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SFAN Portfolio Reviews
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Monday, October 2nd, & Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Receive an in-depth review and critique of your artwork and website presentation from three gallerists.
Receive reactions and suggestions on the direction of your artwork,
feedback on your artist portfolio website, and learn of potential exhibition opportunities.
Portfolio Reviews provide artists with a high level of professional criticism of artists' work and it’s presentation.
The Reviewers can help lead artists in the right direction in terms of career advancement and development,
and help guide artists in marketing their artwork to the appropriate target markets.
Each artist will receive three sequential 15-minute one-on-one portfolio reviews with gallery professionals.
Reviewers will be on-line from 6:00PM to 8:30PM PT. Each artist must register on-line in advance
for a 45 minute time-slot for the three 15-minute sessions.
(Pacific Time)
SECTION 1: 6:00PM to 6:45PM PT
SECTION 2: 6:45PM to 7:15PM PT
BREAK: 7:30PM to 7:45PM PT
SECTION 3: 7:45PM to 8:30PM PT
- includes "SFAN Portfolio Review Preparation Workshop" on-line via Zoom
on Monday, September 18th
6-8PM PT / 7-9PM MT / 8-10PM CT / 9-11PM ET
REQUIRED ATTENDANCE - INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEE
Gallerist Reviewers:
Monday, October 2nd
Philip Beweley with Philip Beweley Art Advisory, San Francisco, CA
Heather Marx with Heather Marx Advisory, San Francisco, CA
Danny Sanchez with Themes+Projects Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, October 3rd
DeWitt Cheng with Peninsula Museum of Art, Burlingame, CA
Donna Napper with Slate Contemporary Gallery, Oakland, CA
Ashley Voss with Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
$165 fee per artist paid in advance with on-line registration,
with a total of 18 artists able to participate
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
click here to register
- Portfolio Review fee is non-refundable -
Artists will email SFAN with a link to their artist website by September 24th for feedback or recommendations
from SFAN prior to meeting with reviewers.
Receive reactions and suggestions on the direction of your artwork,
feedback on your artist portfolio website, and learn of potential exhibition opportunities.
Portfolio Reviews provide artists with a high level of professional criticism of artists' work and it’s presentation.
The Reviewers can help lead artists in the right direction in terms of career advancement and development,
and help guide artists in marketing their artwork to the appropriate target markets.
Each artist will receive three sequential 15-minute one-on-one portfolio reviews with gallery professionals.
Reviewers will be on-line from 6:00PM to 8:30PM PT. Each artist must register on-line in advance
for a 45 minute time-slot for the three 15-minute sessions.
(Pacific Time)
SECTION 1: 6:00PM to 6:45PM PT
SECTION 2: 6:45PM to 7:15PM PT
BREAK: 7:30PM to 7:45PM PT
SECTION 3: 7:45PM to 8:30PM PT
- includes "SFAN Portfolio Review Preparation Workshop" on-line via Zoom
on Monday, September 18th
6-8PM PT / 7-9PM MT / 8-10PM CT / 9-11PM ET
REQUIRED ATTENDANCE - INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEE
Gallerist Reviewers:
Monday, October 2nd
Philip Beweley with Philip Beweley Art Advisory, San Francisco, CA
Heather Marx with Heather Marx Advisory, San Francisco, CA
Danny Sanchez with Themes+Projects Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, October 3rd
DeWitt Cheng with Peninsula Museum of Art, Burlingame, CA
Donna Napper with Slate Contemporary Gallery, Oakland, CA
Ashley Voss with Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
$165 fee per artist paid in advance with on-line registration,
with a total of 18 artists able to participate
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
click here to register
- Portfolio Review fee is non-refundable -
Artists will email SFAN with a link to their artist website by September 24th for feedback or recommendations
from SFAN prior to meeting with reviewers.
If an artist is serious about their art and desires to take their art career to the next level,
they should participate in professional Portfolio Reviews.
This program is an excellent opportunity for an artist to learn and can help their art career immensely.
GALLERIST REVIEWERS FOR OCTOBER 2023:
The Reviewers are professionals with many years experience in the art business, possess a wealth of
art industry knowledge, and have expertise which can help accelerate an artist’s advancement in their art career.
Each Reviewer has industry-wide contacts, along with an insider’s point-of-view.
