The Artist Business Plan

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Jordan Baraniecki to talk about being an "artistic middleman". Learn about approaching grants and the contemporary surrealist movement when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Jordan is a 3D collage painter from Canada. He obtained his Masters from Emily Carr University in 2022 with an emphasis on the resurgence of post-pandemic Surrealism. Throughout his travels, he has nurtured a profound appreciation for introspection, philosophy, and psychology, which now serve as the undercurrents of his practice. His work invites the viewer to question their thoughts; the mind retains thousands a day and only the ones that become conscious, also become part of the subject matter. Jordan has garnered national and international recognition. Notably, he exhibited at the Academy of Fine Art in Krakow, Poland in 2022. He has collaborated with companies such as Herschel Clothing and The Vancouver Opera. He has partnered with 0x Society Gallery in Montreal to develop NFTs. Additionally, Jordan dedicated a year to an artist residency in his hometown to explore psychological differences of chaos and solace.For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @jordanbaranieckiIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Joshua GuicheritWritten by: Joshua Guicherit, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Christian Parry

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Brent Estabrook to talk about expanding an arts business beyond originals. Learn about new projects and developing a catalog of artworks when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Brent is an American artist known for his large-scale oil paintings of stuffed animals. Born in Arizona and raised in Seattle, WA, he holds a Bachelor of Studio Arts from the University of Arizona and a Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DMD) from the University of Louisville. With a playful yet meticulous approach, Estabrook combines surgical precision with a childlike sense of joy, creating textured and vibrant compositions. His artistic journey began by turning frustration over student debt into paintings of enlarged currencies, leading to a career breakthrough. Through a series of colorful skulls, he developed his distinctive style, exploring brushwork and color palette. The series “Perpetual Recess” initiated in 2015, firmly established him in the art world. Since then, Estabrook has exhibited in notable art fairs across the United States and was recently featured in the Long Beach Museum of Art’s exhibition “Creature Comforts” in 2022. Currently based in Los Angeles, California, Estabrook continues to captivate audiences with his evocative artwork.For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Joshua GuicheritWritten by: Joshua Guicherit, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Christian Parry

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Alexandra Jamieson to talk about her newest, controversial project - The Abortion Trading Cards. Learn about the creation of the cards and what she hopes to do with them when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Alexandra Jamieson audaciously spends much of her waking life making art despite not having any art school debt. A third-generation self-taught artist from Portland, OR, she gets her hands, floors, and apron dirty at least five days a week in Brooklyn, NYC. Her latest art includes the Abortion Trading Card series, and has previously been featured in the Mona Niko Gallery, The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition Gallery, the Kunstraum Gallery, The Clio Art Fair, Las Laguna Art Gallery. Her first solo show, Our Stories: Patterns + What We Inherit, opened in NYC in September 2022. Alexandra was awarded a City Artist Corp grant in 2021, and curates group exhibitions featuring women, trans, and non-binary artists under the name We Create | NYC, a fiscal sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts. She creates commissions for private clients around the world and has been featured as a writer and coach in Oprah Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Good Morning America, CNN, USA Today, and more.Support Alexandra's Abortion Trading Cards here: RowHousePublishing.com/atcFor more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @deliciousalexIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Joshua GuicheritWritten by: Joshua Guicherit, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Christian Parry

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Shawn Kolodny to talk about using Instagram as a negotiating tool. Learn about the art of negotiation and working on unexpected events when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Shawn Kolodny is an American artist, living and working in New York City and Miami, Florida. Drawing from a life spent amongst substance, addiction and materialism, as the owner and operator of New York City’s most prominent nightclubs, his work confronts the infinite cycle of fake fulfillment shaped by modern society’s addiction to ego, using the most sought-after brands and the most addictive drugs as a visual medium. Kolodny received his Bachelor of Industrial Design from Syracuse University in 1994 and his MBA from Stern School of Business in 2010. For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @kolodnyartIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Joshua GuicheritWritten by: Joshua Guicherit, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Christian Parry

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Susan Hensel to talk about digital embroidery. Learn about her gallery shows and what makes the Midwest perfect for fiber artists when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Susan Hensel received her BFA from the University of Michigan. Her continued study includes Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Penland, Christies Education, Praxis Center for Aesthetic studies among others. She has a history, to date, of well over 300 exhibitions. Hensel’s artwork is known and collected nationwide, represented in collecting libraries and museums as disparate as the MOMA andThe Getty Research Institute. Upcoming, Susan has a 2-person and a group exhibition scheduled with Suwon Museum of Art, South Korea, Artistry in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the Garrett Museum of Art in Garrett Indiana as well as solo exhibitions in Leipzig, Germany, Hopkins and Duluth, Minnesota.For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @susan_hensel_multimedia_artistIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Joshua GuicheritWritten by: Joshua Guicherit, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Christian Parry

