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Vogelsang Gallery

March 28, 2018

Hi I wanted to give feedback about Vogelsang Gallery organizing the Cube Art fair in NY. it’s simply a vanity gallery and a very expensive one. very negative feedback. do not expect more than a line on your resume (if you can afford it!) Hi, I was contacted by Gallery Vogelsang: they participate to art fairs and also organize the Cube art fair in NYC. thankfully I already know several artists who worked with him and they told me to run away. The guy charges more than $7000 to showcase 1 painting per fair and it’s the same…

1340 Art Magazine

By: anonymous

January 30, 2018

Does anyone know anything about 1340Art Magazine. I was contacted by Carolyn Tate to enter some of my images in a competition to be included in the print version of the magazine. It says ‘small payment required’ but not what it is exactly. First contact was made through instagram. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has had experience with them. Thanks

Residency Arquetopia

By: anonymous

January 23, 2018

Residency Arquetopia located in Puebla, Mexico They were in a rush to get my bank transfer. Once I got there, they gave me a studio separated from the group because I paint in oil. They never told me before hand I would be painting in a separate room. The room was located on the fourth floor made out all off glass without air conditioned and with way too much light for a painter! Think about it were in Mexico! It is super hot and sunny. A room made out of glass really! I couldn’t paint a hole week. They didn’t…

Garvey Simon Gallery

By: anonymous

January 3, 2018

Garvey Simon Gallery charges a $22 fee to review artist’s work. They call themselves a gallery and an art “advisory.” Foolishly I submitted and was told my work did not suit their “program.” No other comments. What did I gain? Nothing. Wiser perhaps….Nothing illegal I suppose….just a waste.

Sexual Assault in the Art World

By: anonymous

December 17, 2017

Every industry and field now has growing sexual assault claims, and the art world is no different. Here are four recent articles, feel free to comment of post an incident of your own. All comments can be posted anonymously. The Guardian: More than 150 artists, curators and museum directors, have written a letter denouncing sexual harassment and abuses of power in the art world. It was signed by over 2000 people since its writing. The letter comes in the wake of separate allegations against Knight Landesman, co-publisher of leading arts journal Artforum, who resigned on Wednesday hours after a lawsuit…

World Wide Art Books Inc.

By: anonymous

December 6, 2017

I received an unsolicited email (see it after my comment) from World Wide Art Books Inc. This company publishes art books under the titles International Contemporary Masters, Current Masters and Important World Artists. This publisher “selects” and “approves” artists for their books mainly by sending unsolicited emails. In the email below, WWAB claimed they contacted me previously and they saw my artwork on a website for an artist organization that I am a member of which both claims are false. For one, I never received an email from WWAB in the past. And second, only my name is on the…

Specto Art Space

By: anonymous

December 2, 2017

I believe “Specto Art Space” holds “call for entry” events and never has actual exhibitions. I applied for a show and didn’t get in, which is okay… BUT they have yet to announce show dates, winners of their call for entries, or any updated information on their website. A friend of mine in the area says the gallery doesn’t exist, or in their defense, may just not be up and running yet. I have contacted a couple places that list their calls to make them aware of the situation. The owner is responsive to e-mail, but it is incredibly fishy…

Specto Art Space

By: anonymous

November 9, 2017

Arctic Circle Residency

By: anonymous

November 9, 2017

I was so excited to be accepted to be accepted to the Arctic Circle Residency and the geography of the trip is very beautiful. However, there were so many things wrong that I wanted to let others know. First of all, the Arctic Circle residency does not provide any funding at all; it is completely self-funded – they charge $6,500, but additional costs run another $3,000; gear, travel, hotels, etc. This is probably the same cost if you got some friends and organized a similar trip yourself, something that the shipping company offers. The worst part is that the director…

ArtStruck Gallery, CYNTHIA HOUPPERT, “Art Agent”

By: anonymous

November 9, 2017

A User sent this in – – CYNTHIA HOUPPERT, “Art Agent” and former owner of ArtStruck Gallery in Blue Ridge, Georgia. This is still so incredibly painful to discuss —I’m going to provide the facts, but it’s is a lengthy story ; worth your while to read it! I was a novice when I signed with this “art agent” and her gallery. I had NO clue what real agents do for artists; in retrospect I think she got that about me right away & capitalized on it. Long story short, after I’d paid/insured $10K worth of my portfolio to be…

Zürcher Gallery

The gallery owner is not responsible when works they exhibit don’t sell....

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Art.Number23

Hello I had some trouble with Constantine too, I was selected for the next exhibition in Tokyo but I saw all of your messages. Is it possible to speak with some of you that have trouble with this guy ? Maybe by a email address for everyone ? Thanks......

Pashmin Art Gallery – Hamburg

Stay away from this gallery. They`´re a bunch of fraudsters, run by Nour Nouri. They promise you scccess, rip you off and then you never get it. All the exhibitions venues aren`´t recognized in the art world and bring nothing. Quite the opposite: they`´re just a source of stress. Artists who open their mounths there will be sued. If a work of art is ever sold, the artist never gets it. What Nour Nouri is...

Just exhibited at Boomer Gallery and can confirm Constantine is still up to his old tricks. Avoid...

Holy Art Gallery?

Totally agree, they only care about money...

Hello, I have just been selected for the next exhibition in Tokyo in 2026 and I came across this discussion. I found another artist who was also selected and I notified him by sending him this thread. Do you have any news of this Constantine and your works? I am going to Tokyo in January/February 2026, I am thinking that it might be good to go in person to notify the gallery of this type...

