Philip Koch, is a professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, specializing in landscape realism. He has also been a Clark Hulings Fund Grant Review Panelist for 3 years running. In this episode of the Thriving Artist Podcast, Philip talks about the significance of genre/style for an artistic career, and the business end (selling things) via galleries and dealers.
Topics include:Crossing the abstract/realism divide
Genre biases and reaching one's artistic/career potential
The avante garde in light of its predecessors
Education and the role of history and tradition
Getting work into galleries
The universal grammar of art
Being a panelist (and applying for a grant) at CHF

Listen now, or download and take this episode with you on your phone or mobile device. Philip's website is http://philipkoch.org (philipkoch.org) and you can meet other members of the CHF grant review panel on our panel page.
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