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Alan Bamberger, tips on getting your work exhibited. Learn about criteria for showing in galleries and juried exhibitions when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Alan Bamberger, is an art consultant, advisor, author, and independent appraiser specializing in research, appraisal, and all business and market aspects of original works of art, artist manuscript materials, art-related documents, and art reference books. He has been selling art since 1979, rare and scholarly art reference books since 1982, and has been consulting, advising and appraising for artists, galleries, businesses, organizations and collectors since 1985.For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @alanbambergerIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Joshua GuicheritWritten by: Joshua Guicherit, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Christian Parry

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Cory Huff, to discuss an updated tips from The Abundant Artist. Learn about artist business models and the transition into selling more expensive work when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Cory Huff is the founder of The Abundant Artist, and has been helping artists sell art online since 2009. He has helped hundreds of artists learn how to transition to full time art making. He was named one of the top five art business coaches by Artsy. Harper Collins published his book, How to Sell Art Online: Live a Creative Life on Your Own Terms. His writing has appeared in Professional Artist Magazine, multiple newspapers, and dozens of radio shows and podcasts. He has guest lectured on marketing at schools like Southern Methodist University, Pacific Northwest College of Art, and the Fashion Institute of Technology and given workshops in multiple countries. Cory is also a serial entrepreneur and marketing consultant.For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @theabundantartistIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Joshua GuicheritWritten by: Joshua Guicherit, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Christian Parry

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Josie Lewis, to discuss enjoying the work that you make. Learn about artist schedules and online presence when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Josie Lewis is an artist living in Minneapolis. She joyfully uses a wide range of materials to explore color, texture, and pattern. She is a published author, a tedx speaker, and has more than 3 million social media followers across platforms. Her licensed art and designs are featured on jigsaw puzzles sold widely through the USA and Europe. Her original art is collected worldwide, including a major permanent mosaic at the Minneapolis/St Paul airport.  She also sells digital art tutorial courses and a membership for artists who want to sell their work called Art Revenue Coaching.For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @josielewisartIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Joshua GuicheritWritten by: Joshua Guicherit, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Christian Parry

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Matt Chessco, to discuss virality in 2023. Learn about maintaining a successful social media profile when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Toronto-born, Montreal-raised, Matt Chessco is a former industrial designer and mechanical engineer who left his full-time job in January 2020 to pursue his dream of becoming an artist. In about three years, he has acquired over 1.9M subscribers on YouTube, and 2.8M followers on TikTok while his videos have received over 2 billion views across all platforms. His art has reached the homes of many celebrities like Post Malone, Bella Poarch, Corn Kid and Gary Vee.For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @mattchesscoIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Joshua GuicheritWritten by: Joshua Guicherit, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Christian Parry

In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Gregg LeFevre, to discuss crafting public commissions and telling stories. Learn about the Compulsive Storyteller when you tune into this lovely episode.Guest: Gregg LeFevre is a longtime New Yorker with a passion for storytelling. Through writing, art, and conversations with friends and strangers he has always practiced the art of a good story. In his public art commissions, he has found ways to celebrate the collective stories of others, as well as sharing the personal stories he has lived. Gregg's public art career has been prolific. He has completed over 200 permanently installed projects, many in the USA with a dozen in his home of Manhattan. Library Walk, at Fifth and 41st, is the largest work of public art in NYC. His public art is all about exploring the history or character of the places where it is installed. Gregg has a particular interest in telling the lost and forgotten stories from people and cultures that have otherwise been excluded from the national narrative. Gregg's experiences in and around the world of art inspired him to create his podcast, The Compulsive Storyteller, where his short personal stories prove the adage that truth can be stranger than fiction.For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.comIG: @thesuperfair, @theartistbusinessplanIG: @gregg_lefevreIf you want to submit a listener question you can email it to abp@thesuperfair.com for a chance of it being answered by Alex, James, and our guest!Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander MitowExecutive Producer/Producer : Joshua GuicheritWritten by: Joshua Guicherit, Alexander Mitow, and James MiilleAudio Edited by: Christian Parry