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Seen

Welcome to Seen. Where the art world meets the real world. Every two weeks we sit down with emerging and established artists to offer a genuine glimpse into their lives and minds - all in an authentic and totally straightforward manner. Carrie Scott is your host. After two decades working as a curator and art historian, Carrie firmly believes in the transformative power of art. If it"s seen.

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00:32:30

Inside the Booming Collectibles Market with Kayleigh...

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2026/01/28

Create your free Auctionet account and explore 80 action houses from your couch: https://auctionet.com/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=SeenWhat if the box of action figures in your parents' attic could fund a house deposit?In this episode of Behind the Seen, Carrie Scott sits down with Kayleigh Davies, a toy specialist with Auctionet with 15 years of experience in the auction world. Kayleigh stumbled into her dream career by accident—walking into a glowing

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00:31:55

Rob Strati

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2026/01/27

Artist Rob Strati drops antique plates onto rocks and transforms them into stunning art that explores memory, colonial history, and the power of repair. When his mother-in-law's cherished chinoiserie plate shattered, he saw opportunity instead of loss—extending the imagery beyond the fragments to create something profound.In this conversation, Rob reveals his mesmerizing process, why people cry when they see his work, and how breaking porcelain can be an act of dismantling hierarchy. His art

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00:39:00

Esther Kim Varet: From running galleries to running...

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2026/01/13

Learn more about Esther Kim Varet: https://www.estherkimvaret.com/This week, Carrie chats with Esther Kim Varet—co-founder of Various Small Fires, the gallery with locations in LA, Seoul, and Dallas—to discuss her journey from opening a gallery at 24 (inspired by a chance $60,000 payday at an art fair) to running for Congress in Orange County.Yes, she's the real-life inspiration behind the gallery owner character in HBO's Girls. But this conversation goes far deeper than pop culture moments

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00:44:31

Wilma Woolf

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2025/12/23

This week, Carrie Scott sits down with artist Wilma Woolf. Wilma is a Virtual Artist working in London. In 2020 she completed a Masters in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, graduating with a Distinction. She has exhibited her work at The Tate Modern, V&A and at Richard Saltoun Gallery in Mayfair with a solo exhibition centred around her installation, Domestic. In 2022 Woolf was invited to the Houses of Parliament to display her work Domestic, which was then discussed by MP Rosie Duffiled in a

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00:42:21

Richelle Rich

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2025/12/09

This week, Carrie Scott interviews artist Richelle Rich. What does Margaret Thatcher have to do with Mr. Whippy ice cream? And why does it matter to contemporary art?Listen to this episode to find out. Working from her vine-covered studio in Santa Monica, Richelle is finally looking back at the Isle of Wight—the small island where she grew up. Her current work explores systems of power through unexpected objects: ice cream, chalk cliffs, and folklore. She's investigating the urban legend that

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00:45:16

Joel Mesler

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2025/11/25

In this episode of the Seeing series, curator Carrie Scott sits down in studio with Joel Mesler . In this deeply personal conversation, Joel opens up about the end of his abandonment issues, why he deliberately chooses discomfort, and what it really means to create permission for others to feel. As an introvert who holds office hours at galleries, he embodies fascinating contradictions—and his radical honesty about parenting, art market strategies, and personal healing makes this one of our most

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00:49:53

Richard Phillips

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2025/11/11

In this episode, artist Richard Phillips sits down with Carrie Scott to talk everything from his meteoric rise after being featured on Gossip Girl, to being 'cancelled' and the abrupt closure of his show at Gagosian. From his unconventional creative process and willingness to destroy seemingly finished works to why he believes today's artists are creating from a place of fear - Richard reminds us that we can't always believe what we hear or see on the internet.Richard Phillips is an American artist

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00:47:59

Berto Herrera

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2025/10/28

In this episode, Carrie sits down with Berto Herrera, an American artist and former U.S. military member now based in Germany, who brings a unique perspective to exploring themes of identity, power, and technology through multidisciplinary work. Trained at Parsons and involved early in his career with Los Angeles's influential art collective Box Eight, he worked for a decade as an art director at Adidas before returning to fine art. His practice spans installations, photography, painting, and

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00:30:06

Great Art Explained (aka James Payne)

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2025/10/14

In this week's episode of Behind the Seen, Carrie Scott sits down with the art world's favourite YouTuber and art educator: James Payne from Great Art Explained. What happens when a self-proclaimed "worst artist in history" becomes one of the world's most beloved art educators? Meet James Payne, the mastermind behind Great Art Explained - the YouTube channel that's quietly revolutionized how we think about art.In this conversation, James reveals the beautifully accidental

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00:35:20

Alexei Riboud

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2025/10/07

In this episode, photographer Alexei Riboud sits down with Carrie Scott. Born into the art world yet carving his own distinctive path, Riboud shares intimate reflections on his journey, influences, and approach to photography as both art form and personal expression.Our conversation explores Riboud's fascinating relationship with photography - a medium he embraces for its ability to balance his love of solitude with meaningful connection to the world. With candid insight, he discusses growing up

