How's My Dealing? 2.0

Worldwide Reviews by Artists for Artists of Galleries, Art Fairs, Mail Scams and more.

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  • Lichtundfire in NYC
    Where is the proof of all this? How do I know you are telling the truth? Do you even know iw who the director of Lichtundfire is? I don't think you do....
  • PAKS Gallery and MAMAG Museum invite to exhibit at Cannes Film Festival, Art Basel Week and Carrousel du Louvre
    My husband is an artist. I work with him taking care of communication, finding galleries, art fairs, biennales etc. He was also contacted by Heinz Playner. It's a vanity Gallery and nothing more. They do not actually have a stand at the Art Basel Fair, nor at the Cannes Film festival, nor at the Carousel du Louvre. They expose in hôtel conférence rooms nearby, while these events are happening ....
  • Art box project
    I have participated in various Artbox exhibitions (Artbox project Miami, Art Week Miami too) and have had very good experiences. Especially the exhibitions about Artboxy have brought me some sales. I can recommend the company....
  • Lichtundfire in NYC
    Some galleries charge fees, they can’t know if your work will sell, but they’re providing you with an opportunity to show your work....
  • The Other Art Fair, London UK
    It's actually not. Saatchi Art was bought by Leaf Group, the same group of companies that now owns The Other Art Fair. Part of the deal when buying Saatchi art was NOT to use the name Saatci and they have been to court for this. They are clearly taking advantage of people making them think that Saatchi is part of The Other Art fair when they are not. What a horrible way to conduct business!...
  • NYC Artwalk
    If it is free, why is this part of the application for artist to enter? -this is from this webite as mentioned by artists here -https://okfrida.com/ The form excerpt below is from here - https://form.jotform.com/223318778243158 PLEASE MAKE YOUR SELECTION. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE PAYMENT OF YOUR SELECTION UPON APPROVAL ONE DAY SOLO SHOW $1999 (30seconds each hour for a fulL 24 hour period) ONE DAY SOLO SHOW FULL 60 seconds $2699 (your images...
  • The Other Art Fair, London UK
    I'm happy I have discovered this thread as I'm not the only participating artist in London, feeling this way. It's particularly scary making this comment as they ask you not to make any public comments about them. I feel very uncomfortable and don't work to work with a company that does that. It was particularly odd to see that a participating artists was also giving us advice on a call orgnaised by The Other Art Fair, when knowing...
  • The Other Art Fair, London UK
    As one of the participants of their latest show in London in March 2024, I also need to express my deep disappointment and frustration with the management of this fair. No sales and overall bad vibes and a salesy approach to things trying to upsell expensive additional services on top of a participation fee that is already extremely expensive. Upon researching further, I also discovered that they are not supposed to use the Saatchi name and they...
  • GAA
    Very bad experience. I took part in an event in Vienna for some years ago. Unprofessional, no curated art. I felt like been on cheep market place. But the took their money....
  • The Other Art Fair, London UK
    My experience in London with them weas extremely disappointing. They were trying to upsell me everything with huge mark ups. I had to pay hundreds in order to have a chair to sit on during the event. Having talked to fellow participating artists, they seemed to struggle to land any sales. Footfall was not amazing either, considerably different vibes from when I visited 7 years ago as a guest. This brand is dying and I would steer clear....
  • If you’re approached by “Gallerist” Marco Antonio Patrizio – Run!
    Terry please email me at mapscamer@gmail.com. I have plenty of info on who this rat scammed !...
  • Colorida Gallery
    Me to. I signes a professional Contract i thought. I paid 400€ and they never get in tough. No email, nothing. It is disgusting that they do that to people. My email marikenvonh@gmail.com...
  • Colorida Gallery
    No you are not alone. I lost 400€ and i never hear from them again…....
  • If you’re approached by “Gallerist” Marco Antonio Patrizio – Run!
    marikenvonh@gmail.com I lost money and my paintings. Thank you, Mariken...
  • Holy Art Gallery?
    I agree, I experienced the same...
  • Holy Art Gallery?
    I was also an Artist and I can 100% understand all the rage against the holy Art Gallery. This organisation is a moneymaking and corrupt organisation. The exhibitions are totally scam, its absolutely Trash what they offer and I cant find the words to put my Bad experience in a suiting frame. STAY AWAY FROM THEM!!! THEY ALSO BLOCKED ME AND DELETED EVERYTHING BECAUSE I TRIED TO WARN OTHER PEOPLE...
