How's My Dealing? 2.0

Art & Sol Studios

October 24, 2017

A reader sent in the following; Art & Sol Studios 310 NW 25TH St Miami, FL 33127 786-310-3689 http://www.artandsolstudios.com info@artandsolstudios.com Put out an international call for art last year with a deadline of October 14, 2016. It’s title: “Art Basel 2016” a three day event, December 1-31, 2016 in their Wynwood Miami studio to “exhibit during the hottest week in Miami” Art Basel Miami 2016. With a full color catalog to be published of entries submitted to this competition, awards and gift cards. I paid the 42.80 submission fee, 4 stone sculptures were accepted and 2 sculptures as backup incase…

J. Latimore / Gallery Sensei

By: anonymous

October 5, 2017

Do NOT work with Joseph Latimore of Gallery Sensei, now based on 135 Eldridge Street. He owes me 3K, he owes a friend 9K, he owes people in London 30K and the list goes on and on. He has made a business of hustling artists, curators and anyone trusting enough to give him opportunities and/or work for him. On top of that, his gallery is a pay to play.

Galerie Bernard Jordan, Paris

By: anonymous

October 5, 2017

A user sent this in – Galerie Bernard Jordan, Paris, did not return one of my unsold artworks after an exhibition. After emailing Jordan many times he finally admitted he could not find it back in any of his storages. He did not offer to pay for it. I was so kind to make him an invoice for less than the amount we had agreed on in case of selling it. But after several reminders he paid only a fraction of that amount. Think twice before you work with this gallery. They maintain a high standard in respect to the…

Museum of Cultural Arts

By: anonymous

September 29, 2017

An artist sent this in – A particular company to watch out for and AVOID is one called Museum of Cultural Arts, in London, UK (situated at Canary Wharf) and run by a woman called Lorraine Gabriel. Do not have anything to do with her, she is very dangerous. What started out as a linked in contact, with offers to represent me, and host an art exhibition for me in London, became a huge horrible heartbreak. End of 2015, we met in London and she charged me 280 pounds to represent me. A couple of months later, she asked me…

Starry Night Artist Retreat

By: anonymous

September 26, 2017

A user submitted the following; I would like to report and warn all of an artist residency retreat business called Starry Night Artist Retreat. Be very careful. They offer you a special opportunity called Exposure, to exhibit in Miami, USA or Venice, Italy at art expos. They charge you thousands of dollars and then they pay themselves to fly from where they are to the expo and then if you do something slightly so wrong (in their eyes!) such as converse with an art gallerist (which you should be allowed to do!!!!) they go off at you and run off…

Superfine Art Fair

By: anonymous

September 26, 2017

Has anyone worked with Superfine Art Fair before? Or know anything about the success of the fair? Any information would be appreciated!

Artlimes

By: anonymous

August 25, 2017

A reader sent in – Artlimes – a website – they claim they only take a 3.5 commission, and you get to upload 5 artworks for free for review, but the second menu when signing up is asking for your banking information and routing number to your account. WTF? They say they are based in London, but only have one or two likes on their Facebook page posts.

Link Gallery in Estes Park, CO and Cheyenne, WY.

By: anonymous

August 18, 2017

A user sent in the following – Rebecca Barrett who owned Link Gallery in Estes Park, CO and then in Cheyenne, WY. After selling artwork, she did not pay. She also took money from artists for a co-op ad, overcharge them for the space, then never paid the advertising bill and kept it all. I have confirmation of this from the magazine ad rep directly. I am not sure if the gallery is still open, but I believe she still “represents” artists.

Ken Featherstone

By: anonymous

August 18, 2017

A user sent in this comment – Ken Featherstone who repeatedly made promises but never “fully” delivered. He is involved in many types of artists’ opportunities such as exhibitions, on-line representation, and advertising/editorial/representation. I have had three separate dealings with him. I continued to give things a try, thinking that surely I was mistaken. In the end, clearly, I was not. His emails and messages were extremely angry. After politely responding to his last email request, I received a very unprofessional response that I do not feel appropriate to share here. Bottom-line, in my dealings with them, neither of these…

Lab Art Gallery, LLC

By: anonymous

August 9, 2017

A user submitted post — I am writing to report unethical unfair and unprofessional practices by Lab Art Gallery, LLC of California owned by Iskander Lemseffer. I am an artist who sold a painting through the business owned by Mr. Lemseffer. Mr. Lemseffer is a thief and is in breach of contract on two counts: not disclosing the true price of my piece by not issuing a copy of the sales receipt and not paying me in full. In addition to this unethical behavior, he also “left” my painting in the potential owner’s house for 18 months after I repeatedly…

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....

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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Art & Sol Studios

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Museum of Cultural Arts

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Superfine Art Fair

Artlimes

Link Gallery in Estes Park, CO and Cheyenne, WY.

Ken Featherstone

Lab Art Gallery, LLC