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Extraordinary Creatives

Extraordinary Creatives: The Premier Art Podcast Welcome to the Extraordinary Creatives podcast, your gateway to the world of exceptional artists and creative leaders who have defied the odds to make a significant impact in the arts and beyond. Hosted by Ceri Hand, creative coach, curator, and seasoned arts and business insider, this podcast offers a wealth of insights into art and creativity through in-depth interviews. Ceri’s extensive experience and genuine passion for the arts make every

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10:38

Grief, the Studio Companion (Part Two)

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2025/09/25

Last week Ceri shared something different in her episode - Grief, the Technicolour Rattlesnake - and many of her listeners wrote in to say that they recognised it instantly. That rattlesnake is still with many of us. So today, Ceri shares how you can keep making, and functioning creatively, whilst grief moves through you. Ceri provides an alternative to trying to outrun grief by overworking, deadlines and filling every waking hour so there's no space for feeling. Or swinging the other way by

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92:04

Building Community, Shaping the Art World: The...

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2025/09/22

Today, Ceri sits down with Kathryn and Dan Mikesell, the powerhouse duo behind one of the world’s most respected artist residencies - Fountainhead Arts - a game-changing residency in Miami that’s not only shaping artists’ lives but reshaping the art world itself. They support artists in building sustainable, thriving practices and to build an art ecosystem that’s equitable, global, and deeply personal. This conversation is rich in wisdom for artists, curators, collectors, and funders alike. Kathryn

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8:03

Grief, the Technicolour Rattlesnake

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2025/09/18

Not long ago, Ceri asked one of her favourite artists if there was a subject they’d like her to write about in her weekly Beat the Block newsletter. They said, “making through grief.” When she shared the question on Instagram, a surprising number of you asked for the same thing. Having learned a lot about grief: through losing her own family and friends, through study, and through supporting clients as they navigate it - Ceri decided to tackle the subject.But instead of diving into science and

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90:43

Artists Hold The Keys To How We See and Live with Ben...

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2025/09/15

This week, Ceri is delighted to introduce you to the extraordinary Ben Luke, who has spent three decades at the heart of the art world, his voice shaping how we hear from artists—now it’s his turn to share what shaped him. A writer, broadcaster and host of A Brush With… and The Week in Art, his new book What is Art For?, published by HENI, gathers 25 conversations with established international artists including Michael Armitage, Phyllida Barlow, Jeremy Deller, Ellen Gallagher, Theaster Gates, Julie

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10:57

The One Skill That Changed My Life: How to Negotiate...

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2025/09/11

Today, Ceri talks about the one skill that completely changed her life. Not a new app, not a productivity hack, but negotiation. As a recovering people-pleaser, Ceri used to dread negotiating with challenging people. She´d avoid it, overgive, or undercharge. When Ceri faced a challenging experience with a narcissist that nearly overwhelmed her, she learned from negotiation expert Kwame Christian. Since then, negotiation has empowered her to get paid fairly, build healthier collaborations, and

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99:01

Trusting the Thread: Holly Stevenson on Creative...

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2025/09/08

For the British artist Holly Stevenson clay, memory and psychoanalysis intertwine in hauntingly playful sculptures. This conversation traces Holly’s extraordinary journey—from her Russian grandmother’s concentration camp survival and the inspiration a Chilean refugee provided, to set design in Rome and motherhood, all the way to her groundbreaking residency at the Freud Museum. Discover how Holly’s fiercely independent spirit, and fascination with what hides in plain sight have shaped her visceral,

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8:20

How to Find Your Artworld Champions

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2025/09/04

To grow your art career, you don’t need one gatekeeper, you need a creative ecosystem. Nobody´s career can grow in isolation, everyone needs champions - Curators, Writers, Collectors, Funders, Peers, Producers, Family and Friends. People who give feedback, open doors, and say your name in the right room.Ceri shares how to spot your artworld champions in the wild, connect with them and start building your own support network today. Ready to take action? Start the Unlock Your Artworld Network

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82:47

Photography That Blends Memory and Fantasy with Josh...

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2025/09/01

Josh Aronson doesn’t just take photos—he builds scenes that blur memory and fantasy, tenderness and tension. Josh creates emotionally charged photographic tableaux that reimagine the Southern landscape and masculinity. He shares his journey from curating Facebook albums of high school parties to staging cinematic shoots in Florida’s swamps and springs.Josh explains how skipping art school became a creative advantage and why he prefers staging photos over capturing candid moments. Even with clients

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8:35

Who Are Your Art World Champions (And Why You Need at...

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2025/08/28

In this episode, Ceri asks - Do you really need a commercial gallery to thrive as an artist? - The answer is no, not necessarily. Instead of relying solely on a commercial gallery, you need a team - a constellation of supporters, a circle of artistic champions. People who open doors, amplify your voice, provide feedback and help build momentum around your practice. Listen in to learn the basics of how to build an art world network that will transform your career. Then, if you like what you hear,

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81:00

Exploring New Ways To Combine The Elements Of Our...

