The Professional Artist Podcast: Art Business Transformations

Free 4-Day Gallery Ready Challenge for artists: https://professionalartist.com/freeMichelle’s work has been shown in museums, and that kind of exhibition history is exactly what galleries look at when they consider an artist.Learn how to present your experience to galleries, even if your list is still short.Join us live online Nov 16–19 at 7PM ET/4PM PT to learn when you’re gallery-ready, how to price your work and how to present yourself with confidence.Register free.---How do you know you’re ready to quit your job and become a full-time artist?In this episode of The Professional Artist Podcast, textile artist Michelle Wilkie is featured by the Professional Artist Association (https://professionalartist.com/join), the world’s fastest-growing global community for committed fine artists.Michelle is a New Zealand-born artist who left a 25-year corporate career to pursue her art full-time. Her work blends traditional quilting techniques with contemporary abstraction.Her work has been featured at the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Mint Museum, and Contemporary Art Museum Raleigh.In this deep dive, Michelle breaks down the three goals she set before quitting, why your day job can help launch your art career, and how she makes money from her artwork without selling it.“My favorite thing is not being stressed. And also doing something I love. It's just different when it's something that you really enjoy every day and you want to put that effort into it.”— Michelle WilkieTimestamps:00:00 Introduction01:59 Rails II: Quilting, Math, and Improv04:15 Selling Art to a Corporate Collection While Still Employed06:21 Networking as an Introvert09:04 Balancing Admin, Networking, and Making as a Full-Time Artist11:35 Earning Income by Leasing Artwork14:09 Why Your Day Job Prepares You for an Art Career16:12 Crack of Light: A Fabric Door About Hope17:33 Leaving a 25-Year Corporate Career19:10 Final AdviceConnect with MichelleWebsite: https://www.mlwilkie.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ml_wilkie/Learn more about The Professional Artist Association:Mentoring:Apply to join 99 artists for unlimited 1:1 Coaching & Mentoring to grow your art income:https://professionalartist.com/applyMembership:Join 1,000+ committed artists around the world for less than $1, £ or € a day: https://professionalartist.com/joinFree Letter:Join 50,000+ artists getting Free advice & inspiration every week:https://professionalartist.com/podcast/#join-free-artist-letterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/professionalartistacceleratorReady to take the next step in your art career?We are hosting a free 4-Day Challenge online to help artists like you get back on track.Whether that’s making your next art show your best ever, designing a paid art workshop that is uniquely yours, or getting your artwork into the next right-fit gallery……this live, virtual, and interactive challenge will help get you get unstuck.Register to get a free pass here: https://professionalartist.com/freeIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with another artist and leave us a review/comment. We read every single one.

Free 4-Day “Gallery Ready” Challenge for artists: https://professionalartist.com/freeIsca has worked with some of her galleries for over 20 years and treats them as business partners.Learn how to present yourself to galleries as a partner they’ll want to keep.Join us live online Nov 16–19 at 7PM ET to learn when you’re gallery-ready, how to price your work and how to present yourself with confidence.Register free.---Does the right gallery partner exist for your art, and how do you know when you have found it?In this episode of The Professional Artist Podcast, New York-based painter Isca Greenfield-Sanders is featured by the Professional Artist Association (https://professionalartist.com/join), the world’s fastest-growing global community for committed fine artists.Isca’s work is held in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. In over 25 years, she has learned to treat her galleries as business partners.In this conversation, Isca breaks down how to tell if a gallery is the right fit, how to build relationships with new galleries, and why a bigger, more prestigious name is not always the better partner.This episode is an honest look at being upfront in a business relationship and recognizing when it is time to move on.“I view my galleries as my business partners. They are the public face of my work”— Isca Greenfield-SandersTimestamps:00:00 Introduction01:41 Lake Beach: Photography, Painting, and the Process05:06 A Senior Show in Italy07:41 Building Gallery Relationships That Last for Decades11:36 Pink Wildflowers: A New Way of Seeing13:17 How to Choose the Right Gallery16:13 Getting Into a New Gallery Through Other Artists17:13 Becoming a Beginner Again: Salt Beach Woodblock Print18:41 Final AdviceConnect with IscaWebsite: https://iscags.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iscags/Learn more about The Professional Artist Association:Mentoring:Apply to join 99 artists for unlimited 1:1 Coaching & Mentoring to grow your art income:https://professionalartist.com/applyMembership:Join 1,000+ committed artists around the world for less than $1, £ or € a day: https://professionalartist.com/joinFree Letter:Join 50,000+ artists getting Free advice & inspiration every week:https://professionalartist.com/podcast/#join-free-artist-letterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/professionalartistacceleratorReady to take the next step in your art career?We are hosting a free 4-Day Challenge online to help artists like you get back on track.Whether that’s making your next art show your best ever, designing a paid art workshop that is uniquely yours, or getting your artwork into the next right-fit gallery……this live, virtual, and interactive challenge will help get you get unstuck.Register to get a free pass here: https://professionalartist.com/freeIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with another artist and leave us a review/comment. We read every single one.

