How's My Dealing? 2.0

EMERGING ARTIST PLATFROM

October 30, 2021

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

Photographers should think twice about entering LensCulture

By: anonymous

October 11, 2021

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…

Dab Art Company has posted one of my photographs for sale for $600 without my knowledge or permission.

By: anonymous

September 19, 2021

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

Inigo Philbrick in the mid to late 2000s

By: anonymous

September 10, 2021

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…

PAKS Gallery and MAMAG Museum invite to exhibit at Cannes Film Festival, Art Basel Week and Carrousel du Louvre

By: anonymous

September 4, 2021

I recently received an email from the curator Heinz Playner telling me their curator team was impressed by my work. They sent an invitation and an offer to exhibit my art in 2022 at the MAMAG Modern Art Museum in Austria. Also that the Paks gallery would like to represent me and an offer to participate in the International Fine Biennale Basel, ART BASEL ART WEEK IN 2023, ALSO THE CANNES fILM fESTIVAL, and also in the Carrousel du Louvre. Has anyone been involved with the PAKS Gallery in Vienna or the MAMAG Museum with such an offer? What was…

emergingartistplatofrm scam

By: anonymous

August 23, 2021

Emergingartistplatform is a scam. They took £29.99 from me and from then on it has been total silence. I can’t phone them and they don’t answer emails. I have advised my bank to block any further transaction with them.

ITSLIQUID GROUP

By: anonymous

August 14, 2021

I came here looking for reviews, info. It is very expensive! But I think a lot of people don’t know how expos work, expos are paid by galleries & artists to have a space in a warehouse/ large conference space etc. Expos cost money, the organizers have to pay spaces, even if they make deals with hotels or whatever, they have expenses of marketing, rentals, promotion, printed materials. It’s not going to be free, and they can get away from not disclosing upfront the cost because it’s understood that to take part in an art fair/expo, you pay the space/…

Itsliquid

By: anonymous

August 13, 2021

I had one exhibition in Venice and it all looked nice. After that, they asked me if I would join another one for a discount price. I said yes, but later they charge me 50% more. After that, I decided to go and take a look, how this event looks like. And it was pitiful; I will not say, they put pictures nice and the place is beautiful. But there were just a few people at the exhibition and I guess there were even fewer visitors. I know it is not a great situation for art, but they could say…

Alert: European Cultural Center Scam

By: anonymous

July 22, 2021

The European Cultural Center is contacting artists and asking them to pay them 15000 Euro to participate in one of their exhibitions, and is also not offering to pay for transportation of artwork. They do no fundraising and offer no financial assistance for the individual artists they contact. All of the listed sponsors on their website are not real, and the ECC does not raise money for artists. Artists themselves are being asked to do the fundraising on the behalf of the ECC, and the ECC does not have a dedicated fundraiser. They expect the artists they invite to fundraise…

Contemporary Art Curator (Magazine)

By: anonymous

July 7, 2021

I must strongly advice against this. I bought an award from them with the link I got. At the same time an artist who doesn’t like me sent an email to the magazine advicing them not to accept my payment because of a social media conversation where I told that this award can be bought and it’s nothing but a vanity gallery. This conversation took place in a closed Facebook group. The magazine didn´t except my purchase, I got refunded and now the magazine is threatening me with a lawyer for the things I have said in that Facebook group.…

Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, Spain

Thank 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...

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I 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....

Lichtundfire in NYC

Why 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....

The 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...

Please 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......

I 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....

I 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....

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...

Really?...

Context art gallery, Venice. AKA Marco Patrizio

I 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....

Vanity gallerists are always pathetic. No matter the name...

From 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...

Italian gallerist, Marco Antonio Patricio, major scam

My 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/...

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!...

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...

Hi Giuseppe. Welcome to our forum....

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....

Excellence Art Gallery. Clearly a vanity Gallery, you won¡t get anything else than money wasted.. Beware!...

This is a subjective, likely biased endorsement that shouldn’t carry much weight without independent verification....

Thank 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....

Oh 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?...

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? Have you received any invitations to collaborate with prestigious galleries since all this?...

And 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,...

Excellence Art Gallery, Holy Art gallery, Van Gogh, Gaudí, Azur, Monat... No matter the name, they are all vanity galleries and exactly the same trash!...

Welcome to the Forum Giuseppe!...

Could you share more specific information, how many artworks—costs, actual sales results, and measurable outcomes...??...

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!...

In 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...

My 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...

STATION 16 GALLERY

I know so may lawsuit is in process....

How's My Dealing? 2.0

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EMERGING ARTIST PLATFROM

Photographers should think twice about entering LensCulture

Dab Art Company has posted one of my photographs for sale for $600 without my knowledge or permission.

Inigo Philbrick in the mid to late 2000s

PAKS Gallery and MAMAG Museum invite to exhibit at Cannes Film Festival, Art Basel Week and Carrousel du Louvre

emergingartistplatofrm scam

ITSLIQUID GROUP

Itsliquid

Alert: European Cultural Center Scam

Contemporary Art Curator (Magazine)