Bench Talk
By Tom Gerrard
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Episodes: 216
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Welcome to Bench Talk — the podcast where I dive into real, honest conversations with inspiring artists, to reveal what it really takes to build a thriving creative career.
I’m your host, Tom Gerrard — an international artist from Australia and Co-Founder of The Art Career Academy, an online school dedicated to helping visual artists rise up and go pro. I kicked off this podcast back in 2016, when I was dreaming of going full-time with my art. And through these chats, I found the path and walked it.
I’m your host, Tom Gerrard — an international artist from Australia and Co-Founder of The Art Career Academy, an online school dedicated to helping visual artists rise up and go pro. I kicked off this podcast back in 2016, when I was dreaming of going full-time with my art. And through these chats, I found the path and walked it.
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BENCH TALK Podcast #221 | George Rose: Painting Globally, Colour Mastery & The Business of Muralism
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #220 | Yakob Morley
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May 26, 2026 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #219 | TWOONE - The First Guest, 10 Years Later — What a decade as a working artist actually teaches you
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May 13, 2026 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #218 | Why Talented Artists Struggle (the Mindset Fix That Helps Them Succeed)
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #217 | KRISTOPHER RAOS - Studio Practice & The Long Game
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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BENCHTALK Podcast #216 | ELLIOTT ROUTLEDGE
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #215 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - When Art Advice Derails You
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #214 | BYRON BOWMAN KEHOE
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #213 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - Q&A: Commissions
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #212 | JASMINE MANSBRIDGE - Creating Art From Dreams, Geometry & Stillness
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #211 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - Reflecting on 2025 & Planning Your Sustainable Art Career in 2026
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #210 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - What’s Really Shaping the Art World in 2026 (Artists, AI & Opportunity)
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #209 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - How to Run a Stress-Free, Career-Building Art Exhibition
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #208 | SARAH HOOK - How Artists Can Work with Collectors, Designers & Dealers
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #207 | ART CAREER ACADEMY -The 3 Pillars of Artist Visibility: How to Get Seen
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #206 | LORIBELLE SPIROVSKI - Sydney Contemporary 2025: Highlights
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #205 | CTO - From Psychedelic Highs to Mural Heights
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #204 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - 3 Common Mistakes Made By Career Artists
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #203 | TOM ADAIR - Art, Innovation & Navigating Today’s Art Market
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #202 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - Q&A: Pricing, Prints & Unsold Work
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #201 | [ARTSURDITY] - Celebrity Artists: Are They Legit or Just Rich Hobbyists?
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #199 | DREZ - Art, Music & Staying Human in a Digital World
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #198 | [ARTSURDITY] - Absurd things happening in the art world right now
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #197 | HOXXOH - The artist who paints with sound waves
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May 20, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #196 | JASMINE CRISP - Art Isn’t Just for Galleries
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May 06, 2025 |
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BENCH TALK Podcast #195 | ART CAREER ACADEMY - Q&A: Balancing Creativity and Business
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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194 - Jason Jagel (Classic episode)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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193 - John Murray
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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192 - Sandrew - The Outsiders
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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191 - Q&A: Finding Collectors, Selling Your Art & Exhibition Doubts
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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190 - Saxon Quinn
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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188 - Art Career 2025 Vision and Planning
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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188 - David Henry Nobody Jr
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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187 - Art Career Q&A #3
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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186 - HuskMitNavn (classic ep)
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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185 - Shaun Hossack
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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184 - Art Career Q&A #2
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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183 - Christopher Zanko
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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182 - Rhys Lee
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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181 - D*Face (Classic episode)
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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180 - Art Career Q&A #1
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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179 - Ben Frost
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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178 - Roger Gastman
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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177 - Lauren YS (classic episode)
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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176 - Rhys John Kaye
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May 01, 2024 |
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175 - Max Berry
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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174 - RUFFMERCY
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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173 - George Goodnow
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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172 - Steve Leadbeater
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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171 - Felipe Pantone
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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170 - Otis Hope Carey
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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#169 - Loribelle Spirovski
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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#155 - Discover your artistic identity - ACA Part 1
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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#168. How I built my art career
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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#167 Finsta
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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#166 - Daniel O’Toole
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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#165 - Evolve your art - ACA Part 4
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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#164 - Nathalia Suizu
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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#163 - Scott Marsh
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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#162 Jonny Scholes
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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#161 - Dave Kinsey
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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#160 - Tom O’Hern
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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#159 - Kit Webster
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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#158 - Carlos Barrios
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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#157 - Speak your Art - ACA Part 3
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May 16, 2023 |
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#156 - From vision to masterpiece - ACA Part 2
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May 02, 2023 |
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#154 - Ozzie Wright
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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#153 - Brendan Kelly
