Cerebral Women Art Talks Podcast

Ep.273 Born in 1982 in Dallas (Texas, USA), Rosson Crow lives and works in Los Angeles (California, USA). Rosson Crow graduated from Yale University, New Haven, (MFA obtained in 2006), and from the School of Visual Arts, New York (BFA obtained in 2004). The artist was in residency at the prestigious Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris in 2006. She is part of the emerging artist generation of the young contemporary arena both in the US and in Europe. Rosson Crows' work comprises immersive paintings, each steeped in a nostalgic atmosphere, with superimposed impressions and touching reminders of masterpiece films from the French New Wave, which she cites as one of her main artistic references. Rosson Crow recognizes in these literary films themes that are important to her: the fundamentally ambivalent character of reality, memory, experiential confusion and the multiple layers of interpretation that derive from them. By projecting this universe into a saturated future, with psychedelic colors and invasive ornamentations, Rosson Crow navigates between utopia and dystopia, at a time when the planet is threatened by our massive overconsumption: "In a way, the paintings are about the collective hubris of humanity, our bad behavior, inheriting a dream world and destroying it." Rosson Crow’s work was featured in important solo exhibitions throughout the US, and Europe. She has a strong presence in prestigious public and private collections. Rosson Crow has been represented by la Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris/Brussels, since 2005. Portrait credit Rose Eichenbaum Galerie Nathalie Obadia https://www.nathalieobadia.com/artists/37-rosson-crow/biography/ Miles McCenery https://www.milesmcenery.com/artists/rosson-crow CNAP https://www.cnap.fr/rosson-crow-la-rupture ArtsHebdoMedias https://www.artshebdomedias.com/agenda/rosson-crow-la-rupture/ Arts in the city https://www.arts-in-the-city.com/265337-rosson-crow-a-la-galerie-nathalie-obadia Le Journal Des Arts https://www.lejournaldesarts.fr/evenement/2026/rosson-crow-la-rupture-182905 Actu Arts https://actu.art/event/la-rupture-rosson-crow/ Ocula https://ocula.com/artists/rosson-crow/artworks/ Art Currently https://artcurrently.com/rosson-crow-on-the-seductive-destruction#:~:text=In%20line%20with%20her%20continued,and%20deconstruction%20of%20current%20America.

Ep.257 Robert Garland is currently the Dance Theatre of Harlem Artistic Director. Mr. Garland was a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company achieving the rank of principal dancer. After creating a work for the DTH School Ensemble, Arthur Mitchell invited Robert Garland to create a work for The Dance Theatre of Harlem Company and appointed him the organization’s first Resident Choreographer. He was also Director of the Professional Training Program of the DTH school, and the organization’s webmaster. In addition to choreographing several ballets for DTH, Mr. Garland has also created works for New York City Ballet, Britain’s Royal Ballet, Oakland Ballet and many others. His commercial work has included music videos, commercials and short films, including the children’s television show Sesame Street, a Nike commercial featuring New York Yankee Derek Jeter, the NAACP Image Awards, a short film for designer Donna Karan, and the “Charmin Cha-Cha” for Proctor and Gamble. Mr. Garland holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Juilliard School in New York City. Photo Credit: Nir Arieli Robert Garland https://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org/people/robert-garland/ Dance Theatre of Harlem in Paris https://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org/dthinparis/ Pointe Magazine https://pointemagazine.com/robert-garland-dance-theatre-of-harlem/#gsc.tab=0 New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/24/arts/dance/robert-garland-dance-theater-of-harlem.html San Francisco Classical Voice https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/24/arts/dance/robert-garland-dance-theater-of-harlem.html National Arts Center https://nac-cna.ca/fr/bio/robert-garland Dance Consortium https://danceconsortium.com/resources/choreographer/robert-garland/ Pulse Kenya https://www.pulse.co.ke/story/the-ballet-world-needs-robert-garland-why-isnt-it-calling-2024082008555077311 Yale https://schwarzman.yale.edu/artist/robert-garland Bach Track https://bachtrack.com/performer/robert-garland News Tank Culture https://culture.newstank.fr/article/view/264305/etats-unis-robert-garland-directeur-artistique-dance-theater-of-harlem.html Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Garland_(choreographer)

