Bench Talk

This week I catch up with American photo journalist and artist KC Ortiz. We discuss his Chicago roots, his art career and life as a photo journalist. To see more of KC's work find him on instagram @kc1one

This week I sit down with Gold Coast based artist John Kaye. We discuss painting in isolation, his up and coming exhibition in Sydney and travel. To see more of his art find him on instagram @johnkayeart

This week I sit down with artist Mitch Walder to discuss the elements and thought process that goes into putting on an art exhibition. Mitch is working on an exhibition and I have just wrapped one up, so we thought it would be a great time to sit down and chat about it. To see more of Mitch Walder's art, find him on instagram @mitchwalder

This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist Chehehe. We discuss his artwork, planed Chehehe and art pong. To see more of his work find him on instagram at @stayingcheative

This week I catch up with Austrian artist Nychos. We discuss his recent trip to Australia, his work ethic and his graffiti roots.

This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Melissa Grisancich. We discuss her introduction to art, her art practise and her up and coming exhibition in San francisco. To see more go Melissa's art. Follow her on Instagram @melgrisa

This week the tables are turned. Rone takes the place of interviewer and interviews Tom Gerrard & Aeon. We discuss being one person exhibiting as two different artists, dangerous travel experiences and his up and coming exhibition at RVCA gallery.

This week I catch up with Tant and Unga of the Broken Fingaz crew. We discuss building an international art career from Israel, working as a crew and their individual art careers. To find out more about Broken Fingaz, go to brokenfingaz.com

This week I catch up with Perth based Dutch artist Amok Island. We chat about his move to Australia, his love of nature and his work with painting and sculpture. To see more of Amok Island's work go to amokisland.com

This week I catch up with LA based Australian artists Dabs and Myla. We discuss their career, setting up life in LA and turning your exhibitions into more than just a few paintings hung on a wall. To see more of their art go to dabsmyla.com

Bench Talk is back. The first guest for 2017 is Melbourne based musician and producer Plutonic Lab. We discuss his career, living off making music and the wide variety of projects he's worked on. To find out more about Plutonic Lab, go to http://www.plutoniclab.com

This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist and illustrator, Sean Morris. We discuss his art career, generating clients as an illustrator and life as a creative. To see more of Sean's work go to sean-morris.net

This week I catch up with UK based artist 45RPM. We discuss his recent trip to Australia, life in Bristol and his art career. You can see more of his art at https://www.instagram.com/45rpmwhat/

This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist and graphic designer Steve Leadbeater. We talk about his latest project '365 days of Leadbeater' where he is creating a piece of art each day for 365 days and posting it on instagram. Follow him @leadbeater to see what he's been up to.

This weeks podcast I catch up with one of the founders of Wonderwalls mural festival, Simon Grant. We discuss the origins of the festival and what it takes to put on something this large.

This week I catch up with Melbourne based illustrator Andy Murphy. Andy has done a lot of work in the skateboarding and music industries and his art often includes wordplay and humour. We discuss his career, living with epilepsy and making money as an illustrator. See more of Andy's work on instagram at @salvadorgnarly

This week I catch up with Martin Ander AKA Mander. He's a Swedish illustrator and designer who has had a great career within the skateboarding, publication and music industries. We discuss his career, his illustration technique and life as an illustrator. To see more of Mander's work go to mander.nu or follow him on instagram @manderoid

This week I sit down with co-founder of Backwoods Gallery, Alex Mitchell. We discuss his life as an entrepreneur in the art scene, how to get involved with a gallery and living overseas.

This week I sit down with Melbourne based stencil artist Ha Ha (Regan Tamanui). We discuss his career as a stencil artist, moving his life to Melbourne and conspiracy theories. To see more of his artwork, find him on instagram @regantamanui