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Rob Lee
@thetruthinthisart.bsky.social
Host/Creator of The Truth in This Art, documenting the stories of Baltimore’s artists, makers, and cultural leaders (EST. 2019) 🎙️🎨❤️ • Highlighting arts, culture, & authentic storytelling 📸✨🏙️
🎙️ JUST RELEASED: Isaiah Winters on when art is really successful.

In this exclusive clip, Isaiah Winters shares why connection is everything—and why cinema might even outshine photography.

Listen now while it’s fresh.
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#TheTruthInThisArt
May 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“Discipline is what carried me…to crank out work even when I didn’t want to paint today.” —Monica Ikegwu

Catch this insight and more in Episode 29:
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#MonicaIkegwu #Hyperrealism #PortraitPainting
May 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🎙️ From Ep 29: Monica Ikegwu on Discipline

“Discipline is what carried me…to crank out work even when I didn’t want to paint today.” In this clip, Monica explains how a daily routine has turned doubt into momentum across studio sessions and gallery shows.

Listen now
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May 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
#ICYMI: Martha Robichaud on why Meander Art Bar should exist—“I just really believe that this should exist… It’s brought me to tears watching the room filled with people making art and making new friends.”
Listen: share.transistor.fm/s/e4651895
May 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#ICYMI: Artist Lex Marie on how painting became her path. She recalls that meditative studio moment that sealed her passion.
“I completely fell in love. It was therapeutic. It was meditative.” — Lex Marie
Listen: share.transistor.fm/s/aaae4f2d #art #dmvartist
May 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#ICYMI: Artist Xenia Gray on guarding creativity from distraction: “If you wanna ruin the best thing, compare it to something else.”

Listen to the full conversation here > share.transistor.fm/s/7203a21f

#XeniaGray #figurativepainter #dmvartist #thetruthinthisart #artpodcast #artsandculture
May 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Designer Jerrill Sankey lifts the veil on creative doubt & hustle—why unplugging from comparison & donning his metaphorical blinders reignited his focus:
“I hit pause… then magic happens when you’re not watching.”

Full ep: share.transistor.fm/s/8074bb66

#90sFashion
May 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Jerrill Sankey on ditching comparison & donning “blinders” to refocus:
“I just pull back, stay off the internet, and get back to my grind… I just blinders on, man—things go well when you don’t even know what’s going on.”

Full ep: share.transistor.fm/s/8074bb66

#90sFashion
May 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
ICYMI: James Nasty on the rise, lull, and resurgence of Baltimore club music—listen now: share.transistor.fm/s/214ad6db

In this clip, he recalls K Swift’s reign and how venues drifted from the sound, then celebrates a new wave of DJs reclaiming the beat

#JamesNasty
May 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
What I want to be for the Baltimore art scene is a pillar of support,’ says Ky Vassor. In this clip, she shares why simply showing up—whether you can offer help or just a listening ear—can be transformative.
▶️ Listen to the episode here www.thetruthinthisart.com/episodes/ky-...

#baltimoreart
May 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Lawyer turned art connector! ➡️ Philippa Pham Hughes' journey is inspiring. She started with dinner parties for artists and now creates major community spaces. 🔥

Listen to her story!

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#dcarts #art #community #podcast #inspiration #artist
April 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM