The Artist Business Plan

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Susan Hensel to talk about digital embroidery. Learn about her gallery shows and what makes the Midwest perfect for fiber artists when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Susan Hensel received her BFA from the University of Michigan. Her continued study includes Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Penland, Christies Education, Praxi...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Alan Bamberger, tips on getting your work exhibited. Learn about criteria for showing in galleries and juried exhibitions when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Alan Bamberger, is an art consultant, advisor, author, and independent appraiser specializing in research, appraisal, and all business and market aspects of original work...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Cory Huff, to discuss an updated tips from The Abundant Artist. Learn about artist business models and the transition into selling more expensive work when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Cory Huff is the founder of The Abundant Artist, and has been helping artists sell art online since 2009. He has helped hundreds of artists l...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Josie Lewis, to discuss enjoying the work that you make. Learn about artist schedules and online presence when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Josie Lewis is an artist living in Minneapolis. She joyfully uses a wide range of materials to explore color, texture, and pattern. She is a published author, a tedx speaker, and has mor...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Matt Chessco, to discuss virality in 2023. Learn about maintaining a successful social media profile when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Toronto-born, Montreal-raised, Matt Chessco is a former industrial designer and mechanical engineer who left his full-time job in January 2020 to pursue his dream of becoming an artist. In ab...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Gregg LeFevre, to discuss crafting public commissions and telling stories. Learn about the Compulsive Storyteller when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Gregg LeFevre is a longtime New Yorker with a passion for storytelling. Through writing, art, and conversations with friends and strangers he has always practiced the art of a go...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with William Atkinson, to discuss his background in street art and how that influenced his career. Learn about the street artist's voice when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Contemporary artist William Atkinson has been creating art for over ten years. Working in his early years as a street artist under a pseudonym, William sought t...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Michael Facchinello, to discuss his company Altamira and accessibility in art. Learn about the way artists should approach e-commerce when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Michael Facchinello is the founder of Altamira. He loves to create things from scratch and drive them through to completion. As a kid, his aunt owned a galler...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Kelly Olshan, to discuss the art service organizations and partnerships. Learn about the way NYFA provides resources to artists when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Kelly Olshan is an arts manager and visual artist passionate about providing fiscal and professional development resources for creative practitioners. At NYFA, she...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Mariya Nakova, to discuss the intersection of her drawings, photography, and painting. Learn about the way she allows mediums to influence each other when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Mariya Nakova is a Bulgarian born, New Zealand-raised artist who currently lives in the United States. She creates figure drawings, fine art p...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Matthew Grabelsky, to discuss the the process of creation and the specificity of his subject matter. Learn about the way your environment can impact your art and differences in markets abroad when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Matthew Grabelsky is a realistic oil painter who depicts people with animal heads, often riding the...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Stephanie Chefas, to discuss the path to curation and what challenges physical galleries. Learn about the way independent galleries operate and what you can do to succeed with them when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Stephanie started curating art exhibits over a decade ago in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Now calling Portlan...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Jim Grace, to discuss what copyright is and understanding copyright infringement. Learn about the way cities are handling the creation of artist communities and the challenges that come with it when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Jim Grace is the Executive Director of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston (A&BC...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Gavriella Abekassis, to discuss building your e-commerce site and defining your career. Learn about the way she conceptualized the Artist Entrepreneur Club when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Gavriella Abekassis is the founder of the Artist Entrepreneur Club, which supports ambitious and driven visual artists with selling thei...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Alissa Sexton, to discuss her art consulting practice and online exhibitions. Learn about the way Artwrk grew into what it is today when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Alissa Sexton is an artist consultant and curator who provides professional artists with the assistance they need to succeed in the commercial art world. By coa...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we are reunited with Alicia Puig to discuss what has changed in the art world since the last time she was on. Learn about how Create! Magazine and PxP Contemporary operate and what their focus is on when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: In addition to running PxP Contemporary as its curator and CEO, Alicia Puig is the Director of Business Operat...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Christina Kwan, to discuss Asian American identity and how the perceptions of identity create struggle. Learn about the way she handles crafting her murals and how she was impacted by motherhood when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Christina Kwan is an Atlanta-based artist known for her abstract and floral works on pa...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with photographer and digital artist, Andrew Soria, to discuss the focus of an artist's work. Learn about the way he incorporates humor into his surreal pieces and how he handled the shift from Miami to LA when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Andrew Soria is a digital artist and photographer based in Los Angeles, CA. Origi...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Twiggy Boyer, founder of Photo Trouvee Magazine to discuss her approach to arts education. Learn about the way she started her own arts magazine and how the market changes internationally when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Twiggy Boyer (she/her) is best known for her nostalgic mixed media collages often created using vintage...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Kristin Moore to discuss what it means to be your own LLC. Learn about the ways to incorporate your inspiration and how the art markets vary from coast to coast when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Kristin Moore was born in Houston, Texas in 1990. She received her BA in Art from St. Edward's University in Austin in 2013 and her...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Patrick Shanahan, Director of Marketing at Art Storefronts, to discuss the truth behind operating an arts business. Learn about the ways to step up your art career and how to gauge your success when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Patrick is a digital marketing expert with over 15 years experience in how best leverage both trad...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Taiyo Okamoto to discover what it felt like growing up and evolving artistically in different cultures. Learn about Taiyo's unique use of mediums and understanding of what they represent when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Taiyo Okamoto creates works immersed in the practice of returning to one’s true nature. Shedding society’...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with the Curator on the Go, Liza Zhurkovskaya, to learn more about maintaining the best image between artists and their curators and collectors. Learn about using unique spaces and what your audience wants when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Liza, known better as the Curator on the Go, is a Toronto-based Art Curator & Art Advis...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with painter and performer Henri Lamy to learn more about what happens when you open up your mind to other cultures. Learn about creating your artistic voice and dealing with rejection when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Henri Lamy is a French figurative painter. Born in 1985 in Lyon, he started painting at an early age after...

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with software entrepreneur Alex West to go beyond the basics of business for artists. Learn about key data to watch and basic requirements you must meet as an artist when you tune into this lovely episode. Guest: Alex West is an Atlanta native and software entrepreneur focused on using technology as a tool to deliver business solutions. He gr...