How's My Dealing? 2.0

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

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  • Galeria Azur Madrid
    Thank for this! I just received an email from them. I looked at the sample contract and that’s a lot of money to pay, especially for an overseas artist like me. And to be honest, I can’t afford such fee....
  • PAKS Gallery and MAMAG Museum invite to exhibit at Cannes Film Festival, Art Basel Week and Carrousel du Louvre
    I also get their invitation. The website doesn’t show any addresses, there are no links to the artists work, the curator presents no curriculum and no names of staff....
  • Galeria Azur Madrid
    Thanks for this review! I had the exact same experience with them, via email, recently. And, btw, the low quality of the work is very telling. This is a scheme to make money for them only preying on emerging artists and individuals with little to no experience in the art world. If you wish to pay this sort of money for exposure I'd recommend putting it into a well established art fair that showcases artists...
  • Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery
    I recently got approached by Van Gogh. I asked a fellow artist friend and she warned me it was a vanity gallery, which led me on a rabbit hole tof vanity galleries in Madrid and found Galerie Azur as well. I've heard it can be bad to have these on your CV....
  • Galeria Azur Madrid
    There's also Galeria Azur Miami and Galeria Azur New York. Be aware!...
  • World of Art (WOA) Contemporay Art Magazine
    Quite an ad Russu has written above. Don't believe it! WOA is just one of many pay to play art magazines. Some might even say a scam. Anyway you want to put it, you end up losing your money and gain nothing. He's also behind Art Addiction Online Gallery and media 3.art biennial and many many others. You recognize them by the tacky and outdated graphics....
  • Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery
    Van Gogh Art Gallery is definitely a similar vanity gallery. It should have its own thread here. Another even more outrageous one is M.A.D.S. online gallery....
  • Residency Arquetopia
    I was disappointed in the Italian residency with Arquetopia in 2023. Arquetopia is a wonderful organization and I have attended their Puebla and Peru residencies in prior years. Those residencies were a great experience. I had wonderful exchanges with other artists. With the Italian residency, they did not follow their really good business model that was successful in Peru and Puebla. What I enjoyed with the other residencies is learning about...
  • ADC – Art Comes Alive Competition
    In one of Litsa's Facebook posts, I saw that one of my paintings had been sold and installed in a collector's home. She didn't bother to notify me of the sale until I asked her about it. I purchased advertising in their Blink publication for $1600. I found out through a friend of mine that they gave a "discount" to another artist. I never did get any of the heavily hyped...
  • Galeria Azur Madrid
    Thanks! Should we pay to exhibit? And that kind of money? Wo! Dont think so!...
  • Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery
    Me too! I saw the policy which explains the fees so I just assumed it was a lousy deal and to move on. Now seeing I’m not the only one, I’m thanking the internet for connecting me to others who confirm my initial suspicions. Thank you!...
  • Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery
    Just a heads up - watch out for 'Van Gogh Art Gallery' in Madrid as well. It seems to be a similar thing....
  • Galeria Azur Madrid
    same here, thank you....
  • Bruno Massa
    I have exhibited with Bruno Massa in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Corea,etc. Some of my paintings were sold. He kept the money of the solded paintings and didn’t want to give me back the other paintings. I have asked many many many many times to receive the money he owes me and I insisted on getting my 8 remaining paintings back but He didn’t answer. A lawyer tried to contact him but the adress was false....
  • World of Art (WOA) Contemporay Art Magazine
    World of Art (WOA) Contemporary Art magazine is a creative publishing enterprise focusing on contemporary art scene, from temporary exhibitions to the most cutting edge art spaces, featuring artists from around the world in a contemporary art magazine and collectable bibliophile limited edition art books published and edited by Petru Russu. Each WOA publication is a unique, vibrant, and well-designed way to explore the art world while bringing together the best of today’s emerging talent and...
  • Artavita Online Gallery
    Sure, I have been a member for many years. You can join for free with 6 paintings. Or choose a plan and pay. The up side of Artavita is that they do have legitimate low fee contests. If you win this is a good step forward to building up your c.v. I don't recommend the recent book publishing however. That is too expense and seems to add anyone who...
  • Residency Arquetopia
    Hi There, I am arriving in Puebla for my month residency at Arquetopia in 3 weeks. I just received the 34 page manual with all the rules. I have been excited about this residency for a year and a half. BUT NOW dreading it. The rules were VERY off putting and and mandatory meetings were nothing I was told about and could not care less about. Are the work spaces that bad? should I still...
  • Residency Arquetopia
    Hi There, I am arriving in Puebla for my month residency at Arquetopia in 3 weeks. I just received the 34 page manual with all the rules. I have been excited about this residency for a year and a half. BUT NOW dreading it. The rules were VERY off putting and and mandatory meetings were nothing I was told about and could not care less about. Are the work spaces that bad? should I still...
  • Art.Number23
    His names are Constantinos and Mikey...
  • Art.Number23
    This is the same guy, Constantine, who “ran” Boomer Gallery. Same MO. AVOID https://boomergallery.net/...
  • ADC – Art Comes Alive Competition
    Good question on the delivery and installation. I've always worked with my galleries and in certain situations, taking on the task to deliver is ok with me. Actually, in this case, they did not ask me in advance about the delivery. This further describes the nature of how ADC operates though. I wanted to keep the focus solely on the dishonest sale. I think your off to a great start because you are proactive...
  • Photographers should think twice about entering LensCulture
    It is my impression (after being a gullible member and spent far too much money on Lensculture's worldwide competitions, for exposing my work to stellar international juries).THAT they are primarily interested in the coarsest screaming new new new items of the year which disgust me. Of course they also have come up with the NEW HUMANISM which by their interpretation is SENSATIONAL and the reverse of anything humanist. Just my opinion in reverence to...
  • Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery
    Did you get any replies from her or did she suddenly no longer responded to you? That's what happened to me....
  • Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery
    About 30 artists per month, each paying 2000€, that makes 60 000€ per month. That's a lot of money! The artist just loses money....
  • Divulgarti group
    Isn't it strange that they rush your decision? The exhibition is so soon they hope you wouldn't have time to search for information and think carefully. Red flag!...
  • Art.Number23
    Back to Art Number 23 and it’s open call to Rome, which is not featuring on the website:https://www.artnumber23.uk I am being chased for payment, which is fair enough, but to each of my requests for info/assistance on shipping I get a variety of answers from not understkng what I say, find out yourself or we have sent it. I note that in an email of 6 Feb:We are currently working with the gallery in Rome, in...
  • Divulgarti group
    Interesting, they just reached out to me on Instagram too for an exhibit in Spain in March. It sounded too good to be true too vague. The first dm mentioned one museum/gallery then the email mentioned somewhere completely different....
  • Galeria Azur Madrid
    Hi I just received an email from the Berlin one too and I’ve asked for the paperwork. Now knowing it’s a scam it’s very disappointing because I thought I was getting somewhere. Thank you for heads up!!!...
  • Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery
    Now they are charging 2000.00. they reduced it for me to 1800... Glad I did not sign...
  • Art.Number23
    Just wondering if you have any feedback on your experience exhibiting with Art Nimber 23, if you, or anyone else has! Many thanks...
Galleria Huuto

