In this episode Heather interviews Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago-based artist, podcast host, writer, and quarantine puzzle maker.
Tune-in to hear their conversation on:
"I started a puzzle company since I no longer had an income." - The pandemic has hit artists hard and Tony is no exception. How he started a puzzle company recreating his art to help people pass the time.
"The best assets we have are each other." - How the art community has been impacted by SIP orders, including Tony's gallery The Dime, and how the community has come together to support one another.
"My work struck a certain nerve." - Tony looks back at his career and how it has evolved and continues to do so with a little inspiration from collaborating with his kids.
"Why don't you do this art thing for a hobby?" - How advice from his dad sparked Tony to go all in as an artist.
“The Plague Angel” by Tony Fitzpatrick
The Unbearable Whiteness of the G.O.P. by Tony Fitzpatrick
Connect with Tony
Website - https://tonyfitzpatrick.co/
Twitter - @thistrain
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TonyFitzpatrickArtist/
Instagram - @tonyfitzpatrick9
The Dime on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thedimechicago/
Dime Stories - Newcity - https://www.newcity.com/?s=tony+fitzpatrick
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Tony Fitzpatrick
TONY FITZPATRICK is a Chicago-based artist best known for his multimedia collages, printmaking, paintings, and drawings. Fitzpatrick's work are inspired by Chicago street culture, cities he has traveled to, children's books, tattoo designs, and folk art. Fitzpatrick has authored or illustrated eight books of art and poetry, and, for the last two years has written a column for the Newcity. Fitzpatrick's art appears in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC. The Neville Brothers' album Yellow Moon and the Steve Earle's albums El Corazon and The Revolution Starts Now also feature Fitzpatrick's art. In 1992, Fitzpatrick opened a Chicago-based printmaking studio, Big Cat Press, which exists today as the artist exhibition space Firecats Projects. Before making a living as an artist, Fitzpatrick worked as a radio host, bartender, boxer, construction worker, and film and stage actor.
Mavens Do It Better original theme music composed by Jesse Case with voice over by Julia Francis.