RISE ABOVE THE CROWD: Presenting Yourself as a Professional Artist
Hear insights in this Panel Discussion from local art gallery professionals
on what galleries are looking for and how to approach them
PANELISTS:
Donna Seager with Seager Grey Gallery, Mill Valley
Danielle Fox with Slate Contemporary Gallery, Oakland
Olivia Ongpin with Luna Rienne Gallery, San Francisco
Wednesday, May 24th, 7-9PM
at Arc Gallery & Studios - 1246 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA
- $20 at door
- Donna Seager with Seager Gray Gallery
Donna Seager was born in New Orleans and received her education in English and Art History at the University of Texas in Austin. This is her 37th year in the art business, having started in New Orleans in 1978. She went on to direct Marlborough Gallery on Newbury Street in Boston and moved to the Bay Area in 1989. She worked with Robert Green of Robert Green Fine Arts for ten years. Throughout her career, she has written articles about artists and exhibitions for various publications and juried many shows in Northern California. In November of 2005, she opened her own gallery in San Rafael, winning Best of Marin in 2008, 2009 and 2010. She is a member of the San Francisco Art Dealers Association. She has distinguished herself in part for her belief in artist books as well as her keen eye and energetic support for the art and artists of the Bay Area. http://www.seagergray.com
- Danielle Fox with Slate Contemporary Gallery
Danielle Fox (Principal Partner and Managing Member, Slate Art LLC) has over twenty years of experience as an art historian (PhD, Northwestern University), writer, editor, independent curator, Deputy Director of Business Development at Sothebys in London, and communications and project manager for Artakt Art consulting in London. Danielle founded SLATE contemporary gallery in Oakland in 2009, and SLATE Art Consulting with Shelley Barry in 2013. These positions have allowed her to develop relationships with artists all over the Bay Area, to curate over sixty-five temporary exhibitions in both gallery and office environments, to advise both commercial and private clients regarding permanent acquisitions, and sales at auction. In addition to her work with SLATE Art, she is a member of the San Francisco Art Dealers Association, Art Table, and Oakland Art Murmur’s Advisory Council. http://slateart.net
- Olivia Ongpin with Luna Rienne Gallery
Olivia Ongpin is the co-founder of Fabric8 and Luna Rienne Gallery, a San Francisco-based gallery and boutique that has worked with hundreds of independent artists and designers since its inception as an online business in 1995. Now located in the Mission District, fabric8 exhibits traditional gallery shows as well as features a constantly-rotating collection of small, affordable works. Olivia represents artists and also offers small business consulting services. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in American Studies. Olivia received the SF Bay Guardian Small Business Award for Diversity in Business (2005) and was chosen as one of the Top 25 Women On The Web (2000). - http://lunarienne.com
