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Talking with Painters

Maria Stoljar

Booking Overview

Talking with Painters profiles Australian painters—how they became artists, their techniques, influences, and current work. It’s a strong fit for PR teams seeking culturally relevant guests with credible exhibition histories and a public-facing artistic profile.

Metrics

Episodes: 174

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: Australia

Instagram: 31.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

stoljar@bigpond.net.au

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Host

Maria Stoljar - The show description indicates Maria Stoljar hosts the podcast, speaking with Australian painters about how they became artists, their painting techniques, influences, and current work. The episode...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established/recognized painters (often with awards and/or major exhibitions), with museum/gallery representation and professional publication/exhibition history; frequently associated with significant Australian institutional or gallery showings.
Required Achievements:  
Major Australian art-prize recognition (e.g., Archibald Prize, Wynne Prize, Sulman Prize referenced in the show materials), Multiple solo exhibitions, Representation in major public collections, Works held by major institutions, Survey or prominent gallery exhibitions

Recent Guest Discussions

Richard Lewer - His Career Background; How Art Functions For Him; Personal Works About Family And Grief; Painting Influences And Recent Work.

Ann Thomson - Building A Career In A Male-dominated Art World; Life And Art; Mid-20th Century Australian Art Context.

Mary Tonkin - Relationship To Family Farm And Painting From Life; Landscape Painting; Painting Scale/series And Influences.

Recent Topics

Painting, Art, Contemporary, Exhibitions, Technique

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Talking with Painters
:

Nolan: Origins – Inside the exhibition with curator Denise Mimmocchi

October 07, 2026

It was great to catch up with Denise Mimmocchi, Senior Curator of Australian Art of the Art Gallery of NSW, to talk about the exhibition Nolan: Origins which opened on the weekend. We talk about the people, places and ideas that shaped Sidney Nolan’s work – from his time in the Wimmera and at Heide with John and Sunday Reed, to his experimentation with materials and the creation of his celebrated Ned Kelly paintings. Nolan: Origins is showing at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 3...

Richard Lewer After the Archibald Win + Excerpts from Our 2025 Conversation

May 09, 2026

Watch a 2 minute highlights video of this episode on the YouTube channel here In this special episode of Talking with Painters, I’m bringing you my conversation with Richard Lewer recorded shortly after he was announced as the winner of the 2026 Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Richard won Australia’s most prestigious portrait prize for his powerful portrait of artist and Pitjantjatjara elder Iluwanti Ken, a striking full-length painting set against a powerful ochr...

Ep 172: Ann Thomson on International Women’s Day

March 08, 2026

Watch a short highlights video of this episode on the TWP YouTube channel  In this special International Women’s Day episode I speak with acclaimed artist, and previous podcast guest, Ann Thomson about building a career in the male-dominated art world of the mid-20th century. Born in 1933, Ann’s art education took place during the 1950s and early 60s, a time when male artists like Arthur Boyd, Sidney Nolan, John Brack and Charles Blackman dominated the Australian art scene. Today Ann Th...

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