New Mexico is in itself a tale of westward expansion. Johnny shares what it takes to be an author of Western novels and his methods behind an award-winning career in the world of historical fiction. Johnny Boggs is an 8-time Spur Award-winning western writer, a record that won't soon be beaten. If you ever wondered if you could be a professional writer then this is a must listen to episode of Art Dealer Diaries Podcast.

I had Mark Magggiori on today. Wow, really an interesting human being. He's one of the best Western artists working today and I'm a big fan of his artwork. This is a Western artist who has 150,000 Instagram followers. Yes, you read that correctly. Having that many followers is kind of unheard of in the Western art game but there's a definite reason though and that's that this guy has an amazing background and can paint.
He's the front-man for the French band Pleymo which was signed in 1997 by Sony records when he was only 20 years old and has sold over 100,000 albums. He was a rockstar, but he followed his dream which was to become a Western artist. He had this colossal epiphany which is amazing when you think about it. Someone who's trying to find their way, and they've been very successful mind you, and then all of a sudden seeing one painting in the Western Heritage Museum in OKC, Cowboy Hall of Fame makes a lightbulb turn on. This majestic Jim Reynolds painting started Mark Maggiori on an all-new journey into the depths of Western art.
Mark is a very animated guy, quite a few little curse words here and there, but if you don't like that... well, you're going to miss out on an amazing podcast. When you have somebody that's passionate about what they're doing - it shows. For Mark Maggiori it DEFINITELY shows. This is one of those great podcasts that emphasizes why I do what I do.
View available Mark Maggiori paintings here: https://www.medicinemangallery.com/western-fine-art/southwestern-contemporary-painters/maggiori-mark