DONOVAN WIDMER 3

November 5, 2026This week Erika B. Hess, Neil Callander & Marc Mitchell are back on the podcast to talk about recent work, inspirations, and what’s coming up in 2027.Erika has been featured on Studio Break episodes: #207, #266, #314, #346, & #357Marc has been featured on #296, #314, & #357Neil has been feature on: #310 & #314, #352 & #357

October 29, 2026This week Natalie Pivoney, Madeline Winter, and Buddy Plumlee join the podcast to discuss their representational paintings and drawings, which are informed from experience, memory, observation, and the sublime.Each artists will be featured in A Familiar Somewhere, that opens at Studio Break Gallery on Saturday November 7th, from 5-8 PM.

October 8, 2026This week Frank Juárez joins the podcast to talk about his journey building and contributing towards the arts community in Sheboygan (WI) and midwestern states. Some of the roles that Frank juggles include being an art educator, artist, curator, publisher, and editor-in-chief of Artdose Magazine.

October 1, 2026This week April Behnke, Paul Loughney, Beth Humphrey, and Michael Wille join us to talk about their work in the upcoming group exhibition Material Moves. The exhibition is a survey of contemporary artists exploring a variety of materials and process’s to create dynamic abstract works.The exhibition opens on Friday October 9th, from 6-9 PM at Water Street Studios in Batavia, IL.

September 25, 2026This week Brooks Cashbaugh joins the podcast to talk about his recent figurative paintings for upcoming exhibition From Inside the House, that opens Saturday October 10th from 5-8 PM at Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago. This exhibition was developed through our 2024 Studio Break Professional Competition by Marc Mitchell, Curator & Director of Exhibitions at the University of Arkansas.

September 17, 2026This week Gina Hunt, Neil Callander, Ellie Dale Anderson, Bill Conger, and Jason Rafferty join us to talk about their work in the upcoming group exhibition Material Moves. The exhibition is a survey of contemporary artists exploring a variety of materials and process’s to create dynamic abstract works.The exhibition opens on Friday October 9th, from 6-9 PM at Water Street Studios in Batavia, IL.

September 11, 2026This week Sheri Rush joins the podcast to talk about her work that explores themes of landscape and nature through her vibrant paintings and ceramic works.She currently has an exhibition with Matt Irie: The Threshold, that runs through September 22nd at The Robert T. Wright Community Art Gallery at the College of Lake County.

This week Hannah Parrett and Grant Trimble joins the podcast to talk about their upcoming collaborative exhibition Interiors, that opens Saturday September 12th from 5-8 PM at Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago. This collaborative exhibition was developed through our 2024 Studio Break Professional Competition by Marc Mitchell, Curator & Director of Exhibitions at the University of Arkansas.

August 21st, 2026This week, Anna Speer joins the podcast to talk about her paintings, which combine found images within surreal environments. Anna’s work was part of our emerging artist exhibition Crisp, that took place at at Studio Break Gallery.

July 30th, 2026This week, Donovan Widmer returns to the podcast to discuss his recent work for his solo exhibition: Jewelry Abdjecthood that opens at Studio Break Gallery on Saturday August 8th, 5-8 PM. Donovan has been featured on Studio Break episodes: 94 & 202, and 348.