Shows
Art Dealer Diaries Podcast2025 Santa Fe Indian Market Best of Show Award Ceremony - Epi. 361, Host Dr. Mark SubletteSanta Fe Indian Market is such an interesting event and should be on every art lover's bucket list. This is the 103rd market and it's always the third week in August. They have a big ceremony to kick the weekend off and it's when they judge all the different art that comes in from all the artists.Medicine Man Gallery and the Sublette Family Foundation for the Arts provide the funds for the Best of Show award, so we get to attend this exclusive event. I wanted you to be able to experience the event and if...
2025-08-2755 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastArt Dealer Diaries Podcast Highlights (Part 9) Epi. 352 - Host Dr. Mark SubletteThis episode features (in order of appearance) artists Amery Bohling, Barbara Van Cleve, Donna Howell-Sickles, and a lecture snippet from Maynard Dixon's American West by Dr. Mark Sublette.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••I'm going to be doing some podcasts on the road and I thought that for the next couple of weeks I’d republish parts of some of the favorite podcasts that I've done over the last eight years.With 351 podcasts so far, I have plenty of individuals to choose from. These people that have come into my life that I find interesting, those that are really important to what I do, and to how I see the world. So I hop...
2025-06-251h 08
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMasters of Drawing Group Podcast (Part 3): Francis Livingston, Jill Carver, Dennis Ziemienski, Greg Newbold, Roseta Santiago, and Jordan K. Walker - Epi. 335, Host Dr. Mark SubletteThis iteration of the Masters of Drawing podcast was very interesting because I interviewed all of these artists, one after another, in a single day. Featuring Francis Livingston, Jill Carver, Dennis Ziemienski, Greg Newbold, Roseta Santiago, and Jordan K. Walker.You see, I was having a show that focused on drawing and had invited 47 artists for what I called "Masters of Drawing." These individuals are who I consider to be the very best in that field. They're all artists that primarily do paintings, but I wanted to really focus on that basic structure of most fine art...
2025-02-261h 31
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastAn Inside Look Into the New Novel "Broken Promises" - Epi. 322, Presentation by Dr. Mark SubletteI'm here at the Saguaro Theater in Wickenburg, AZ to give a presentation on my newest novel "Broken Promises: A Westin Blackwood Art Detective Mystery." This event was setup and hosted by my dear friends at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum.The museum itself is a wonderful place so I hope everyone can come out and visit them. I've been here dozens and dozens times. They have one of the greatest collections of Western and Native American art. This podcast is partly an art history lesson since I talk about the events that inspired my...
2024-11-2753 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMark Hilbert: Founder of the Hilbert Museum of California Art - Epi. 296 Host Dr. Mark SubletteIt's always fun to go someplace new. In this case, it's the Hilbert Museum, which is part of Chapman University. It's a museum that opened in 2016, but it's just recently reopened with two major wings and some incredible art.I had the fortune of walking, talking, and interviewing Mark Hilbert, who is the person who really designed and gave all the art and money to develop this museum. He had been collecting art for 50 years and he had a vision wanted to share it with the world. It's just full of amazing, important paintings. You ha...
2024-05-221h 20
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMark Winter: Navajo Weaving & Saltillo Serape Expert (Part 2) - Epi. 294, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI did a podcast with Mark Winter a while back (Episodes 37 and 38). This was maybe 3 or 4 years ago, and I wanted to have Mark on again because we didn't get to talk about his vast knowledge of Saltillo Sarapes.If you really want to immerse yourself in the depth of that subject, you have to go through Mark, because he is THE expert in the field. There are a few other experts of note, sure, but Mark is clearly one of the leading experts in the world. So we had a wonderful talk. We went t...
2024-05-0859 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMark Winter: Navajo Weaving & Saltillo Serape Expert (Part 1) - Epi. 293, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI did a podcast with Mark Winter a while back (Episodes 37 and 38). This was maybe 3 or 4 years ago, and I wanted to have Mark on again because we didn't get to talk about his vast knowledge of Saltillo Sarapes.If you really want to immerse yourself in the depth of that subject, you have to go through Mark, because he is THE expert in the field. There are a few other experts of note, sure, but Mark is clearly one of the leading experts in the field. So we had a wonderful talk. We went t...
2024-05-0158 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMoira Geoffrion: Pods, Plants, and Parts - Epi. 275, Host Dr. Mark SubletteMoira Geoffrion joins host Mark Sublette to talk about her show "Pods, Plants, and Parts." The show has 144 new paintings of the botanical structures that can be found throughout the Sonoran desert.Opening with the artist is Friday, December 29 from 12 - 2 PM at Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson, Arizona.View the Show Online:https://www.medicinemangallery.com/collections/december-20-2024
2023-12-2757 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastWilliam Haskell: Winds of Western Change, Opens January 12, 2024 - Epi. 269, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had a wonderful podcast today with William Haskell. We had done a podcast together two years ago in the middle of the pandemic, but it was really nice to actually spend time with him in person. Instead of focusing on how got to where he is today (since that story was told in epi. 129), I wanted to find out about his new show that he's doing for us. He's going to have 15+ paintings in a one-man show this coming January. We delve into not only the show and the paintings but at the more technical aspects o...
2023-11-081h 09
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMark Rossi: Wildlife and Western Sculptor - Epi. 252, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had Mark Rossi on my podcast today and we had a really wonderful talk. I've known Mark for almost 30 years and he's been in my gallery almost that long as well. He's known for his sculptures of animals. He's focused primarily on the animals of the Sonoran Desert, but because he's involved in so many museum collections as well as zoo collections, he's gotten to do a lot of exotic animals as well.If you're in the world-famous San Diego Zoo, you're going to see a Mark Rossi. If you're visiting the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum here...
2023-07-121h 16
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastKeith Batcheller: Fine Artist & Illustrator - Epi. 242, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had fine artist and Illustrator Keith Batcheller on the podcast today. He went to ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, got his BFA, and worked with all these interesting folks afterward, including Bob Peak, Mark English, and Bernie Fuchs. When Keith became a professional illustrator he worked with big firms in New York, Chicago, and L.A. He eventually started working for Walt Disney Productions and did artwork for massive animated films like Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, and my personal favorite - Lilo & Stitch.Disney still uses Ke...
2023-05-0358 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastTravis Humphreys: Owner, Gold River Gallery - Epi. 234, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had Travis Humphreys on today, and he owns Gold River Gallery in Cedar City, Utah. Travis is such an interesting guy. He surprised us at the gallery, delivering a group of hand-carved frames that he made for two of my artists, Dennis Ziemienski and Josh Gibson. So I asked him, "Would you like to do a podcast?" I only kind of knew his backstory before this podcast. It's an interesting story because he's an artist who turned into a framer. Travis is responsible for the Mark Maggiori frames and several other huge names in Western art as well...
2023-03-0854 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMark Hilbert: Founder of Hilbert Museum - Epi. 180 Host Dr. Mark SubletteToday's guest was Mark Hilbert, and he has his own museum. That alone is a very unique and amazing thing. This is an individual who started his career in engineering and invented a module that made climate control devices more energy efficient. He was able to patent the technology and then ultimately sell the company, helping him establish a commercial real estate business in California. As you can tell, Mark is a very entrepreneurial individual. Lucky for Southern Californians, he's also a guy who loves art (and I mean, truly loves it). He was deeply inspired by a...
