Monochromatic Minds | Pre-Recorded Artist Talk Videos

Earlier this year, the Jennifer Lauren Gallery organised the pop-up exhibition 'Monochromatic Minds: Lines of Revelation' in London at Candid Arts Trust. This exhibition was the largest ever show of self-taught, disabled and outsider artists from around the world working in black and white, in a variety of mediums including drawing, ceramics and textiles. Following this short pop-up Jennifer was looking for funding to tour the show, which came to a halt due to Covid-19.

Alongside the live ‘Meet the Artists’ talks that she is conducting over zoom, she has been interviewing several other exhibiting artists in pre-recorded discussions during July 2020, which will be shared here. For Jennifer it is vital that the artists voices be heard and for them to be able to share more about their practice and why and how they make their art. Enjoy listening and watching the artists, with more interviews to be added each week.

NOTE: This page features the talks that were PRE-RECORDED. For the LIVE talks please click HERE.

The first pre-recorded interview here is with Sam Jevon, who attends the Submit to Love Studios in London. Here we chat about her work, the workshop she ran as part of the exhibition and why she likes working in black and white.

Transcript of the talk in PDF format here and Word format here

Sam Jevon, who attends the Submit to Love Studios in London, featured in my pop-up exhibition 'Monochromatic Minds: Lines of Revelation' earlier this year. Here we chat about her work, the workshop she ran as part of the exhibition and why she likes working in black and white.

The second interview here is with Morteza Zahedi and Randall Morris about the late Davood Koochaki. Here we chat about his life, his work and the impact Davood’s work had on the global art brut scene.

Transcript of the talk in PDF format here and Word format here.

Earlier this year, the Jennifer Lauren Gallery organised the pop-up exhibition 'Monochromatic Minds: Lines of Revelation' in London. This exhibition was the largest ever show of self-taught, disabled and outsider artists from around the world working in black and white in a variety of mediums. Following this short pop-up Jennifer was looking for funding to tour the show, which came to a halt due to Covid-19. Iranian artist Davood Koochaki recently passed away, so here I chat with Morteza Zahedi and Randall Morris about his life, his art and the presence Davood's work has had on the global art brut scene. This talk was pre-recorded in July 2020. To read more about the exhibition follow this link: https://www.jenniferlaurengallery.com/monochromatic-minds

The third interview here is with ActionSpace facilitator Charlotte Hollinshead about the late Nigel Kingsbury. Here we chat about his life, his art and how he touched so many lives with so few words.

Transcript of the talk in PDF format here and Word format here.

Earlier this year, the Jennifer Lauren Gallery organised the pop-up exhibition 'Monochromatic Minds: Lines of Revelation' in London. This exhibition was the largest ever show of self-taught, disabled and outsider artists from around the world working in black and white in a variety of mediums. British artist Nigel Kingsbury passed away in 2016, so here I chat with ActionSpace facilitator Charlotte Hollinshead about his life, his art and how he touched so many lives with so few words. This talk was pre-recorded in July 2020. To read more about the exhibition follow this link: https://www.jenniferlaurengallery.com/monochromatic-minds

The fourth interview here is with ActionSpace artist Miriam Ramsey who goes by the artist name Jane DaVigo. She tells us about her four works in the exhibition, what she has been upto during lockdown at home and her love of poetry - we even get a poem called ‘Fox.’

Transcript of the talk in PDF format here and Word format here.

Earlier this year, the Jennifer Lauren Gallery organised the pop-up exhibition 'Monochromatic Minds: Lines of Revelation' in London. This exhibition was the largest ever show of self-taught, disabled and outsider artists from around the world working in black and white in a variety of mediums. For the fourth part of the pre-recorded 'meet the artists' series, I chat with Miriam Ramsey who goes by the artist name Jane Davigo. We talked about life growing up, what it's like to have a twin, the importance of the art studio ActionSpace in her life and she reads us this great poem she has written about a fox! This talk was pre-recorded in July 2020. To read more about the exhibition follow this link: https://www.jenniferlaurengallery.com/monochromatic-minds

The fifth interview here with Dr. David O'Flynn and Rose Ruane about the late Gwyneth Rowlands. Her painted flints make up part of the Adamson Collection and six are on permanent display at the Wellcome Collection, London. Hear more about her life, her time at Netherne Hospital and an upcoming article in Raw Vision magazine about her.

Transcript of the talk in PDF format here and Word format here.

Earlier this year, the Jennifer Lauren Gallery organised the pop-up exhibition 'Monochromatic Minds: Lines of Revelation' in London. This exhibition was the largest ever show of self-taught, disabled and outsider artists from around the world working in black and white in a variety of mediums. Here Jennifer chats with Dr. David O'Flynn and Rose Ruane about the late Gwyneth Rowlands. Her painted flints make up part of the Adamson Collection and six are on permanent display at the Wellcome Collection, London. Hear more about her life here and an upcoming article in Raw Vision magazine about her. This talk was pre-recorded in July 2020. To read more about the exhibition follow this link: https://www.jenniferlaurengallery.com/monochromatic-minds

The sixth interview here is with James Alison who attends Garvald Edinburgh. James and I talk about his love of drawing birds, how he feels when his work is exhibited and what he is looking forward to once the studio reopens.

Transcript of the talk in PDF format here and word format here

Earlier this year, the Jennifer Lauren Gallery organised the pop-up exhibition 'Monochromatic Minds: Lines of Revelation' in London. This exhibition was the largest ever show of self-taught, disabled and outsider artists from around the world working in black and white in a variety of mediums. Here Jennifer chats with James Alison who attends Garvald Edinburgh. We hear about his love of birds, writing to the queen, why he loves exhibiting his work and what he has been doing at home in lockdown. This talk was pre-recorded in August 2020. To read more about the exhibition follow this link: https://www.jenniferlaurengallery.com/monochromatic-minds

The seventh and final pre-recorded interview with artists from my Monochromatic Minds pop-up exhibition was with William Tyler from Creative Growth, California. William was joined by facilitator Meadow and Gallery Director Sarah. We chatted about William’s drawings, the flags and long text that he writes and what these are, as well as how he has been interacting with Creative Growth and his brother Richard during lockdown.

Transcript of the talk in PDF format here and word format here

Earlier this year, the Jennifer Lauren Gallery organised the pop-up exhibition 'Monochromatic Minds: Lines of Revelation' in London. This exhibition was the largest ever show of self-taught, disabled and outsider artists from around the world working in black and white in a variety of mediums. Here Jennifer chats with William Tyler from Creative Growth in Oakland, California. We talked about what William draws in his work, what the writing is about and how he has been chatting to his brother every Thursday during lockdown. This talk was pre-recorded in August 2020. To read more about the exhibition follow this link: jenniferlaurengallery.com/monochromatic-minds