An educational podcast about the collection, it's artists, and more!

Hosted by david barnett and sharon locher

Join David Barnett and Sharon Locher as they have detailed conversations about different "selections from the colletion". These selections normally go hand in hand with modern day celebrations, events, et and so forth. 

keep scrolling for other lectures & special productions presented by the david barnett gallery. 

Articulating: Asian & pacific islander pieces from the collection

Breaking down the importance of specific pieces in our collection that have an Asian and/or Pacific Islander origin.

ARTiculating: the importance of photographic works

Conversation about different mixed media and photographic works that are important within the collection. All mixed media works contain photography in some form or fashion. 

ARTICULATING: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 

An in depth conversation about artwork by women in the David Barnett collection. They review artists like Doris Lee, Sylvia Spicuzza, and Deidre Schanen.

ARTICULATING: A RARE MARILYN PRINT FROM ANDY WARHOL

Our most tantalizing episode yet! Learn all about how a super rare edition of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe ended up in the gallery's collection.

ARTICULATING: David barnett

Our gallery director and founder David Barnett shares some insight into his own artistic practice and his various completed series.

Articulating: Tom Ferderbar

Discussion about Tom Ferderbar's photography portfolio, and his experiences under the tutelage of the one and only Ansel Adams.

articulating: evangelina romanova

Evangelina Romanova is a survivor of childhood leukemia, and is now thriving as an aspiring artist. The David Barnett Gallery is honored to partner with Evangelina in selling her prints to help raise money for Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer, Inc. at Children's Hospital WI. 

All donations directly benefit MACC Fund, which is dedicated to funding childhood cancer and related blood disorder research. Donations of $500 or more will receive a complimentary print of Evangelina’s artwork, please reach out to the gallery if you would like to learn more about how you can help.

articulating: cathryn ruvalcuba 

Cathryn talks about how she came to be an artist, some tricks of the trade, as well as some of the stand-out moments she's had with her animal subjects. 

You can view Cathryn's work on display in various rooms at the gallery, as well as heavily featured in our past Animals in Art exhibition listing! 

articulating: ananda kesler

articulating: vive la france

Discussion about a tour de force of French and Olympic adjacent artwork housed in our collection, including one of the largest pieces in the gallery!.

articulating: artist resource transnational

A breakdown of the vision and mission of our gallery's nonprofit organization: Artist Resource Transnational (A.R.T.). 

Learn more at artistresourcetransnational.org

articulating: Flying fish, lapis lazuli, and marc chagall

An in-depth look at one of our mutually favorite artists, Marc Chagall. A master of lithography who carved his own lane in the art world. 

Listen and learn about some of his recurring themes, as well as the various techniques employed to achieve such distinctive pieces. 

You can view our past Chagall exhibition on our exhibitions page!

articulating: masterstrokes with cynthia torrol

Torroll is debuting her intricate body of work with David Barnett Gallery for our new exhibition, Masterstrokes: Three Centuries of Drawing on display now through July 13th. Learn about her unique self taught process as Cynthia explores incredible realism through graphite drawings, painted pointillism and mixed media collage.

articulating: Abstract with daniel klewer

Welcome to the stage... Daniel Klewer! A local artist of the gallery for over 5 years, Daniel represents some of our best abstract work. David and Sharon chat with Daniel about his process, his interpretation of sculpture vs. painting through his linear tactility paintings and his love for abstract art. 

retrospective with tom ferderbar: photographing route 66

Join Tom and his daughter, Pam, as they talk about Tom's work, his favorite photographs, and learning under Ansel Adams.

Tom Ferderbar : 2013 Milwaukee Auto Show 

Photographer Tom Ferderbar discusses his series "Route 66" and "Yosemite" during the Milwaukee Auto Show this past spring 2013. Ferderbar's work was presented in conjunction with the Auto Dealers Association of Metro Milwaukee (ADAMM). 

Tom Ferderbar is represented by the David Barnett Gallery, and his work can be seen on our website at davidbarnettgallery.com or tomferderbar.com. 

Tom Shelton: The Fruits of Analysis Artist Interview

A gallery talk featuring artist Tom Shelton that occurred in 2018 at the David Barnett Gallery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Art lecture: Kees Van Dongen's "Les Artistes du cirque" 1904

Listen to David Barnett analyze one of the most prized pieces of his collection Fauvist Artist, Kees Van Dongen's "Les Artistes du Cirque" 1904.

art lecture: Staging nature

In house art historian, Jennifer McCormick shares the background and influence of many featured pieces from the David Barnett Gallery summer 2023 exhibition, The Splendor of Nature and Art. 

All pieces are available for purchase, more information can be found at davidbarnettgallery.com.

art is how we live: presenting the works of 5 black artists 

In conjunction with the David Barnett Gallery's Winter 2023 Exhibition, "Art is How We Live Our Lives: Black Artists in Wisconsin", Art Historian Jennifer McCormick presents her lecture discussing the works of William "Prophet" Blackmon, Simon Sparrow, Della Wells, John Biggers, and Reginald K. Gee. In this lecture she provides biographical information for each artist, as well as some personal interpretations of the artists works respectively. 

Presented February 25th, 2023, at the David Barnett Gallery.

Where cultural object meets fine art: talking about textiles

Presented by Art Historian Jennifer McCormick, this lecture will consider the ways in which textiles from various cultures have led to the acceptance of the decorative within fine art, as well as the ways in which pattern making has been influenced by cultural textiles.

gALLERY TALK: Myth meets modernity

A snippet of the 2018 gallery talk "Myth Meets Modernity" presented by Rachel Kreiter at the David Barnett Gallery in Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This talk coincided with the Surrealism in Mexican Art exhibition, which was influenced by early 20th century explorations of the human subconscious: a depiction of life, death, spirituality, the natural world, and the mind. Featured artwork by: José Luis Cuevas, Antonio Díaz Cortés, Paco Huacuja, Miguel Castro Leñero, Mónica Flores Martínez, Alejandro Mojica, Teresa Olabuenaga, Arturo Secunda, David Alfaro Siqueiros, among others.

GALLERY TALK: ALPHONSE MUCHA

Gallery Talk about Alphonse Mucha at the David Barnett Gallery led by Rachel Kreiter.