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Art Talk with April

Artist advocate and supporter, April M Harris, discusses the deeper fears and obstacles that artists face in the industry and their process. Part vlog and part interview, Listen in on discussions that dive deep into the artist’s heart and mind.

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Season 6 | Episode 14: Interview with Artist Holli...

Art Talk with April ·

2025/07/08

Holli Conger is a professional illustrator, found object artist and licensing artist in Winston-Salem, NC. Holli shares her journey through many different creative industries, working with agents, finding the work you would like to make and more!

Season 6 | Episode 13: Interview with Artist Holli...

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2025/07/01

Season 6 | Episode 12: Interview with Artist Kitty...

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2025/06/24

I'm Kitty Smothers and I have been painting portraits and fine art professionally for over 26 years. I live in South Alabama with my husband, two daughters and two dachshunds.I earned a B.A. in Studio Art from Troy University, and later a Masters of Science in Counseling and Psychology. I apprenticed under world-renowned artist Nall Hollis, constructing frames for his intricate paintings and learning drawing and painting techniques. I founded the Pike County Art Guild where local artists

Season 6 | Episode 11 : Interview withArtist Casey...

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2025/06/17

Casey Roberts is textile artist and poet living in Perry County. Trained by artist June Carlton in painting and their great-grandmother in sewing, they started in visual art before turning to garment-making. Their art is informed by growing up queer and remaining in the rural Black Belt of Alabama. Incorporating antique textiles, painted elements, and doll-making into wearable art and more is of particular interest. We are the sum of time: the resilience, the degradation, the patina all testify to a

Season 6 | Episode 10 : Interview with Artist...

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2025/06/10

Challiss’ circuitous art journey includes working a stint as a window decorator in Berlin in 1992, working with a team to paint endangered species murals for the Center for Biological Diversity in Tennessee and Alabama, and teaching art (mostly drawing) to all age groups. Challiss received a “Window of Opportunity Award” from the Leeway Foundation in 2000, an Alabama State Council of the Arts grant in 2005, was included in the Juror’s Pick / New American Paintings, Southeast Edition 2015. Challiss

Season 6 | Episode 9 : Interview with Artist Shawn...

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2025/06/03

Hi, my name is Shawn Fitzwater, the artist behind Fitz Signs & Murals. Growing up I always enjoyed drawing and sketching. I would draw anything from cartoon characters to design layouts for my dream home. These self-taught skills from a very early age have molded me into the artist that I am today. Never could I have imagined that I would be making a living through art! In early 2018, I decided that I wanted to try and paint a mural on my children's bedroom wall. This was the first time

Season 6 | Episode 8 : Interview with Artist Yumedyne

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2025/05/27

yumedyne is an artist based in Huntsville, AL, whose work is a bold exploration of symbolism, mythology, and raw emotion. They blend street art aesthetics with surreal, dreamlike narratives, using vivid colors, layered textures, and expressive figures to create immersive compositions that challenge the viewer's perception of reality. Their works evoke a sense of mystery, rebellion, and introspection, incorporating cryptic text, iconic imagery, and abstract elements that feel both personal and

Season 6 | Episode 7 : Interview with Artist...

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2025/05/20

Christina Wegman is a mostly self-taught Huntsville artist and small business owner. Born in 1985 in Northridge, California, she grew up in Madison County and has lived and traveled across the US, Canada, and Europe (including several years of splitting time between Alabama and Germany). Her work has been displayed by the Huntsville Art League, Arts Huntsville, and many other galleries and businesses in and around town such as the Huntsville Botanical Garden, Church Street Wine Shoppe, Harrison

Season 6 | Episode 6 : Interview with Artists Dori...

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2025/05/13

Season 6 | Episode 5 : Interview with Artist Sam Roberts

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2025/05/06

Sam Roberts is a Birmingham born interdisciplinary artist, informal educator, and curator. They graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with their Bachelor of Fines Arts. Sam currently works as the Youth Program Coordinator at Studio by the Tracks, the assistant gallerist at Canary Gallery, and as a teaching artist with UABs Artplay and various independent partnerships.Their creative process blends organized chaos with research, helping them explore themes of healing trauma,

Season 6 | Episode 4 : Interview with Rosie...

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2025/04/29

Rosie Fitzgerrel is a landscape and figure painter and graphic designer whose paintings study the influence and interruption of natural world by humanity and presents the meeting of these two elements as a neutral observer. Her vibrant works are primarily created with vinyl emulsion paint, as well as gouache and oil pastels. The abstraction of components within her work is informed by her experience as a graphic designer.

Season 6 | Episode 3: Interview with Rosie Fitzgerrel...

Art Talk with April ·

2025/04/22

Season 6 | Episode 1: Interview with Amanda Hamrick

Art Talk with April ·

2025/04/18

Amanda (she/her) is a textile artist specializing in sustainability and natural dyeing. After a decade in New York City’s art and fashion scenes, she moved to Eufaula, Alabama, in 2021 to reconnect with nature and focus on her family. This transition deepened her commitment to organic materials and eco-conscious practices.Inspired by motherhood, Amanda explores plant-based dyes and the longevity of textiles, blending traditional techniques with modern design. Her work celebrates change,

Season 6 | Episode 2: Interview with Isabel Atha

Art Talk with April ·

2025/04/15

Isabel Marie Atha is a 23 year old Animation graduate from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. In her last semester, she fell in love with tattoo art, and rapidly switched her portfolio concentration from video game concept art to tattoo designs. Her passion for game art never quite left her, though, and she’s a proud developer for the indie game “Phantasmal Reality” which was nominated by UAH for consideration in the BAFTA Student Awards. Isabel is inspired by all things creepy, medical, and

Season 5 | Episode 10: Interview with Artist Sara Bowen

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2024/10/15

Season 5 | Episode 9: Interview with The Bells Gallery

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2024/10/08

A fascinating conversation with Holly Meyers, the owner of the Dothan AL gallery "The Bells Gallery"

Season 5 | Episode 8: Interview with Artist Amita Bhakta

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2024/10/01

Fascinating discussion with Amita Bhakta about her work, heritage, indian culture and our footprint as artists in the world

season 5 | Episode 7: Interview with artist Ashley...

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2024/09/24

Meet the amazing artist Ashley Chancellor, the lead curator of Free Art Bham and Free Art PC!

Season 5 | Episode 6: Interview with artist morgan...

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2024/09/17

A great conversation with Birmingham artist Morgan Jones Johnston about her experiences as an artist and her advise through the many artist's challenges.

Season 5 | Episode 5: interview with elizabeth reich

Art Talk with April ·

2024/09/10

Great conversation about changing direction , surface design, and experimentation.

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