Hello I had a mail from this Constantine says that I'm selected for the next show in Tokyo. Imagine, my dream ! I was sooooo exiting but I saw all of your post so I don't know if it's a good idea to send my artistic work for this exhibition. Now I m super sad because I saw that this men is a huge scam. I will go to Tokyo in January and February 2026...

Van Gogh Art Gallery in Madrid

Thanks for sharing your review...

PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locations

Thank you for the feedback from all the artists. This bullying virtual gallery is too bad. I also received an invitation today....

The Art Letters and Numbers in Averill Park

Can you tell me more about your experience? I am slated for a residency there in July 2025. Thanks!...

Thierry Goldberg Gallery does not pay his MFA artists

Not a new problem I showed with Ron Segev (& Claire Lematais) in 2006 when they opened their first gallery Sixtyseven in NYC. I had a solo in 2006. They sold 1/3 of the work. Reviewed by Ken Johnson in NYT. I never got a penny from the sales. Years of emails, phone calls, frustration. They told me I was ‘investing in the new space’ (Thierry Goldberg). I wish I had been more aggressive frankly. I...

Amsterdam Whitney

Tks! Excellent to know I too got a em requesting I submit my portfolio. And although I have 4)+ years as a pro, I am a newbie to the fine art gallery world....

Parallax Art fair / PAF

No they don't lie because I've taken part many times and visited. You are clearly one of the nasty exhibitors and they are glad you're gone!...

Just finished a residency at Arts, Letters & Numbers and I highly recommend you look elsewhere. The people I met were lovely. Everything else was dirty, unmaintained, broken and unsafe....

Rebecca Hossack Galleries

I know people who showed there. What happened ?...

ITSLIQUID GROUP

They accepted some of my artwork, but I was so unsure about everything because I for some reason can't find any receives....

Flyer art gallery! Scam!

After 2 years I get finally my paintings back from Floriano. It costs me 50€ to send them from Italy to Holland. But I paid because I want my paintings to come home. Finally! Mariken Instagram: Art_by_mariken...

I had exactly the same experience in Tokyo this June, I wish I had seen all your testimonials before. PLEASE keep writing negative reviews on their Google page, I feel terribly sad, humiliated and sorry for the artists that were exhibiting there and couldn't go (and might have never figured out what they were doing)....

Photographers should think twice about entering LensCulture

I submitted to them a few years ago and included two detail shots which are important to see in my work. I clearly labeled both as "Details". Whoever the juror(s) was they never read that or didn't even realize those were details, not the entire piece, and gave me a bad review on those two details. They never said a word about the rest of the series I had entered! Yikes!...

Colorida Gallery

Marcolino, Anne, Dario and Ribeiro are all fake names of Colorida staff. AVOID THIS "GALLERY" AT ALL COSTS - the more we get the word out, the sooner they will close. What a corruptible operation....

That's good to know. However, did the 'exposure' on their various pages where they promote themselves using your work amount to any tangible benefits or recognition anywhere else....

Divulgarti group

That's not how the art world works. Sorry to inform you, but you were scammed. Educate yourself, read the whole thread and some others from these pages....

Superfine Art Fair

I exhibited in Miami a few years ago. Although the guys promote the fair extensively on social media, their business plan is to make money on the exhibitors. Unfortunately they do not have a good ground plan to drive traffic. They also charge admission which is a turn off for many casual attendees. Their email list doesn't reach art collectors....

I did two Superfine fairs, one in DC in 2023 and one in Savannah in 2024. Attendance in DC wasn't bad, In Savannah it was abysmal. Both fairs were fun, and I learned a lot (hadn't done a fair since 1983). However, with sales at the two fairs TOTALING $1600, I was more than $10,000 in the hole. I didn't expect to break even, seeing these fairs as an opportunity to learn, meet people and...

I have exhibited at the galleria Cael. I was cautious at first too because it sounded to good to be true. But I did my research and applied. My artwork was accepted and the exhibit was wonderful and made with lots of care. You could really see that the Gallery put their heart into this exhibit. The Gallery is very much real since I have bin there myself. However exhibiting does cost quite a bit...

Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, Spain

I was contacted on my page, and after a conversation, I had some doubts about the gallery’s reach. I encourage fellow artists to remain curious but to conduct thorough research, ask specific questions, and seek feedback from others before engaging....

Context art gallery, Venice. AKA Marco Patrizio

He took 3 pieces of my work and I’ve wanted them back for years. He is the worst. He told me I would be in a show in Milan and I flew over for the show. Then he told me there was a bacteria outbreak and my show was cancelled but he would be in Switzerland and I could come to that show there. I did and I met him and he did not have...

Van der Plas Gallery

Do not apply to this gallery. They make a big deal about their New York "exposure" opportunity and I got suckered to pay $150 to display a small drypoint print. After failing to sell, they added insult by losing the return paperwork for the return shipment. They didn't even apologize. I had to pay the shipping company to recreate the paperwork and send it to New York, so the incompetent gallery may ship the print...

Thank you everyone for your sharing. I’ve also received the same email and was doing some research to understand their credibility. Hopefully soon enough they won’t be able to scam anyone because they’ll be too exposed...

How did that go? like i see on instagram that some people have their art there so does he just scam some of us and let other people make money? or how does this work lol...

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