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Jennifer Samet

Jennifer Samet, Ph.D. is a New York-based art historian, curator, and writer. She completed her dissertation at the CUNY Graduate Center on Painterly Representation in New York: 1945-1975. She has lectured at universities across the country on the subject of “The Role of Empathy in Art.” She curated major historical exhibitions on Jane Street Group, the history of the New York Studio School, and “Reconfiguring the New York School.” She is particularly interested in the voice of the artist, and has published numerous interviews with painters. (@jensamet)

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Beer With a Painter: John Lees

by Jennifer Samet June 9, 2022June 10, 2022

Despite the fact that Lees works on paintings for as long as 30 years, they don’t appear overly precious. Instead, they seem human and vulnerable.

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Beer With a Painter: Janice Nowinski

by Jennifer Samet October 21, 2021October 21, 2021

“I am trying to keep the immediacy of my emotional experience while I’m painting.”

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Beer With a Painter: Pat Adams

by Jennifer Samet September 9, 2021September 9, 2021

Adams finds beauty in the earth and nature through layers of complication, chaos, and everyday labor.

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Beer With a Painter: Clare Grill

by Jennifer Samet July 3, 2021July 2, 2021

“If a painting doesn’t have the right seasoning, it has to wait.”

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Beer With a Painter: Mernet Larsen

by Jennifer Samet April 2, 2021April 2, 2021

“Rather than being attracted to artists because of their skills or sensitivity, I was always more interested in ideas and imagination.”

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Beer With a Painter: Chie Fueki

by Jennifer Samet January 30, 2021January 30, 2021

“I am interested in the symbols that are flooding our world, which everybody can recognize, but which have almost no meaning.”

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Beer With a Painter: Lisa Corinne Davis

by Jennifer Samet December 26, 2020December 24, 2020

“Artists are cultural critics — but painting is a language.”

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Beer with a Painter: Suzan Frecon

by Jennifer Samet November 21, 2020November 23, 2020

The content is the paint.

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Beer with a Painter: Dan Walsh

by Jennifer Samet October 10, 2020November 5, 2020

“Twenty years ago, you wouldn’t be caught dead being called a colorist.”

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Beer with a Painter: Dan Douke

by Jennifer Samet August 29, 2020November 5, 2020

“I was always good at drawing and I would get attention for it. But I wanted to be a rock star.”

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Beer With a Painter: Roger Herman

by Jennifer Samet July 25, 2020November 5, 2020

“Struggle is okay, but how much struggle does one want?”

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Beer With a Painter: Judy Pfaff

by Jennifer Samet May 23, 2020May 23, 2020

“Generosity and openness are important to me, so that the viewer is not intimidated, threatened, or belittled.”

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