How's My Dealing? 2.0

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

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  • Dab Art now Cheating Artists in LA
    You couldn't have made it more obvious, Yessica....
  • Amsterdam Whitney
    So far so good. I am researching Amsterdam Whitney and submitted a portfolio. I am learning about the art world and am just researching at this point. I received an approval with the contract. I am keeping in mind the above comments. My contract says they charge 40% commission, not 60%. I am seeing others were charged up front costs but I asked if I must pay shipping for paintings...
  • Parallax Art fair / PAF
    I took part in Parallax Fair in 2022 and was horrified by the crowding of artists .I had booked a corner stand, costing £400 but when I got there, discovered that an extra panel had been added to the corner and a jeweller with a very large wooden stand had been given that space. This completely obliterated my work, particularly when anybody stopped to look at her work. I was recently contacted again...
  • Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery
    Galeria Azur also approached me recently about a show in Berlin. I've had many vanity galleries contact me in the past so I can spot them easily. I pretend that I don't know anything and tell them to follow my social media...since they are so enamored with my work after all, right? They usually do it because they have to play along to seem interested in the artist. After they follow me I delete and...
  • Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery
    Galeria Azur Berlin , same kind of experience. Just a nasty and sad way of trying to exploit an artist's dream of success...
  • Arte Laguna
    If you’re an artist and you’re going to a prize for a competition really you shouldn’t have to pay anything. The moment they want money off you you need to realise that there could be a scam involved.. Be very careful and cautious about this organisation. The chances are you ain’t gonna get nowhere with it sell your work privately...
  • The Sedona Arts Center – not illegal, but very unethical
    You got off easy, they took $325 from us and never even responded after numerous emails and phone calls in to them. Total scammers!!...
  • ITSLIQUID GROUP
    If you have to pay, it is not a professional gallery....
  • PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locations
    Hello, a few years ago I participated in 3 exhibitions with them after paying a considerable fee. This was my impression: They invite as many artists as possible and with 1 painting so the rooms look filled with people during the day if the vernisagge. Take pictures of all of them and release an article in a local magazine (in German), and the owner is always on the main picture as he was a celebrity....
  • Thierry Goldberg Gallery does not pay his MFA artists
    this is 2024 and this is still legit. The gallery has decided to stop answering my emails seven months ago, didn’t pay me part of my share and neither return one of my paintings. I’m a artist from outside the U.S and this has been a total nightmare for me....
  • Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery
    I received an email a few days ago from Galeria Azur to participate in Miami. I was excited too. But it doesn't sound right to charge $2.000 to an artist to participate in a physical exhibition for a month with two paintings and in an online exhibition for the whole year (Artsy). Everyone can post paintings there to sell, like Fine Art America (Is just to open an account there). Their business is very clear...
  • Holy Art Gallery?
    I agree with the others saying, it's a spam. I was approached randomly by a curator, they didnt even talk about art, just ask for my participating straight forward. Their goal is to get your email and keep you in the open call lists. That way they can make more money. I'm frustrated by how many art business out there are doing this.. not helping the artists at all....
  • Van Gogh Art Gallery in Madrid
    Ma la volete smettere di pagare per esporre? Non avete capito che queste Gallerie di mer.... non esisterebbero senza "artisti" bisognosi, disposti a pagare per esporre? è tutta roba inutile, le Gallerie serie non prendono soldi dagli artisti che rappresentano. Se pagate, non andate comunque da nessuna parte, quindi o riuscite ad entrare nelle Gallerie vere che lavorano solo a percentuale o basta, rimanete a casa per cortesia, che é colpa vostra se ste Gallerie...
  • PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locations
    Thank you for your opinions. I Ggot the same invitation this week. The costs are very high, I also think this is to beautiful to be true:) Love to you....
  •  Contemporary Art Curator (Magazine)
    Thank you for your brillant request. But you won't get this information. My brother have received this bait lately. I send email to Veronika (sighed) asking how they learned about his works, and why they believe they could provide real exposure. In a couple of weeks we received the same invitation. They even do not read their own mail....
  • Parallax Art fair / PAF
    I have accompanied my wife to many art shows and fairs where she has exhibited her art ....Dublin, Monaco, Battersea et al and Paralllax Kensington town hall in July 2024 surpasses them all as, by far, the most useless event of all. No marketing, virtually no buyers (only friends of exhibitors with absolutely no intention of buying). Only one sale recorded in the area surrounding my wife's work.....a £30 miniature. I felt deeply sorry for...
  • Studio Visit Magazine
    Thank you all for sharing this info about your experiences. I will not send them money and I was considering it. Artists very often have to watch their money, and they must know how much we need exposure, hoping for a chance at seeing the work in print....
  • Van Gogh Art Gallery in Madrid
    Thanks for the warning. I got an invitation today: for 1.500,- After asking how my miniature sculpture would be presented , means: would it get the lightning it needs , they reacted very offended. But I couldn‘t see any idea on their pdf marketing fotos - is it not a relevant question? For a sculpture? It could land in the last corner, for 1.500,- , no thanks....
  • Context art gallery, Venice. AKA Marco Patrizio
    Hello ! He has also two of my artworks and money . What can we do ? He needs a punishment...
  • Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallery
    Thank you for this post, I was also contacted by them and received personal emails inviting me to participate in an exhibition . The whole thing seemed very out of the blue and fishy. I am glad that I did not waste time and money on talking with these scammers....
  • Parallax Art fair / PAF
    Terrible experience this week, worst ever the venue was practically empty...
  • Parallax Art fair / PAF
    It's proving g to be disastrous second time around. The place is empty trickle of peopkw6. This place is soppose to. Be decked out with people to the brim.wmpty the visitors are jus going from shop to shop and I do t see anyone buying any paintings. So something is clearly wrong....
  • Roy’s Art Fair – A complete waste of time and money
    Poor venue as the Bargehouse is really not suitable for an event of this nature. Furthermore the quality of the works was at the very least questionable, making me think I probably should not have put mine next to them. Sales were poor and I have not made my money back....
  • The Other Art Fair, London UK
    The Dalllas show last year was like that too. Not that many sales, footfall not aamzing. For the price, I would not go back....
  • Art.Number23
    I cannot believe they have the audacity to also present more shows in tokyo for 2025. For those who are trying to warn others please help spready the word and make a public review on their google page!...
  • Galeria Azur Madrid
    Thank a lots! Is that trasparent? See below: Hello … can you send me more information if you want, but I assume it is an invitation for artists willing to pay to exhibit. Is that correct? Best regards Hi .. Thank you for your response. I should inform you that this is a paid opportunity. If you change your mind or would like more details, feel free to reach out. Kind regards,...
  • Greenhouse Gallery – Walter aka“Dub” Wagnon aka WC Wagnon
    I never knew this. I take his paper and he is an arrogant man!!...
  • Holy Art Gallery?
    This community must spread to more artists all over the world. Share your social media. Very supportive and helpful. Thank you so much ....
  • Holy Art Gallery?
    Thank you so much for sharing all your experiences. Much Much obliged. This community should share with more artists all over the world. Incredibly supportive and helpful. Hereupon when I applying any gallery, exhibition, contest I will research all reviews, comments on the internet. There are many sharks on show business we must be careful. Stay safe....
  • Holy Art Gallery?
    Thank you so much for sharing all your experiences. Much Much obliged. Hereupon when I applying any gallery, exhibition, contest I will research all reviews, comments on the internet. Thera are many sharks on show business be careful. Stay safe....
Yaddo

