Art Biz Talk

About the guest Barb Stuhlemmer, MBA, CCCTA, is the founder and Exit Strategist at BLITZ Business Success. Barb and her team specialize in helping Canadian small businesses create a solid exit strategy, improve team engagement, and implement effective transition plans. Barb's goal for her clients is to create great value in the business so the owner can afford to either reduce their control in the...

About the guest Taylor Vieger is a Texas based AI Fine Art photographer, artist and copywriter, who works at the intersection of photography, AI, NFT’s, digital art and writing. His current body of work explores AI-choreographed compositions, challenging the viewer's perception of life-like yet surreal characters, balancing imagination and reality in an evolving cultural landscape. Vieger is inter...

About the guest Brendan Burns has spent over 20 years at leading technology, graphic arts and financial institutions including Culture.tech, 1000|Museums, Moody’s Investors Service, Salomon Brothers, and AdOne, an Internet software pioneer. For the past 10 years Burns has managed consulting, advisory and strategic growth assignments under Stepping Stone Capital Partners and Stepstone Art Resources...

About the guest Jaclyn is a contemporary abstract artist living and working between Ann Arbor and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Gordyan has been an artist for nearly 25 years. Working in a variety of mediums including oils, acrylics, ceramics, raku, woven textures, gouache, graphite and photography. Her work has evolved over the years, starting in realism and expanding now to abstract, organic...

About the guest Linda Mariano oversees the marketing and brand extension efforts for Redwood Art Group. With a career that spans over 35 years, Linda is a leader in marketing, brand management, e-commerce and promotion initiatives for the art industry, contemporary art fairs, specialty retail, art licensing partnerships, media and entertainment, as well as entrepreneurial business environments.  F...

About the guest Jen has a passion for building businesses centered around art and artists. She has a studio and commercial art background and a BFA in Sculpture. Jen founded her Gallery in the San Francisco Bay Area in February 2017 and moved to Santa Fe just prior to the Covid Pandemic. She quickly pivoted by creating an online artist community called Artist Alliance.  Gallery https://jentough.co...

About the guest Founder Jen DiSisto is a Manhattan native who brings with her over fifteen years of experience within the Music and Art landscape. This includes: celebrity assisting, radio promotions, public relations, book publishing and talent management. Two defining moments directed her career path: her job as the Art Department Coordinator at Warner Brothers Records & befriending iconic illus...

About the Artist Arizona Artist Laura Madden about combining her passions for fashion, art and sustainability. Laura is an influencer and sustainable fashion advocate selling original art, prints and art commissions through her artist brand Refashioned Art. Laura's Website Laura's Instagram   Artists + Studio Managers — Which training do want next? Submit your answer Subscribe to the Art Biz Talk...

About the Artist Vered Brett is a self-taught abstract expressionist painter from Israel, now living in Cascais, Portugal. Her style, materials and process are pure reflections of growing up next to the Mediterranean Sea, and her life today near the Atlantic Ocean – the main source of her inspiration. Vered's Website The War of Art Book Women of Abstract Expressionism Book Collective Wisdom: Lesso...

About the Artist Ellen originally studied Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing at Texas Tech University, though she didn’t always know that jewelry making would be her artistic calling. It wasn’t until she worked under a jewelry designer in Portland that she fell in love with jewelry making and began a fascination and deep appreciation for the design process.  With a background in painting and a caree...

Austin Artist Kandice Pierce spent 15 years as a commercial interior designer. In 2021, she left her corporate job and has been working as a full time artist since. As a landscape painter, often working in Plein air , Kandice shares her connections to nature where she often travels for inspiration. Professionally, Kandice is building her art practice to include several income streams through offer...

About our guest Luke Keller is one of the co-founders of kicky.com, a marketplace for visual artists to sell and rent their art to corporate clients.  Luke has a background in tech startups, with a passion for social entrepreneurship. The son of a painter, Luke now works with artists to bridge the gap between Artist and Patron.  In this episode we’ll hear how kicky.com leverages the blockchain to...

