Avant Gallery
Gallery owner Dmitry Prut does not pay his artists.
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Worldwide Reviews by Artists for Artists of Galleries, Art Fairs, Mail Scams and more.
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Lichtundfire in NYCLichtundfire is a pay to display gallery. I met Priska C. Juschka at her gallery at around the time of Covid and she proceeded to email me. $900 up front plus a cut from sales and unfortunately no guarantee of major marketing/ visits from critics etc. I’m not a fan of this kind of business construct and will never participate in a business dealing as such. Prompted by my curiosity...read entire comment and original post
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Rebecca Hossack GalleriesI wish I listened to people 10 years ago who warned me about her. She will take you for a ride, not to be trusted....read entire comment and original post
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Lichtundfire in NYCLichtundfire is a pay to display gallery. Your paying for your work to display and for them to operate. Long ago Priska Juschka’s partner was charged with fraud and an artist took him to court (artist won the case). At the time they operated under a different name and their partnership dismantled as well as the gallery. Ms. Juschka is now operating solo with Lichtundfite....read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainGiuseppe contacted me by Instagram and started to harass me when I refused his offer....read entire comment and original post
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Divulgarti groupIt is a "COOK BOOK STORE" Oh my God!!...read entire comment and original post
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Divulgarti groupCheck on google street view: it is a cook book store :D !! OMG! Thank you guys for this website! I almost paid to them !!...read entire comment and original post
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Holy Art Gallery?chris is worse but i think he is gone now from the holy art. probably they kick him out...read entire comment and original post
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Holy Art Gallery?Let me tell you, from personal experience from the 3 owners the fat one is the worst. His name is Angelo Tsekouras and he is a greedy rude and unintelligent person....read entire comment and original post
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Holy Art Gallery?They were collecting a group of artists together to advertise on the NYC subway, which I felt was the type of coverage I would pay for, and the price felt cheap for something big like that. Arranging for subway ads is a pain in the butt, and being bundled with other artists to make it affordable was actually something I had on my “what-if?” list. I work in advertising and I’ve made ads for nonprofit...read entire comment and original post
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Flyer art gallery! Scam!I was invited to an exhibition, so I searched and found it, that’s why I decided to refrain. Thank you for sharing the information....read entire comment and original post
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Lichtundfire in NYCA thousand dollars, plus 40% of my work? I don't think so. You don't need that much money. Take the thousand (which even that is ridiculous) or take a cut of the sale, I won't give you both....read entire comment and original post
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UAE Art Collector / Global Art Awards / Global Art AgencyThis year they even didn’t bother themselves with publishing the so called “finalists” and “winners” of “Sakura art prize”. It really looks like scam and I’m so grateful to every artist who posted their experience with this muddy organisation....read entire comment and original post
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PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locationseverywhere is this case, there are only pay-to-play galleries, art fair, biannale organizers, and bad-taste juries, I am deelply disappointed with this trash time of art nowadays....read entire comment and original post
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Flyer art gallery! Scam!Trying to get my art,back from Floriano Massera from Flyer Art Gallery. He says a courier will contact me. No news from a courier. I can easily arrange a pick up myself from the Netherlands to Rome, but he refuses. This man even said someone is interested in my art to try and silence me for a while. I just want my paintings back to me. Do not collaborate with this man. He makes fake...read entire comment and original post
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Flyer art gallery! Scam!Scam. Floriano is an asshole...read entire comment and original post
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Flyer art gallery! Scam!Same here! Does not do what he says! He charms you first with words about your art. He is a self-absorbed narcissistic person. Still have not got my art back...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainThey also contacted me on Instagram, too expensive and not entirely transparent. I also asked a friend who lives in Marbella and said, Excellence Art Gallery doesn't exist at their address...read entire comment and original post
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UAE Art Collector / Global Art Awards / Global Art AgencyTasha doesn't exist!! Tokyo International Art Fair is run by Joelle Dinnage, who is a famous scammer. You can look at Instagrams of participants and find her on stage. Before she scammed a huge amount of artists and now she needs to hide her name. Stay away!!!...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainThey contacted me a few months back and, since I was visiting in Marbella and staying very close, I tried to visit Excellence Art Gallery. When I went to their location on the Golden Mile, I couldn’t find any gallery. I asked next door, and was told that they closed years ago —very sad....read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainI was contacted a few months back and, since I was visiting in Marbella and staying very close, in Guadalpin, I tried to visit Excellence Art Gallery. but when I went to their location on the Golden Mile, I couldn’t find any gallery. I asked next door, and was told that they closed years ago —very sad....read entire comment and original post