2022-02-091h 10
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMark Bowles: Contemporary Landscape Painter - Epi. 174, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had artist Mark Bowles on the podcast today via zoom. One interesting component of doing this podcast is that I never really know what I'm going to learn about my guests. That's one of the reasons I like doing them so much. You know, the discovery aspect of it all. In this episode, Mark and I went down some of the deeper, darker holes of life. Things like how the way a parent treats you can effect your life tremendously. In this case, we learn that Mark had a very tough father.So...
2021-12-291h 15
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastArt Dealer Diaries: Podcast Highlights (Part 2) Epi. 155 - Host Dr. Mark SubletteThree years and 150+ podcasts later I figured it was time for a small break. Until new episodes return this Fall, I'll be posting compilations of some of my favorite Art Dealer Diaries moments.Part two features (in order) Navajo artist, educator and author Shonto Begay, producer of Woodstock John Morris, Executive Editor of True West Magazine Bob Boze Bell, master silversmith Tim Yazzie, owner of Toadlena Trading Post Mark Winter, and plein air painter and author Kevin Macpherson.
2021-07-071h 09
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastArt Dealer Diaries: Podcast Highlights (Part 1) Epi. 154 - Host Dr. Mark SubletteAbout 10 years or so ago I decided I wanted to capture the voices of those in my profession. At the time I was thinking of the dealer community - mostly because, let's face it, we're getting older. I figured if I captured these voices somehow, their stories wouldn't be lost forever. When I eventually started the podcast, the project evolved into one that would document all of the various segments of Southwest art. Artists, critics, writers, editors, collectors, and more.So three years and 150+ episodes later I figured it was time for a small break. Until new e...
2021-06-301h 05
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastKathryn Stedham: Santa Fe Oil Painter (Part Two) - Epi. 151, Host Dr. Mark SubletteThis is part two of a two-part podcast.I had a wonderful talk today with Santa Fe-based oil painter Kathryn Stedham. Kathryn is a very unique human being, to say the least. It's interesting when people are made to be artists, right? Not everyone finds their voice quickly, but it's clear that Kathryn found hers at a very early age.There were a few foundational aspects of her past that we talk about, from rock climbing and backpacking adventures to spontaneous solo sailing trips down the coast. She also shares stories about her grandfather and...
2021-05-2638 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastDennis Ziemienski: Western Artist and Illustrator - Epi. 146, Host Dr. Mark SubletteThis episode was recorded during our live zoom opening / Q&A event held on March 19, 2021 Celebrated Western painter Dennis Ziemienski joins us on Art Dealer Diaries for a special episode discussing his new show "Grand Canyon State" with works celebrating Arizona's natural wonders and unique tourist destinations.Dennis goes in-depth about his background in illustration, recounting a few amazing stories while showing some of his most famous illustrative works. We hear about his illustrious contributions to National Lampoon, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and his ability to predict the winner of the Kentucky D...
2021-03-311h 11
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMark Maggiori: Contemporary Western Artist - Epi. 123, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had Mark Magggiori on today. Wow, really an interesting human being. He's one of the best Western artists working today and I'm a big fan of his artwork. This is a Western artist who has 150,000 Instagram followers. Yes, you read that correctly. Having that many followers is kind of unheard of in the Western art game but there's a definite reason though and that's that this guy has an amazing background and can paint. He's the front-man for the French band Pleymo which was signed in 1997 by Sony records when he was only 20 years old and h...
2020-10-211h 19
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastKathleen Wall: Jemez Pueblo Pottery Artist - Epi. 114, Host Dr. Mark SubletteKathleen Wall is a vibrant individual and well known Jemez potter who creates her figurine pots at Jemez New Mexico. She does wonderful figurines and masks, some of them being very large pieces. Kathleen explains her journey as a potter and how she got to where she is today and what it took to get there. It's a long hard road to be a potter especially when you're trying to do things that are unique and less traditional pueblo pottery, but Kathleen has triumphed. In fact, Kathleen was recently awarded the Living Treasure Award for New Mexico at MIAC...
2020-08-191h 13
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMarla Allison: Laguna Pueblo Artist - Epi 113, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had the pleasure of interviewing the contemporary artist Marla Allison today on Art Dealer Diaries. Marla is full of energy, creativity, smart, and was a very interesting guest. We discuss growing up in New Mexico at the historic Laguna Pueblo, and what it's like being Laguna, Hopi, Jemez, and Anglo, and what those cultural elements provide to your art and perspective. Laguna is a small community and she goes from a small pueblo community to being IAIA trained and a School for Advanced Research fellow in Santa Fe, to accepting fellowships in Bahrain, and Bristol, UK, and participating i...
2020-08-121h 11
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMateo Romero: Artist and Native American Advocate - Epi. 112, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had Mateo Romero on the podcast today. He is a fantastic painter and interesting individual and this interview is one of the more unique podcasts I've had the pleasure to record. On the Art Dealer Diaries, we generally talk about art but with Mateo, we gravitated to the topic of the current racial divide in the United States. Mateo has been involved in a lawsuit for 20+ years against the Washington Redskins organization to change their name so we had a chance to discuss all of the recent developments in that arena, as well as the obelisk monument in t...
2020-08-051h 52
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastKim Peone: Executive Director of SWAIA - Epi. 111, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had Kim Peone on the podcast today who is the newest Executive Director of the non-profit organization SWAIA (Southwestern Association For Indian Arts). Every year SWAIA's banner event the Santa Fe Indian Market brings in millions of dollars for Native artisans and acts as a huge boost for the local economy. The event is always in the third week of August and I myself have had the privilege of attending for the past 30 years. Well, this year the event got canceled. For the first time in 99 years, there will be no Indian Market on the Plaza due to...
2020-07-291h 07
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastDr. Michael F. Brown: Anthropologist & President of S.A.R. - Epi. 110, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had Dr. Michael F. Brown on the podcast today and he's president of the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, NM. I've been a long time supporter of this museum and institution and I highly encourage people to go to their website which is sarweb.org. The school supports native causes and various research projects in the region. It started as an archeology museum in 1922 and it's an amazing place with a huge array of pottery and artifacts, as well as some of the finest contemporary native art. Michael is a fascinating person that has d...
2020-07-221h 33
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJim Jacobs: Tucson Real Estate Expert & Fashion Expert - Epi. 109, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had Jim Jacobs come to the gallery today to join me for an episode of the Art Dealer Diaries that is unlike any other so far. Jim is a realtor in Tucson, actually the BEST realtor in Tucson and someone that I've bought quite a few houses from over the years. He has great instincts about what architecture and art mean to a home and a homeowner. His backstory involves 20 years of fashion industry expertise in Atlanta and New York City before ever becoming a realtor as well as working at the Playboy Mansion in his early days...
2020-07-151h 06
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastFrank Patania Jr.: Renowned Santa Fe & Tucson Silversmith (Part 2) - Epi. 108, Host Dr. Mark SubletteFrank Patania Jr. owner of the Thunderbird shop of Santa Fe and Tucson, and the son of Frank Patania Sr. tells the second half of his 87-year story in this edition of the Art Dealer Diaries Podcast. Frank and I spoke for almost 3 hours so this is a two-part podcast with the first portion of the story appearing in episode 107. Part two focuses on Frank Patania Jr's own career and the process behind some of his most important works. We hear about Frank using styrofoam to cast a 9ft tall cross in aluminum and passing the literal and figurative...