About our guest RetroSupply started as a small shop on Creative Market. With some mentorship from the original founders Dustin was able to grow RetroSupply into its own business on its own website quickly.  He wanted to make RetroSupply a living business (not just a machine delivering downloads). They work on products full time, bring steady side income to dozens of partners, and have a strong rep...

About our guest Kasia Kręcicka is an independent abstract artist from Poland. She works mainly with acrylics which she combines with every tool and technique that leaves a mark. She’s currently based in her home town Włocławek after years of traveling the world. Kasia graduated from Fine Art Academy and previously worked in graphic design and illustration. She became a full time artist in 2015. ...

About our guest Jeremy Cowart has spent the past 15 years as a photographer, specializing in celebrity portraiture and humanitarian photography projects around the world. Before becoming a photographer, he spent time as both an abstract painter and a graphic designer.  Jeremy’s career has often been called a Forrest Gump art career. He just chases ideas in whichever direction they lead him, findin...

About our guest Cecelia first came to the Greek Island of Paros at the age of 15 where she fell in love with the Greek art culture, nature and the man who would become her husband. Originally from Georgia, she left the States at 19 to study veterinary medicine abroad in Poland where her boyfriend was also studying. Cecelia earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and together they returned to P...

About our guest 10 years ago, Illustrator Rick Gardner started a side hustle championing dogs, art and creating awareness for homeless pets. Today his art brand ‘Binky and Bell’ publishes illustrated books, stickers and art products about dogs and their lives. Binky and Bell website Binky and Bell on Instagram     Artists + Studio Managers — Which training do want next? Submit your answer Subscrib...

About our guest Designer and Illustrator Brad Woodard shares his experience creating multiple income streams from licensing his artwork to big brands, illustrating books, developing skill sharing courses, digital assets to collaborating with Domestika to produce two online courses. Most recently, Brad launched a new venture educating kids with art in the Brave Kids Art Club.  Brad's digital produc...

About our guest Marc Dennis is a celebrated artist who's masterful work challenges our perception and constantly provokes what we see in our mind's eye with polarity and play.  Marc's incredible technical skill and vivid imagination explores the pictorial representation of the old masters, creating fresh paintings rich with irony, hype and narrative where elements of art history intersect with pop...

About our guest  Kimberly Babin is an Art Advisor, curator and Art Law Specialist. She went to college to become an arts therapist but when her program was canceled she found herself taking a different direction and chose to study criminal justice with specialization in Art law and crime.  With a passion for art as both a curator and advocate, she uses her talents to curate and advise private clie...

About our guest Mary Lai is a Los Angeles based visual artist & designer with a B.F.A. in Graphic Design.  She creates vibrant contemporary artwork and has collaborated with brands like Vayner Media & St. Judes, exhibited during Art Basel Miami and had shows in NYC, LA and Seoul. Her aesthetic is inspired by her young kids and pop culture and her work spans across original paintings, mixed media,...

About our guest Ty Nathan Clark is an American artist, writer, designer, and filmmaker. His work has been shown across the United States and he is currently represented in Houston, LA, San Francisco and New York and has upcoming shows in Austin and central Texas this year. Ty has traveled to 5 continents while living, creating and learning in over 20 countries and cultures around the world. Ty was...

About our guest Niamh-Erin Cusack is an abstract visual artist from Galway, Ireland, now living in Berlin, Germany. As a young artist she has embraced moving to a new country, emerging herself in the local art market, participating in virtual residencies and seeking gallery opportunities in Berlin. She actively experiments selling her art on social media and her own website. She now works as a fre...

Maria Brito an accomplished art advisor, author and champion in the art world, curating private art collections and working with hundreds of artists all around the world. 13 Years ago she left a successful career in law to pursue her passion of working in the arts. Now she is a sought after art advisor, speaker and best selling author of ‘How Creativity Rules The World’. She has been featured on A...

In Episode 3 we are speaking with Artist Adrianna Kinal, a Canadian artist living in Los Angeles who uses acrylic, makeup and unique processes from the fashion industry to paint her large portraits. After a 15 year career in the fashion industry, Adrianna is now a full time artist, working on originals, brand collaborations and licensing deals. Her work has been featured in publications, galleries...