Péjú Oshin is a curator, designer and founder of Studio Sovereign, with a career spanning institutions including Tate and Gagosian.

In this episode of Inside The Art World, Péjú joins Ade Sanusi to talk about building a creative career without forcing yourself into one predetermined route.

They discuss why artists can become too fixated on the same galleries and institutions, the importance of showing up authentically, building genuine community around your work and why sustainable careers sometimes require moving more slowly.

Péjú also reflects on her time at Tate and Gagosian, launching Studio Sovereign, becoming a parent, bringing together curating, writing and design, and why independence has become such an important part of how she wants to work.

The conversation also explores Kéré Studio, her slow children’s wear project rooted in sustainability, cultural exchange and making by hand.

A thoughtful conversation about career pivots, softness, creative freedom and building a world that actually feels like your own.

Inside The Art World with Péjú Oshin.

Ryan Stanier founded The Other Art Fair, took it international, sold the business to Saatchi Art and eventually walked away after running 100 art fairs.

Now he's building again.

Ryan joins Ade Sanusi on Inside The Art World to talk about the launch of Fair Play Art Fair and why he's questioning some of the traditional ways artists, collectors and art fairs interact.

They discuss building The Other Art Fair from scratch, selling the company, why artists need to think about themselves as businesses, creating careers outside of traditional gallery representation, making collecting less intimidating and why Fair Play doesn't charge its artists for booths.

Ryan also shares what's next for Fair Play, his plans for Fair Play Studios and why making the art world fairer might start with improving it a little bit every single day.

Inside The Art World, where we go beneath the surface with the people building careers, businesses and new ideas across contemporary art and culture.

Artist Eve De Haan joins Inside The Art World to explore creativity, identity and what it really takes to build a life as an artist.

Known as Half A Roast Chicken, Eve has built a distinctive practice spanning neon, text and familiar everyday objects, with work exploring youth culture, technology, relationships, language and her own experiences of the world.

In this episode, we discuss the mental barriers emerging artists place on themselves, why community is essential in a competitive art world, the difficulty of monetising a passion, and Eve's belief that everyone has the ability to be an artist.

We also talk about Instagram as a creative canvas, comparison culture, mixed heritage and storytelling, AI and technology, collecting art from fellow artists, and why the best thing an emerging creative can often do is simply create more.

Inside The Art World is an Art Meets Culture series exploring the artists, curators, collectors and cultural voices shaping contemporary art today.