2020-07-081h 17
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastFrank Patania Jr.: Renowned Santa Fe & Tucson Silversmith (Part 1) - Epi. 107, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had an important historical figure on the podcast today, Frank Patania Jr. original owner of the Thunderbird shop of Santa Fe and Tucson, and the son of Frank Patania Sr. tells the story of the lives of three generations of silversmiths. I had Sam Patania, Frank Jr's son on an earlier podcast which you might want to listen to as well. Frank and I spoke for almost 3 hours so this is a two-part podcast with the remainder of the story appearing in episode 108 which is part two. Part one focuses on Frank Sr and their time in Santa...
2020-07-011h 24
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastEd Lind: Associate Director of BYU Museum of Art - Epi. 106, Host Dr. Mark SubletteAssociate Director of the BYU Museum of Art, Ed Lind stopped by the gallery today to share his fascinating story. Ed is somebody who was born an artist, but his career path just didn't let him go that direction. He was involved in computers very early on in the '80s, realized he wanted to follow his passion, and then went back to school when he was in his 30's and received a fine art degree. He eventually got a call from Brigham Young University to be a part of their museum administration, becoming an associate director. This podcast...
2020-06-241h 31
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastBilly Schenck: Pop Western Artist - Epi. 105, Host Dr. Mark SubletteBilly Schenck came to deliver some paintings and wound up in the Medicine Man Gallery Studio for this episode of the Art Dealer Diaries. There's no reason why I can't grab somebody for another podcast that's already done one, especially if it's Bill Schenck. I wanted to get an update on Billy and how he's doing, and it turns out he's has had some pretty traumatic stuff going on in his life recently, namely a heart attack and being in the hospital in the middle of a global pandemic. We also talk about the show at the Tucson Museum...
2020-06-171h 08
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastShirley Wagner: Modern Sculptor & Jewelry Designer - Epi. 104, Host Dr. Mark SubletteShirley Wagner was on the podcast today. She is a three-dimensional artist specializing in modern sculpture inspired by the great Louise Nevelson. An interesting podcast for any artist who is in the struggle to find a way to create and make a living in the difficult field of art. To live a full life while trying to follow your vision when life doesn't want to let you go down that alley is exactly what Shirley Wagner faced. Whether it was her mom dying as soon as she graduated from art school or her husband Marius passing in 2017. This podcast a...
2020-06-101h 10
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastSam Patania: 3rd Generation Silversmith - Epi. 103, Host Dr. Mark SubletteSam Patania took the time to come to the Medicine Man Gallery Studio for this episode of the Art Dealer Diaries. We've been kinda slow, hunkering down through quarantine, so it was wonderful to spend an hour and talk face to face with an actual human being. One of the best silversmiths in the business, Sam's has an amazing family history. He's a third-generation silversmith whose grandfather, Frank Patania Sr, opened the Thunderbird Shop in 1927 in Santa Fe and not long after that in 1937, came to Tucson. His grandfather was an immigrant with a third-grade education who came from...
2020-06-031h 14
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastPeter Miller: Entrepreneur & Pueblo Pottery Expert - Epi. 102, Host Dr. Mark SubletteThis episode was taped In early March right before Heard Museum Native American show and sale when Peter Miller came to Tucson to visit and before Covid19 had closed down the country. Peter is a collector who I've had the pleasure of selling to and during these brief visits we've always had wonderful conversations not only surrounding the art he collects, but also his world as an entrepreneur working at MIT. He was educated at MIT and was involved in several different software companies that he helped found and run. We went through the process of what it is t...
2020-05-271h 25
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJeff Timan: Historic Resort Owner & Sculptor - Epi. 101, Host Dr. Mark SubletteJeff Timan stopped by the gallery today for this edition of the Art Dealer Diaries. A special individual, Jeff is one of the owners of the world-famous Hacienda del Sol Guest Ranch Resort founded in Tucson in the 1920s as well as one of the founding members of the group SculptureTucson.com. We had a wonderful discussion about Jeff's life in Tucson and the evolution he's seen take place since 1958, what it's like to run a resort in the middle of a pandemic, and finally how he feels about art in general and the positive effect of lacing sculptural...
2020-05-201h 25
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJim Ballinger: Former Director of the Phoenix Art Museum - Epi. 100, Host Dr. Mark SubletteJim Ballinger, an important figure in the Arizona art world and my 100th podcast guest, provided one of my more fascinating interviews. Jim Ballinger is the former director of the Phoenix Art Museum for 40 years, a curator for 7 years, and the director for 33. Working for the Phoenix Art Museum was his first job and turns out his last, spending an entire career taking the museum from a small regional entity to a major institution in American Art. Jim's early life, including being a tennis athlete to becoming one of the youngest museum directors at the age of 31. Jim shares...
2020-05-131h 57
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastDel Almeida: Modernist California Landscape Painter - Epi. 99, Host Dr. Mark SubletteDeladier Almeida discusses his life story of growing up in Brazil and starting as an architecture student, graphic artist, and illustrator before gravitating to fine art, first starting as a portrait painter inspired by a book on John Howard Sanden's work before becoming a landscape artist. Del shares his method and motivation giving me insight into how he creates his work, how his architecture with city planning influenced his landscape paintings, not only from a technical standpoint, but from an emotional standpoint as well. Del moved from Brazil to California where he studied under such luminaries as Wayne Thiebaud...
2020-05-061h 06
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastElaine A. King: Art Critic & Curator - Epi. 98, Host Dr. Mark SubletteArt expert and critic Elaine A. King found her way to the Podcast studio, mask and all. This was filmed during the coronavirus pandemic with social distancing, shortly after Arizona governor Ducey issued a stay at home order. Elaine's story as a professor, historian, critic, and curator was enlighting. King was a tenured Professor at Carnegie-Mellon University in Art History & Theory and has curated over 50 art exhibitions. We had a lively discussion on the nuances of what it means to be an art critic and curator; a field I didn't really understand fully until our podcast. It was freeing to...
2020-04-291h 23
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastRay Roberts: Western Landscape Painter - Epi. 97, Host Dr. Mark SubletteThis was a long-time-coming podcast as I finally got Ray Roberts to stop by the Medicine Man Gallery Studio to discuss his life and the painting world he orbits. Ray Roberts was the first contemporary artist I represented at Medicine Man Gallery (beginning in 1995 ), Ray is a wonderful teacher and well respected in his field for his teaching abilities. I refer to Ray Roberts in my gallery as a Painter's Painter as so many artists look up to Ray for inspiration and admire his painting technique. Ray reflects on his life as an artist and the obstacles he...
2020-04-2250 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastFred Borcherdt: Modern Sculptor - Epi 96. Host Dr. Mark SubletteTucson artist Fred Borcherdt came by today, I've been trying to get Fred on the Podcast show and finally found time. I've represented Fred for 15 years and own his sculpture in my personal collection. Borcherdt trained at the University of Arizona and got his master's of fine art at the Chicago Art Institute, where he would eventually teach 3D design for 5 years. Fred takes us through his art career chronologically, specifically how sculpture came into his life and how traveling the world on a sculpture scholarship influenced his artwork, including time in Australia and the Pacific islands looking at P...