Free 4-Day “Gallery Ready” Challenge for artists: https://professionalartist.com/freeAlejandra works with galleries and shows at art fairs on three continents, where she learned that collectors buy connection, not pressure.Learn how to present yourself and your work to galleries with that same ease.Join us live online Nov 16–19 at 7PM ET to learn when you’re gallery-ready, how to price your work and how to present yourself with confidence.Register free.---Does pushing harder to sell your art make buyers walk away?In this episode of The Professional Artist Podcast, geometric painter Alejandra Sieder is featured by the Professional Artist Association (https://professionalartist.com/join), the world’s fastest-growing global community for committed fine artists.Alejandra is a Venezuelan-born painter based in Australia, with work shown at art fairs in Berlin, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the USA. She spent decades as a graphic designer before committing fully to painting.Instead of chasing sales, she builds her career through small decisions made consistently over time.In this deep dive, Alejandra breaks down what to do, and what not to do, when a collector approaches your work.She also explains why people really decide to buy, and how to know when you are ready to leave your day job. This episode is a grounded look at selling without pressure and making the move to full-time artist at the right moment.“If you sell from scarcity, you will not sell the painting. People know when you are pushing for a sale.”—Alejandra SiederTimestamps:00:00 Content Note and Introduction01:52 Many Territories: Identity, Migration, and Geometry04:39 Thirty Years Balancing Graphic Design and Painting07:46 Using Your Day Job to Build Your Art Career10:01 Labyrinth: A New Sense of Time13:50 Building Income Streams as an Independent Artist16:04 What to Do When a Collector Enters Your Booth19:57 Selling Without Scarcity: Letting the Painting Choose19:58 Golden Cave: A Decade in One Painting21:23 Final AdviceConnect with AlejandraWebsite: https://alejandrasieder.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alejandrasieder/Learn more about The Professional Artist Association:Mentoring:Apply to join 99 artists for unlimited 1:1 Coaching & Mentoring to grow your art income:https://professionalartist.com/applyMembership:Join 1,000+ committed artists around the world for less than $1, £ or € a day: https://professionalartist.com/joinFree Letter:Join 50,000+ artists getting Free advice & inspiration every week:https://professionalartist.com/podcast/#join-free-artist-letterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/professionalartistacceleratorReady to take the next step in your art career?We are hosting a free 4-Day Challenge online to help artists like you get back on track.Whether that’s making your next art show your best ever, designing a paid art workshop that is uniquely yours, or getting your artwork into the next right-fit gallery……this live, virtual, and interactive challenge will help get you get unstuck.Register to get a free pass here: https://professionalartist.com/freeIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with another artist and leave us a review/comment. We read every single one.

