A podcast that explores, through interviews with artists, the idea that the work you do for pay supports the work you do for love.
Artists in Offices
Claim This Podcastby Rebecca Bird Grigsby
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A podcast that explores, through interviews with artists, the idea that the work you do for pay supports the work you do for love.
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4/29/2019
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December 16, 2025
Carrie Lederer on holding on to the end of the rope
<p dir="ltr">On this final episode of season 2, I'm thrilled to welcome <a href="https://www.carrielederer.com/">Carrie Lederer</a> to the podcast! She's a painter, sculptor, and installation artist whose nature-inspired work has been shown across the U.S. Carrie has completed public art commissions for places like Facebook, UCSF Medical Center, and several Bay Area cities, and she's currently an artist-in-residence at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley. Carrie is a recipient of the prestigious Fleishhacker Foundation Eureka Award. Her work is in major collections and has been widely featured in publications like ARTnews and the San Francisco Chronicle. Carrie served as curator at the <a href="https://www.bedfordgallery.org/">Bedford Gallery</a> for 25 years. On top of all this, she's also the proud mom of an adult son.</p> <p dir="ltr">During our conversation, we discuss a couple of other interviews including <a href= "https://48hills.org/2023/01/finding-natures-pitch-in-the-macrocosms-of-carrie-lederer/"> 48 Hills</a> and <a href= "https://www.carrielederer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lederer-Interview-Only_Create-Magazine-43_2024.pdf"> Create! Magazine</a>. To learn more about Carrie and her work, check out her <a href= "https://www.carrielederer.com/">website</a> and follow her on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/carrielederer">Instagram</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Artists in Offices is produced and edited by <a href="https://linktr.ee/beckybird">Rebecca Bird Grigsby</a>. Music is provided by <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/artist/50lFv8Z0dhLrR4nJfJ4ybz">Jesse Kelsey</a>. Additional information and episodes can be found at <a href="http://artistsinoffices.com">artistsinoffices.com</a>.</p>
December 9, 2025
Meredith Steele: teacher, mom, and full-time painter inspired by the everyday
<p>I'm so excited to welcome <a href= "https://www.meredithsteele.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Meredith Steele</a> to the podcast! Meredith is a painter and educator whose work is rooted in a love for the everyday. In 2020, she created <a href= "https://www.meredithsteele.com/100paintingsofoakland" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">100 Paintings of Oakland</a>, a project that was <a href= "https://www.kqed.org/arts/13890197/kqed-readers-share-what-got-you-through-this-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">featured on KQED</a> and led to major commissions with Chandra Cerrito Art Advisors and a body of work now permanently installed at the John Muir/UCSF Berkeley Outpatient Center. She's had solo shows at <a href= "https://thecompoundgallery.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">The Compound Gallery</a> in 2023 and 2025, participated in group exhibitions including the <a href= "https://www.famsf.org/exhibitions/de-young-open-2023" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">2023 de Young Open</a>, and holds degrees from the Savannah College of Art and Design and Winthrop University. Before focusing on painting full-time, Meredith taught high school art for 20 years. She lives in Oakland, California, with her adult daughter and dog, Ferris.</p> <p dir="ltr">To learn more about Meredith and her work, check out her <a href="https://www.meredithsteele.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">website</a> and follow her on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/meredith_steele_/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Instagram</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Artists in Offices is produced and edited by <a href="https://linktr.ee/beckybird" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Rebecca Bird Grigsby</a>. Music is provided by <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/artist/50lFv8Z0dhLrR4nJfJ4ybz" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Jesse Kelsey</a>. Additional information and episodes can be found at <a href= "http://artistsinoffices.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">artistsinoffices.com</a>.</p>
December 2, 2025
Ellen Lake: interdisciplinary artist, arts administrator, and mom of 3
<p dir="ltr">On this episode, I'm thrilled to welcome <a href= "http://ellenlake.com/">Ellen Lake</a> to the podcast! Ellen is an interdisciplinary artist based in Oakland, California, whose work spans painting, video, sculpture, installation, and public art. She often experiments with technology and archives, creating projects that blur the boundaries between process and material. Her public art initiative, <a href= "https://soex.org/sites/default/files/0226_OAKArtEnthusiast_BenchProjects.pdf"> Bench Projects</a>, replaced ads with art by local artists at AC Transit bus stops in North Oakland (including episode 8 artist <a href= "https://artistsinoffices.com/artists-in-offices#562558c9-a40b-4418-ba57-0c81a6266720"> Lisa Solomon</a>). Ellen has been awarded residencies at places like MASS MoCA, the Vermont Studio Center, the Rauschenberg Residency, and Stanford's Experimental Media Arts Lab, and she's received grants from the California Arts Council and the City of Oakland. She's also the Co-Executive Director of <a href= "https://www.kala.org/">Kala Art Institute</a>, a residency program and community art hub in Berkeley. At home, Ellen is just as dynamic; she lives with her husband, their three children, and two chihuahuas, Max and George.</p> <p dir="ltr">You can see some of Ellen's film and video work we discuss <a href="https://vimeo.com/ellenlake">here</a>. You can listen to the Spoiler Alert Radio podcast interview I mention <a href= "https://spoileralertradio.libsyn.com/ellen_lake_collector_documentarian"> here</a>. To learn more about Ellen and her work, check out her <a href="http://ellenlake.com/">website</a> and follow her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ellendlake/">Instagram</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Artists in Offices is produced and edited by <a href="https://linktr.ee/beckybird">Rebecca Bird Grigsby</a>. Music is provided by <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/artist/50lFv8Z0dhLrR4nJfJ4ybz">Jesse Kelsey</a>. Additional information and episodes can be found at <a href="http://artistsinoffices.com">artistsinoffices.com</a>.</p>
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