  • NYC Artwalk
    My namemis Armin Armirian from Iran. I never had to pay any fee to participate. NYC Artwalk never requested any moneu from me. Susana mde this possible. She’s a great person. You should delete this defamatory post. It is posting false information about a good person and a cool company....
  • NYC Artwalk
    I want to thank Susana for the great opportunity of having displayed our works at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair, the New York Times Square, Harlem, Queens, Upper West Side, Brooklyn, and at the Tribeca Show 2023. I want to reiterate that no monetary fees were ever asked from any of us Kind regards Ian." — Ian Banja @ianbanja...
  • NYC Artwalk
    I’m from Kenya. This posr makes reference to me and my friends. I’m grateful to NYC Artwalk and to Susana. When Susana found me she brought my work to be exhibited on posters in Brooklyn, Queens, the Upper West Side, Times Square, and Harlem at no cost to me. She also had NYC Artwalk include my work at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair and Tribeca Art Show 2023 at no cost to me....
  • NYC Artwalk
    I took part of the Exhibitor Posters in Brooklyn, Queens, Upper West Side, Times Square, Harlem, and others, the Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Tribeca Art Show 2023, as well as being listed on Artsy. This was all done possible by Susana Aldanondo and the NYC artwalk without any cost/payment from me. Additionally, some of my paintings were also purchased by Susana. Thanks for the ongoing support. — Petrix @petrixarts...
  • Art.Number23
    Hi, did you receive any answer about the Tokyo exhibition? I have applied, and I am very curious to know your experience....
  • If you’re approached by “Gallerist” Marco Antonio Patrizio – Run!
    Scrivigli che se non ti rimanda le opere lo denunci (Write to him that if he doesn't send you back the works you will report him)...
  • Parallax Art fair / PAF
    I exhibited with parallax in Chelsea town hall back in 2015 it was the worst show I have ever been involved with there were so few visitors at the make the whole experience laughable it put me off shows in London for year toll I realised it was a total scam I’m appalled by this organisation and hope nobody else falls for what they say...
  • Holy Art Gallery?
    No, because The Holy Art Gallery hardly sells any art, it's not their main business. Their main business is to rent gallery space. If your experience with them was so positive, why didn't you sell any art?...
  • ITSLIQUID GROUP
    Is this the same ITSLIQUID that is founded in 2001 by Luca Curci? How much is the fee for artists nowadays?...
  • World of Art (WOA) Contemporay Art Magazine
    It's not Guggenheim'S issue, but a Guggenheim themed magazine from World of Art (WOA) Contemporary Art magazine, i.e., pay to play art magazine for sad artists. It has nothing to do with the actual Guggenheim museum, they are not involved and have not cooperated with WOA. I hope the Guggenheim takes you to court for misleading!...
  • Galeria Azur Madrid
    First of all tell us your name and where we can find social media channel so we can verify that you don't work for Galeria Azur but are an artist. Secondly please educate yourself on what vanity galleries actually are and why they never benefit artists in any way before you criticize us for pointing out the grievances. You participated twice but didn't sell anything. So your money was wasted, and now even more scammers...
  • Galeria Azur Madrid
    I participated twice in Galeria Azur, in a group exhibition and in the Red Dot art fair. I have paid to exhibit and I have loved it. No gallery is representing me at the moment, and this is helping me to showcase my work, be seen by a wider audience, and I am hopeful to sell a piece soon. I understand that this never depends 100% on the gallery, and with the attention they are...
  • If you’re approached by “Gallerist” Marco Antonio Patrizio – Run!
    Hello , i am a private investigator, and i am investigating some cases involving the Marco Antonio Patrizio Gallerist and the context art gallery scam . Anyone who has fallen victim to this scam should forward me your email conversation and emails about this scam to use for building a very strong case against him? He has scammed 3 of my clients, including my younger brother, who is an artist. Please forward me all the...
  • World of Art (WOA) Contemporay Art Magazine
    Kindly search the 2023 Guggenheim's issue of World of Art Contemporary Art magazine digital format and the 105 presented artists and the 423 works of art by opening the link https://worldofartmagazine.com/woa13/mobile/index.html or click-on the cover thumbnail below ...
anne wolk

