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How's My Dealing? 2.0

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

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  • LemoArt Gallery
    Olivia Hontas ist gerade in Wien, aufpassen. Keine Beschäftigung mit ihr Liebe Grüße...
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  • PAKS Gallery and MAMAG Museum invite to exhibit at Cannes Film Festival, Art Basel Week and Carrousel du Louvre
    I just posted about the PAKS Galleries in Austria. Not good! This man, Heinz informed me that I needed to be respectful after I told him that the participation fees were outrageous. I have a five email diatribe with him. So arrogant! Do not do anything with this rip off gallerist!...
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  • Italian gallerist, Marco Antonio Patricio, major scam
    Questo signore a una galleria a Padova in piazza Duomo...
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  • Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, Spain
    The quality is not good. The premises is completely nonexistant. Definitely not worth it. The only one making money here is Giuseppe Carnevale. Stay away !!...
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  • Van der Plas Gallery
    Never displayed here cause i already learned not to work with vanity galleries but the owner is total jerk and I know from working with him. I started my first day as an unpaid intern with little experience art handling. He scolded me about not doing it the way he wanted with out providing any training and wouldn't teach me just told me to stand around and watch. Then when I was doing that he...
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  • Lichtundfire in NYC
    I was contacted by Priska via instagram dm. She encouraged me to apply to an open call callling my work a perfect fit. I said that the delivery times would not work, so she offered to take my work at an alternative time which suited me. I also said I would not be able to make the opening - but she said that it was fine. I was on a tight time schedule and needed...
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  • ITSLIQUID GROUP
    Have you sold any of your art?...
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  • Context art gallery, Venice. AKA Marco Patrizio
    At the beginning of 2026, I was scammed by Marcio Patrizio of AM Art Gallery in Padua. As a result, I lost eight artworks worth €10,000. I came across your post on Reddit, which is why I'm reaching out to you. I have filed an official complaint, and the case is currently being handled in Venice. To make a long story short, I am looking for artists who are willing to share their experiences with this fraudulent...
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  • If you’re approached by “Gallerist” Marco Antonio Patrizio – Run!
    I was scammed by Marcio Patrizio of AM Art Gallery in Padua. As a result, I lost eight artworks worth €10,000. I have filed an official complaint, and the case is currently being handled in Venice. To make a long story short, I am looking for artists who are willing to share their experiences with this fraudulent gallery owner. So far, around 100 artists and more have been scammed, and I am determined to stop this man...
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  • Vedica Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
    months after i posted my experience here, they decided to send me my works back without any explaination. No comment on why the collector changed his mind, who was supposed to be interested in buying my works....
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  • Art box project
    How did you benefit from participating in the exhibitions? Did you sell any work? What were the total costs? "Great way to add exhibits to the CV" How can participation be a merit when you paid for it and anyone who pays can participate? It makes no sense....
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  • Galeria Azur Madrid
    Thank you posting your experience! It’s so helpful!!!...
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  • UAE Art Collector / Global Art Awards / Global Art Agency
    Hello . I wanted to check if anyone had an update on jeolle and whether they have managed to get money back...
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  • Residency Arquetopia
    Hi, Jut wondering if anyone has recent (2025-2026) experiences with Arquetopia's residency in Peru to share? These reviews have been very helpful!...
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  • Europartfair 2021
    I 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...
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  • ADC – Art Comes Alive Competition
    Litsa 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....
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  • STATION 16 GALLERY
    I know so may lawsuit is in process....
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  • Holy Art Gallery?
    Is the owner that absolute disgusting cheetos eating dressed like homeless I met in their Dalston gallery?...
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  • Arcade Project, M. Charlene Stevens
    Rewritten for clarity: I can confirm the comments regarding Charlene. I will add that she sabotages deadlines. She makes herself the center of attention as everyone begs her to do her work and she deliberately turns it in at the last minute. The team then has to work all night to prepare her work printer or the website. She has cheated the artists she''s endorsed out of press in this way....
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  • Studio Visit Magazine
    I was in an earlier publication, and was pleased with the look of it. I see people saying "pay to play", and I guess this is the case, kind of a vanity publication? I thought I would apply a second time, the juror seemed interesting. I got in, paid for a 2 page spread. I followed what was required for images and expected them to be printed as I sent them with the background showing...
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  • PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locations
    Thank you for your opinions. I received the same invitation. My web host classified it as scam....
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  •  Contemporary Art Curator (Magazine)
    I sent them all of my best art and my Biography and after I emailed everything to them I have not heard form them, so they are probably selling my art. So they steal art. I hope that they are caught....
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  • Galería Gaudí
    I’m an experienced artist. If a gallery considers you as an investment it is typical to have commission taken but THAT is ALL. The lack of transparency on their socials is concerning- sure, beautiful art photographed but where are the photographs of the fairs and their people representing you? Championing you? If you’re paying these massive fees on top of commission consider 1) what kind of placement this buys you in a fair. Where is...
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  • The Other Art Fair, London UK
    Hommm. Mixed thoughts here but tbh that’s the way it is at every art fair. They are all a huge risk due to time and costs. They are a lot of effort but unfortunately like a musician having to do free gigs to get noticed and on the map, art fairs are there for the same reason. Very very few go completely sell out and make a big. profit...
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  • Rebecca Hossack Galleries
    I wish I listened to people 10 years ago who warned me about her. She will take you for a ride, not to be trusted....
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  • Divulgarti group
    It is a "COOK BOOK STORE" Oh my God!!...
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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....
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  • NYC Artwalk
    Whoever 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...
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  • Pashmin Art Gallery – Hamburg
    Acabo de ver su página de instragram, es obvio que son un unos estafadores que viven de artistas desesperados. Una pena....
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  • The Art Letters and Numbers in Averill Park
    How was it? Also considering......
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Contemporary Art Projects USA