2020-04-151h 42
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJames Woodside: Artist & Art Teacher - Epi. 95, Host Dr. Mark SubletteThis podcast was recorded before Arizona went to a shelter in place. Jim Woodside who was painting in self-isolating deep in the Sonoran Desert checks in for a follow-up podcast (Episode 53) on the Art Dealer Diaries. Jim teaches art and lives in Boston which is currently near the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Woodside arrived in early March just before the full Covid19 meltdown. An interesting discussion on isolation and his love of painting and what people can do during this difficult time as an artist and the relationships as a teacher and the importance of art. A w...
2020-04-0844 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastCharles Geoffrion: Public Health Expert - Epi. 94, Host Dr. Mark SubletteI had the pleasure of having Charles Geoffrion on the podcast today. A very interesting and knowledgeable man, Charles is the Vice President of the Pima County Board of Health and is on the Board of Directors for Allied Bioscience. On top of all that - he's married to an artist, Moira Geoffrion, who we've done a podcast with and represent at Medicine Man Gallery.The first part of this podcast is all about the coronavirus, where it's going, what we should do, what's happening in Arizona as well as the world. The second half is more...
2020-04-011h 14
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastDr. Seymour Reichlin: Neuroendocrinologist (part 2) - Epi. 93, Host Dr. Mark SubletteA timely interview with 96-year old world-renowned neuroendocrinologist and researcher Dr. Seymour Reichlin who discussed the role stress has on disease and the issues surrounding psychosomatic disease as well as briefly discuss the 1918 Pandemic flu, Babe Ruth and the deployment of the Atomic bomb.Dr. Reichlin joins our host, Dr. Mark Sublette who takes off his art hat too discuss medicine and early Navajo life in the 1950's and the medical treatments and lifestyle at that time as well as collecting Native Arts. This is part one of a two-episode interview.In part two, Seymour...
2020-03-2549 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastDr. Seymour Reichlin: Neuroendocrinologist (part 1) - Epi. 92, Host Dr. Mark SubletteA timely interview with 96-year old world-renowned neuroendocrinologist and researcher Dr. Seymour Reichlin who discussed the role stress has on disease and the issues surrounding psychosomatic disease as well as briefly discuss the 1918 Pandemic flu, Babe Ruth and the deployment of the Atomic bomb.Dr. Reichlin joins our host, Dr. Mark Sublette who takes off his art hat too discuss medicine and early Navajo life in the 1950's and the medical treatments and lifestyle at that time as well as collecting Native Arts. This is part one of a two-episode interview.In part one, Seymour...
2020-03-1853 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMichael Duchemin: President/CEO Briscoe Western Art Museum - Epi. 91, Host Dr. Mark SubletteMuseum President and CEO Dr. Michael Duchemin stops by the Medicine Man Gallery Studio to share his insights into the daily operations of the 6-year-old San Antonio Briscoe Western Art Museum. Michael discusses his early interest in the perception of American culture as well as his experience in the museum circuit and his ascent to a top post in Western museum operation. We get a breakdown of how Michael plans and exhibits some of the nation's top Western artists and the process behind converting an art collector relationship with a museum into a functioning philanthropic symbiosis. All of this...
2020-03-111h 27
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastSusan Kliewer: Western Sculptor - Epi. 90, Host Dr. Mark SubletteWestern sculptor Susan Kliewer pays a visit to the Medicine Man Gallery studio and discusses her long and difficult road to becoming an artist with host Dr. Mark Sublette. Susan chronicles the wonderful story behind her ascent to finding her artistic footing including (but not limited to) winning her first art show at age 9, declining a scholarship to a prestigious LA art school, and smashing gender barriers working in an Arizona foundry in the 1970s and 80s. We hear about Susan's time on the Navajo reservation and how working at a trading post led to the adoration and appreciation...
2020-03-041h 11
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJames Cook: Expressionist Landscape Painter - Epi. 89, Host Dr. Mark SublettePainter and former U of Arizona professor James Cook stops by the Medicine Man Gallery studio for an enlightening interview with our host Dr. Mark Sublette. James dives into the interview discussing his early years in a talented household and how they shaped his approach to art. We hear about the business that happens beyond the (large) canvas and the stress an inexperienced gallerist can put on an artist. Jim goes on to discuss the pitfalls of launching a career in fine art and how confidence is only half the battle, citing the success and failures of those closest to...
2020-02-261h 02
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastGlenn Renell: Landscape Painter & Art Professor - Epi. 88, Host Dr. Mark SubletteLandscape painter and former professor of the arts at Maine College of Arts Glenn Renell sits down with our host Dr. Mark Sublette to share his story of how he became the remarkable landscape painter he is today. Unbelievably, Glenn started his painting career as an abstract expressionist painter, a vast departure from the atmospheric landscapes he's now known for today. From being on an aircraft carrier during Vietnam to living on the reservation at Chinle and painting Canyon de Chelly, Glenn covers a lot of ground in a very insightful and fascinating episode of the Art Dealer Diaries.
2020-02-191h 07
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastWilliam Matthews: Watercolor Artist & Gallery Owner (Part 2) - Epi. 86, Host Dr. Mark SubletteWatercolorist extraordinaire William (Willy) Matthews stops by the Medicine Man Gallery studio for a special two part interview with host Dr. Mark Sublette. In part TWO, the esteemed Mr. Matthews discusses his time in Europe forging relationships by knocking on doors and playing music, eventually leading to a job at The Museum of Modern Art, Oxford (now Modern Art Oxford). After William returns to the US, he leads a graphic design studio in 1980's Denver for a short period of time, eventually opening his own studio shortly after. Willy's career develops into that of a full-time fine artist, culminating...
2020-02-1249 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastWilliam Matthews: Watercolor Artist & Gallery Owner (Part 1) - Epi. 86, Host Dr. Mark SubletteWatercolorist extraordinaire William (Willy) Matthews stops by the Medicine Man Gallery studio for a special two-part interview with host Dr. Mark Sublette. In part ONE, Mr. Matthews looks back on the early days of his 50+ year career as a professional artist. We get a glimpse into William's early life in San Francisco and what is like to grow up in such a talented family of creatives. Hanging around Haight-Ashbury in the late 1960's, carrying a 40 lb portfolio around L.A. in the 1970's, and working with the likes of Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, and Nash). William's trajectory as an...
2020-02-0559 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastTim Newton: Publisher of Western Art & Architecture Magazine - Epi. 85, Host Dr. Mark SubletteTim Newton is the publisher of Western Art & Architecture, a photographer, art collector, renovation expert, minister, dog catcher, and renaissance man. He shares his love of art and the unusual life path art has taken him. From starting a church in New York to founding the American Masters Exhibition, Tim details his fascinating life as an art collector. Tim's continued dedication to the Salmagundi Club in New York City, of which he's been the chairman and CEO for 8 years is evident as he speaks on the history of the organization, as well as the club's future. All of this...
