Rob Lee
The Truth In This Art is an interview series featuring artists, entrepreneurs and tastemakers in & around Baltimore.
Appears in 898 Episodes
#53 – Can Art Make Philosophy Less Intimidating? | Mia Ntenta
Artist and philosopher Mia Ntenta joins the podcast. Ntenta is a visual artist working across painting, sculpture, and installation. Ntenta is one of several artists I...
#52 – Can Sculpture Help Us Imagine Life After Humanity? | Rosalie Smith
Artist Rosalie Smith joins the podcast. Smith reflects on developing her unique style. Smith talks about making sculptures with old technology and everyday things. Smi...
#51 – Is Being Present the Secret Ingredient of CookHouse? | Chef George Dailey
Chef & owner of On the Hill Cafe and CookHouse, Chef George Dailey joins the podcast. Dailey is originally from Venezuela. He started his cooking career in Boston, the...
#50 – How Does The Corner Pantry Grow? | Chef Neill Howell
Chef & co-owner of The Corner Pantry (TCP), Neill Howell returns to the podcast to talk growth, creativity, and keeping standards high. Howell & TCP has expanded the c...
#49 – How to Stay Sharp When Knife-Making Gets Hard? | Henry Hyde
Henry Hyde—artisan and owner of Hyde Handmade Knives—returns to talk craft, community, and creating work that resonates. Hyde is an artisan known for his kitchen knive...
#48 – How Do Reimagined Comics Challenge Social Narratives? | Kumasi J. Barnett
Artist and professor Kumasi J. Barnett returns to the podcast to talk art, protest, and making work that cuts through the noise.Known for subverting comic books throug...
#47 – Can You Keep Your Integrity and Still Eat? | Joseph Cochran II
Multidisciplinary artist, researcher, and educator Joseph Cochran II returns to The Truth In This Art. A native New Yorker, Cochran practice spans photography, video, ...
#46 – Is Satire Still Dangerous? | Brian Andrew Whiteley
Artist and provocateur Brian Andrew Whiteley joins The Truth In This Art . Whiteley is known for his politically charged work including the infamous Trump Tombstone.Wh...
#45 – How Can Typing in Public Challenge Fear and Defend Free Speech? | Sheryl Oring
Interdisciplinary artist and activist Sheryl Oring returns to The Truth In This Art! Oring shares updates on I Wish to Say. "I Wish to Say" is her long-running public ...
#44 – Why Baltimore’s New Arts Office (MOACE) Matters? | Linzy Jackson III
Director of Baltimore’s new Office of Arts, Culture, and Entertainment (MOACE), Linzy Jackson III joins The Truth In This Art! Jackson started as a summer youth worker...
#43 – How Does Painting Build Resilience in Art and Life? | Christopher Batten
Visual artist and educator Christopher Batten returns to reflect on evolution, resilience, and what it means to keep pushing—on canvas and in the classroom.Now in his ...
#42 – How Can Art Help Us Reclaim the Joys of Childhood? | Elijah Trice
Baltimore-based artist and designer Elijah Trice returns to talk about growth, storytelling, and painting the everyday with dignity and joy.Since our last conversation...
#41 – How Do You Reinvent and Thrive in Baltimore’s Underground? | Kotic Couture
If you’ve ever danced your heart out at a sold-out basement party or streamed a late-night DJ set on your phone, you’ve felt the pulse of Kotic Couture’s world. In thi...
#40 – What Do Cracks Reveal That Clay Can’t Hide? | Ara Koh
Ceramic-based artist and educator Ara Koh returns to The Truth In This Art for her second conversation with Rob Lee. Known for her layered clay paintings and material-...
#39 – How Does the Institute for Contemporary Art Balance Power and Possibility for the Public? | Jessica Bell Brown
Curator, writer, and executive director of the ICA at VCU Jessica Bell Brown returns to reflect on her evolving leadership at the Institute for Contemporary Art at Vir...
#38 – How Does Sound Become a Tool for Creative Resistance? | Kokayi
Guggenheim Fellow, artist, producer, and educator Kokayi returns to unpack the layers of sound, storytelling, and being a vessel for cultural memory.Since our first co...
#37 – Can Archives Shape What’s Next? Upton Mansion and a $16M Vision | Savannah Wood of Afro Charities
Artist, educator, and Afro Charities Executive Director Savannah Wood joins to reflect on legacy, growth, and leading one of Baltimore’s most ambitious cultural preser...
#36 – How Can Art Transcend Time, Memory, and Tradition? | Lewinale Havette
Artist Lewinale Havette returns for a conversation on art, spirit, and shedding constraints.Recorded at Palo Gallery during NYC Art Week, Lewinale reflects on her evol...
#35 - Fusing Circus and Storytelling | Sam Landa of New York Circus Project
Director and choreographer Sam Landa joins for his first appearance on the podcast to talk about reimagining what circus can be—and how LIQUID uses punk aesthetics, na...
#34 - Sculpting Process, Memory & Material Integrity | Hae Won Sohn
Artist and educator Hae Won Sohn returns for a reflective conversation on process, adaptability, and making art that holds up—materially and conceptually.Now based in ...