Reader Submitted; Contemporary Art Projects USA Website: http://contemporaryartprojectsusa.com/ Below is the fee break-down that this agent will charge you. Remember, on top of it, the artists are responsible for shipping the work to and from the amenity. AND they will charge a 30% commission on sold work. They probably make money on artist fees alone. There is no incentive for them to sell your work. When you receive a message from this agent wanting to promote you work, do not bother your time message back. FEES: $1,900 One Piece: space, hanging and curating process  Size: Maximum 40” x 40”…

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Gallery DeBoer

Reader submitted – any feedback or experience from others? Gallery DeBoer located in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. Total scammer the owner Ron De Boer is. Artists beware. He takes his 50% commission fails to call artists when their work sells, charges over the top delivery fees for a 10 minute delivery, intentionally hides work in the galleries storage area ( in hopes it will be lost or the artist will forget the work is there) and frequently adds random fees to artists without consent or permission. I was charged an additional $100 for them to copy and paste my bio…

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Galleri Quirinius

A reader wrote – Interartex.org and Galleri Quirinius Swedish, where you pay a high price to take part in group exhibitions with 1-3 paintings.  

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La Sala/Royal Cantina

Reader submitted – any feedback /experience here? La Sala/Royal Cantina at 58 North 3rd Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USA http://www.cantinaroyal.com They take advantage of artists and performers by having them put down a deposit to use the space and charge show goers food and drinks money. If they make enough with the guests, then the artists are not charged for using the space. They do not have a tip jar for the artists and keep all the money for themselves. Diana Beshara (http://www.dianabeshara.com) and her boyfriend run the place. I went there to see a friend perform, they did…

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Incredible Artists

A reader submits this feedback / experience here? Ricky Pantele of Incredible Artists in California seems highly professional and enthusiastic but has been known to want to change the terms of the contract after signing. Proceed with caution.

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Artrom Gallery

a reader writes this, any feedback/experience here? I had problems with the Artrom Gallery in Rome, Italy. It took me 3 years to get my work back after an invitational exhibit. I was not the only one either, I found another artist that was waiting for her work ever. longer. I found this artist when the gallery owner sent me some pictures after I wrote her many times, where she exhibited my work without my permission with this other artist, well, more like decorated her apartment. Together we got her to finally return our work.

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Art Fusion

A reader writes the following, any feedback / experience here? Miami has a crazy load of galleries in the area called “Wynwood”. LOTS of artists want to be here and it has become so saturated with graffiti you can barely find the front door to a gallery. This saturation has created the next wave which is moving northward, same avenue but northbound. In this Wynwood area is a two story gallery “Art Fusion” jammed with paintings and photography. To make a long story short, just so you know, they charge wall space. 5′ x 10′ = $1800/month. I asked an…

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Caelum Gallery

A reader wrote this – any experience here or feedback? “Caelum Gallery in Chelsea, New York City, is a vanity gallery. Several years ago, I walked in with another artist and the gallery director came over and engaged us in conversation. He took my card and said he’d look at my web site. Then I got a letter from him offering me a section of the gallery for a show — for a $3,000 fee. No, thanks.”

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LemoArt Gallery

A reader wrote this – and experience here for anyone else? LemoArt Gallery in Berlin Offered to show 6 of my pieces at a 25% commision, (plus an upfront non refundable payment of 440€) for a six month showing (one piece per month). They mentioned this was a special offer and the regularly charge 50 euros per piece per 2 week show., plus the comission on sales. I was contacted on instagram, and a number of other artists in my circle where also offered this deal. As luck would have it I was in Berlin a week after receiving this…

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