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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#152 - Dave Court
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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#151 - Matt Gondek
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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#150 - Rus Kitchin
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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#149 - Graeme Heckels
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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#148 - Home Art School
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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#147 - Rune Christensen
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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#146 - Bilos
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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#145 - Wayne Horse
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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#144 - French
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May 18, 2020 |
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#143 - Richt
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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#142 - Scott Marsh
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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#141 - Kyle Hughes Odgers
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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#140 - Selina Miles
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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#139 - Mark Chu
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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#138 - Mike Makatron
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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#137 - Haser
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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#136 - Dmote
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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#135 - Mathew Fortrose
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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#134 - Shannyn Higgins
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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#133 - Doing the Work
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Jul 15, 2019 |
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#132 - Neryl Walker
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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#131 - Nicole Reed and James Scullin
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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#130 - Paul McNeil
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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#129 - Suzie Blake
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May 24, 2019 |
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#128 - Mysterious Al
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May 12, 2019 |
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#127 - Darren Henderson
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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#126 - Nadia Hernandez
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Apr 21, 2019 |
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#125 - D*Face
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Apr 14, 2019 |
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#123 - Leans
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Mar 31, 2019 |
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#122 - Georgia Hill
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Mar 24, 2019 |
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#121 - Duet
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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#120 - Ellie Hannon
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Mar 10, 2019 |
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#119 - Rone - Empire
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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#118 - Shawn Lu
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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#117 - Lauren YS
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Dec 09, 2018 |
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#116 - Thomas Campbell
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Dec 02, 2018 |
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#115 - Elle
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Nov 26, 2018 |
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#114 - Tom Adair
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Nov 18, 2018 |
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#113 - Heesco
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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#112 - Lisa Congdon
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Nov 04, 2018 |
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#111 - Andrew Dennis
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Oct 28, 2018 |
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#110 - Slow down
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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#109 - George Rose
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Oct 14, 2018 |
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#108 - Resoborg
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Oct 07, 2018 |
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#107 - The Jaunt
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Sep 30, 2018 |
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#106 - Ben Shewry
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Sep 23, 2018 |
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#105 - Fintan Magee
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Jul 22, 2018 |
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#104 - Stephen Tierney
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Jul 15, 2018 |
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#103 - Deams
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Jul 08, 2018 |
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#102 - Adnate
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Jul 01, 2018 |
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#101 - Daily Drawing
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Jun 24, 2018 |
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#100 - Michael Reeder
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Jun 17, 2018 |
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99 - Arterior
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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98 - Sam Octigan
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Jun 03, 2018 |
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97 - New 2
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May 27, 2018 |
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96 - Fikaris
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May 20, 2018 |
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95 - Martin McIntosh - Outre Gallery
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May 13, 2018 |
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94 - Buff Diss
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May 05, 2018 |
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93 - Tom Civil
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Apr 29, 2018 |
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92 - Kirpy
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Apr 22, 2018 |
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91 - Ben Eine
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Apr 15, 2018 |
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90 - Steve Leadbeater
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Apr 07, 2018 |
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89 - Kaff Eine
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Apr 02, 2018 |
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88 - Georgia Hill
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Mar 25, 2018 |
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86 - Loretta Lizzio
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Mar 12, 2018 |
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85 - Todd Henry
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Mar 04, 2018 |
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84 - CMP ONE
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Feb 26, 2018 |
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83 - Benalla Art Gallery
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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82 - Dave Persue
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Feb 11, 2018 |
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81 - Ian McCallum
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Feb 04, 2018 |
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79 - Pref
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Dec 10, 2017 |
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78 - Claire Foxton
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Dec 03, 2017 |
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77 - Lucas Grogan
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Nov 27, 2017 |
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76 - Cam Scale
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Nov 19, 2017 |
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75 - Hafleg, Uncle Tony & Uncle Jason
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Nov 13, 2017 |
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74 - Dvate