I was looking for exhibition opportunities in Nordic countries and found out a gallery in Helsinki, Galleria Huuto, apparently is “an independent artist run collective” managing three spaces and receiving funding from the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, however it charges fees from 500€ up to 1500€ for a three week exhibition period. Does any finnish artist out there that know more about Galleria Huuto? http://www.galleriahuuto.net/?page_id=53&lang=en

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Divulgarti group

The assistant of the curator Loredana Trestin of Divulgarti group contacted me through Instagram and told me that they were impressed by my art and they want to invite me to an upcoming exhibition. I did my research: It’s a group exhibition in a handbag store in Milan. Yes you read it correctly: a handbag store. It’s called Galleria Cael. To participate it costs: – 1°work 350,00 € (for a size up to meter) – 2°works 600,00 € – 1°work € 400.00 (if more than one metre per one metre) – 2°works 700,00 € I’m not interested in vanity galleries…

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If you’re approached by “Gallerist” Marco Antonio Patrizio – Run!

It’s been a few years now. I was approached by italian gallerist Marco Antonio Patrizio who ran his gallery from Padua not far from Venice. Apparently he found me on Instagram. Besides running this gallery Mr Patrizio also attended various art exhibitions in different cities throughout Italy. We agreed on 5 of my pieces to be exhibited in Genua for a start and then to evaluate after Genua for a possible future collaboration. Nothing sold at the Genua exhibition and that’s OK. He brought my paintings back to his gallery in Padua (at least I think so) I asked for…

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Continua Gallery

In the early 2000s I was sexually assaulted by one of the three Galleria Continua gallerists. Anyone who worked with them, at least at the time, would easily guess who it was. I discussed it with one of the girls working for them at the time, and she said that she just accepted she had that kind of a boss and managed her way around it.

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Greenhouse Gallery – Walter aka“Dub” Wagnon aka WC Wagnon

WC Dub Wagnon was the last owner of Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio. He’s stolen many pieces of art from many different artists, never paid several artists and also skipped out on leases on properties. He’s the current owner of The Northwest Oklahoman, a newspaper in Ellis County Oklahoma. He lives in Arnett, OK. He also embezzled money from the Coppini Academy over the course of 6 years. Prior to that he was arrested and jailed twice for check forgery and selling electronic items and pocketing money from his previous job. All public records. If anyone is owed money by…

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Yaddo

Hi there, I was invited to undertake a 6 week residency at www.yaddo.org earlier this year. From my understanding it is one of the most prestigious residencies in the US. I was actually awarded a residency in 2020 but it was postponed due to the pandemic and so they reached out to me earlier in the year to move it to this spring. I also must commend them for the further support they offered me, making a contribution to my flight costs from Ireland. The residency was only half capacity due to the covid restrictions so there was actually only…

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Statement for Artists who have been scammed by #emergingartistplatform to circulate

Artists, have you been approached by the #emergingartistplatform run by #Hansford&Sons? It appears to be a scam. There are two sides to this group a ‘light’ facade with a dark background. There is a small leased gallery in Milton Keynes called Hansford & Sons, that runs exhibitions there and virtually, but even there the selection process appears to be random. Artists are approached usually via Instagram and invited to display work on the #emergingartistplatform. There is a fee for this, but commissions and quantities of work that artists are told they can put up are apparently made up on a…

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EAP poor service

My experience with Hansford and Sons EAP is consistent with others in this thread. Vic was in contact with me daily for nearly a week. When I sent payment all communication stopped. Now one month later my work is still not up on their website. I can only assume that clients will never receive purchased paintings and that I will never be paid. Moving on.

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NY-ArtNews

I received this email and it sounds like a money making machine. I would like to explore with you the opportunity to be featured on NY-ArtNews.com We offer the prospect of one interview/review by an art critic chosen by us to be published on NY-Artnews.com for a contribution fee of $ 250.00. About NY-ArtNews: Founded in 2016, the NY-ARTNews is an independent forum and online art magazine focusing mainly on the New York City Arts, Culture, and Art Market Scene. It provides an opportunity for your name and work to reach a larger audience.

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ADC – Art Comes Alive Competition

My art came back from this show destroyed. Their framer wrapped it for shipping and either it was damaged in their gallery or during shipping. Either way – that’s on them. They’ve washed their hands of it. Very unprofessional.

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