Chelsea International Fine Art Competition
Does anybody know about this Fine Art competition ???
read moreHow's My Dealing? 2.0
Worldwide Reviews by Artists for Artists of Galleries, Art Fairs, Mail Scams and more.
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainThank you for confirming our suspicions. It's quite telling that you require appointments for a gallery that appears to have no dedicated exhibition space. The "Headquarters of Excellence Art Gallery" seems to be little more than a handful of paintings displayed inside Hotel La Fonda Heritage in Marbella, which funny enough, is at the very same address. Fellow artists are paying for next to nothing, and what is presented as an established gallery presence, but...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainI had a similar experience with Excellence Art gallery and Giuseppe Carnevale, unprofessional and unsophisticated, coming across as very dodgy. Clearly not entirely trustworthy and they would sell their own mother even—the kind of people that would do anything for a few coins....read entire comment and original post
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Lichtundfire in NYCWhy would you care about artists' participation and tell them to reconsider unless you were the gallerist in question? If your experience was good, how did you end up here? Did you google the gallery name after you participated? Yes, entrance and participation fees are very common in Vanity Galleries....read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainThe art "promoter" called Mr. Giuseppe Carnavales from "the gallery" Excellence Art Gallery, suposed in Marbella , Spain, contacted me by Instagram some time ago. Afther some conversations with this suposed "profesional" "art curator" I felt myselve very unconfortable and embarrassed by his telephone harassment tactics trying me to accept any of his expensive packs to be represented by him. So, luckly, before take a desicion I just had a look in...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainPlease stay away all of them, Excellence Art Gallery, Giuseppe Carnevale, and Art by Excellence. Self-promotion, opportunism, and personal gain seem to take precedence over honesty, gratitude, and respect for others......read entire comment and original post
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Lichtundfire in NYCI have been in three Lichtundfire open calls over the last few months. Her themes are thoughtful and well-written. She charges a fee for consideration. That is not at all unusual. Never was I asked for any money beside my entrance fee, and my experiences have been very positive. Maybe reconsider? People learn....read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainI was contacted by Giuseppe Carnevale and Excellence Art Gallery via Instagram. The offer struck me as a classic low effort vanity-gallery approach: artists pay, while the promised benefits remain vague and difficult to verify. I won't be participating. Anyone considering it should ask hard questions about sales history, collector engagement, and what exactly they're receiving in return for their money....read entire comment and original post
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UAE Art Collector / Global Art Awards / Global Art AgencyHello . I wanted to check if anyone had an update on jeolle and whether they have managed to get money back...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainReally?...read entire comment and original post
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Context art gallery, Venice. AKA Marco PatrizioI am also korean and got scammed. Was his gallery in Venice at that time? Not in padova? I already reported the police, and they are investigating....read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainVanity gallerists are always pathetic. No matter the name...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainFrom all the comments, it's clear that Excellence Art Gallery is Vanity Gallery, and also that Giuseppe Carnevale, tries to use every method possible to keep his scam afloat...read entire comment and original post
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Italian gallerist, Marco Antonio Patricio, major scamMy mom also got scammed. Unfortunately for him, I had a week in between jobs and managed to figure out his real location and probably his real identify as well. I made a dedicate page about it: https://iwasscammedbylorenzobucceri.vdvphotographics.com/...read entire comment and original post
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Residency ArquetopiaHi, Jut wondering if anyone has recent (2025-2026) experiences with Arquetopia's residency in Peru to share? These reviews have been very helpful!...read entire comment and original post
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Europartfair 2021I agree. Stay away from all products of this organisation. Not really a scam, but definitely feeding off insecure artists paying to play. The artfairs are bad quality, only visited by friends and family of the artists on free admission tickets. The books are sold to the artists themselves. They name a lot of famous artists on their site as "supporting their ideas", as well as politicians as ambassadors who do not know about this.They...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainHi Giuseppe. Welcome to our forum....read entire comment and original post
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ADC – Art Comes Alive CompetitionLitsa has no ethics. She is awful. I “won” a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. It was a cheap piece of paper. No prize, no nothing. I wouldn’t mourn her. STAY AWAY....read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainExcellence Art Gallery. Clearly a vanity Gallery, you won¡t get anything else than money wasted.. Beware!...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainThis is a subjective, likely biased endorsement that shouldn’t carry much weight without independent verification....read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainThank you for clarifying that your gallery is indeed a pay to play company and not a real and respected gallery. The artists are your customers, not the people who buy the art. So you don't make money by selling art, but by renting out the walls. You are a vanity gallery, as you clarified....read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainOh please, if you have to clarify that you are neither a chatbot nor a friend, you are either or both. Provide your name and social media account so we can verify that you are indeed an artist and are telling the truth. How much art have you sold through this gallery?...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainProvide your name and social media account so we can verify that you are indeed an artist and are telling the truth. How much art have you sold through this gallery? Have you received any invitations to collaborate with prestigious galleries since all this?...