This is the audio only version of episode #12, Mke Me Famous ..read more

In this episode of "Speaking of art school "I am speaking with producer Heather Spore and director Brian Vincent about their new film, "Make Me Famous". A madcap romp through the 1980's NYC art scene amid the colorful career of painter, Edward Brezinski, hell-bent on making it. What begins as an investigation into Brezinski’s legacy and mysterious disappearance becomes a sharp, witty portrait of NYC’s 1980s downtown art scene resulting in an irresistible snapshot of an unknown artist that captures the spirit of an iconic era. Make Me Famous Twitter @famousartdoc Instagram @makemefamousmovie Fa ..read more

Judy Gittelsohn is an alumness from the San Francisco Art Institute ca 1978. She founded punk bands Pink Section and The Inflatable Boy Clams. She now has her own studio/gallery, Studio Judy G, in Watsonville, California, where shows her own work as well as the works of others. She also gives painting lessons there in person as well as online. studiojudyg.com ..read more

This is the audio only version of episode #11 featuring San Francisco Bay area artist/ musician, Judy Gittelsohn. Judy is an alumness of the San Francisco Art Institute, 1978. She was the founding member of punk bands, Pink Section and The Inflatable Boy Clams ..read more

Judy Gittelsohn is an alumness from the San Francisco Art Institute, ca 1978. She was the founding member of punk bands, Pink Section and The Inflatable Boy Clams. She currently has her own gallery, Studio Judy G., in Watsonville, California that is also her studio and classroom where she teaches both in person and online. studiojudyg.com ..read more

"Speaking of art school....impressions, stories and remembrances as told by alumni and faculty of the San Francisco Art Institute". This series is about perpetuating the culture and legacy of the San Francisco Art Institute through recorded interviews. I feel that the is a rich history inside anyone that ever attended or taught at SFAI. This series is open to any SFAI alums and/or faculty to participate in. Indeed these are turbulent times at SFAI however this series is about YOU, how you came to be a student at SFAI, your experiences there and how that helped to shape your life. If you or any ..read more

Mike Henderson is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute, MFA 1970. He went on to become a professor at UC Davis. He also is a blues guitar player with his own band. He is represented at the Haines Gallery in San Francisco ..read more

Jeanne Hansen is a photographer who graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1982. Through her photographic lens she documented the alternative art, music and political scene in San Francisco during the Reagan era and punk rock hay day of the 1980s. Her new book, "Alternative Voices" is availabe on her website: jeannemhansen.com ..read more

Interview with San Francisco Art Institute professor, Tony Labat. Tony Labat was born in Cuba and came to the United States at the age of 15 in 1966. He has exhibited internationally over the last 30 years. Labat has received numerous awards and grants and his work is in many private and public collections. Labat has developed a body of work in Performance, Video, Sculpture and Installation. His work has dealt with and continues his investigations with the body, popular culture, identity, urban relations, politics, and the media ..read more

Mike Henderson is a graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute, MFA 1970. He went on to become a professor at UC Davis. He also is a blues guitar player with his own band. He is represented at the Haines Gallery in San Francisco ..read more