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Hosted by Vancouver Visual Art Foundation · arts · EN-US · 31 episodes
Behind the scenes of the global art world — from studios to showrooms. Hosted by Sky Lilah, Art Stories: The Official Podcast takes you inside the global art world through candid conversations with artists, gallerists, and collectors shaping it. From in-studio interviews to market insights, each episode reveals the stories, ideas, and relationships that drive contemporary visual culture. Discover emerging voices, explore the inspirations behind the work, and hear firsthand how artists build sustainable practices and connect with audiences. Whether you're a collector seeking new talent, a gallerist watching the next wave, or an artist navigating your own journey, this podcast brings you closer to the people moving art forward. Subscribe now to explore new perspectives, discover original work, and go behind the scenes of the art world. For more from the Vancouver Visual Art Foundation, follow @vanvafofficial and @artvancouver for
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Signup to Generate a PitchBehind the scenes of the global art world, from studios to showrooms. Hosted by Sky Lilah, Art Stories: The Official Podcast takes you inside the global art world through candid conversations with artists, gallerists, and collectors shaping it. From in-studio interviews to market insights, each episode reveals the stories, ideas, and relationships that drive contemporary visual culture.
Art Stories: The Official Podcast is hosted by Vancouver Visual Art Foundation. The show has published 31 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Weaving Stories: Sylvester Aigbogun on Aso Ebi Painting" (19 October 2026, 45 minutes), "Dreaming in Colour: Olya Schmidt on Translating the Subconscious" (22 September 2026, 55 minutes), and "From Wilderness to Canvas: Sarah Phelps on Following Two Loves" (15 September 2026, 50 minutes).
Art Stories: The Official Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 31 episodes.
Booking probability for Art Stories: The Official Podcast is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Art Stories: The Official Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Art Stories: The Official Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.
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Vancouver Visual Art Foundation hosts Art Stories: The Official Podcast, an arts show with 31 episodes published.
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Episode #30
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Sylvester Aigbogun, a Nigerian-born contemporary artist based in Vancouver whose practice explores cultural identity...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Olya Schmidt, a visionary artist whose paintings emerge directly from her dreams. Using acrylics and gouache, Olya creates a...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Sarah Phelps, a Canadian abstract artist whose bold, vibrant paintings are shaped by a remarkable dual identity as both...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Mys Nyx, the creative force behind Night To Dawn. Mys Nyx paints vibrant, hand-crafted original artworks that masterfully...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Ciara Allen, an Emmy-nominated makeup artist, painter, musician, and author who has spent 17 years crafting beauty across...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Ruobing Liao, a Toronto-based oil painter whose work combines vivid color with expressive, deeply emotional figurative forms...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Crista Cloutier, an American artist, writer, gallerist, and mentor whose career spans continents, disciplines, and decades of...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Michael — the self-taught artist-programmer behind Fractalspace — where mathematics becomes immersive visual art. Drawing on...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Kaeli Yarwood... Kaeli is the gallerist at Steffich Fine Art, a gallery on Salt Spring Island founded in 1992 by her mentor...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast , hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Iqra Adam , a Calgary-based mixed-media artist whose work explores the balance between joy, memory, and emotion. Through a...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Adam Silver — photographer, Hollywood location scout, and a man who has spent his life looking at the world with rare...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
In this episode of the Art Stories Podcast, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with Tessa Haywood, a New Zealand-born, Port Coquitlam-based artist whose vibrant, slightly surreal paintings carry the memory of...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
<p>In this episode of the <b>Art Stories Podcast</b>, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with <b>Lara Shecter</b> — Vancouver-based artist working in acrylic and mixed media, known for her luminous...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
<p>In this episode of the <b>Art Stories Podcast</b>, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with <b>Erica Marrello</b>, a Vancouver-based multidisciplinary artist whose work pushes the boundaries between...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
<p>In this episode of the <b>Art Stories Podcast</b>, we speak with <b>Jonathan Gomez - Confluent Studios</b>, a contemporary artist whose work transforms inner awareness into visual form. Working with traditional...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
<p>In this episode of the <b>Art Stories Podcast</b>, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with <b>Sara Margherita (Margh)</b>, a multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto whose work explores movement...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
<p>In this episode of the <b>Art Stories Podcast</b>, we sit down with <b>Sarah Jimenez</b>, a videographer and photographer whose work focuses on capturing the authentic essence of the people and stories she...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
<p>In this episode of the <b>Art Stories Podcast</b>, we sit down with <b>Cathy Key, Ph.D.</b>, a British-Canadian contemporary artist known for her large-scale mixed-media portraits that explore nature, the sacred, and...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
<p>In this episode of the <b>Art Stories Podcast</b>, hosted by Sky Lilah (@skylilah), we sit down with <b>Lisa Wolfin </b>(@lwolfin), founder of Art Vancouver, for Part 1 of an in-depth conversation exploring her...
Art Stories: The Official Podcast
<p>In this episode of the <b>Art Stories Podcast</b>, we sit down with <b>Jorge Izaza</b>, a Mexican-Canadian wood artist whose work explores the connection between nature, form, and illumination.</p><p>Inspired by...
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