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NYC ArtwalkWhoever made these initial claims is wrong! It was ArtsGowanus and Imagination Collective that was doing the ArtWalk on Atlantic Avenue and THEY placed the posters and THEY received $$$ from the Sponsors!! Those artists mentioned here did NOT have ro pay a fee. BUT - Imagination Collective AND ArtsGowanus - Johnny Thornton DID GET PAID!!! Get your record straight BEFORE you trash a good person. ALSO - NYC ArtWalk is ran by Stephanie Sulaiman as part...read entire comment and original post
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Pashmin Art Gallery – HamburgAcabo de ver su página de instragram, es obvio que son un unos estafadores que viven de artistas desesperados. Una pena....read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainTried to visit their Gallery in Marbella and found another business...read entire comment and original post
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ITSLIQUID GROUPHow has working with them helped your career? Did you sell any of your art at their exhibitions? Did you get an invitation to show your art in a prestigious gallery? Do you plan to continue paying Itsliquid in the future?...read entire comment and original post
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PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locationsI wrote a long reply about this topic in the Holy Art Gallery thread. There is also useful information in other threads, it is worth reading and educating yourself. Finally: Get a professional artist's degree from a reliable school....read entire comment and original post
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The Other Art Fair, London UKWhat do you mean? They ask you to pay a fee up front to e able to speak or they make you sign a contract never to comment on them or they will sue you?...read entire comment and original post
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The Other Art Fair, London UKI have participated in the TOAF London in 2023 and sold two pieces, which covered the expensive fees and made a very modest profit - above all the fair was important to meet some interesting artists and learn from their professionalism, booths, and art generally. Although I have not came back to another edition - I live in Italy and the costs are very high for me - I know of other abstract painters who...read entire comment and original post
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ITSLIQUID GROUPThank you - your review has saved me time and money....read entire comment and original post
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The Art Letters and Numbers in Averill ParkHow was it? Also considering......read entire comment and original post
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PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locationsThey just reached out with an invitation as well there was something about it that felt not legit. It’s why I’ve been on the Internet researching. Thanks to all who contributed here.....read entire comment and original post
Vision Art Fair
I paid these people a deposit for a female only art fair that they were organising for March 2020. They then said there were problems at the venue and they would have to cancel. Several emails from them later promising a refund and nothing yet!!! Anyone else get involved with this?
read moreMurze Magazine – Pay to Play?
Anybody have experience with Murze magazine? Saw their open call and submitted based on the prospectus…then upon further research I discovered that there was no mention of an actual person, let alone persons, writing and editing the articles – only the “Murze” editorial team. Read through their articles and found substantial editing and grammatical errors – almost “scammy.” The submission fee was only around $10 but still…seems like a scam. Can anybody confirm or deny this? Thank you!
read moreDAC Concepts Miami Florida
Please I need to hear any experiences you have had with DAC Concepts Miami, Florida. I was approached and told that if I pay a fee of $350 I could exhibit a 10×10 inch artwork at Design+ at the Hyatt Regency but there is no mention of Design+ on the Internet and when I went into the webpage of the hotel there is no mention of this event either. The person who contacted me was Maria Apostolidis and she said they sell art online and also in Dubai, London, Berlin and China. Maria Apostolidis Founder | Owner d | a…
read moreA5 and Average Arts
SCAM I have recently dealt with Average Art and A5. I believe they are both scams. I have not received any of the issues (it has been a month) and no reply to my emails or Instagram pms. I am very upset and embarrassed as many of my friends, family and colleagues ordered these publications as I was to be featured in them. DON’T DO IT
read moreVirginia Damptsa
Virginia Dampsta is a London based art agent and former gallerist. She knows many people in the art world but you realise her connections to these people are skin deep and her ‘clients’ are far and few in-between. She will let you down as an agent with her false promises and excuses. Invest your money elsewhere.
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has anyone experience with this gallery ?
read moreFountain Hills, Az
RUN! Upon arrival to this 3 day “Fine Art Fair” (November 8,9 and 10th, 2019), there were no indications for the direction of the show (the map they sent was missing the other half of the directions) or where to set up. We turned for an hour before finally finding a volunteer who knew something: turn right, turn right, and turn right….only to end in a 20 car pile up. Am I exaggerating, no not even a little bit. If the getting your truck through did not piss you off then maybe having to through your things quickly on the…
read moreApero Magazine
Is this a vanity magazine? It produced by EE Jacks
read moreVan der Plas Gallery
I was contacted by this gallery via Instagram. It is a brick and mortar site. I got suspicious because my art doesn’t look anything like what they have displayed in the past. The charge large fees up front per piece ● 1 painting/drawing/print, up to 14” x 11” $150 ● 1 painting/drawing/print, up to 24” x 18” $200 ● 1 painting/drawing/print, up to 40” x 30” $250 And of course there are other fees and 50% commission I didn’t take Adriaan Van der Plas up on the invitation
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