How do you write an artist statement for a gallery?

How do you write an artist statement for a gallery?

Do’s – Best practices to create a successful artist statement

1. Keep your artist statement short.
2. Be specific and on the point.
3. Bring clarity, confidence and focus on your statement.
4. Write about ‘Why’ you created the artwork.
5. Use precise details such as where you are from, where you live, your medium and style of work.

How do you write a gallery description?

Writing Your Exhibition Description

1. Include the ‘Big Idea’ The ‘big idea’ of your exhibition answers the question “What is this exhibition about?”.
2. Don’t Repeat Your Bio.
3. Avoid “Artspeak”
4. Don’t dumb it down too much.
5. Keep the structure short and simple.

How do you write an artist description?

Your artist statement should be a written description of your artwork that gives deeper insight into your work through your personal history, material choices and themes you address. It helps both viewers understand what is most important to you and galleries explain your work to potential buyers.

What goes into an artist statement?

What should an artist statement say?

How do you praise an artist?

Some Compliments That You Can Use Instead!

1. You are such a great artist! [works every time!]
2. I really love your art!
3. Your art is so cool!
4. Great job!
5. You have put a lot of work into this piece and it has paid off!
6. Congratulations!
7. You are awesome!
8. This art could step on me and I’d thank them for it.

Where to put your artist statement in a gallery?

In a binder at the front of the gallery with your résumé, list of artworks, and past reviews or articles about your work. You may want to hang it on the wall, regular size, or enlarged as a didactic statement. Include it in a program for performance, screening, or panel. In the application package of…

When to include an artist’s statement in a slide?

It can be a good idea to include an artist’s statement when your slides are requested for review or your work is included in the slide library of a college or university. Good to refer to when you are preparing a visiting artist lecture, or someone else is lecturing or writing about your work. Useful when you are applying for a teaching position.

How to write an artist statement for gyst?

GYST submission policies, examples of artist statements, and writing tips are found below: What Is an Artist’s Statement? A general introduction to your work, a body of work, or a specific project. It should open with the work’s basic ideas in an overview of two or three sentences or a short paragraph.

Why is it important to write an artist’s statement?

Writing an artist’s statement can be a good way to clarify your own ideas about your work. A gallery dealer, curator, docent, or the public can have access to your description of your work, in your own words. This can be good for a reviewer as well. Useful in writing a proposal for an exhibition or project.