JO LOCKE

September 5, 2025

This week Jo Locke joins the podcast to discuss her studio practice exploring social practice and collaborative works in a wide variety of traditional and found materials.

Jo’s work will be featured in the group exhibition, Only Dust Know’s What’s Left Behind, at Presa House Gallery.

Jo was selected as a 2024 Studio Break Student Competition podcast winner by our juror Natalie Pivoney.

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CRISTINA MARIAN

August 29, 2025

This week Cristina Marian joins the podcast to talk about her background and evolution of her studio practice, which explores mixed media paintings and installation. Cristina’s work will be featured with Ann Blaas in the two person exhibition Emergence, opening at Studio Break Gallery on Saturday September 6th, 5-8 PM.Cristina was selected as a podcast and exhibition winner in the 2022 Studio Break Professional Competition by Jason Franz, Director of Manifest in Cincinnati Ohio.

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ERIC ANTHONY BERDIS

June 27, 2025

This week Eric Anthony Berdis joins the podcast to talk about his work, which utilizes found fabric to create soft sculpture and installation works that explore queer history, identity, and activism.

Eric currently has a two person exhibition titled “Entity Cramming” with Soso Capaldi entitled “Entity Cramming” at Grizzly Grizzly in Philadelphia on view through July 27th.

Studio Break is pleased to have Eric’s work selected as part of our 2023 Studio Break Professional Competition by Jeff Stevenson, Artist & Gallery Director at Governors State University.

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LILLIAN YOUNG

This week Lillian Young joins the podcast to talk about her work, which utilizes lost or forgotten moments of Black history through painting and mixed media installation works.

Lillian currently has work in the exhibition She/Her, at Ro2 Art Gallery in Dallas (TX) through April 29th as well as an upcoming solo exhibition at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center in June of 23’.

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