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00:30:31

Kofi Perry

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2025/09/30

In this episode, Kofi Perry, the 2023 Ingram Prize-winning painter, chats with Carrie Scott. Kofi's large-scale oil paintings challenge everything you think you know about classical art and contemporary identity. In this revealing conversation, Carrie Scott explores how this emerging artist bridges ancient artistic traditions with futuristic visions, creating imagined figures that feel both timeless and urgently contemporary.Kofi Perry (b. 1998, Sidon) is an American contemporary painter based

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00:31:55

Jeffrey Melo

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2025/09/16

In this episode, Carrie Scott joins painter Jeffrey Melo in his New York studio.From Carrie: "Jeffrey's commitment to representation, particularly of Black people, is unwavering. To appreciate his work fully, it's essential to view it through the lens of Thelma Golden's "post-black" concept from the late 1990s. This vision embraces a nuanced understanding of Blackness—one that celebrates complexity, multiplicity, and individuality. It rejects monolithic identities in favor

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00:56:58

Maryam Eisler

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2025/09/02

In this episode, photographer Maryam Eisler, joins Carrie Scott to discuss the profound connection between beauty, nature, and artistic expression. Maryam shares her philosophical approach to photography, revealing how she elevates both women and nature to pedestals of admiration, creating visual narratives that transcend mere aesthetics.Throughout our conversation, Maryam discusses how specific locations become sacred spaces for creative expression, drawing parallels with artistic legends like

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00:31:14

Spring Break Jake (aka Jake Kenobi)

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2025/08/19

In this episode of the Have You Seen? series, Carrie Scott chats with Spring Break Jake (aka Jake Kenobi), a self-taught painter & mixed media artist born & raised in Minneapolis, MN, currently based in Bend, OR. Jake uses the inevitability of death as motivation to explore the inner oceans of mental health. By creating darkly tropical work that focuses on vulnerability, he illuminates the unseen parts of ourselves while encouraging an acceptance of both the good & the bad, the light

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00:42:18

Misan Harriman

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2025/08/05

In this episode, Misan Harriman, photographer, social activist and Oscar Nominated filmmaker joins Carrie Scott to reflect upon his extraordinary journey, from picking up a camera just seven years ago to becoming one of the most important visual chroniclers of our time. Misan shares how his work documenting the George Floyd protests and global civil rights movements has evolved into a form of resistance, activism, and art. He speaks candidly about imposter syndrome, grief, hope, and the power of

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00:38:39

Violeta Sofia

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2025/07/22

In this episode of the Have You Seen? series, Carrie Scott chats with Violeta Sofia, a Violeta Sofia is an award winning artist, photographer and activist. As a fine artist and portrait photographer, Violeta has made significant strides in the art world. Her work has been exhibited at prestigious institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery and Christie's, showcasing her ability to blend creativity with a powerful narrative. Additionally, she has graced the covers of renowned publications

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00:30:50

Seeing Mickalene Thomas

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2025/07/08

Join our free newsletter and become an art insider: https://bit.ly/Seen-Newsletter-SignupIn this episode of the Seeing series, Carrie chats with Brooklyn-based contemporary African-American visual artist Mickalene Thomas who is best known as a painter of complex works using rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel. One of the most influential artists today, Mickalene's innovative practice has yielded instantly recognizable and widely celebrated aesthetic languages within contemporary visual culture. Not

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00:36:04

Seeing Charlotte Colbert

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2025/07/01

Join our free newsletter and become an art insider: https://bit.ly/Seen-Newsletter-SignupIn this episode of the Seeing series, Carrie chats with award-winning filmmaker and multi-media artist, Charlotte Colbert. Her work has strong philosophical undertones and often questions narrative, time, identity, dreams and the unconscious. The surreal and fantastical become a way to look at our world afresh and find the space to question and reimagine.From Carrie: "Sometimes the hardest interviews to do are

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00:27:50

Have You Seen? Susan Chen

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2025/06/24

Join our free newsletter and become an art insider: https://mailchi.mp/seen/waitlistIn this episode of the Have You Seen? series, Carrie chats with Susan Chen, a New York based artist exploring community portraiture, autobiographical self-portraits, and conceptual still lifes. She has collaborated with over a hundred different individuals in the studio from diverse backgrounds — many of whom are members of the Asian diaspora and beyond. Her paintings explore themes of race, community, belonging,

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00:36:17

Seeing Ryan Gander

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2025/06/10

Join our free newsletter and become an art insider: https://mailchi.mp/seen/waitlistIn this episode of the Seeing series, Carrie chats with conceptual artist Ryan Gander. Through associative thought processes that connect the everyday and the esoteric, the overlooked and the commonplace, Gander’s work involves a questioning of language and knowledge, as well as a reinvention of both the modes of appearance and the creation of an artwork. His work can be reminiscent of a puzzle, or a network with

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