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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
Amsterdam Whitney
AN artist said upfront costs for this gallery were in the thousands, any first hand experience with this gallery? Here is one letter I received about this gallery “One gallery in New York, who tried that game on me, is the Whitney International Gallery in Chelsea (Amsterdam Whitney) , New York. I think you should add them to the list. They had a upfront fee and a contract for $2,500. and 60%
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An artist said this gallery was not reputable, anyone have experience there?
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The questionable practice of requiring artists to front money in order to exhibit is not limited to physical galleries. The online world is full of sites that will gladly display photos of your art for a fee. The allure is understandable, and you are certainly not alone if you are compelled to buy in. These sites know how to prey on the need for exposure that all emerging artists feel so strongly. And in this age of internet fame it is easy to believe that a digital gallery could be the answer to your exposure problems. But just like their…
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There are pay to play galleries everywhere. In LA there are a host of them, and Gallery Godo is surely one. It is important to understand that there are implications beyond the mere handing over of your hard earned cash when it comes to signing with these galleries. Often, having an exhibition in a pay to play is a stain on your artist CV. These venues have grown to have reputations throughout the art world that precede any artist who has dealt with them.
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Another New York City venue with a mixed reputation, Ico Gallery offers the same “deal” as the other pay to play places. For an upfront fee, artists are given space to display their work. The gallery is in the habit of sending unsolicited emails just as many other vanity venues do. The emails explain that they have viewed work online and would like to offer a show if the artist is willing to put up the cost at the outset. If you haven’t begun to pick up on the general thread of things by now, let’s be very clear. An…
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A number of artists report being contacted by Montreal’s Galerie Gora with offers of exhibitions. Of course at first these emails are met with excitement, but then many of them realize they never submitted work to the gallery and they go on to read the terms of engagement. Galerie Gora solicits emerging artists, offering them exhibition space at very high cost. Again, while there is some debate over the validity of the gallery itself, it is a good rule of thumb to never fall victim to an email requesting money.
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There is some debate in the art world as to the validity of Agora Gallery in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood. Some artists find this to be a respectable, even profitable way to exhibit their art, while many others have had experiences that border on scam. Agora has a pretty high profile reputation for this. Artists confront steep upfront costs to exhibit as well as commission fees. There are those who assert that Agora Gallery is held in low esteem by fellow Chelsea venues. The bottom line: you must decide whether spending thousands of dollars to put your art in a…
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