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Send us Fan Mail August 31, 2023 Creative Contemplation S2E6 Dan Finaldi Creative Contemplation podcast host & creator, Suzanne Lago Arthur interviews realist painter and arts educator, Daniel "Dan" Finaldi, about his work and life and his decades long friendship with two of his greatest mentors, Lois Dodd and Mel Leipzig. Website: www.danielfinaldi.com Instagram: @danfinaldi Bio: American painter Daniel "Dan" Finaldi, holds an M.F.A. from Brooklyn College where he studied ...
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