this artist is horrible to deal with. Really aggressive and negative, and her eyes are on the side of her head. She looks like an alien.

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Beware of the scam

Artist Scams Alert Beware of the scam. I just want to To denounce the scam of Floriano, the owner of flyer art gallery, I tried to do it on the flyer art group, but unfortunately he blocked me, so I decided to write to my friends to encourage them to warn artists of this crook.. Beware of the scam, in 2020 that owner of flyer art gallery took my participation fees for the New York exhibition. Since then he has been bluffing me, this scammer he even tried to terrify me with his threats and refusing to return my money.…

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Emerging Artist Platform & Handsfords and sons are absolute pieces of crap.

This horrible couple Lucian Hector and Jazz Davies are frauds. I knew they were dodgy at first especially Lucian. I don’t know how I could even trust them. They looked professional and all because they had a big black car and carried your paintings to the exhibition studio. But one day they did the worst thing imaginable. The ripped my paintings to pieces and blamed it on me for getting cheap canvas when we were carrying them in our hands. They then made me sign a contract which I’m glad I refused because many people say that they are charging…

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I was also Scammed and Harassed

I was also scammed and harassed by Dab Art Co. We asked the Owner of Dab Art Co. about some specifics after reading the facts here, m and she became enraged, really really angry, and threatened us. Screaming. Beware

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colorida galeria de arte Lisbon

don’t get fooled by their apparently professional approach. This is not a professional gallery. They have a very large space and they just make a living out of the various “artists” they show at once. They tell you it’s a solo show but it’s actually a massive group show. No curato, no press release. Even though they only ask for a refund for the show opening’s drinks (and no drinks have been allowed for two years now, yet they still keep asking) just multiply that amount by eight artists exhibiting at once and then by two because shows are on…

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World of Art (WOA) Contemporay Art Magazine

Hello, can anyone share experiences with World of Art (WOA) Contemporay Art Magazine? It´s a London based company which is publishing a magazine named “La Biennale di Venezia” (ISSN 1404-3408) with 15.000 copies. Thanks for your replies!

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Altamira.art and Joel van Wyk

Does anyone have any experience with Altamira.art? Joel van Wyk is aggressively emailing artists to join. The website is not related to the physician gallery named Altamira Fine Art. It seems really shady that they are using the same name as the physical gallery when they have nothing to do with each other.

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Arquetopia Oaxaca

I want to share my resent experience with Arquetopia residency . I came to Arquetopia residency on January 17 and on the second day develop cold like symptoms and was ask to do a Covid test ,which nobody ask me before I arrived as well as my vaccination record.Just for my records I did a test back in US and it was negative .This time in Mexico my test was positive ,which makes me think that I got infected from the residency staff ,but they refuse to give me their records. I was waking up at 11:30 pm to let…

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Van Gogh Art Gallery in Madrid

You will not get the exposure you think you will after paying Van Gogh Art Gallery. I signed my contract in October 2020 and paid the 1,000 Euros for the exhibition at the Art3F art show in Brussels in November 2020. Due to COVID, the Brussels show was postponed many times and actually only took place in November 2021. It is important that you know, once you have given Van Gogh the 1,000 euros, they will not refund your money if the show is cancelled or postponed. What they will do is keep stringing you along with promises of getting…

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