​Kandy G Lopez (b. 1987, New Jersey) is a multidisciplinary artist exploring cultural identity, representation, and power through fiber art, portraiture, painting, and mixed media. Born to Dominican parents, she draws from her experience navigating multiple cultural landscapes. Kandy G Lopez holds a BFA in Painting and a BS in Marketing/Management from the University of South Florida and earned her MFA in Painting from Florida Atlantic University in 2014. Her background in both fine arts and business informs her meticulous material investigations and strategic engagement with art institutions. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, Media, and Arts at Nova Southeastern University, where she integrates critical theory with hands-on material practice. Photo credit: Jade Lily Artist https://www.kandyglopez.com/ ACA Gallery https://acagalleries.com/artists/kandy-g-lopez/ Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/kandy-g-lopez-situational-identity-new-works-in-fiber-aca-galleries/ Armory Art Center https://armoryart.org/event/past-the-eyes-artist-talk-kandy-g-lopez/ Colossal https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/05/kandy-g-lopez-embroidered-portraits/ Fondation Florence https://www.fondationflorence.fr/espacecult Vogue https://www.vogue.com/article/kandy-g-lopez-textile-truths-faces-of-resilience-aca-galleries Orlando Museum of Art https://omart.org/artwork/kandy-g-lopez-installation-view-from-the-florida-prize-in-contemporary-art/ Riverside Art Museum https://riversideartmuseum.org/exhibitions/kandy-g-lopez-invisible-threads-2/ Out Clique https://www.outclique.com/layers-you-can-see-inside-the-art-of-kandy-g-lopez/ Canvas Rebel https://canvasrebel.com/meet-kandy-g-lopez/ Bold Journal Magazine https://boldjourney.com/meet-kandy-g-lopez/ Meer https://www.meer.com/en/99807-textile-truths-faces-of-resilience Visual Arts Center of Richmond https://www.visarts.org/blog/blog/2024/a-conversation-with-visiting-artist-in-residence-kandy-g-lopez/ Luxe Source https://luxesource.com/article/artist-kandy-g-lopez VR Art Platform https://vrallart.com/artist/kandy_g_lopez/ Craft Council https://craftcouncil.org/articles/the-queue-kandy-g-lopez/

Ep.253 features Jules BE KUTI, a young emerging artist born in 1993. His art reflects his experience as a Black person living in France, as well as his reflections on the challenges faced by Black individuals in society. Growing up in France, Jules was inspired by the richness of Black culture. He uses his art as a vehicle for intimate reflection, allowing him to explore the dynamics of memory and identity in a globalized world where national and cultural boundaries are increasingly blurred. Jules's works highlight archetypes and scenes from everyday life, each capturing emotions, experiences, and stories through the use of multiple colors. Jules's work is a celebration of diversity, offering a unique perspective on exploration and how diversity can be used to express and exalt our common humanity. Photo credit courtesy of the artist Artist ~ https://julesbekutiart.wordpress.com/ The Bishop Gallery ~ https://thebishopgallery.com/reminder-the-children-are-our-future/ Silent Gallery ~ https://silentgallery.art/artists/34-jules-be-kuti/ Artfacts~ https://artfacts.net/artist/jules-be-kuti Sugarcane Mag ~ https://sugarcanemag.com/2025/05/what-sold-at-the-11th-annual-1-54-in-new-york/ Prazzle ~ https://www.prazzleinc.com/editorial/1-54-art-fair-returns-to-new-york-highlights-and-exhibitions-to-look-out-for Movout Gallery ~ https://movartgallery.com/artist/jules-be-kuti/ The Blk Prspctv ~ https://www.theblkprspctv.com/p/jules-be-kuti-untitled-year-unknown

