The artist talks about her long career of painting and protest – and the points where they overlap
The American sculptor discusses her passion for audio books and what she has in common with Roger Federer
The painter of urban desolation explains why boredom is essential for painting and how motorbikes relieve the monotony
The Lahore-born painter keeps his spacious New York studio scrupulously clean and tidy – but he’ll never sleep in it again, all the same
Renowned for his quirky drawings, the artist extols the virtues of his paint-spattered sink and the benefits of a good nap
The painter is generally regarded as a Photorealist but, as he tells Apollo, he prefers to see himself as part of the long tradition of view painting
The artist’s studio in Mumbai is animated by the rumbling of the railway – and home to a collection of cough-syrup bottles
In 2018, the Lebanese–American painter and poet talked to Apollo about her love of California and the difference between her painting and writing
The British artist has consistently used film as a means of making a statement about painting. But now her chosen medium is urgently in need of saving
The pioneering new media artist has seven computers in her studio – and their hum provides a constant soundtrack to her work
The artists sometimes still sleep in their studio in Berlin – but not with each other, any more
The artist with a training in trompe l’oeil painting keeps ring binders with recipes for gilding and how to create a convincing sky
The artist works between studios in Brighton and London – where her best visitor is her Bedlington-whippet puppy
The artist has a strict curfew when it comes to working late in her studio in New Haven – her absolute cut-off is 7pm
The acclaimed textile artist, a maestro of colour and master manipulator of thread, explains why it’s more interesting to make mistakes
The conceptual artist is careful about who he invites to the studio, but counts George Michael as one of his most interesting visitors
The South African painter and collage artist discusses his enduring passion for jazz music
The painter can’t listen to music when she works because she can’t get the songs out of her head – so it’s baseball on the radio instead
With prehistoric carvings and stills from ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ on the walls, the artist’s studio is a mix of the past and yesterday’s vision of the future
The musical impresario has found a role for his collection of beloved Pre-Raphaelites at the newly restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane
The duo's east London studio is, they say, the world’s cleanest, so that they can be as dirty as they want in their art
The painter prefers her studio to be tidy, but it doesn’t stay that way for long – and she’s completely oblivious to the smell of turpentine and oil paint
These days the California-based artist works nomadically in the Mojave Desert – which means playing host to the odd mountain lion
The Glasgow-based artist misses bumping into her studio neighbours in the corridors – but has a bag of volcanic ash to keep her company these days
