Resources that provide advice to artists on gallery
relations, and working with art galleries. Also includes
information on various facets of art gallery relations.
PUBLICATIONS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
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How to Start and Run a Commercial Art Gallery
Author/Editor: Edward Winkleman
Although written for the art gallery world and those considering opening a
gallery, many aspects the book will be of interest to those artists. It
will provide a reality check to artists who are represented by galleries
to better understand how a successful gallery should be run and the
types of services artists should receive from a gallery. Written by
a New York art dealer.
Publisher: Allworth Press
Publication Date: Revised 2018
How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist:
Selling Yourself without Selling Your Soul
Author: Caroll Michels
See chapter “Dealing with Dealers.” The author is the founder
of the Artist Help Network and a career coach and
artist-advocate.
Publisher: Allworth Press
Publication date: Revised 2018
Selling Contemporary Art: How to Navigate the Evolving Market
Author: Edward Winkleman.
Written by a New York art dealer, examines today’s contemporary
art market from a dealer’s point of view. Covers the rise of the art
fair, the rise of the mega gallery, online competition, and the new
movement of dealer collaboration: galleries collaborating with
each other. Artists take note!
Publisher: Allworth Press
Publication Date: 2015
Taking the Leap. Building a Career as a Visual Artist
Author/Editor: Cay Lang
See chapter “When Things Begin to Happen.”
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication Date: Revised 2006
Thank You for Being Such a Pain
Author: Mark I. Rosen
Offers gentle and compassionate guidance for understanding and
healing relationships with difficult people.
Publisher: Harmony
Publication Date: 1999
WEBSITES
“Art Galleries, Exhibitions, Publications Where Artists
Pay to Participate.” Artbusiness.com
www.artbusiness.com/artist-pay-to-play-list.html
A list of vanity galleries and vanity publications in the USA and abroad.
How’s My Dealing?
An archive of a well-organized venting and feedback blog that invites
artists to share their positive and negative direct dealings with galleries,
curators, and critics.
URL: howsmydealing.blogspot.com
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