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Create a life in art without a gallery and start building an art career online and offline!! This book reveals effective and powerful actionable measures every artist needs to execute NOW! Many artists still believe that the only way to be visible and get your art noticed is through gallery representation. Working with a gallery has always been the go-to avenue when it comes to selling art. However, there are more artists than galleries could ever represent. As the modern market becomes more saturated, emerging artists have to explore non-traditional approaches to sell their art. Show Your Art: How To Build An Art Career Without A Gallery serves the self-representing artist who’s ready to move ahead and begin creating a life in art even without a gallery. For artists who want to take charge of their art career, Show Your Art reveals practical steps on how to write about your art to increase your visibility, share your stories and value, and reach your audiences directly without having to lose commission through a gallery. It goes through the contemporary and dynamic ways of exhibiting and using your online channels to reach a global audience as a self-representing artist -- something that wasn’t even possible 30 years ago! As an artist, YOU are the best advocate of your work. Learn how to effectively talk and write about your art. Make it easier to show yourself, your personality, and your value through the art you create, which is often the biggest stumbling block for new artists. In this book, Art Business Expert, Gita Joshi, unveils a step-by-step model so you can build a life in art with no gallery needed. Inside Show Your Art, you will discover: The single platform you need to explore to get your art seen by the right audience (hint: it’s NOT an art gallery); The detailed bit-by-bit breakdown on how to improve your online visibility; The biggest obstacle