Tenet

Hosted by Wes Brown and Todd Pierson

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218

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Oct 2026

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A podcast focusing on the Visual Arts and the Business of Art.

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November 5, 20262 hr 22 min

Ep. 213 Grant Adams – Mixed Media Artist, Musician, & Curator

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Grant Adams. Grant discusses comedy & art, AI, science fiction, art in his youth, growing up in small towns in the Midwest, dark humor in his artwork, dream journals, insomnia, focus & fixation, being trained as a classical guitarist, his music, CDs, musical influences, the catalyst to him working in arts administration, being an art consultant & curator, Nine Dot Arts, art & the economy, his daily routine as a curator, what Artists do well, the mediums he works in, repurposing materials, pyrography, Valkarie Gallery, artist retreats, taking his art more seriously, sketches, artist statements, being a future poet laureate & mortality. Join us for an entertaining and compelling conversation with Grant Adams! Check out Grant’s website at www.grantadams.com Follow Grant on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/drgrantgrant/ - @drgrantgrant Grant’s exhibition runs from November 5th – November 30th at Valkarie Gallery. Opening reception is Saturday, November 7th from 5-8:30pm. www.valkariegallery.org Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

October 29, 20263 hr 26 min

Ep. 212 Dean Fidelman – Photographer, Stone Nudes

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Photographer, Dean Fidelman. Dean discusses the documentary “The Dark Wizard”, his friendship with Dean Potter, Yosemite Valley, living a low income lifestyle, doing whatever it took to have fun creating & climbing, getting into climbing & photography as a teen, learning camera repair & working in photo labs, The Stonemasters, John Long, publishing books, his Stone Nudes, Ansel Adams’ darkroom, nude photography, going to photo school at the Brooks Institute, his process, making honest work, spontaneity, the catalyst for Stone Nudes, favorite photographs, his favorite photographers, using the right words, archiving other people’s work, exhibitions, the Yosemite Climbing Museum, highs & lows, Valley Muse & his other book projects, inspiring & paying it forward and preservation & storytelling. Join us for an inspirational conversation with Dean Fidelman! Check out Dean’s website at www.stonenudes.com Follow Dean on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/pictures_of_fidelman/ - @pictures_of_fidelman Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dean.fidelman Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

October 22, 20263 hr 57 min

Tenet Rewind - In Memoriam: A Conversation with Artist & Curator Devon Dikeou

We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of contemporary artist, collector, and zingmagazine publisher Devon Dikeou. In honor of her life and legacy, we are rereleasing our October 2021 interview with Devon. In this interview, Devon talks about her work, exploring the in-between, her “Mid-Career Smear”, zingmagazine, and the Dikeou Collection. You can experience Devon’s work at her website www.devondikeou.com Information on the Dikeou Collection can be found at www.dikeoucollection.org Follow the Dikeou Collection on social media: On Instagram - www.instagram.com/dikeoucollection/ @dikeoucollection Check out zingmagazine at www.zingmagazine.com Follow zingmagazine on Instagram at www.instagram.com/zingmagazine/ @zingmagazine Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

October 8, 20262 hr 20 min

Ep. 211 Will Thompson – Abstract Figurative Painter

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Abstract Figurative Painter, Will Thompson. Will discusses his early exposure to art, anime, Toonami, the catalyst to start painting, Basquiat, growing up in Alabama, what brought him to Denver, how he started showing at NKollective gallery, his abstract figurative work, clouds, western themes, his best support, music, what compels him to create, being a storyteller, Picasso, his recent show at NKollective, his grandfather, creative routine, what painting does for him, pricing, prints, what he does with his money when he makes a sale, social justice & art, and the motto he lives by. Check out Will’s website at www.willthomp.com Follow Will on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/will.thomp/ - @will.thomp Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

September 24, 20261 hr 47 min

Ep. 210 Krista Hanley – Author, “How To Survive A Mass Shooting, A Columbine Memoir”

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Author, Krista Hanley. Krista discusses what she’s been doing since she left the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, starting her self-defense business “We Are Safer Together”, tips for deescalating a confrontational situation, her new book “How To Survive A Mass Shooting”, the Columbine school shooting, the media & it’s role in the reporting of school shootings, PTSD, therapy, the lack of resources to deal with the aftermath of Columbine, the Trench Coat Mafia, the structure of her book, revisiting her memories to write the book, school shootings moving forward, being vulnerable in writing the book, her thoughts on what should be done to bring an end to school shootings, gun control, and what she would like readers to take away from reading her book. Join us for an enlightening conversation with Krista Hanley! Check out Krista’s website at www.kristahanley.com Follow Krista on social media: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577262080499 Interested in Krista’s self-defense and safety training? Go to www.wearesafertogether.com Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

September 10, 20262 hr 46 min

Ep. 209 Heather D. Schulte – Interdisciplinary & Contemporary Fiber Artist

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Contemporary Fiber Artist, Heather D. Schulte. Heather discusses Norway, what compels her to create, growing up in a family of makers, her art experiences as a child, language, weaving and computer technology, the mediums she works with, textiles, text & technology, patterns & algorithms, braille, her Peeky Blinders series, exploring different coding systems, her traumatic brain injury, repair & care being part of her art practice, textiles in the art world, teaching art, traveling and her world view, intergenerational communities, her “The Times” series, stitching on newspaper, binary code, collaboration, her work around Covid & the pandemic, “Stitching the Situation”, challenges she has faced as an Artist, the art community in Colorado, her “What We Feel We Cannot Say” series, her book suggestions, and the mantra that she lives by. Join us for a compelling conversation with Heather D. Schulte! Check out Heather’s work at www.heatherdschulte.com Follow Heather on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/heatherdschulte/ - @heatherdschulte Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

