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Get informed, inspired, and involved. The Boulder Artist is about those making an impact, both with their work and with the lives they lead as creatives. But it’s also about culture and community, how place informs our arts, and vice versa. Brought to you by the NoBo Art District, created by Becca Saulsberry, and hosted by Kevin Hoth & Becca Saulsberry. Listen monthly.Enjoy the show? Consider making a donation towards our podcast fund using the link in the show notes or become a podcast sponsor and receive an on-air business feature. Get in touch!
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- 3 weeks ago55 min
Toni Oswald
Toni Oswald is a writer, musician, performer, filmmaker, and visual artist who currently lives in Boulder, Colorado with her partner Max Davies and their cats Kiki Pamplemousse Fontaine and Charlie Chaplin. Her work has been shown in Los Angeles, Amsterdam and New York. She has performed across the United States and Europe with Anne Waldman, John Frusciante, Max Davies, Thurston Moore, Lydia Lunch, Cecilia Vicuna, Josh Klinghoffer, and many others. Toni’s underground rock journalism has been published in magazines here and abroad, along with literary work in The Oyez Review, Tattered Press, and Bombay Gin.She is currently working on a novel about a fourteen year old girl clown set in the 1950's entitled, The Gorgeous Funeral. Her hybrid poetry book Sirens is available now from us, Gesture Press. The second edition of Sirens is out now and the companion album will be released at the end of July.Kevin sat down with Toni to discuss her early theater days, her time in the late 80's LA punk scene, the second edition of her book and companion album Sirens , and how what we really need more of is DIY art spaces, mystery, clowning as societal medicine, and the freedom to make mistakes.SIRENShttps://www.gesturepressandjournal.com/press/sirens-toni-oswaldToni's music on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0hMRz9u8SjyzXYsBxcYatnHer Art Diary Bloghttp://tonioswald.blogspot.com/
- Apr 9, 202651 min
Julia Vandenoever
Julia Vandenoever is a freelance photographer based in Boulder, Colorado. She grew up in Chappaqua, NY and Norwich, Vermont. During her years at Smith College, Julia studied Art History and Photography. In addition, she attended the SALT Center for Documentary studies as well as SEA Semester. Photography led Julia to freelance at the Valley News, work with Wendy Ewald’s Literacy Through Photography program, and an 11 year Photo Editor career at Backpacker, Skiing, and Outside magazine. In 2021, Still Breathing, received a solo show at the Center for Photography at Woodstock as well as a Critical Mass Top 200 Finalist. Still Breathing, was published as a monograph by Gray Sky Press in 2022 and was recently acquired by Smith College Rare Books. In this episode we speak with Julia about her upcoming show Becoming Grayson, which is an ongoing collaborative photography project with her sixteen-year-old son Grayson. They also dive into her deeply personal body of work documenting her immediate family, and how photography can be used to navigate memory, identity, and complex histories.
- Jan 27, 202644 min
Joel Swanson
Joel Swanson is an interdisciplinary artist exploring the complex relationships between language, materiality, and technology. Working across discursive media—from neon text-based sculpture and obsessively detailed works on paper to new media works and large-scale public art—he investigates how linguistic tools and technologies subtly but profoundly shape meaning. As director of the TYPO Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder's ATLAS Institute, where he serves as Associate Professor, Swanson leads experimental investigations into the boundaries of text-based technologies.Unsurprisingly, Joel is the son of a nuclear engineer! We get into his upbringing in a Christian Conservative family, the influence of a caring teacher, his approach to public art, and his more recent embrace of more personal, punchy, and pink (but still clever, as always) art making. I've known Joel for a long time but it was a real treat to get to know him and his work better.Joel's website
- Dec 17, 202553 min
Bill Snider
Bill has always liked making things, whether it be paintings, sculptures, films, or even a house. He earned his BFA from the University of Colorado but spent 30 years working in film and television, often alongside his wife Deann, before eventually returning to visual art. His current work is graphic, abstract, made unconventionally, and spans from painting to kinetic sculpture. He has exhibited in galleries nationally and internationally, opened up his studio to the public for at least 15 years, and has started initiatives, such as the Boulder Contemporary Group and Studio Doorz, to promote open studio tours.In this episode, we discuss Bill’s varied career path, tactile and interactive work, and perspective on the Boulder art scene and community.More Info:Bill Snider's WebsiteCanvasRebel InterviewBoulder Lifestyle Magazine September Issue “Please Touch the Art” article by Grace Adele BoyleStudio DoorzBoulder Contemporary Group (BCG)NoBo Open StudiosSundance Film Festival Move to BoulderBMoCA RelocationIf you’ve enjoyed the show, please leave us a rating, consider making a donation towards our podcast fund, or become a sponsor to receive an on-air business feature. To stay up-to-date, follow us on Instagram and sign up for our e-zine.This project is funded in part by a grant from the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the Boulder City Council.