Hi there, I was invited to undertake a 6 week residency at www.yaddo.org earlier this year. From my understanding it is one of the most prestigious residencies in the US. I was actually awarded a residency in 2020 but it was postponed due to the pandemic and so they reached out to me earlier in the year to move it to this spring. I also must commend them for the further support they offered me, making a contribution to my flight costs from Ireland. The residency was only half capacity due to the covid restrictions so there was actually only…

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Statement for Artists who have been scammed by #emergingartistplatform to circulate

Artists, have you been approached by the #emergingartistplatform run by #Hansford&Sons? It appears to be a scam. There are two sides to this group a ‘light’ facade with a dark background. There is a small leased gallery in Milton Keynes called Hansford & Sons, that runs exhibitions there and virtually, but even there the selection process appears to be random. Artists are approached usually via Instagram and invited to display work on the #emergingartistplatform. There is a fee for this, but commissions and quantities of work that artists are told they can put up are apparently made up on a…

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EAP poor service

My experience with Hansford and Sons EAP is consistent with others in this thread. Vic was in contact with me daily for nearly a week. When I sent payment all communication stopped. Now one month later my work is still not up on their website. I can only assume that clients will never receive purchased paintings and that I will never be paid. Moving on.

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NY-ArtNews

I received this email and it sounds like a money making machine. I would like to explore with you the opportunity to be featured on NY-ArtNews.com We offer the prospect of one interview/review by an art critic chosen by us to be published on NY-Artnews.com for a contribution fee of $ 250.00. About NY-ArtNews: Founded in 2016, the NY-ARTNews is an independent forum and online art magazine focusing mainly on the New York City Arts, Culture, and Art Market Scene. It provides an opportunity for your name and work to reach a larger audience.

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ADC – Art Comes Alive Competition

My art came back from this show destroyed. Their framer wrapped it for shipping and either it was damaged in their gallery or during shipping. Either way – that’s on them. They’ve washed their hands of it. Very unprofessional.

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my experience with EAP

Hello everybody! first of all: thank you very much for this chat! i have the same problems. the contact was good at the beginning, all my emails were answered – until the time I paid the fee. Suddenly nobody contacted me anymore. I contacted my bank today to get the money back. I will also file a complaint. It cannot be that artists are exploited to make money. I can only advise everyone against doing business with EAP.

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The Emerging Artist Platform Hansford & Sons

I too have had problems with them. They are very difficult to get hold of. I sent an email via their website and have never received a reply (only an automated acknowledgement of receipt of my email). The telephone number on their website does not work and google brings up the number as a nuisance caller. The only way I got my page created was by pestering the 2 scouts who originally contacted me through Instagram, (even one of those ignored my request until I made a bigger fuss!) I did consider that maybe they are short staffed because of…

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Galeria Azur Madrid

This gallery contacted me through Instagram. I don’t want to sound rude, but what first caught my eye was the low quality of the artwork they were displaying. That can be disputed of course. It will cost the artist 1000€ to get 2 pieces on display in their physical group exhibition + 1 piece is there in the back room just in case (for what exactly??). The group exhibition lasts about a month. Also you get up to 10 pictures of your artworks for their online exhibition (including the 3 you sent them to the physical exhibition). They put them…

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