Quarantined Studio Visit: John Michael Byrd with Davana Robedee-Schweinfurth Art Center
April 3, 2020
Schweinfurth Art Center is taking virtual tours of artists' studios in this video series during the quarentine of 2020. Artist Davana Robedee, one of John Michael’s oldest artist friends had a conversation about how their artwork is still influenced by their small town southern childhood.
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The Town Queen (Ep. 191 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) The Sewers of Paris Podcast with Matt Baume
September 13, 2018
Matt’s guest this week is an artist whose creations include the persona he's established for himself. Since childhood, John Michael Byrd has always felt like more of a cartoon character than a normal human, which wasn't a particularly easy role to play growing up in a small southern town. But after spending years disconnecting from the physical world around him, he's found a place where he's finally free to be as animated as he's always felt.
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LOCAL STORIES: Meet John-Michael Byrd | Artist/Writer/Educator
January 18. 2022
a conversation between John-Michael and ShoutOUt LA, about risk, painting, life and growing up in his own world.