The Healthy Artist | Using Art to Reflect and Change the World: w/ Ken Nwadiogbu

In this episode of The Healthy Artist we interviewed Ken Nwadiogbu, we explore how to stay grounded in the everyday while holding big dreams. How do you dream boldly without rushing the process?

We talk about creating without pressure, mapping the journey instead of chasing outcomes, and why abstraction became a powerful language in his work. He shares how he built an artist community in Nigeria, what success has meant so far, and how meaningful it’s been to have his family recognize his dream as valuable.

We also reflect on studio rituals and the quiet practices that keep an artist grounded.

As he says, “Being present isn’t ignorance of the dream.”

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What is The Healthy Artist ?

The Healthy Artist is a podcast that helps artists and creative practitioners build a resilient and aligned art practice. As practicing artists, Martha Lamont and Dan Curtis create a space to openly discuss the highs and lows, and the often unspoken challenges of being a contemporary artist. Alongside thier own reflections, Dan and Martha invite guests to open up conversations from across the art world. Navigating many of the toxic spaces of the creative world, with slowness, insight and humour, to give you tools to create a sustainable and fulfilling creative life.