Good for you. Make your own gallery even if it be virtual.
Chuck Norcutt
Chris Crawford wrote:
> I quit caring about galleries years ago. I've never had any luck getting a
> gallery to sell my work, and when they do they take commission of 50%,
> leaving me with almost nothing from a sale after I pay the cost of making
> the print, matting, framing, ect. I sell from my website, I keep 100% of the
> money (minus the printing costs, etc), and most importantly, I have actually
> sold a significant number of photos.
>
> If every gallery in the country died today, I wouldn't give a damn. Every
> one I have encountered is mismanaged, cares nothing for the artists they
> represent (and less for artists who they don't know, despite the fact that
> telling every new artist they meet to f--k off may keep them from meeting
> someone whose work might sell). Good riddance.
>
> The fact that I sold more photos from my website last year than in 10 yrs of
> gallery exhibits shows that no effort was made by these dealers to actually
> sell art. Remember, last year was a BAD YEAR. You know, recession and all.
> My exhibiting and gallery experiences were in much 'better' times.
>
>
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