A Creative Excuse

About A Creative Excuse

A Creative Excuse is a reason to build relationships with artists and talk about how art actually gets made. Hosted by Santa Fe–based couple Frank Rose, a gallerist and curator, and Kara Duval, an artist, dancer, and bodyworker, the podcast is an open-ended conversation with artists from New Mexico and beyond. Each guest is in the midst of - or has just completed - a body of work for an exhibition, so the work, the doubts, the obsessions, and the everyday realities of creative life are all part of the exchange. Presented by Hecho a Mano, A Creative Excuse is less about answers and more about paying attention: to process, presence, and the strange, necessary act of making things.

Publisher

Hecho a Mano

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Mar 2019

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Thais Mather

   In this episode with Thais, we talk about their solo exhibition, Miss Universe. Chopped up, mismatched, and set loose in a cosmic bloom of florals, the women in Miss Universe are equal parts beautiful and creepy, carrying Thais Mather's long look at femininity and creation from ancient myths of cosmic mothers to the pageant stage, from the void of space to the planet we keep trying to escape. Thais’ exhibition opens at Hecho Friday October 2, and is on view through November 1.

2. 

   28 Aug 2026

   Eliza Lutz

   In this episode with Eliza Lutz, we talk about their solo exhibition, All the Lives Alive Inside Me and both the metaphorical and literal meanings of that title. Merging embroidered prints on paper with quilted portraits assembled from loved ones' clothes, the works in this exhibition chronicle the giving and receiving of care in all its forms, from child rearing to elder care, from domestic arts to community organizing. Eliza’s exhibition opens at Hecho Saturday September 5 and is on view through September 27.

3. 

   1 Jul 2026

   Zahra Marwan Returns!

   Zahra grew up in two deserts which vary drastically and have many similarities in culture. One close to the sea in Kuwait, the other close to the mountains in New Mexico. Working in watercolor and ink, her dreamlike paintings often begin with a sparse line of text, drawing on Arab poetry, family folklore, and the magic woven through everyday life to reflect both her cultural roots in Kuwait and her current life in New Mexico. In this episode we talk about pomegranates, cats in bags, hawk fledglings, and we go into the realities of how to navigate dark times with creativity.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 7 / 100

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13

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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