Gaia's Art Podcast

Liza Zhurkovskaya, (Curator on the Go)  is a Toronto-based Art Curator and Art Advisor. Liza works at the Arta Gallery in the Distillery District and she owns her own online gallery, Kefiart Gallery. She is also an agent and a coach for artists. Her goal is to welcome everyone to the art world and help people collect, buy, and commission art, stress-free.We recorded our discussion during the first lockdown of 2020. Liza is bringing her passion and vision to the art world with a strong focus on community engagement. She clearly has a rare sensitivity to human emotions and inner life and I love how she finds ways to activate these invisible facets when curating exhibitions.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/gaiaorion)

EXCLUSIVE PART TWO: It was impossible not to talk about her passion to help artists succeed. If you are an artist I created a part two to this episode that will be particularly interesting to you as she shares numerous tips from her experience with the gallery art world.So many artists do not understand the job of curators and art agents so here is the opportunity to hear her insights about the art market and advice on how to be more successful with your career.In part two you will learn about:- The importance of using technology- How to create your website- Using social media- Tips for applying for Call For Artists- How to create opportunities- What to do for a successful solo show- How a curator chooses artists- About contracts and terms of payments when you sell art- The difference between museums and commercial galleries- Common mistakes that artists make when contacting galleries Enjoy! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/gaiaorion)

Sperry Andrews is an artist but he is foremost a scientist and founder/director of the Human Connection Institute. He and a team of international researchers have found irrefutable evidence that the whole of humanity, every man, woman, and child, is linked both psychologically and physiologically by our innate capacity for being - collectively - conscious. In collaboration with neuroscientists and film producers, he is working on creating easily accessible experiences of oneness to give a unity experience to anyone willing to participate.Sperry has given presentations on human interconnectedness and his institute's projects at the United Nations, World Business Academy, Duke University, University of Connecticut, U.C. Berkeley, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach. His articles have appeared in Cosmos and History, Kosmos Journal, Frontier Perspectives, Alternative Therapies and Exceptional Human Experience.Our discussion will take you 'in the field' as Sperry tra

Today I am really happy to interview Halea Isabelle Kala from Berlin. She is an artist, a curator, a director and a cultural producer. She recently put out a documentary called Transmodernity which is so timely with the global event of our times. Her movie is really a piece of art in itself and it has been presented in numerous film festivals around the world. I invite you now to listen to our discussion where we talk about art, intersecting fields, how we can overcome individual and collective trauma, about our connection to Mother Earth and especially about the skill of elasticity in our capacity to adapt to the new emerging grounds that are before us.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/gaiaorion)

Syama is well-known in France for her work with mandalas. She is a full-time artist and nomad and teaches her knowledge along her travels in European francophone countries like France, Belgium and Switzerland. Syama is a beautiful example of what a truly accomplished woman is. I admire the way she has put her artistic gifts forward to the service of our world. As a nomad and an artist, her life may sound to you that she experiences exceptional freedom, but wait don't romanticize too fast. You will see in this interview that her free lifestyle comes with a strong dose of courage and wisdom. The reality is that she is a single mother homeschooling and wandering in a camping car while making a living from her art!Support the show: www.patreon.com/gaiaorionSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/gaiaorion)

Christi Belcourt is a Michif (Métis) visual artist with a deep respect for Mother Earth and the traditions and the knowledge of her people. In addition to her paintings, she is also known as a community-based artist, environmentalist and advocate for the lands, waters and Indigenous peoples. Her meticulous painted renditions of beaded designs can be found in many museum's permanent collections. She has also won numerous art awards and accolades.Each painting is an explosion of life transmitting the interconnectedness of all-natural elements. Christi has an uncompromising voice regarding Indigenous rights, protection of the environment and its biodiversity, all the while honouring the spiritual aspects of her culture.In this conversation, we talk about the revitalization of Indigenous culture with its powerful art and cultural renaissance all over North America. We talk about how we can all connect to Mother Earth no matter what our background is. Christi also shares about all the work done by the Onaman

Bruce Rimell finds himself in no artistic category (between outsider, visionary, anthropologist, queer, sacred and graffiti art!) and defines himself with the Greek word 'Aporia' which means 'don't know mind'. He is an internationally-exhibited visual artist, poet and independent researcher.His research specializes in the cognitive science of religion, the origins of symbolic culture in the African Middle Palaeolithic and the cognitive foundations of artistic experience.Bruce was born and raised in the county of Wiltshire, it's a landscape full of megalithic magic and he explains how this landscape helped him retained a sense of animism and wonder that we all experience as children.For as long as he can remember he has suffered with migraines that have a visionary nature. I find Bruce interesting because he shares these experiences with a very scientific neurological approach and he often says that this is what drives him to explore the origins of both humanity and the universe. 

