Have you ever been invited to an Art Gallery's Artist Showing/Event?...

Jace

Jace

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Because:
You knew/know the Gallery owner?
You know the Artist?
You're a 'patron'..or may be?

Purchased one of the Arttist's'work(s)'?

So...how was it?...enjoy it?
all that you expected?😉
 

Yes, but it was decades ago. In NYC Soho. Was friends with quite a few artists. I did buy a few things. Everything used to be CHEAP. Two works still hanging on my walls. I could never afford them today.


Lovely occasions they were, with wine and finger foods served.
 

Yes, because I tend to go to the galleries in town here and get on their mailing lists. But the standout in a way was one I got invited to due to turning up to the gallery when it wasn't open but they were setting up for the first night of the show. So they said, Why don't you come along to the opening tonight?
So I did. The show was a retrospective as it happened; it was going to be showcasing the artist - Ibrahim Kurpejovic - but he died shortly before. The art was good, but as this was in Montenegro and I don't speak the language I didn't understand much of what people were saying. Fortunately some spoke English!
 
I have.
They can be quite informative when the artist is there and you can pick his/her brain.
They can be fantastic for people-watching.
And the free food and drinks are a plus!

I was never subjected to a sales pitch.

I have bought a thing or two. Last year it was a Burton Morris print, and I got to meet him/speak with him.

Many are open to the public, so it's not like you have to "know" anybody important.
 
My parents had an art gallery in retirement for a few years.

It was never a great success because their "artistic director" had a "vision" that did not match the demographic (a tourist area).

Apparently he felt it was better to be true to your artistic ideals than to make money. Imagine that......going into business to make money.

But I did get to meet some of the artists and I have quite a few pieces of the artwork that they kept when they closed the gallery.
 
My husband had a friend who was an artist. One day we went to his house and the artist, and my husband were deep in conversation. When it was time to leave, we said our good-byes and got into our car. The artist friend kept staring at me as we were leaving. I said to my husband, "What were you discussing? and he said he would love to have me sit for him and he would do a 'nude' painting of me. He thought I had a voluptuous figure, like the ladies in the olden days. Oh dear, I wasn't the least bit flattered by that remark. He said to the artist, "I'll get back to you soon", but he never did.
 
The Buffalo Gallery in Alexandria, VA and by invitation only with David Boxley. It started a fascination with NW Indian monochrome art and the stories it is based on and a few pieces on the wall. Mostly artists involved in a 70s-80s revival. Some are still very active in preservation of art and culture on both sides of the border.
 

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The Buffalo Gallery in Alexandria, VA and by invitation only with David Boxley. It started a fascination with NW Indian monochrome art and the stories it is based on and a few pieces on the wall. Mostly artists involved in a 70s-80s revival. Some are still very active in preservation of art and culture on both sides of the border.
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Speaking of monochrome art here is a little study in white I did many years ago.Study in white.jpg
 
Yes I have. Years ago when I lived beside a farm , the owners both were artists and very good artists. They had an art show in the nearby city. It was very good. I also got invited to an art show from a friend I knew but I didn’t go. Something came up so we couldn’t go.
 
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A friend invited me to his friend's gallery
who 'worked in wood'
and his studio/gallery was on his property
some pieces were massive,impressive
very imaginative, eye-opening
really amazed at the talent
really enjoyed😉
 

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