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Nov 05, 2017 |
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73 - Justine McAllister
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Oct 29, 2017 |
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72 - Chris Middlebrook
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Oct 23, 2017 |
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71 - Cleon Peterson
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Oct 16, 2017 |
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70 - Tom Gerrard on Invertion
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Oct 08, 2017 |
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69 - Shepard Fairey
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Oct 03, 2017 |
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68 - Yung Lenox & Skip Class
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Sep 24, 2017 |
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67 - Elliott Routledge
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Sep 17, 2017 |
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66 - Finding Creative Inspiration Away From Your Desk
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Sep 11, 2017 |
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65 - Kuro Neko
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Sep 03, 2017 |
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64 - Hugh Dunit
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Aug 28, 2017 |
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63 - James Dodd
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Aug 21, 2017 |
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62 - Brad Eastman (Beastman)
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Aug 14, 2017 |
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61 - All Caps
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Aug 07, 2017 |
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60 - Hannah Alice
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Jul 31, 2017 |
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59 - Felipe Pantone
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Jul 23, 2017 |
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58 - Rob Zagula
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Jul 03, 2017 |
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57 - Edward Woodley (China Heights)
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Jun 26, 2017 |
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56 - Phibs
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Jun 19, 2017 |
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55 - Lousy Ink & Dodgy Paper
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Jun 11, 2017 |
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54 - Sage
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Jun 05, 2017 |
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53 - Silk Roy
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May 29, 2017 |
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52 - Marc McKee
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May 22, 2017 |
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51 - Mitch Walder
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May 15, 2017 |
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50 - Steve Cross
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May 08, 2017 |
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49 - Tilman Solé - Mucho
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May 01, 2017 |
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48 - The business of public art with Heesco
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Apr 24, 2017 |
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47 - RUFFMERCY
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Apr 17, 2017 |
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46 - Mic Porter
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Apr 10, 2017 |
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45 - KC Ortiz
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Apr 03, 2017 |
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44 - John Kaye
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Mar 27, 2017 |
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43 - Talking Exhibitions with Mitch Walder
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Mar 21, 2017 |
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42 - Chehehe
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Mar 13, 2017 |
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41 - Nychos
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Mar 06, 2017 |
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40 - Melissa Grisancich
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Feb 27, 2017 |
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39 - Reka
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Feb 21, 2017 |
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38 - Aeon & Tom Gerrard
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Feb 12, 2017 |
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37 - Broken Fingaz
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Feb 05, 2017 |
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36 - Amok Island
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Jan 29, 2017 |
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35 - Dabs and Myla
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Jan 22, 2017 |
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34 - Plutonic Lab
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Jan 15, 2017 |
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33 - Sean Morris
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Dec 17, 2016 |
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32 - 45RPM
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Dec 11, 2016 |
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31 - Leadbeater
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Dec 04, 2016 |
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30 - Wonderwalls - Simon Grant
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Nov 26, 2016 |
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29 - Andy Murphy
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Nov 20, 2016 |
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28 - Mander
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Nov 13, 2016 |
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27 - Alex Mitchell (Backwoods Gallery)
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Nov 06, 2016 |
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26 - Ha Ha
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Oct 30, 2016 |
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25 - Rob Donat
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Oct 23, 2016 |
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24 - Mysterious Al
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Oct 16, 2016 |
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23 - Michael Danischewski
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Oct 09, 2016 |
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22 - Anthony Lister
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Oct 02, 2016 |
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21 - Mik Shida
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Sep 25, 2016 |
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20 - Jason Jägel
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Sep 18, 2016 |
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19 - Sickboy
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Sep 11, 2016 |
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18 - Nicole Reed
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Sep 04, 2016 |
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17 - Sutu
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Aug 28, 2016 |
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16 - Cultivating Inspiration
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Aug 13, 2016 |
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15 - HuskMitNavn
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Aug 07, 2016 |
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14 - Sandrew
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Jul 31, 2016 |
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13 - Peter Drew
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Jul 25, 2016 |
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12 - Eamon Donnelly
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Jul 17, 2016 |
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11 - Sam Davy
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Jul 10, 2016 |
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10 - Rone
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Jul 03, 2016 |
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09 - Askew
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Jun 26, 2016 |
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08 - David Booth
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Jun 21, 2016 |
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07 - Daily Drawing
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Jun 13, 2016 |
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06 - Matt Sewell
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Jun 04, 2016 |
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05 - Callum Preston
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May 30, 2016 |
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04 - Max Rippon
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May 23, 2016 |
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03 - Twoone
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May 14, 2016 |
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01 - Welcome
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May 04, 2016 |