Ep. 251 Cheryl Pope is an interdisciplinary visual artist who questions and responds to issues of identity as it relates to the individual and the community, specifically regarding race, gender, class, history, power, and place. Her practice emerges from the act and politics of listening, and recently introduces a novel material to explore the artist’s memories. Referencing the familiar repertoire of the French Post-Impressionist, Intimist, and Imagist paintings, Pope recreates deeply personal recollections that cinematically compose the silent complexities of beautiful and tragic oscillations between love and loss in our everyday lives. Images of couples are drawn from memory, referencing the artist’s own relationships and moments of disconnect, anxiety, and desire, while beach scenes depicting a mother and child accentuate a tender stillness of caregiving. In these scenes, the figures exist in a nest of choreography–a rotating stage of mystery, tragedy, and poetry of day-to-day living with feelings of presence and absence woven throughout. Pope received her MA in Design (2010) and BFA (2003) from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL, where she is an Adjunct Professor. Pope has had recent solo exhibitions at moniquemeloche, Chicago, IL (2022, 2019); The Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS (2022); Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL (2019); Galleria Bianconi, Milan, Italy (2019); Andres Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2018); and Fort Gansevoort, New York, NY (2017). Notable group presentations include Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, MI (2023); The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY (2023 2021); Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY (2023); Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI (2022); Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Chicago, IL (2022); Skin in the Gamecurated by Zoe Lukov, Chicago, IL (2022); Fountainhead, Miami, FL (2021); Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA (2021); Virginia MOCA, Virgina Beach, VA (2021); and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL (2020). Pope’s work will be included in the upcoming group exhibition Get in the Game: Sport and Contemporary Culture at SFMoMA in 2024. Pope’s work is in the collections of Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, FL; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL; UBS Art Collection, New York, NY; Joan Flasche Artists Book Collection, Chicago, IL; Seattle Art Museum, WA; Honolulu Museum of Art, HI; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA; Poetry Foundation, Chicago, IL; DePaul University Art Museum, Chicago, IL; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD; United States Embassy, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; The Jackson West Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL; and The Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS. She has been the recipient of several awards and fellowships, including the Public Artist Award, Franklin Works, Minneapolis, MN (2017); Selected Artist, Year of Public Art, Chicago Cultural Center, IL (2017); Mellon Fellowship, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH (2016); and 3Arts Award, Chicago, IL (2015). Pope lives and works in Chicago, IL and Miami, FL. Artist https://www.cherylpope.net/ monique meloche https://www.moniquemeloche.com/artists/35-cheryl-pope/works/ Hyperallergic https://www.moniquemeloche.com/press/492-talking-a-big-game-the-art-of-sports/ | https://www.moniquemeloche.com/press/280-artists-on-basketball-and-its-discontents/ Art Daily https://www.moniquemeloche.com/press/451-the-baltimore-museum-of-art-announces-approximately-75/ Observer https://www.moniquemeloche.com/press/437-early-sales-and-excitement-at-art-basel-miami/ The Guardian https://www.moniquemeloche.com/press/430-strike-fast-dance-lightly-largest-ever-boxing-exhibition/ BOMB https://www.moniquemeloche.com/press/420-cheryl-pope-by-carolina-wheat/ Chicago https://www.moniquemeloche.com/press/406-fall-fashion-artists-in-their-natural-habitats/ Reader https://www.moniquemeloche.com/press/418-chicago-is-a-protest-town/

EP.249 Onay Gutierrez is a multifaceted artist, collector, and preservationist with a rich background that spans education, ceramics, and historic preservation. Born in Veracruz, Mexico in 1977, Gutierrez began his career as an early elementary school teacher in marginalized communities in his home state. After immigrating to the United States, honed his skills as a ceramic artist. Gutierrez has a deep connection to the Penland School of Craft in the mountains of North Carolina, where he has been a student, patron, and now serves as a board member. This connection has likely influenced his artistic growth and commitment to the craft community. In addition to his artistic pursuits, Gutierrez is a passionate advocate for historic preservation. Alongside Jeffrey Childers PhD, he has restored three National Historic Places in Raleigh, NC. His commitment to art and social justice is further evident in their founding of the Gutierrez Collection, a contemporary art collection that explores themes of mental health, LGBTQ+ rights, Latin and Latinx identities, African and African diasporic cultures, women's art, and activism. The Gutierrez Collection has gained significant recognition, with its first museum exhibition currently on view at the Cameron Museum of Art in Wilmington, NC, until September 7th, and set to travel to the NC Museum of Art's Winston-Salem campus this fall. Through his work, Gutierrez continues to make a lasting impact on the art world, historic preservation, and social justice initiatives. Photo credit: Courtesy of the artist Cameron Art Museum https://cameronartmuseum.org/exhibition/we-belong-here-the-gutierrez-collection/ The Endowment https://theendowment.org/event/cameron-art-museum-cam-after-dark-conversation-with-the-collectors-onay-gutierrez-and-jeffrey-childers/ ArtSuite https://artsuite.com/blogs/community/onay-gutierrez?srsltid=AfmBOopGnj0zCHXUCInnV8PELmUsyhmVUyW0VCdcYlMRTou3JVRDdagM Issuu https://issuu.com/ncartmuseum/docs/spring_24_preview_web North Carolina Museum of Art https://ncartmuseum.org/collection/museum-collection/new-acquisitions/ Penland School of Craft https://www.givecampus.com/schools/PenlandSchoolofCraft