#36 - Antonia Perricone - Artist, Mother, Maker

About this episode

Eilish Bouchier interviews artist Antonia Perricone about her journey from fashion to art and her experiences as a mother and immigrant.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Discipline of Freedom, I sit down with Antonia Perricone—named by Denizen Magazine as one of Sydney’s ten up-and-coming artists and listed among Australia’s top 100 Hot and Collectable. Her story is anything but typical. The daughter of Sicilian immigrants, she grew up in Sydney’s western suburbs, far from the art world she would later redefine. After a first career in fashion and raising four children, Antonia returned to art school to show her childre...

People in this episode

Host: Eilish Bouchier

Guest: Antonia Perricone

Topics covered

• art
• entrepreneurship
• motherhood
• fashion
• immigrant experience

Keywords

• Antonia Perricone
• art
• entrepreneurship
• motherhood
• fashion
• Sydney
• Denizen Magazine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Denizen Magazine

Places: Sydney, Australia, Sydney’s western suburbs

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