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Philip Bewley, Philip Bewley Art Advisory, San Francisco, CA
Philip Bewley is a Curator and Art Advisor with over twenty-five years of experience in the curation of fine art and in the production of exhibitions. Philip was previously DZINE Gallery’s Director and Curator, producing exhibitions featuring Bay Area artists. Philip was previously the Gallery Director for Therien & Co, Inc.; Curator for the Oliver Hawke Gallery; and the Curator for the loan exhibit at the San Francisco Fall Show. His design for the San Francisco Decorators Showcase was featured in Architectural Digest and other publications. As a Fine Art Advisor, he has placed significant works of art from international galleries with private collectors. - https://www.philipbewleyartadvisory.com |
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DeWitt Cheng, The Peninsula Museum of Art, San Bruno, CA
DeWitt Cheng is a San Francisco Bay Area writer/critic and curator. He has written for artists, galleries, and print & on-line publications, including Artweek, DailyGusto.com, ArtLtd., Artillery, Art21.com, HuffingtonPost.com, ArtCritical.com, East Bay Express, East Bay Monthly, Arte and SanFranciscoArtMagazine.com. He has curated the Stanford Art Spaces program from 2013 to 2016. - https://www.peninsulamuseum.org |
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Heather Marx, Heather Marx Art Advisory
Heather Marx is a community-minded arts professional with over 25 years experience curating, promoting, and exhibiting visual and digital art by emerging, mid-career and established U.S. and international artists. Marx has extensive experience working closely with museums, nonprofits, government, and community groups and has curated and produced 150+ exhibitions with over 200 artists, including at least a dozen thematic shows, several of which earned national media coverage. Marx founded and ran Heather Marx Gallery (later named Marx & Zavattero), a leading contemporary gallery in San Francisco for 13 years. In 2014 Marx launched Heather Marx Art Advisory a full-service art advisory serving private clients, corporations and institutions. - www.HMxAA.com |
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Donna Napper, Slate Contemporary Gallery, Oakland, CA
Donna Napper is a Senior Art Consultant for Slate Art Consulting. Donna’s career in the field of contemporary art combines more than twenty years in both southern and northern California, working as a gallery owner, exhibition curator, and art consultant. She founded and directed her own art gallery in Los Angeles for eight years, before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area to work as the Curator and Director of Public Programs for the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art. More recently, Donna has focused on art advisory projects, placing art in corporate collections for clients in health care, real estate development, legal, banking, and information technology industries. Donna has a passion for supporting artists with their professional development. - http://slateart.net |
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Danny Sanchez with Themes+Projects Gallery, San Francisco
Danny Sanchez is the associate director at Themes+Projects Gallery (formally Modernbook gallery.) Since 2006, he has helped to cultivate the fine art careers of the gallery’s emerging talent on topics such as editing and sequencing, strategic analysis of a body of work for the current market place, pricing and editioning, etc. Outside the gallery, he has had the pleasure to be a reviewer for PhotoAlliance, Review Santa Fe, and Medium: A Festival for Photography; serve as a juror for Photolucida’s Critical Mass; and participate as a panelist for San Francisco Artist Network. Sanchez is a Bay Area native, and earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts – Concentration in Photography, from San Jose State University. - themesandprojects.com |
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Ashley L. Voss with Voss Gallery, San Francisco
Ashley L. Voss is a gallerist and arts advocate based in San Francisco, CA. She is the owner/director of Voss Gallery, an art gallery dedicated to showcasing New Contemporary work by emerging and mid-career artists in both solo and thematically organized group shows. Her writing has been published in Pelican Bomb and Art Practical. Most recently, Ashley worked as the Gallery Manager for Art Attack SF and Curatorial & Communications Manager for PARSE NOLA. She has held additional positions at a number of arts organizations, including Q Artists Cooperative and The Riverfront Arts Center in Stevens Point, WI; and Anton Haardt Gallery, The Front, and the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, LA. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management degree with an emphasis in Art History from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. - https://vossgallery.art |
Note that sometimes a gallerist may have to cancel their participation at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances such as a family emergency or health reasons. A replacement gallerist will fill in their place and artists will be notified if a change will have to be made.
