Oliver McIrwin's solo show at L.A. gallery behemoth ACE, straight out of grad school, didn't go as smoothly as he would have liked. The experience, however, led him to reconnect with his long-estranged father, and the start of a career in engineering shortly thereafter. The Conversation's website: http://theconversationpod.com/ Your support of the podcast in one or more of the following ways is very much appreciated: The Conversation on Stitcher (the alternative to iTunes): http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wwwstitchercompodcasttheconversation/the-conversation-art-podcast?refid=stpr The Conversation on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-artist-podcast/id481461646 The Conversation on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conversation-An-Artist-Podcast/254884424579431 Twitter: @artistpodcast