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainAnd here we go again, suddenly the page appears with comments praising the gallery. Vanity gallerists think artists are so stupid that we believe these praising comments, which are btw written by the gallerists themselves. How and why would any artist who has positive experiences with these galleries even come to this page? This page is visited by artists who are looking for information about collaborators, as well as artists who have had bad experiences,...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainExcellence Art Gallery, Holy Art gallery, Van Gogh, Gaudí, Azur, Monat... No matter the name, they are all vanity galleries and exactly the same trash!...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainWelcome to the Forum Giuseppe!...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainCould you share more specific information, how many artworks—costs, actual sales results, and measurable outcomes...??...read entire comment and original post
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If you’re approached by “Gallerist” Marco Antonio Patrizio – Run!He just contacted me a couple of weeks ago. Now the gallery is called AM Fine Art located in the Duomo square. He says his name is Marcio. Thank you so much everyone for posting this warning!...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainIn my case, my experience as an artist with Excellence Art Gallery has been positive. I understand that there may be different opinions, but personally, it has brought me a lot. I’ve had the opportunity to participate in international exhibitions in cities such as Paris, Monaco, Brussels, and Barcelona, which has helped me gain experience and showcase my work beyond my local environment. Also, just to clarify, the gallery is indeed open in Marbella (Plaza Santo...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainMy experience and opinion: Just started with him with a pack exhibition and representation for one year; it finally had been five years collaborating. In 2021 was my first solo exhibition in Art Marbella Art Café as the physical gallery with a successfull result. Now a days, even the gallery format had changed there are always different places as headquarters that the artworks got visibility. I would not have a long relationship colaboration with Giuseppe Carnevale as...read entire comment and original post
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STATION 16 GALLERYI know so may lawsuit is in process....read entire comment and original post
Agora Gallery
Has Anyone worked with Agora Gallery?
read moreInigo Philbrick in the mid 2000s
I met Inigo Philbrick in the mid 2000s, at a Salon, which his ex landlord and ex boss had organized together. I remember when Inigo spoke, he described so vividly this image of three nuns by the sea (I think it was a painting he had seen), I can still recall the images he created with his description. Anyways. He was very young and, you could tell immediately that he was very bright. Over the following 3, 4 years I hang out with him semi-randomly. Meaning we’d exchange an email once in a while and maybe meet two, three, four…
read moreEuropartfair 2021
Can anyone tell me about this Amsterdam fair? Is it legit?
read moreVan Der Plas gallery – Adriaan Van Der Plas
Van Der Plas gallery will ask you to submit then charge you a hanging fee of $120-$300+ per work depending on the size. This is in addition to the 50% commission. They did state that part of the fees are credited back to you if it sells but they dont appear to have much work selling. Besides if I pay you upfront there’s no incentive to sell after that. They do mention the fees upfront at least so there’s no time wasted applying if you don’t want to pay.
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Hi, Im wondering if anyone has received an email from Artland – which claims to promote artists only on Instagram? Have you tried them out – are they any good – below is a copy of the email I received? These are uncertain times for everyone but one thing is certain: The art world has finally moved online for good. Whatever the new normal will look like, a digital presence will now be more important than ever, with Instagram still taking the pole position for artist discovery. I therefore wanted to follow up on my other email again to see…
read moremy experience with EAP – Emerging Artist Platform
Hello, I would like to tell you about my experiences with EAP. First of all, don’t do business with this company! I can only agree with the previous speakers. The contact and behavior is impeccable – until you pay the fee. Lauren contacted me at the beginning. Like you, I initially thought how good the offer of this gallery is. Especially in contrast to all the other galleries out there. After paying the fee, however, I was unable to reach Lauren. All of my emails and Instagram messages went unanswered. I also tried to contact the company through other emails.…
read moreEmergingartist Platform by Hansford and Sons
Be careful about this company! They “hire” you very friendly, but you´ll get massive problems not only with regard to their communication. Here´s a long list of complaining artist about several problems. It takes weeks till your page is set up, mails aren´t answered and if so, very unfriendly blaming you to be the problem. You think you get featured on their “Featured” page, ending up dissapointed and with may excuses. People don´t get their money back. These people are total deceivers and their business manner is a disaster. Don´t fall into their trap due to your dream of making…
read moreItalian gallerist, Marco Antonio Patricio, major scam
Fellow artists! I want to raise a huge red flag for Italian gallerist, Marco Antonio Patricio. I signed up with him to show my work at various art fairs in Italy. I sent him 5 paintings to exhibit. I asked him repeatadly for feedback and images from the fairs, but received none. I terminated our collaboration and asked him to return my paintings of which he sent 2 The remaining 3 are still in his possession and he is nowhere to be reached. All channels we used to communicate through are erased. I’ve later learned that he is wanted by…
read moreParallax Art fair / PAF
Parallax art fair or PAF are VERY UNPROFESSIONAL and a real scam preying on young artists – google this fair and you will find so many complaining that there was no marketing, that they turned up to find no lighting and bad booths, that the team was completely unprofessional. Remember at an artist’s fair like this YOU are the client, they earn by taking your money, and do not have incentives to help you make money from your customers (visitors) therefore you really have to be 100% confident in the fair and do research them widely. I have been in…
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