2020-01-291h 07
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastStephen C. Datz: Western Landscape Painter - Ep. 84, Host Dr. Mark SubletteSteve Datz's second visit to the Art Dealer Diaries; on this special episode we discuss what it takes to be an artist and pull off a major art exhibit. Stephen's first interview (Epi. 43) delved into his backstory and what led him to pursue painting full-time. This time around, Stephen and Mark go in-depth about the lifestyle of the modern landscape painter. We hear about the choices that have to be made beyond the canvas to have a successful exhibition in a southwest gallery setting, and how being a "precisionist" can both help and hinder your art career. A great...
2020-01-2259 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMichael J. Nolan: Painter & Art Professor - Epi. 83, Host Dr. Mark SubletteMichael John Nolan the Head of the Design at Pima Community College sits down with our host Dr. Mark Sublette to discuss life as both a painter and an educator. We hear about Michael's early days growing up in Tucson and how taking the right classes (and teaching them) turned Michael into an artist,. Illustrating comic books, novels, and painting which Michael refers to as "couch paintings". The exhibition, sale of paintings, and choosing the right gallerist are all touched on in this comprehensive interview. A great roadmap for young artists watching and listening to an important episode of t...
2020-01-151h 14
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastTerry Evans: Master Woodworker - Epi. 82, Host Dr. Mark SubletteMaster woodworker Terry Evans stops by Medicine Man Gallery studio to speak with host Dr. Mark Sublette about his lifelong commitment to art and working in wood and leather. Leatherwork, farm work, and ultimately woodworking are all discussed, with an emphasis on education and the persistence necessary to succeed as a traveling artist in today's art fair market. From teaching for 40 years as a high school art teacher in Kansas City to being represented by Medicine Man Gallery, Terry's interesting story continues to unfold in this episode of the Art Dealer Diaries.
2020-01-0855 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastChristine Brindza: Senior Museum Curator - Epi. 81, Host Dr. Mark SubletteChristine Brindza, the James and Louise Glasser curator of art of the American West at Tucson Museum of Art stops by Medicine Man Gallery to discuss the role of museum curation and the path she took to in becoming a western art curator. Christine shares her upbringing and early years as a historical editor at the Whitney Western Art Museum in Cody, Wyoming. After a decade of working for some of the finest western museums and curating exhibits exploring our western roots, Christine took a position at the Tucson Museum of Art where she is currently working. Christine discusses t...
2020-01-011h 03
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMerrill Mahaffey: Landscape Painter - Epi. 80, Host Dr. Mark SubletteSeasoned landscape painter and geological aficionado Merrill Mahaffey sits down with our host Dr. Mark Sublette to revisit the defining moments of his career as a painter and as a professor of the arts. Merrill tells of uranium mines and working as a cowboy in 1950's Colorado, as well as the various characters he met through his skill with the brush including (but not limited to) Fritz Scholder, Greg Kondos, Eric Fischl, Wayne Thiebaud, and Elaine Horowitz. We hear about his Grand Canyon paintings and the ways in which Merrill orchestrates the cliffs and stone in his landscape paintings...
2019-12-251h 24
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastGregory Hull: Arizona Landscape & Plein Air Painter - Epi 79, Host Dr. Mark SublettePlein air painter Gregory Hull stops by Medicine Man Gallery to explore the psychology of on-site painting. Greg shares stories of his youth, including a traumatic train crash that he and 7 others walked away from, as well as his days as a machinist assistant working for the railroad. Greg Hull is known for his Grand Canyon paintings both from deep inside the canyon to the rim and how an early life filled with camping and adventure led to the traveling nature. Excellent podcast for plein air painters and for those who are thinking about entering the world of fine...
2019-12-1850 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastTerry Williams: Alaskan Native American Art Dealer - Epi 78, Host Dr. Mark SubletteTerry Williams (Deixh Teexli), discusses his early life growing up in Seattle and having Bill Gates in his cub scouts. Terry is the owner of Inside Passage Arts in Skagway, AK, and sits down with host Dr. Mark Sublette to discuss the Inuit carvings that he has devoted his life to preserving and their future. We hear about Terry’s time as an artist resident in the Alaskan wilderness as well as his involvement in the silversmithing trade of the ’60s and ’70s. Terry goes into depth about the complicated legality of the Alaskan ivory trade and the influence of preh...
2019-12-111h 17
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastAlexander Anthony: Owner of Adobe Gallery - Epi. 77, Host Dr. Mark SubletteNative arts expert and gallery owner Al Anthony takes an hour out of his busy schedule to chat with his old friend Dr. Mark Sublette in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We get an inside look into Al’s days as a nuclear engineer for the USAF and how being stationed in New Mexico led him to Wright’s Trading Post in Albuquerque where he bought his first Maria Martinez bowl on layaway for two hundred dollars. Al recounts weekend trips to the New Mexico Pueblos and encounters with the most famous potters of our time, eventually developing his collection into...
2019-12-041h 11
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastBob Kapoun: Owner, The Rainbow Man - Epi. 76, with Host Dr. Mark SubletteBob Kapoun, the owner of the historic Shop of the Rainbow Man in Santa Fe New Mexico, discusses the factors that led him down the path of dealing in Native American art. His interest in taking pictures during the Vietnam war led to an appreciation of photography and cinema, ultimately leading to a degree from Southern Illinois University and connecting Bob to the world of renowned photographer Edward S. Curtis.Bob details his obsession with the culture and history of the Native Americans of the Southwest, the foundation lends to the authoring of books on Trade blankets...
2019-11-2756 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastChris Selser: Antique Native Arts Dealer - Epi. 75, Host Dr. Mark SubletteLong-time Native American art dealer Chris Selser sits down with Dr. Mark Sublette during Indian Market in Santa Fe to reflect on 50 years of being involved in the Antique Native Arts industry. Selser discusses his upbringing and how several key events changed his trajectory into becoming an expert in Navajo weavings and jewelry.We hear about the romanticizing of Woodstock, and the proliferation of Native jewelry into the New York department stores in the 1970s. Chris discusses his 1981 New York City Native American Art Gallery and its demise from the 1982 recession. Chris now is focusing not only o...
2019-11-201h 09
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastScott Hale: Southwest Art Appraiser - Epi. 74, Host Dr. Mark SubletteAppraiser and author Scott Hale sits down with our host Dr. Mark Sublette to discuss his background in education and cinema, becoming a curator of private art collections, and finally the growing interest in authentic Native American items among millennials.Scott explains how his Grandfather ran a Native American art store at Hoover Dam in the 1930's and 40's. His mother Cindy Hale (also an appraiser) helped him carry the family torch and love for Indian arts. From analyzing Native Americans in cinema to Pueblo pottery in the city of Santa Fe. A wonderful interview to understand the...
2019-11-131h 14
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJim Jeter (Part 2): Saltillo Sarape Expert & Native Art Dealer - Epi. 73, Host Dr. Mark SubletteJim Jeter Native American dealer shares his amazing life story of forgery, war and redemption in the second episode of a two-part interview with Dr. Mark SubletteWell respected antique Indian Arts dealer Jim Jeter tells the story of his love of Native American art and Hispanic weavings. The son of a well-known actor James Jeter was raised in Southern California when a single arrowhead sparked the love of antique Indian art. Jim shares the intimate story about how he became a specialist in antique Indian jewelry and how this gift lead him down the road of forgery a...