This conversation is for anyone who realizes that expressing our creativity is an act of courage especially in the world of distraction we live in today.Eric Maisel is the author of more than 50 books. His most popular books include Fearless Creating, The Van Gogh’s Blues, Coaching the Artist Within, and The Atheist’s Way.His expertise embraces anything related to creativity and the creative life. He founded the profession of creativity coaching with training and certification programs.Eric has a background as a psychotherapist and he extends his interest in creativity to issues of life purpose and meaning; mental health and critical psychology; he also writes and teaches about parenting in a “mental disorder” age. I've came to know Eric while embarking in his creativity coaching certification. What I particularly liked about teachings is that he addresses the human creative life as a holistic journey. When we come in touch with our innate creative force we open up an enormous potential for personal grow

In this interview we talk about initiatives that bring art-based learning, art-making and even art curating in the business world and how Linda Naiman's mission is to liberate creativity at work, and make life, and work, a work of art.Linda Naiman is the founder of Creativity at Work, a company that helps organizations develop creativity, innovation, and leadership capabilities, through coaching, training and consulting.Linda’s first career was as a design consultant in marketing communications. She explains how a severe creative block led her to study creativity as a process for generating ideas—she couldn't believe she had never been taught this during six years of study at art and design schools. However, she was taught to be a multi-disciplinary thinker, and began to explore questions such as, “What is the connection between art and leadership?” and “What we can learn from art that we can apply to business?”She started pioneering arts-based learning for business in 1995. Since then she worked wi

In this conversation we talked about the value of flow states, how to bring them into our lives and nurture them, the parallels between practicing mindfulness and art making, art viewing and art experiencing.Har-Prakash is an accomplished artist and a mindfulness teacher. He is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and his artwork has been exhibited across Canada and in the United States, Ireland and England. His artistic practice is multi-disciplinary including photography, painting, printmaking and performance.His work is fuelled equally by neuroscience, nature, beauty, human intimacy and behaviour, the world’s mystical traditions and the inner science of sensory investigation through three decades of personal meditation practice.Har-Prakash has a deep love for the meditation processes of various traditions, including the contemplative Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Sufi and Buddhist and scientific perspectives.The first reason why I started this podcast adventure is because I was having so many precious exchan

This conversation with Edith Lassiat is an uplifting one. She encourages each one of us to not waste time, to follow our heart and develop our unique talent. Edith is from France, she is a keynote speaker, an award winning author, and a corporate life coach. Edith likes to joke that she is 120 years old because she had quite a few interesting careers. She dedicated 20 years to international marketing for luxury brands (Cartier, Yves St Laurent, etc.), and most interesting to us today she spent 20 years as an international artist, an art journalist and an art critic. Her passion is: people, awakening, art and anything that assist each one to connect to their talent.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/gaiaorion)

Michael Schwartz is an art historian, art critic, philosopher and author who earned his doctorate at Columbia University and presently teaches at  Augusta University in the Department of Art and Design. He is co-founding executive officer of the Comparative and Continental Philosophy Circle which is an international professional organization with both a peer-reviewed journal and book series.Michael has curated and commented on over 50 online integral art galleries at IntegralLife.com. He has publishes work on the topics of art history, art criticism, art education, continental philosophy, comparative spirituality, critical social theory, integral theory, critical realism, comparative metatheory. He is currently co-authoring Dancing with Sophia –the first professional academic volume on integral as philosophy. The book is coming out autumn 2019.I really appreciate Michael's sensitivity toward the true, the good and the beautiful and how he uses the lens of integral philosophy to explore the processes of a

Artist Mark Henson says he believes that art can have the ability to catalyze positive social and cultural changes. In addition to stimulating our visual cortex, Art has the amazing magical power to evoke profound emotional intensity as well as to provoke intellectual thinking.His aspiration as an artist is to create compelling images of beauty and power that serve to promote our Conscious Evolution as human beings, and to show us how to live in a peaceful world. To this end he presents images exploring themes of Awakening Consciousness, Divine Sexuality, Political Realities and Living in Harmony with Nature. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/gaiaorion)

Evelyne Toromanian is from France, she describes herself as a Visionary Artist, a Sacred Sound Channel, a Creative and Orgasmic Midwife-Mentor for business and art. Evelyne says that for years, it was difficult to accept that she could live from her art and from her passion for the creation process.  She had big 2 haha moments that changed everything: Her first art exhibition and the first time she led her orgasmic and creative master class in connexion with nature.She now guides Artists and Creative Leaders to make possible the impossible...to turn what we imagine into a reality and then to offer it to the world.www.lesartsdesames.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/gaiaorion)

Blake Richardson lives in Peterborough, near Toronto, and his work is not only deeply inspired by our rich Canadian landscape but is entirely connected to the spirit of nature itself.I feel that Blake is a really important artist for our times and this is why I want to invite him on this podcast. His EarthArt imagery serves as an exercise to encourage and inspire others to stay open and receptive. He attempts to raise awareness that what we see is a reflection of ourselves and when we see ourselves reflecting in nature we strengthen our connection to the Earth.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/gaiaorion)

Gordon is one of these people that I feel is very well rounded and highly developed as a human being and that is clearly transmitted through his organic paintings.Gordon and I know each other's via the group of integral artists from www.integrallife.org. This is the site of well-respected American philosopher Ken Wilber. Although I am not calling this podcast 'Integral Art Podcast' I feel that the core theme is entirely informed by integral thought. Listening to this episode will give you insights about why I feel this philosophy can transform our way of seeing life and ultimately assist us on the journey of growing up and waking up.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/gaiaorion)

This is the introduction of Gaia's Art Podcast. The interviews that we will feature are conversation about art for a peaceful and flourishing world.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/gaiaorion)

Jennifer Baird's paintings are a testimony of how art has the ability of transmitting specific states of consciousness. I admire the depth I feel from her decades of meditation practice, the emotional freedom she clearly has gained in choosing a simple life deeply connected to nature, and her tireless dedication to creativity and art. The combination of all the aspects of her life shows up in the ‘The Enchantment Aesthetic’ of her paintings.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/gaiaorion)