The Selection Committee Radio Show with Josephine Halvorson, 5/14/23

An artist somewhere on the spectrum between street busker and rock star, painter Josephine Halvorson starts off her show with two classic Suzanne Vega songs, chock full of observations, sensation, and a sense of place that is both specific and quotidian. They set the tone for our conversation about Halvorson's work, her background, the death of her father, and her recent show at Sikkema, Jenkins & Co. in New York City. 

This tender, all-women playlist is a reflection of the lifelong pursuits that Josephine has been engaged in. Whether she is painting out of a van or in the storied studios of the American Academy in Rome, Josephine Halvorson has a warm but relentless mission to convey the conditions of marking time.