Virtual Artists
I’m trying to learn if anyone has experience with Virtual Artists, a UK virtual gallery. I’m thinking it is a vanity gallery, but looking for confirmation of that. Thanks
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Worldwide Reviews by Artists for Artists of Galleries, Art Fairs, Mail Scams and more.
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Parallax Art fair / PAFTerrible experience this week, worst ever the venue was practically empty...read entire comment and original post
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Parallax Art fair / PAFIt'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....read entire comment and original post
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Roy’s Art Fair – A complete waste of time and moneyPoor 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....read entire comment and original post
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The Other Art Fair, London UKThe Dalllas show last year was like that too. Not that many sales, footfall not aamzing. For the price, I would not go back....read entire comment and original post
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Art.Number23I 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!...read entire comment and original post
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Galeria Azur MadridThank 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,...read entire comment and original post
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Greenhouse Gallery – Walter aka“Dub” Wagnon aka WC WagnonI never knew this. I take his paper and he is an arrogant man!!...read entire comment and original post
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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 ....read entire comment and original post
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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....read entire comment and original post
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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....read entire comment and original post
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Roy’s Art Fair – A complete waste of time and moneySadly I also share the same opinion as the above artist. I need to say I'm surprised I do not see more of these negative reviews about them....read entire comment and original post
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UAE Art Collector / Global Art Awards / Global Art AgencyYep i had issues where I wasnt paid and had to take a hit last year (NFT related)....read entire comment and original post
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Pashmin Art Gallery – HamburgThey are very interested and push a lot on you to make yo pay. they ask a lot of money and cannot guaratee any sales. the ammount of force they use to push you and make you pay is suspicius...read entire comment and original post
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Flyer art gallery! Scam!YES I can confirm, scam and very poor on the human side too...read entire comment and original post
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Arcade Project, M. Charlene StevensI'm amazed Charlene has continued getting away with her scams for as long as she has. It's basically impossible to confront her. But make no mistake, she rips off everyone no matter their background. She will enter into a business relationship with someone as a consultant, client, or curator, and then she will obliterate all professional and personal boundaries. She's not emotionally stable, and that plays a big role in her decision making....read entire comment and original post
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Amsterdam WhitneyWent to check it out and heard a woman, I’m presuming the owner, berate an assistant about answering the “cotton picking” phone. I’m white, but that blatant racism really soured me on that gallery....read entire comment and original post
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Holy Art Gallery?I'm really sad that this gallery is still functioning and scamming artists! And also abroad! I only took part in their online exhibition, it was an awful thing. (could have been their first one?) they promised social media marketing, but there was nothing. My titles of paintings were also misspelled. I actually went there one day to see paintings of one artist that I follow on Instagram. It was supposed to be the last day, but...read entire comment and original post
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Van der Plas GalleryI worked here because of some unfortunate circumstances that I can't describe for privacy's sake. DO NOT work with this man. His team consists of him, an underpaid gallery assistant who comes in like twice a week, and like 30 unpaid interns. The man himself is a total creep and also does not know how to run an art business at all. He has no eye for curation, does not know how to run a...read entire comment and original post
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ITSLIQUID GROUPA classic vanity gallery scam for foreign artists. The gallerist trusts that the artists will not visit the gallery again after the opening. I don't think anyone else goes to these galleries either, ever. When visiting Rome, would you go to these vanity galleries to see the work of other artists if your own art wasn't on display? Be honest!...read entire comment and original post
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Galería Azur Madrid: vanity galleryThat's funny! They "only" take 30% commission because they hardly sell anything and therefore don't care about sales. They make money by renting out gallery space. That's their real business....read entire comment and original post
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Holy Art Gallery?Apparently you didn't even read the comment you were replying to. Your words don't carry much weight. Prove that you really sold something, tell us who you are and how you happened to find here. Otherwise, I assume you work for a gallery....read entire comment and original post
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Galería Azur Madrid: vanity gallerythanks for the information. There was something that didn't seem right to me. I then asked them straight up. What is in it for you. you are not doing this out of the goodness of your heart. I know that usually a gallery wants 50/50 so that would be reasonable but she then sent me this.(below) as soon as I saw requires a first investment made me do some googling and found your post Thank...read entire comment and original post