- Dec 2, 202544 min
Albert Chong - Part 2
We don't usually do a Part 2 with our selected artists, but since we did more of a deep dive into Albert Chong's personal background last time, we decided to record a second, shorter episode to engage more fully with his art practice and philosophies.In this episode we discuss creating from intuition, the value of non-academic art, elevating humble materials as well as the audience, and a personal story related to the artist Ana Mendieta. We also discuss his brand new work reflecting our current times and his upcoming exhibitions in Colorado and elsewhere.Albert's 2026 shows in Colorado will be at East Window Gallery and the Emmanuel Art Gallery, at the University of Colorado, Denver.If you’ve enjoyed the show, please leave us a rating, consider making a donation towards our podcast fund, or become a sponsor to receive an on-air business feature. To stay up-to-date, follow us on Instagram and sign up for our e-zine.This project is funded in part by a grant from the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the Boulder City Council.
- Oct 30, 202540 min
Kristen Ross
In this episode, Kristen and Becca discuss the artist’s nonlinear path; culture, history, and geology of Boulder; life lessons learned through painting; environmental preservation and climate action; and upcoming events!Kristen Ross is an artist based in North Boulder whose landscape paintings in acrylic and oil reflect the vibrant complexity of the natural world. Hiking and camping in public lands near her home provides endless inspiration for her colorful works. Though she grew up hiking and camping with her family in the Appalachian mountains, it was moving to Colorado in 2015 that sparked her interest in landscape painting. Through her art, Kristen hopes to inspire appreciation for the world we share and highlight the importance of protecting it.If you’ve enjoyed the show, please leave us a rating, consider making a donation towards our podcast fund, or become a sponsor to receive an on-air business feature. To stay up-to-date, follow us on Instagram and sign up for our e-zine.This project is funded in part by a grant from the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the Boulder City Council.
- Sep 23, 20251h 1m
Albert Chong
Albert Chong is an artist working in sculpture, installation, and photography. He has won Guggenheim and Pollock-Krasner Grants, among many other accolades. He has been a professor of Photography at CU Boulder for over thirty years, and sees himself spending more time at his home base in rural Jamaica. We discussed his early days working at his parents' shop in Kingston, the portraits he made of his local community, and his ideals around growing young artists within academia who have stronger critical thinking and a sense of personal commitment to deeper subject matter.Albert has upcoming local shows at East Window Gallery in Boulder and at the Emmanuel Gallery in Denver. His work will also be included in an upcoming group exhibition at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. To learn more about Albert and see his work online please have a look at his website.If you’ve enjoyed the show, please leave us a rating, consider making a donation towards our podcast fund, or become a sponsor to receive an on-air business feature. To stay up-to-date, follow us on Instagram and sign up for our e-zine.This project is funded in part by a grant from the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the Boulder City Council.
- Aug 19, 20251h 9m
Liz Compos
In this episode, Liz and Becca discuss rich food for thought for any artist–including topics such as process, switching between different mediums, meanings behind form, pressure for cohesiveness, deadlines, and business skills. They also discuss the growth of Boulder, connections across the state of Colorado, and events relevant to the community.Connect with Liz via her website or instagram and read the story of Yukon Jade.Liz Compos is a multi-media artist, educator, and community-builder based in Boulder, Colorado. Her art explores the visceral connections between people and their environments, often revealing the tension and harmony between natural and synthetic elements. Drawing from the textures and rhythms of local landscapes, botanicals, graffiti, architecture, fashion, and the human form, Liz creates layered compositions that reflect the complexity of contemporary life.Her primary focus is painting, working in both oils and watercolor to explore mood, memory, and place. She’s also an emerging muralist and a member of the Jamestown Jade Collective, where she carves jade and crafts hand-made jewelry, adding a tactile, sculptural element to her creative practice.Liz has her BFA in Painting and Drawing from Montana State University and an MBA from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a path she chose to bridge creativity and strategy. Passionate about education, advocacy, and grassroots organizing, Liz is committed to supporting the arts both inside and outside the studio. Whether she’s curating an exhibit, carving stone, or collaborating on community projects, her work is rooted in connection and collective growth.If you’ve enjoyed the show, please leave us a rating, consider making a donation towards our podcast fund, or become a sponsor to receive an on-air business feature. To stay up-to-date, follow us on Instagram and sign up for our e-zine.This project is funded in part by a grant from the Boulder Arts Commission, an agency of the Boulder City Council.
About The Boulder Artist
Get informed, inspired, and involved. The Boulder Artist is about those making an impact, both with their work and with the lives they lead as creatives. But it’s also about culture and community, how place informs our arts, and vice versa. Brought to you by the NoBo Art District, created by Becca Saulsberry, and hosted by Kevin Hoth & Becca Saulsberry. Listen monthly.Enjoy the show? Consider making a donation towards our podcast fund using the link in the show notes or become a podcast sponsor and receive an on-air business feature. Get in touch!
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