Anna Weyant: Facing Criticism and Sexism in the Art World

Going Mental with Eileen Kelly

Eileen Kelly

Eileenkelly, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Mentalhealth

4.8 • 897 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Anna Weyant is a Canadian-born painter who lives in New York. She holds a BFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design and studied at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. She is the youngest artist represented by Gagosian Gallery and in 2022, she had her debut solo show with Gagosian (which featured a painting of Eileen). She and Eileen discuss the ins and outs of her artistic practice — and for the first time, she publicly opens up about her boyfriend and dating life, the backlash she’s received, sexism in the art world, and how it all affects her mental health.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.1	Welcome to Going Mental. This is your host,
0:06.5	Eileen Kelly. I'm interested in the things many of us face, but don't always talk about.
0:12.2	On the show, not only will I be sharing more about my own anxiety as in depression,
0:16.7	but I'm also going to be talking to a wide range of guests
0:19.2	about their own mental health journeys,
0:21.1	along with professionals who are going to help educate you
0:23.7	and me on the ins and outs of mental illness. Can't wait for you to hear what's in
0:27.8	store.
0:30.8	On today's episode, I am joined by Canadian painter Anna Wyant. She currently resides in New York. She holds a BFA and painting from the Rhode Island School of Design and
0:44.7	she also studied at the China Academy of Art in Hong Zow. She is the youngest artist
0:50.3	represented by Gagossian Gallery and in 2022 she had her first solo exhibition
0:55.2	at Gagossin called Baby it ain't over till it's over which completely sold out.
1:01.3	The Wall Street Journal has dubbed her the millennial Botachelli.
1:07.2	Can you please introduce yourself?
1:09.8	I'm Anna and I'm a
1:15.0	a painter in New York.
1:17.0	Yeah, that's good.
1:18.0	Okay.
1:19.0	Because I'll do like the real intro, but I just like it's fun to ask everyone.
1:22.0	Also it gives like a familiarity how I start the
1:25.7	podcast I feel like the first couple like lines is like the hardest most awkward
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