Free 4-Day “Gallery Ready” Challenge for artists: https://professionalartist.com/freeGlory Day earns money as an artist in many ways, including through galleries. Learn how to land your first (or next) gallery now.Join us live online Nov 16–19 at 7PM ET to learn when you’re gallery-ready, how to price your work and how to present yourself with confidence. Register free.Can selling your art feel natural or does it always come with a performance?In this episode of The Professional Artist Podcast, interdisciplinary artist Glory Day McSharry is featured by the Professional Artist Association (https://professionalartist.com/join), the world’s fastest-growing global community for committed fine artists.Glory Day is based in South Carolina and has built a thriving art business across three income streams: galleries, national art festivals, and commissions.Each one feeds the others in ways that aren’t immediately obvious from the outside.Rather than following a fixed formula, she has learned to spot opportunities and clear whatever is in the way of taking them, turning that instinct into a sustainable practice.In this conversation, Glory Day breaks down how to build multiple income streams from a single art practice, where to find buyers beyond traditional galleries, and how to sell your work without feeling like a salesperson.“Sales is a language that you learn because it has to do with helping someone give you the means to continue your practice, which happens to be money.”—Glory Day McSharryTimestamps:00:00 Introduction01:38 Fancy Pantry: Personal Narrative in the Paintings04:04 Three Income Streams05:57 Breaking Down the Numbers07:34 Working in Series and Studio Output09:11 Green Puddles: Chaos, Interior Space, and Home Renovation11:06 The California Festival Failure13:28 What It Takes to Show Up Well at Festivals14:48 Selling Without Performing: The Philosophy Behind the Work19:27 Bloodlines - Monumentalizing Female Labor21:20 Final AdviceConnect with Glory DayWebsite: https://www.glorydayloflin.com/aboutmeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/glorydaystudio/Learn more about The Professional Artist Association:Mentoring:Apply to join 99 artists for unlimited 1:1 Coaching & Mentoring to grow your art income:https://professionalartist.com/applyMembership:Join 1,000+ committed artists around the world for less than $1, £ or € a day: https://professionalartist.com/joinFree Letter:Join 50,000+ artists getting Free advice & inspiration every week:https://professionalartist.com/podcast/#join-free-artist-letterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/professionalartistacceleratorReady to take the next step in your art career?We are hosting a free 4-Day Challenge online to help artists like you get back on track.Whether that’s making your next art show your best ever, designing a paid art workshop that is uniquely yours, or getting your artwork into the next right-fit gallery……this live, virtual, and interactive challenge will help get you get unstuck.Register to get a free pass here: https://professionalartist.com/freeIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with another artist and leave us a review/comment. We read every single one.

Free 4-Day Challenge for artists: https://professionalartist.com/freeJoin us live and online to make your next art show your best, design a paid workshop that's yours alone, or land your work in the right gallery. Register free.---Can you build a successful art career without letting success change the art you make?In this episode of The Professional Artist Podcast, painter Loribelle Spirovski is featured by the Professional Artist Association (https://professionalartist.com/join), the world’s fastest-growing global community for committed fine artists.Loribelle is a Filipino-Australian figurative painter whose psychologically charged portraits have been exhibited internationally.She has earned multiple selections for Australia’s prestigious Archibald Prize, including the 2025 People’s Choice Award.Along the way, she learned that the job side of an art career can compromise the integrity of the work itself.In this episode, Loribelle shares why trying to make the “right” art can hold you back, how to start earning from your art before a gallery represents you, and why working harder can eventually work against you.“I was trying to please these imagined judges instead of being true to what I actually wanted to paint..”—Loribelle SpirovskiTimestamps:00:00 Introduction01:38 Lux Aeterna: Memory, Trauma, and the Body05:21 Growing Up Between Cultures08:14 The MFA Decision11:32 Getting Into Residencies Without a Strong CV Yet14:48 How Curators Actually Find Artists17:03 Pricing Work When You’re Still Building Confidence19:44 Memento Mori: When the Work Shifts Direction22:17 Final AdviceConnect with LoribelleWebsite: https://loribellespirovski.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loribellespirovskiLearn more about The Professional Artist Association:Mentoring:Apply to join 99 artists for unlimited 1:1 Coaching & Mentoring to grow your art income:https://professionalartist.com/applyMembership:Join 1,000+ committed artists around the world for less than $1, £ or € a day: https://professionalartist.com/joinFree Letter:Join 50,000+ artists getting Free advice & inspiration every week:https://professionalartist.com/podcast/#join-free-artist-letterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/professionalartistacceleratorReady to take the next step in your art career?We are hosting a free 4-Day Challenge online to help artists like you get back on track.Whether that’s making your next art show your best ever, designing a paid art workshop that is uniquely yours, or getting your artwork into the next right-fit gallery……this live, virtual, and interactive challenge will help get you get unstuck.Register to get a free pass here: https://professionalartist.com/freeIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with another artist and leave us a review/comment.We read every single one.