2019-11-061h 10
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJim Jeter (Part 1): Saltillo Sarape Expert & Native Art Dealer - Epi 72. Host Dr. Mark SubletteWell respected antique Indian Arts dealer Jim Jeter tells the story of his love of Native American art and Hispanic weavings. The son of a well-known actor James Jeter was raised in Southern California when a single arrowhead sparked the love of antique Indian art. Jim shares the intimate story about how he became a specialist in antique Indian jewelry and how this gift lead him down the road of forgery and forgiveness. This is an amazing two-part episode that Jim shares including hitchhiking across North Africa to his combat mission as an intelligence officer in Vietnam and the di...
2019-10-301h 30
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMichael Ettema: Santa Fe Art Appraiser - Epi. 71, Host Dr. Mark SubletteMichael Ettema, a former museum director for the Henry Ford Museum and Desert Caballeros Museum in Wickenburg shares his journey from training at Winterthur Museum to becoming a museum art director to gallery manager and finally art appraiser. He is the owner of Art Appraisals of Santa Fe.
2019-10-2358 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMichael McKissick: Native Arts Dealer - Epi. 70, Host Dr. Mark SubletteDallas based trader Michael McKissick sits down with host Mark Sublette during the Antique American Indian Art Show in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This episode of the Art Dealer Diaries covers a nearly 60 year long native art dealing career that begins with a pair of moccasins bought at a rodeo in the 1960's and continues to this day. Formerly a cryogenic systems designer, McKissick established a collection of Native American art that became his initial inventory after opening Waterbird Traders in the 1980's. Michael goes on to discuss the journey that the love of Native American art has taken...
2019-10-1638 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMichael Haskell: Spanish Colonial Furniture Expert - Epi. 69, Host Dr. Mark SubletteMichael Haskell Indian Art and Spanish Colonial furniture dealer discuss his life story of how he got interested in the field fifty years ago, he's a third-generation Santa Barbara resident. Interesting story about the painter Don Perceval, Maynard Dixon, and Clay Lockett as well as buying old pawn off the Navajo reservation. Amazing story of how Michael Haskell tried to buy the C.G. Wallace collection.
2019-10-0953 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastTad Anderman: Native Arts Dealer - Epi. 68, Host Dr. Mark SubletteTad Anderman shares his life story of growing up in the Southwest and his love of Indian Art. How he turns his passion for looking at Native American art at the Denver Art Museum into a profession. Tad takes us on his journey to Sydney Australia to open one of the first Native American Art galleries and the challenges involved in selling Indian Art in another country. Besides selling Native American Art Tad Anderman also has one of the largest collection of early Hopi Tiles and a family collection of Papua New Guinea art.
2019-10-021h 06
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJeff Hengesbaugh: Historian & Native Art Trader - Epi. 67, Host Dr. Mark SubletteHistorian Jeff Hengesbaugh sits down with host Mark Sublette to discuss recreating his journey of being a current-day mountain man and fur trader into a Native American and Antique dealer. Mark and Jeff discuss his path from a self-taught anthropologist and the many trials he endured to make a living selling antique goods. Jeff's insight into the history of mountain man is not to be missed.
2019-09-251h 08
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJan Musial: Native American Art Dealer - Epi.66, Host Dr. Mark SubletteJan Musial sits down with host Dr. Mark Sublette to discuss his love of Native American Art and how he became a dealer in the Indian art trade. Jan goes into depth about how being married to a Navajo woman changed his perspective on the art he had been collecting and selling. Jan worked as an LA County firefighter before transiting into Indian Arts. Jan explains his relationship with some of the best known Navajo painters including Harrison Begay, Shonto Begay, Gerald Nailor, Beatien Yazz and Ha-So-De.
2019-09-1850 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastKim Martindale: International Art Show Producer - Epi. 65, Host Dr. Mark SubletteKim Martindale, producer of such art shows as the LA Art Show and the Objects of Art and Antique Native American Show in Santa Fe sits down with our host Mark Sublette to discuss his life and career dedicated to the arts. Kim has been collecting Native American Art his entire life and gradually moved from the dealer's world to that of major art show promoter. The LA Art Show is one of the largest art fairs in the world.
2019-09-111h 18
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastKevin Kehoe: Artist & Creative Director - Epi. 64, Host Dr. Mark SubletteArtist Kevin Kehoe discusses life growing up in New England and how his professional journey led him through Boston, Providence, Utah, Seattle, San Francisco, and New York, ultimately leading him back to Utah where he lives today. Kevin recounts his time conjuring up ad campaigns for the likes of automotive manufacturers like Saturn and how his design career helped shape his artistic process.
2019-08-281h 35
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastBaron Wolman: Photographer for Rolling Stone, Woodstock - Epi. 63, Host Dr. Mark SubletteCelebrate Woodstock's 50th anniversary with legendary Rolling Stone and Rock n' Roll photographer Baron Wolman in this intimate interview with host Dr. Mark Sublette. Baron's journey from his teenage years, crossing police lines and eventually into a stint of espionage on behalf of the US government in East Berlin. His life-changing moment comes after meeting twenty-one-year-old Jann Wenner founder of the Rolling Stone Magazine and becoming their first photographer and working as the chief photographer for Rolling Stone Magazine at THE WOODSTOCK MUSIC & ART FAIR 1969. Baron Wolman shares stories of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and other greats...
2019-08-211h 29
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastSteve Friesen: Buffalo Bill Expert - Epi. 62, Host Dr. Mark SubletteHistorian and Museum director Steve Friesen takes a detour from his appearance at the Western Writers Association to drop by the Medicine Man Gallery studio. Mark and Steve take a fascinating journey into the life of the Western legend Buffalo Bill Cody and the many characters that would orbit the showman in his lifetime. Interesting and outright surprising details about the worldwide phenomenon "The Buffalo Bill Wild West Show" come to life with Steve illustrating the impact these traveling vaudeville performances had on the West as a whole. From the Pony Express to the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, t...
2019-08-071h 10
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastTim Yazzie: San Felipe Silversmith - Epi. 61, Host Dr. Mark SubletteTim Yazzie stops by the Medicine Man Gallery studio to discuss his upbringing in New Mexico and the journey that led him to Tucson, Arizona where he lives today. Tim indulges us in the hardships of being a Native American silversmith (half Santo Domingo, a quarter San Felipe, and a quarter Navajo) in the 21st century and tells the story of his first job working with silver and turquoise inlay. From the Army to the Pueblo, this episode covers a lot of ground. For collectors and creators of jewelry alike, this is an episode of The Art Dealer Diaries...
2019-07-311h 19
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastBob Boze Bell: Editor-in-Chief, True West Magazine - Epi. 60, Host Dr. Mark SubletteExecutive Editor of True West Magazine shares his life story and his love for history and western art since he was a kid. His amazing ride from radio host, cartoonist, and writer for the counter-culture magazine New Times for ten years. Bell discusses his art show and book on Billy the Kid.
2019-07-241h 03
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMichael Bradford: Native American Art Dealer - Epi. 59, Host Dr. Mark SubletteNative American antique art dealer Michael Bradford travels to Tucson, Arizona to sit down with host Mark Sublette and talk about his experiences traveling the country searching for and selling Native American art and antiques. Michael discusses his time in the United States Navy and how a few life-changing moments turned a bull rider from a rodeo junky to a traveling antique expert. Family, native antiques, fine turquoise jewelry and the great art of barbeque are all topics on this episode of The Art Dealer Diaries. A great episode about one of the early Native American Art dealers.
