What started as a podcast has morphed into a big, bold, beautiful community.
In December 2018, Kaylan started recording episodes from her living room…reaching out to the small circle of artists who were mother’s that she knew and asking to hear more about their stories. Episodes were released beginning in February of 2019, and within a few weeks, artist/mothers from all over started reaching out and connecting. The rest, as they say, is sort of history… a retreat happened, a Crit group was formed, and we have grown our community and tweaked our offerings and hope to continue to do this work for many, many years to come. As long as there will be people making art, there will be mothers making art, and we hope there is always a space to uplift and support their art practices and well-being.
While our community is rooted in the artist/mother identity, we want to support any female-identifying artist in the world…artists of all backgrounds, mediums, and education levels. We don’t believe you have to be a mother to be a mother-er, and we believe every artist in every phase of their career needs community and has something of value. We welcome trans and cis women as well as genderqueer and non-binary people. Black Lives Matter in this community, and we hope our podcast and programming always represent the underrepresented in our society and provide all of us a place to gather, grow, and share our stories and art practices.
About Artist/Mother Podcast Host, Kaylan Buteyn
Founder. Facilitator. Podcaster. Big Picture Planner.
Kaylan Buteyn is an artist, curator, founder of the Artist/Mother Podcast, and founder of Stay Home Gallery & Residency. Her practice primarily focuses on female empowerment and community engagement. She makes paintings and textile works that respond to her maternal legacy and experience. She has exhibited in galleries and community spaces internationally. In 2019, as a social extension of her art practice, Kaylan started the Artist/Mother Podcast, sharing interviews of working artists who are mothers. The podcast has grown to a large network of women artists and offers support and encouragement for them through exhibitions, publications, retreats, a crit group program, and more. In 2020, as a response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Kaylan co-founded Stay Home Gallery with Pam Taylor, and the two took their virtual gallery physical when Kaylan offered her home and artist studio in rural Tennessee as a brick-and-mortar gallery and artist residency space. Kaylan holds an MFA from the New Hampshire Institute of Art. She now lives with her partner and their 3 children in Fort Wayne, IN.
Inspiring & Empowering
Pamela J. Black, Apple Podcasts Review
“This podcast is just what I needed as an artist and mother to two young children. I love listening to these inspiring stories and enjoy hearing how other artist mothers make it all work while pursuing their art. Thank you, Kaylan, for all of your hard work and for bringing something to our community that was seriously lacking and needed!”