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Galeria Azur MadridOmg, I did get an email two days ago! Thanks for sharing!...read entire comment and original post
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Lichtundfire in NYCPriska C. Juschka Is the director. I have screenshots of the exchanges but suspect that wouldn’t convince you either since your tone is so hostile that I suspect you are well aware of the gallery already. Everyone has access to Google and can find her history for themselves....read entire comment and original post
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Holy Art Gallery?My experience also hs been a positive one, having participated.in two of their events I found both Konna and zee approachable and quick to respond. I also attended their London event amd it has been extremely busy...read entire comment and original post
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Context art gallery, Venice. AKA Marco PatrizioThe real art world doesn't work like that. There are of course some rare exceptions, but usually the artist does not pay rent for the gallery space or any expenses, but the gallery takes 50% of the sales. Please educate yourself or you will end up just losing money....read entire comment and original post
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ITSLIQUID GROUPI participated in the Rome Art Fair 2023, and I must say it was a disappointing experience. Despite the high participation fee of over 600 EUR, there was no marketing effort in the city of Rome, just free Instagram stories. They also suggested using their service to deliver my paintings, but it turned out to be a standard uninsured DHL courier with a 20-30% markup on the official price. The opening at Medina Art Gallery went...read entire comment and original post
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Context art gallery, Venice. AKA Marco Patrizioright, and have those galleries made sales for you? Likely the answer is no, because when you pay t be in a gallery their incentive to sell is gone because they already have their money...read entire comment and original post
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Holy Art Gallery?its a scam...read entire comment and original post
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Context art gallery, Venice. AKA Marco PatrizioNever pay for exhibitions? So far, all of the galleries have asked me for cost of entry for the Fair, and shipping is my cost....read entire comment and original post
Zürcher Gallery
Gwenolee Zürcher calls herself an advocate for women artists but instead of supporting them she is charging them thousands of dollars to be in group shows to support her gallery space. Ladies, don’t do it. BEWARE!
read moreDoes anyone have experience with CAF or contemporary art fairs?
Does anyone have any experience of working with Contemporary Art Fairs? Their website is Does anyone have experience with CAF or contemporaryartfairs.co.uk
read moreIs it legal for a Gallery (or artist) to create new versions of older limited edition serigraphs ?
An art Gallery in Quebec I follow is selling new pieces (serigraphs) of artwork with very low numbers, i.e. 10/13. However, my parents have owned one of the exact same pieces for 18 years with a 114 /125 number? Is it legah/ethical to create new version of a pieice of art? That would seem to devalue the pices already owned.
read moreNYC Artwalk
an “art fair” where an organization that claims in it’s own words “is not affiliated with any art collectives nor artist-run organizations” contacts artists via instagram to apply to be displayed at their various exhibition locations. The exhibitions that artists pay for are posters pasted up against scaffolding and the outside border of outdoor dining areas – so in some places, the middle of the street. They target people who are not able to actually see the work in person, i.e international artists from Kenya, etc. Usually these take place nearby where a legitimate art fair is going on. So…
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I picked up 3 books which were being given away at no charge on a gallery table in a prime spot at ARTExpo NYC. I saw many fairgoers walk by my booth with the books. Layout and printing were great so I spoke with the curator of the books. She was upfront about prices and deadlines. This is a legit pay to publish company which gives out the books at major art fairs.
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Run away from them. This a big fraud; They charge you the annual fees, and then don’t comply with the promised services, they stop answering your emails. Then, they charge you again the following year even if you have canceled your subscription. Their website is empty : you can’t find cancellation policy, no Terms and Conditions. Phone number is not working. Many very bad experiences are posted by disappointed artists as comments to the pictures in the EAP Instagram. RUN AWAY
read morePhotographers should think twice about entering LensCulture
This Dutch-based organisation, lensculture.com, run by an American guy in Amsterdam, try to claim to some heavyweight affiliations — I was suckered in by their mention of Magnum, FOAM, and The Guardian — which they have little if anything to do with — and dealing with them was not good. After they pocket your initial fee, their so-called “expert” practitioner “1:1 Reviews” feedback seemed like it had been cut and pasted; it directly contradicted information I’d provided in the bio, showing they didn’t read anything I’d written. I’m not alone in that, it seems, from what I’ve read elsewhere on…
read moreDab Art Company has posted one of my photographs for sale for $600 without my knowledge or permission.
Dab Art Company has posted one of my photographs for sale for $600 without my knowledge or permission. To top that, they have stated on their website with my image that they can provide a Certificate of Authenticity for the work. Ha! This is a highly illegal operation. They obtained the work either by taking it off of Instagram or Facebook. This particular image is not on my website and has never been. Beware
read moreInigo Philbrick in the mid to late 2000s
I met Inigo Philbrick in the mid 2000s, at a Salon, which his ex landlord and ex boss had organized together. I remember when Inigo spoke, he described so vividly this image of three nuns by the sea (I think it was a painting he had seen), I can still recall the images he created with his description. Anyways. He was very young and, you could tell immediately that he was very bright. Over the following 3, 4 years I hang out with him semi-randomly. Meaning we’d exchange an email once in a while and maybe meet two, three, four…
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