2019-07-1750 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMichael Collier: Gallery Owner & Framing Expert - Epi. 58, Host Dr. Mark SubletteExpert framer and art dealer Michael Collier stops by Medicine Man Gallery to discuss his personal journey through the art world. Michael shares his connections with important artists including photographer Dan Budnik, painter/muralist Edith Hamlin, and the legendary Arizona artist Ed Mell (whose frames come directly from Collier). Michael also discusses how to design the perfect frame to fit each painting, as well the importance of preserving the legacies of master painters like Maynard Dixon and Lon Megargee. From Georgia O'Keeffe to Jasper Johns, if you are interested in framing and what it takes to survive as an a...
2019-07-101h 01
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastLeonardo Drew: New York Based Mixed-Media Artist - Epi. 57, Host Dr. Mark SubletteHighly regarded New York artist, Leonardo Drew discusses his latest work 'Navajo' and how he became an artist growing up in the projects. Leonardo explains his process of how and why he titles his art pieces using numbers and how his pieces form in his consciousness, then come to fruition. Anyone who is interested in art, more specifically contemporary sculpture, will love hearing from one of the top American artists working today.
2019-07-031h 00
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJohnny D. Boggs: Award-Winning Author - Epi. 56, Host Dr. Mark SubletteJohnny D. Boggs shares his life story as an aspiring sportswriter and newspaper editor before finding his true calling as an author of historic fiction. His journey from the Carolinas to New Mexico is in itself a tale of westward expansion. Johnny shares what it takes to be an author of Western novels and his methods behind an award-winning career in the world of historical fiction. Johnny Boggs is an 8-time Spur Award-winning western writer, a record that won't soon be beaten. If you ever wondered if you could be a professional writer then this is a must listen t...
2019-06-261h 14
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastOtto Rigan: Contemporary Sculptor - Epi. 55, Host Dr. Mark SubletteSanta Fe, Italy, San Francisco, Phoenix, Central California, all are stops along the way for the modern sculptor. Otton Rigan explains shaping tons and tons of stone and the peril of working with 800lbs sculptures This is an enlightening interview for artists and collectors alike to understand the circuitous road to becoming a world-class artist.
2019-06-191h 25
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMark & Murray Arrowsmith: Native American Art Traders - Epi 54, host Dr. Mark SubletteMark and Murray Arrowsmith, sons of the remarkable and influential trader Santa Fe Indian Art Trader Rex Arrowsmith, reflect on their father’s lasting contribution to the Native American art community. Story after story, these two unique individuals share the fantastic details of their upbringing in Santa Fe Native American art scene in the 1960 and '70s and how Rex help shape Santa Fe into the art market of today. From trading with famous San Ildefonso potters Maria Martinez and Popovi Da, to having dinner with June Carter and Johnny Cash. Cherry orchards and deer farms in New Zealand. En...
2019-06-121h 28
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJames Woodside: New England Artist & Art Teacher - Epi. 53, Host Dr. Mark SubletteJames Woodside painted a series of landscapes in Antartica upon receiving a grant from the National Science Foundation. Mark Sublette saw them in an issue of American Artist and knew he was destined to show this artist in his gallery. 15 years and countless paintings later, Woodside stops by Medicine Man Gallery to share his story with host Mark Sublette. In this episode you'll learn about the New York art community in the early 1980s, the artistic merit of being an educator, and the practice of painting through means beyond eyesight. This episode is one you can't afford to miss.
2019-06-0553 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastVirginia Couse Leavitt: Museum Founder & Taos Art Expert - Epi. 52, Host Dr. Mark SubletteE. I. Couse's granddaughter Virginia Couse Leavitt discusses her recent release of E.I. Couse's biography, her life in Taos, and how she has made her life's mission to document E.I. Couse's art and life story. Virginia and her late husband Ernie's vision was to make the Couse house a museum, which is now open, the Couse-Sharp Historic Site.
2019-05-2958 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastSeth Hopkins: Executive Director/Curator, Booth Museum - Epi. 51, Host Dr. Mark SubletteSeth Hopkins Executive Director of the Booth Museum shares his life story of becoming a Museum curator and executive director for a major western museum. Seth went from sportscasting, cable T.V. before falling into a career of art. An amazing story of how art entered Seth life and changed how he saw his world. Seth discusses his involvement with Andy Warhol and his interest in the West making his 1987 Cowboy and Indian Series.
2019-05-221h 48
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJeff Bursey: Artwork Display Engineer & Creative Being- Epi. 50, Host Dr. Mark SubletteThe creative force of nature, Jeff Bursey, discusses his interests in art and all things associated with his world. Jeff discusses how he deals with synesthesia and the effects of having a multisensor stimulus firing in his everyday world. In his twenties, Jeff goes on a wanderlust to meet artists, writers, and musicians. Jeff tells of being working as an artist assistant for Fritz Sholder and how he makes objects that support and display various works of three-dimensional art.
2019-05-151h 16
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastBille Hougart: Native American Jewelry Hallmark Expert - Epi. 49, Host Dr. Mark SubletteOne of the reasons I started a podcast was to try to capture voices that I thought would be lost in the future that relate to our profession. A distinct profession of collecting and preserving Western and Native American art. Unfortunately, because I interview a lot of older individuals, there is no doubt we will at some point lose a voice.This week we lost Bille Hougart. Bille was such an interesting guy. I got to interview him back in May of 2019 and I wanted to re-feature this podcast so you can see the kind of individuals...
2019-05-0846 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastAndrew Smith: Historic Photography Dealer - Epi. 48, Host Dr. Mark SubletteAndrew Smith discusses growing up in Santa Fe and how his interest in anthropology lead to being fascinated with imagery and the history of the Southwest photographs. Andrew explains how he goes about evaluating photographers and placing them in museum, libraries, and with die-hard collectors. The history of how the Edward S. Curtis collection ended up in Santa Fe and how Curtis's project 1904-1930 developed. A fascinating interview with one of the top photographic dealers with lots of early history of Santa Fe's gallery scene.
2019-05-011h 27
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastWes Cowan: Auction House Owner & Television Personality - Epi. 47, Host Dr. Mark SubletteWes Cowan is an anthropologist, auctioneer, and appraiser of antiques. He is an owner of Cowan's Auctions, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cowan is a licensed auctioneer in Ohio and received a B.A. and M.A. in Archeologist from the University of Kentucky, and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Michigan. Cowan has been a regular in the PBS series Antiques Roadshow and History Detective. Wes Cowan explains what it's like to be an appraiser on the Antiques Roadshow and eleven seasons on the History Detectives, including one of the best items he appraised ov...
2019-04-241h 18
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJohn Moyers: Western Oil Painter - Epi. 46, Host Dr. Mark SubletteWestern Artist John Moyers, discusses his life growing up in New Mexico and how the Southwest influenced his early collecting and artwork. John Moyers is the son of William Moyers one the earliest Cowboy Artists of America and his wife is the famed Western artist Terri Kelli Moyers. Moyers shares his method for painting and his artistic influence the famed Western Artist Robert Lougheed. John also speaks about going to Cal Arts and his classmates Tim Burton and John Lassiter.
