Pat Hoffie speaks with Jonathan McBurnie about her involvement in the WrestleMANIA exhibition. Hoffie discusses the biblical influences, as well as that of outsider artist Henry Darger, in her large scale paintings. Touching upon her artistic process, Brisbane’s Festival Hall (once a key venue for pro wrestling for Queensland) and conspiracy theory, Hoffie offers fascinating insight into studio practice.

Locust Jones speaks about his large scale drawings made for WrestleMANIA. Jones’ pieces are made as realtime responses to the global news cycle, and circumnavigate the artist’s sense of outrage, the absurd and tragedy, trying to make sense of the static. Jones discusses his early experiences of televised wrestling during his New Zealand childhood and incorporating its larger-than-life iconography into his larger-than-life drawings.

Erica Gray speaks about her textile installation exhibited in WrestleMANIA. Gray plays with the theatrical, performative aspects of Wrestlers and their audiences to create a vivid representation of the (melo)drama of wrestling.

Bruce Reynolds discusses his work for WrestleMANIA. With an enduring interest in the antiquity and remix culture, Reynolds reflects upon his limited childhood experience with television and, through it, wrestling.

Peter Hudson in conversation with Jonathan McBurnie

Euan Macleod in conversation with Jonathan McBurnie Euan Macleod was featured in the exhibit WrestleMANIA at Rockhampton Museum of Art during 2022-2023. This episode explores MacLeod’s experience and thought process on creating his work, particularly diving into his personal connection to wrestling and how it inspires him to create.

William Debois is one of two artists in residence at Rockhampton Museum of Art during 2023 in the Margaret Olley Art Trust Collection Study Room. This episode explores Debois' experiences during his four-week residency at RMOA responding to selected artworks from the Collection. Debois is a French/Australian photographer who has been based in Gladstone since 2013, on the lands of the Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng and Taribelang Bunda peoples. Debois’ photographic career spans more than twenty-five years and four different countries. https://www.rmoa.com.au/Learn/The-Margaret-Olley-Art-Trust-Collection-Study-Room/2023-Artists-in-Residence/William-Debois-Artist-in-Residence

Ed Luce in conversation with Jonathan McBurnie Ed Luce was featured in the exhibition WrestleMANIA at Rockhampton Museum of Art during 2022-23. This episode explores his artistic and personal journey with wrestling, taking a look at the inspiration for his art, Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart, and the process of making a work for WrestleMANIA.

Claudia Husband in conversation with Emily Wakeling Claudia Husband is Registrar at the Museum of Brisbane. She discusses her role as a registrar, caring for the collections, and installing collections with Emily Wakeling. This episode dives into the history of art and collecting in Brisbane, on the occasion of RMOA hosting Museum of Brisbane’s Easton Pearson Archive.

Join us for a conversation with Cutler Footway, this conversation discusses the inspirations behind his practice as well as art that he has seen on his travels, most recently on a trip to Europe.