Studio Break

Studio Break is a podcast that features a variety of Contemporary Artists discussing their artwork and studio practice with host David Linneweh.

09/25/2025

Studio Break is excited to announce that the 2025 Professional Competition is now open for submissions; please help us spread the word by sharing and tagging artists to apply!!

This year we’re excited to have the fabulous Frank Trankina as our juror!

Frank will be selecting artists for upcoming exhibitions at the Studio Break Gallery in West Chicago (IL), awarding 1 artist with a
Solo-exhibition & 2 artists for a Two-Person Exhibitions for the 2027 season.

In addition, Frank will also be selecting 5 artists that will be featured on the Studio Break Podcast and archive. This includes a podcast interview with host that covers their background and artistic journey and an in depth discussion of their current work.

The competition is open to emerging, mid-career, established and outsider artists; students artists are not eligible to apply and should instead apply to our upcoming student competition the spring of 26’.

You can find a link in the linktree for more info or www.davidlinneweh.com/competition for all the details on how to apply. Please help spread the word by sharing & tagging this post with any artists interested in being featured on the podcast and exhibiting at Studio Break Gallery!! Deadline is October 31st!
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09/24/2025

Check out this painting by Ann Blaas :

Crouches at your door
Oil and spray paint on canvas
16” x 12”
2025

Ann is currently in our show Emergence with Cristina Marian at Studio Break gallery!

There’s still time to set up an appointment to see the show, please send a dm with available times. You can find more information and a gallery of available works for Emergence by clicking the link in the linktree.
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09/20/2025

Check out this painting by Erika b. Hess , it’s called: Dying Lioness”, oil on canvas, 60” x 48”, from 2025! In our brand new podcast, Erika talks extensively about this painting and describes how her paintings evolve… we also discuss the idea of what it means ti finish a painting. Please click the link in the linktree and listen to Podcast #328.

Erika has solo exhibition: Between Worlds, that opens at Studio Break Gallery on October 4th from 5-8 PM. Please come on out to see these colorful paintings and have a wonderful evening of conversation with the artist and our community.

Erika is the Artistic Director of Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institiution .art and is the host and creator of I Like Your Work Podcast .
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09/19/2025

Podcast #328 with Erika b. Hess is now available and a great listen for a day in the studio! Please click the link in the bio to listen on studiobreak.com or on or .

In the episode Erika talks about her upcoming solo exhibition: Between Worlds, that opens at Studio Break Gallery on October 4th from 5-8 PM. Her recent paintings are layered and colorful, often exploring puddles, reflections, landscape, and a figurative element that’s playful and at times ghostly.

Erika is the Artistic Director of Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institiution .art and is the host and creator of I Like Your Work Podcast .

Sowing and Reaping
Oil on canvas
60” x 48”
2025

We hope that you enjoy listing to Erika talk about this recent episodes on the podcast, please give a shout out if you enjoyed it!
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09/10/2025

Posted • I’m excited to announce our new exhibit: Reflections by Chicago based artist David Linneweh. The show consists of four small paintings of windows which David describes as “a membrane between the outside world and our private spaces”. I love that ! Walking through his neighborhood he observes lights and shadows on home windows and facades. Come by to see these mysterious and intimate paintings.

09/05/2025

Podcast #327 with Jo Locke is now available and great listening while you’re working in the studio on a Friday! Click the link in the bio or listen on or
https://www.davidlinneweh.com/studio-break/jo-locke

In the episode, Jo talks about her studio journey from traditional approaches to developing a social practice of art making and collaborating with artists to create mixed media works and installations.

You can see this piece that’s part of the group exhibition: Only Dust Knows What’s Left Behind at Presa House in San Antonio. The exhibition was curated by Jesus Trevion in collaboration with the Flower Shop Artist Residency . The exhibition is on view through September 13th.

Fleur-de-lis, Sculptural Collage: styrofoam, handpainted fresco, deconstructed rocking chair, cinder blocks (mosaic by Ruth), Mariana’s sparkles, screen print on fabric, mixed media., 2025

Jo was selected as part of our 2024 Studio Break Student Competition selected by our juror Natalie Pivoney .

Please give Jo a shout out if you enjoyed listening to her talk about her art journey!
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