2019-04-171h 12
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastTerri Kelly Moyers: Western Oil Painter - Epi. 45, Host Dr. Mark SubletteTerri Kelly Moyers cannot recall a time when she didn't want to be anything other than an artist. She drew animals as a child, and consistently directed most of her time and energy toward pursuing that goal, with her studies at the Alberta College of Art.Terri spent her early years making her living as a pet portrait artist until she was able to break out of this mold and find her passion for Western Art. Terri Kelly Moyers is the wife of John Moyers, Terri discusses trying to survive to support herself as an artist in t...
2019-04-101h 11
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastTony Abeyta: Navajo Painter - Epi. 44, Host Dr. Mark SubletteTony Abeyta acclaimed Native American artist who grew up in Gallup New Mexico, his father a traditional Navajo, WWII code talker and artist Narcisco, Ha So Deh and his mother a Quaker ceramist were Tony's earliest influences. Learn about Tony's earliest influences at Institute at the American Indian Arts in Santa Fe including his instructor Otellie Loloma, and artists T.C. Cannon, Fritz Sholder, Harry Fonseca and roommate Diego Romero.Tony Abeyta discusses his artwork and how he applied his creativity toward jewelry and the challenges he faced and the silversmiths that influenced.Website: https://w...
2019-04-031h 18
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastStephen C. Datz: Colorado Landscape Artist - Epi. 43, Host Dr. Mark SubletteLandscape artist Stephen Datz discusses his life story of growing up in Colorado and his struggles to become an artist, the son of a philatelic dealer. Stephen explains his path of becoming an artist first in plein air art before turning his art style into a more modern aesthetic. A must-listen for any artist that wants to make art as a profession.
2019-03-271h 07
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastTed Trotta: Native American Art Dealer/Expert - Epi. 42, Host Dr. Mark SubletteTed Trotta shares his experience working as a specialist in Antique Indian Art for PBS's Antique Roadshow. Ted Trotta early life with the Vietnam war and his struggles and finding his way as a contentious objector. He explains how he started as an antique dealer before falling in love with Native American art. How Tony Berlant shared his knowledge of how to tell bayeta yarn in early Navajo blankets. Trotta-Bono, Ted Trotta's company which he shares with his wife Anna has been dealing in Native American antiquities art for nearly 40 years.
2019-03-201h 10
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastBilly Schenck: Pop Western Artist - Epi. 41, Host Dr. Mark SubletteArtist Billy Schenck worked at Andy Warhol's Factory in 1966 after Kansas City Art Institute becoming a Pop artist. Schenk the artist is also a world champion rodeo cowboy and discusses how he wears both hats of rodeo and western artist. Schenk discusses his time at Elaine Horwitz starting in 1976 along with Fritz Scholder and Louis Jimenez.
2019-03-131h 24
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastPaige Williams: Author of "The Dinosaur Artist" & New Yorker Writer - Epi. 40 Host Dr. Mark SublettePaige Williams, New Yorker Magazine staff writer, discusses her new book "The Dinosaur Artist" her in-depth 7-year odyssey uncovering the history and hidden world of the high-end fossil trade. The book travels from the Land of Lakes, Florida to one of the most remote places on earth, the Gobi desert in Mongolia. She follows the story from high-end auction house sales to the final consequences of dealing in illegal dinosaur bones. A fascinating podcast of how Paige became interested in the fossil trade and followed every lead no matter where it lead or how long it took. Unde...
2019-03-0656 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastJon French: Forensic Psychologist & Native Arts Collector - Ep. 39, Host Dr. Mark SubletteArt collector and forensic psychologist Jon French, Ph.D. shares his love of fine art and ethnographic art. Jon takes on his life's journey hanging out with the manager of the Grateful Dead and writer Allen Ginsberg and the 1967 Summer of Love in San Francisco to become one of the top forensic psychologists in California. Jon worked with dangerous criminals helping to diagnose serious psychiatric disorders, working with actual psychopaths on a regular basis. Jon goes on to speak on how his love of tribal art guided him in his professional arena and helped him to better understand the...
2019-02-271h 01
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMark Winter (Part 2): Toadlena Trading Post Proprietor - Epi. 38, Host Dr. Mark SublettePart 2 of Mark Winter's interview. Mark discusses how his life turned in a way he never expected when he started to collect Two Grey Hills rugs ultimately becoming the trader for the Toadlena Trading post near Newcomb New Mexico. Mark Winter explains how he learned about Two Grey Hill weavings and the different types of weavings produced during certain time frames in the 1940s and '50s, '60s, and '70s and the weavers producing these amazing textiles. A must listen to for anyone interested in Navajo weavings or Toadlena Two Grey Hills textiles.
2019-02-2058 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMark Winter (Part 1): Toadlena Trading Post Proprietor - Epi. 37, Host Dr. Mark SubletteMark Winter Native American Art Dealer tells his stories of how he fell into selling Native American art while making leather work in 1969. His first love was Native American jewelry and explains how became a trader selling Indian jewelry to Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, and Sony and Cher before falling into Navajo rugs and blankets. Mark begins his career in Pagosa Springs working with Jackson Clark and how they develop one of the most comprehensive collections of Navajo weavings, the Durango Collection. In Part 2 Mark turns his love of antique Navajo weavings into running the Toadlena Trading Post.
2019-02-131h 04
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastVictoria Roberts: Assemblage Artist - Epi. 36, Host Dr. Mark SubletteVictoria Roberts, Los Angeles native and New Mexico transplant, stops by to discuss her life and art including working for the musician Steven Stills and getting a music contract with Barry White. She has worked professionally in a variety of arts including animation, graphic art, wood and ceramic sculpture, and assemblage. In the early 70’s, Victoria learned the art of hand-painting animation cells working with Disney and had the opportunity to study art at Sir John Cass College of Art in London, learning the foundations such as life drawing, printmaking, still life drawing and painting. By the 1980’s, Victoria was...
2019-02-0659 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastMark Blackburn: Native Arts & Coin Dealer - Epi. 19, Host Dr. Mark SubletteTribal Art Dealer Mark Blackburn shares his life as one of the most successful coin dealers starting at 14 years old trading and buying some of the world's most expensive coins, including a 1804 Silver dollar now worth millions. Mark transitions into the oriental rug business before becoming one of the top tribal art dealers. This incredible wanderlust trading adventure includes climbing an active volcano and commuting between Hawaii to Santa Fe and Afghanistan to China. Writing the first book on Hawaiian art and a book on Polynesian Tattoos. Mark Blackburn specializes in Hawaiian and Oceanic art, Polynesian post cards and ant...
2018-10-1052 min
Art Dealer Diaries PodcastTerry Schurmeier: Director, Cowboys & Indians Antiques, Inc. - Epi. 1, Host Dr. Mark SubletteFrom Los Angles to Tokyo to Albuquerque. Mark Sublette interviews Terry Schurmeier about the Antique Indian art world and how its changed over the last thirty years and where the field is heading. Terry and Mark discuss the ever-evolving Native American art business and the roles they play and what the future has to offer for this eclectic field. Not to be missed episode for those who love American Indian Art. This episode is sponsored by Medicine Man Gallery and The Charles Bloom Murder Mystery Series.
2018-05-111h 07