Jennifer Smith, Clovermill Artist Residency

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12/16/21 • 54 min

This week's episode see's Leo in conversation with painter and founder of the Clovermill Artist Residency, Jennifer Smith
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Jennifer Smith is an Irish visual artist based in The Netherlands. She received a BA of Fine Art, Painting in 2005 from Limerick School of Art & Design. She creates abstract expressionist nude figurative paintings. Or so her bio would have you believe, she does much more than this. Her work touches on themes varying from the female gaze, sexuality, image, femininity and mythology, although her practice is constantly evolving.
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Alongside her artistic practice, she is the founder of The Clovermill Artist Residency, which provides onsite accommodation, studio, gallery and exhibition space, located on the grounds of an old water windmill in The Netherlands. CloverMill offers opportunities to collaborate. The focus is on the work of emerging to mid-career female artists and curators.
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During our chat, we discussed her entry into art, how her practice has endured throughout the changes in her life and the impact it has on her. Also mentioned in this episode are some tales from her travels, ideas about her work and of course the story of how the residency came into being.
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Thank you so much to Jenniferfor coming on the podcast.
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You can find Jennifer and The Clovermill Artist Residency on Instagram
@Jennifer_smith_art and @clovermill_artist_residency
and her website and Clovermill's site
Find all images discussed @Curatingconversation
and The Rafiki Gallery @the_rafiki_gallery
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Jacob Littlejohn

This week's episode see's Leo in conversation with contemporary Scottish artist Jacob Littlejohn.
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Jacob Littlejohn is an Edinburgh based artist. He graduated from Glasgow School of art in 2018 and since then has undertaken a residency at Leith School of Art. His work revolves around the realm of human behaviour. Tackling isolation, separation and how individuals adapt to their environments, while recognising and honouring the melancholy and the poetics found in each individual day. His process evolves round a profound interest in the interpretation of literature, exploring media, techniques, composition and colour.
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Jacob's fascination with art came while at school, and what followed was a series of set backs and failures that only spurred him on. Facing rejection from Art School multiple times, led him to change direction and work on his practice, eventually landing a place at Glasgow and later graduating with first class honours.
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During our chat, we discussed his entry into art, how his practice has developed into the abstracted forms he now creates. ( Let me tell you now, it wasn't a straight forward journey). We touch on what is important to him, his surrounding community, his art practice and his desire to look deeper into the work he creates.
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Thank you so much to Jacob for coming on the podcast.
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You can find Jacob on Instagram
@jacobalittlejohn
and his website
Find all images discussed @Curatingconversation
and The Rafiki Gallery @the_rafiki_gallery
If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support, you can do so via Ko-Fi, which allows you to virtually donate the equivalent price to a cup of coffee with which to support the podcast and help me in producing more episodes and hosting interesting guests!
Thank you so much.
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Jack Trodd, Brushes with Greatness

This week's episode see's Leo in conversation with Curator and founder of Brushes with Greatness, Jack Trodd
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Jack Trodd is a London based curator, and gallerist. A lifelong lover of art and passionate creative, Jack came from a marketing background to realise his intense passion for supporting artists, giving birth to Brushes with Greatness. He works with a variety of emerging talents to produce exciting exhibitions and connect artists with collectors around the globe.
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Late in 2021 Jack curated and produced a show entitled, 'Into the Cosmere', an 18 artist group show which celebrated fantastical, alien landscapes, and the world builders who create them. As a first outing, it was a triumph, and he has gone on to develop this practice to produce another exhibition which is currently on, as of January 2022 at Tap and Bottle in London Bridge. Acting as an art world conduit, Jack brings a whirlwind of energy and enthusiasm to all the projects he embarks on.
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During our chat, we discussed Jack's entry into art, his initial fascination with colour and lifelong adoration of the fantastical. We delve into the biggest problems we often see artists struggling with and how best to navigate that. Also mentioned in this episode are some tales from his thespian cum heavy metal fan days and we take a look at the pieces in his collection that stand out to him.
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Thank you so much to Jack for coming on the podcast.
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You can find Jack and Brushes with Greatness on Instagram
@brushes_with_greatness and their website
Find all images discussed @Curatingconversation
and The Rafiki Gallery @the_rafiki_gallery
If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support, you can do so via Ko-Fi, which allows you to virtually donate the equivalent price to a cup of coffee with which to support the podcast and help me in producing more episodes and hosting interesting guests!
Thank you so much.
https://ko-fi.com/curatingconversation