213 - Be Sneaky - Make Art! with Nishant Jain

2025-06-09

Nishant Jain went from studying for a PhD in neuroscience to becoming an artist. With pit stops as a political cartoonist and stand up comedian Nishant tried a lot before he found his thing.During writing a novel, Nishant was frustrated with the process and as a way to unwind, started urban sketching. Not wanting anyone to see that he was an amateur artist, he would draw ‘sneakily’ - and the sneaky artist was born. This episode is packed with useful advice for artists, as well as some timely con...

Nishant Jain went from studying for a PhD in neuroscience to becoming an artist. With pit stops as a political cartoonist and stand up comedian Nishant tried a lot before he found his thing.

During writing a novel, Nishant was frustrated with the process and as a way to unwind, started urban sketching. Not wanting anyone to see that he was an amateur artist, he would draw ‘sneakily’ - and the sneaky artist was born.

This episode is packed with useful advice for artists, as well as some timely conversation on the state of art right now. Everyone can be an artist and we will over throw our robot overlords!

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