August 27, 20261 hr 37 min

Ep. 208 Cynthia Ramu – Pueblo Levee Mural Project

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Cynthia Ramu, the Fairy Godmother of the Pueblo Levee Mural Project. Cynthia discusses the history of the Pueblo Levee, the first time she painted on the levee, taking over as the coordinator, her exhibit “Concrete Creativity”, grants, Floyd Tunson, the project living digitally through History Colorado, the world record, how many murals on the levee, the old levee compared with the new one, stories about the levee, the murals that she has painted, her collaboration on a mural for the Ukrainian people, process to apply and paint on the levee, themes for the murals, the painting season, women leading the charge on the new levee, the future of her participation in the Pueblo Levee Mural Project, and the art scene in Pueblo. Join us as we catch up with Cynthia Ramu and the Pueblo Levee Mural Project. Check out the website Pueblo Levee Murals – www.puebloleveemurals.com For more info on how to participate and paint a mural on the levee, go to www.pueblolevee.org Follow the Pueblo Levee Mural Project on social media: Facebook – www.facebook.com/PuebloLeveeMuralProject Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

August 13, 20262 hr 37 min

Ep. 207 Madi Brunetti – Multimedia, Oil Paint, Embroidery, Insects

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Multimedia Artist, Madi Brunetti. Madi discusses Instagram handles, Black Sabbath, Death Metal, having the support of her parents, the mediums she works in, taxidermy, pinning bugs, cicadas, tattoos, therapy, moths, being neurodivergent, change, self-portraits, overcoming her eating disorder, mental health, marathons, masking, coping mechanisms, autism, embroidery, some of her pieces, getting her degree in studio art from Fort Lewis College, her residency at Art Gym, Bell Projects, road kill, death, pricing, hand embellishment, art as therapy, selling work, living your life, Bitfactory’s “US” exhibition, and what the future holds for her. Join us for an illuminating conversation with Madi Brunetti! Check out Madi’s work at www.madibrunetti.com Follow Madi on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/fairy.bootz/ - @fairy.bootz Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

July 9, 20263 hr 4 min

Ep. 206 Chloé Duplessis – Mixed Media Artist telling Ancestral & Historical Stories

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Chloé Duplessis! Chloé discusses her family, her education, growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana, living in New Orleans, moving back home, running for the school board, her involvement in politics, getting her diagnosis of Stargardt disease, moving to Denver, starting her art business, telling lesser known stories of history, working in different mediums, honoring her ancestors and our shared history, travel, being part of a supportive art community, creating the first accessible “I Voted” sticker for the City of Denver, the Colorado Black Equity Study, Cathay Williams, the history behind & the evolution of her exhibition “12 Tablecloths, burlap being her “soul fabric,” her exhibition “Origin Story” at Understudy, her piece “Reclaiming Liberty,” and her advice to Artists to “Serve from where you are.” Join us for a fantastic and inspirational conversation with Chloé Duplessis! Check out Chloe’s work at www.chloeduplessis.com Follow Chloé on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/duplessis.art/ - @duplessis.art Chloé’s exhibition “Origin Story” will be on display at Understudy through July 19th - https://www.denvertheatredistrict.com/understudy Hear Chloé talk about the exhibition “Origin Story” on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dNjq1pv9P0 Chloe’s exhibition “Shared History” opens July 28th at the Center for Colorado Women’s History - http://www.historycolorado.org/center-colorado-womens-history Check out Chloé’s other shows happening later this year at www.chloeduplessis.com/events Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!

May 14, 20263 hr 2 min

Ep. 205 Jes Moran – Abstract Painter using machine-sewn textile processes

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Colorado Springs Artist, Jes Moran. Jes discusses her engagement with art as a child, growing up in Wisconsin, altering clothes & studying apparel design, her compulsion to make, loving process, having an intentional art practice the past five years, creative ideas, some of the other creative pursuits that she explored before doing the work she does now, being self-taught, learning to trust herself, her process, being fearless, quilts, sewing, what art does for her, letting go, her older work, titles, negative space, abstract art, experimentation & exploration, finding her voice, writing, space, memories, family, vulnerability, self-doubt, routine, sacrifices, potato chips, color, her new work, her show at Auric in June, being seen & valued, the support of her family, the Colorado Springs art community, and her idea of perfect happiness. Join us for a wonderful conversation with Jes Moran! Check out Jes Moran’s exquisite work at www.jesmoran.com Follow Jes Moran on social media: Instagram - www.instagram.com/jesdmoran/ - @jesdmoran Jes’ exhibition “Seam Shift: painting through construction” will be on display at Auric Gallery through the month of June. Opening reception June 5th. For more information go to www.auricgallery.com Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/ @wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/ @toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/ Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks for listening!