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2025/08/25

Today, Ceri is joined by the brilliant and boundary-breaking Pari Ehsan, artist, curator and founder of the platform Pari Dust. She weaves transcultural aesthetics, fashion, architecture and contemporary art into rich, immersive images and experiences. A former architect and polymathic image maker, she has collaborated with institutions like MoMA, Tate Modern and brands like Chanel and Louis.KEY TAKEAWAYS Pari shows us how intuition can be a research method and how beauty, far from being

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10:54

Do You Really Need a Commercial Gallery to Thrive as...

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2025/08/21

Today, Ceri answers the age-old question – Do You Really Need a Commercial Gallery to Thrive as an Artist? Ceri has run her own commercial galleries in Liverpool and London, worked for the blue-chip Simon Lee Gallery, attended art fairs across the world, and sold work to major museums and private collectors—seen this industry from the inside out, so she has a lot to say on the subject, some of which may surprise you. KEY TAKEAWAYS Increasingly, insiders are walking away from their galleries,

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86:00

Art As A Catalyst for Change with Peter Kennard

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2025/08/18

Peter Kennard is one of the most uncompromising, clear eyed political artists of our time, a pioneer of photomontage. His work rips through the surface of state power, war, capitalism and environmental destruction, and lays bare what those systems try to obscure - the human cost. Peter has created fiercely political images that have travelled far beyond the gallery wall, into newspapers, onto placards, pasted on street corners and burned into the minds of generations.His work for the Campaign for

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7:36

You´re Not Meant to Fit in - You´re Meant to Resonate

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2025/08/14

Today, Ceri answers a question she is asked every single day - "How do I find a gallery where I fit in, a curator who fits my kind of work, how do I fit in?”This episode is a rallying cry for creatives who are done playing small. It totally blows up the myth that success as an artist means conforming to someone else's vision. KEY TAKEAWAYS Your mission is not to find a gallery owner-shaped hole and contort yourself into it. That's not a strategy. That's shapeshifting into Blandsville. Tune

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70:09

A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art with...

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2025/08/11

What happens when the art world’s golden boy vanishes—and leaves behind a trail of deception, millions in missing artwork, and a best friend caught in the blast radius? Today Ceri speaks with Orlando Whitfield: writer, former art dealer, and the author of All That Glitters—a blisteringly honest memoir of ambition, illusion and the cost of loyalty in a world where value is often just a well-told story.Orlando pulls back the velvet curtain on how the art world really works: the emotional mechanics

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11:28

The Case For Ugly, Challenging, Unsellable Art

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2025/08/07

Many artists feel their work is too dark, too ugly or challenging to sell. As someone who has sold paintings of infamous murderers, photographs of a drag queen dressed up as Van Gogh, missing ear and all, a portrait of a man mid ugly cry, a drawing made from fake tan and a sculpture of a dying lamp post with a flickering light, Ceri politely calls bulls**t on that belief. KEY TAKEAWAYS Artists are often the worst judges of their own saleability. If you've softened, reshaped or avoided making

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69:29

A Masterclass in Curating As Care Infrastructure and...

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2025/08/04

Today, Ceri is joined by Dr Livia Alexander a Brooklyn based curator, writer and professor of Visual Studies at Montclair State University whose curatorial work bridges continents, disciplines and philosophies. Her work lives at the intersection of contemporary art, film and expanded media with a focus on artists and practices from Southwest Asia and North Africa. She is co-founder of Arte East and has contributed to and supported curatorial programmes for the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern,

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12:04

Which Option is Best, Solo, Duo or Group Exhibition?

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2025/07/31

For this episode, Ceri provides a comprehensive answer to an important question that many of her artists have – which is best? A solo, duo or group exhibition? She shares how to assess each opportunity to enable you to identify which option is right for you at each point of your artistic journey. Ceri explains how to apply the six filters that matter when making your decision - new work, feedback, new contacts, new opportunities, press and sales. KEY TAKEAWAYS Each show format has its own

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90:30

Insights into Playing the Long Game as an Artist with...

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2025/07/28

Today, Ceri sits down with the brilliant Shezad Dawood, whose expansive practice spans painting, textile, sculpture, film and digital media. He weaves stories, realities and symbolism to create richly layered worlds, and exhibits at leading institutions worldwide, from MoMA and the ICA to the Venice Biennale, Guangzhou Triennial and Manifesta. His works are held in major collections including the Guggenheim, Tate, LACMA, the National Gallery of Canada, and the British Museum. Shezad unpacks the

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6:33

Are We There Yet?

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2025/07/24

Have you ever walked into a gallery opening, heart pounding, and thought, “What am I doing here? Everyone else looks like they belong”. You're not alone. That voice in your head telling you you're not enough, it's not the truth. It's a glitch in the system. Today, Ceri explains how to reframe how you show up and who you think you are when you do. Your overachieving brain whispering, “You don't belong here”, does not make it true. It's your inner critic trying to keep you safe. But safe is not

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119:59

Asking For Help Is Not Weakness - It Is How You Will...

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2025/07/21

For this episode, Ceri is joined by Danielle Krysa, host of "The Jealous Curator" podcast, author and a highly successful mixed media artist. Danielle shares her very rocky artistic journey, including why she stopped creating art for 20 years and how she rediscovered her creative voice through therapy, mentorship, and self-acceptance.The Artist Mastermind Circle: Ready to stop second-guessing and start building momentum in your art career? Applications are now open for the next Artist Mastermind

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