QUOTES & COMMENTS BY PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
“The entire experience, from the initial announcement and registration to the event last night, was flawless. I walked away with a list of solid suggestions.....very smart ones!” - Suan Aulik
“Each gallerist was very helpful and encouraging about my artwork and I really appreciate the time they took to meet with me.” – Carla Gelbaum
“Thank you for running such an incredible service to the Bay Area arts community! I wish my MFA program had offered something as valuable.” - Barry Beach
“There is no downside to a portfolio review. One gets to sit down with the owner of a respected gallery: priceless. And it was well organized and run, thanks to your efficient self.” - Beverly Mills
“Wow, what a great experience! Thank you, Stephen, for providing such a valuable opportunity. The logistics were impressive, too. I definitely will sign up the next time you organize portfolio reviews.” - Roxanna Walker
“This was a wonderful event and worth attending. I found the information gained by all three professionals very informative and useful for moving forward with my art career.” - Shilo Ratner
“My overall experience was definitely very positive. I left the evening with a very well rounded idea of where my work is, where it could go and who should be selling it. Overall I would not have changed a thing. The input I received was very on point, informative and thoughtful. I had a great time.” - Mikey Kelly
“It was a worthwhile experience and I benefited largely for just sitting down and comfortably speaking with each of them about my work. Knowing I am capable of doing that is reward in itself.” - Dianne Hoffman
“Thank you so much for the great experience. I learn a lot and I’m not as afraid to approach them as before. They were very nice and helpful. Each gave a different advice and options depending on what they think I needed. I would definitely do it again and recommend it.” - Taryn Curiel
“What I especially appreciate was the opportunity to talk with three quite different gallerists with their individual points of view. Talking with three people gave a broader perspective as well as different specifics. I did receive specific suggestions I have already taken action on. I also received more long-term, strategic recommendations that I have continued to think about and plan for.” – Kathleen Eliot
"All feedback was a gift to me. All gallerists were generous in their offerings. All seemed focused on the task at hand - I am blown away by just the experience of sitting in their presence and on top of it, having my art be the focus. Unbelievable!!" - Joyce Savre
“Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. You provide a very valuable resource for artists in this community. The evening was remarkable. It was extremely well organized, and moved at a perfect pace. I have no criticism or complaints, very well done.” - Louise Victor
"All I can say, is FABULOUS! What a great opportunity." - Janey Fritsche
“Each gallerist was very helpful and encouraging about my artwork and I really appreciate the time they took to meet with me.” – Carla Gelbaum
“Thank you for running such an incredible service to the Bay Area arts community! I wish my MFA program had offered something as valuable.” - Barry Beach
“There is no downside to a portfolio review. One gets to sit down with the owner of a respected gallery: priceless. And it was well organized and run, thanks to your efficient self.” - Beverly Mills
“Wow, what a great experience! Thank you, Stephen, for providing such a valuable opportunity. The logistics were impressive, too. I definitely will sign up the next time you organize portfolio reviews.” - Roxanna Walker
“This was a wonderful event and worth attending. I found the information gained by all three professionals very informative and useful for moving forward with my art career.” - Shilo Ratner
“My overall experience was definitely very positive. I left the evening with a very well rounded idea of where my work is, where it could go and who should be selling it. Overall I would not have changed a thing. The input I received was very on point, informative and thoughtful. I had a great time.” - Mikey Kelly
“It was a worthwhile experience and I benefited largely for just sitting down and comfortably speaking with each of them about my work. Knowing I am capable of doing that is reward in itself.” - Dianne Hoffman
“Thank you so much for the great experience. I learn a lot and I’m not as afraid to approach them as before. They were very nice and helpful. Each gave a different advice and options depending on what they think I needed. I would definitely do it again and recommend it.” - Taryn Curiel
“What I especially appreciate was the opportunity to talk with three quite different gallerists with their individual points of view. Talking with three people gave a broader perspective as well as different specifics. I did receive specific suggestions I have already taken action on. I also received more long-term, strategic recommendations that I have continued to think about and plan for.” – Kathleen Eliot
"All feedback was a gift to me. All gallerists were generous in their offerings. All seemed focused on the task at hand - I am blown away by just the experience of sitting in their presence and on top of it, having my art be the focus. Unbelievable!!" - Joyce Savre
“Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. You provide a very valuable resource for artists in this community. The evening was remarkable. It was extremely well organized, and moved at a perfect pace. I have no criticism or complaints, very well done.” - Louise Victor
"All I can say, is FABULOUS! What a great opportunity." - Janey Fritsche
