Art biography examples
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Crafting the right documents to showcase your work as an artist is essential for your professional journey and knowing how to sell your art.
It’s not just about listing your accomplishments—it’s about telling your story and articulating your vision in a way that resonates deeply with your audience. Whether you are applying to be in one of your local galleries, trying to be accepted for a public art commission, or even looking to sell your art online or at art fairs, you'll need to create documents that effectively convey who you are as an artist and what your work represents.
A strong artist bio, along with a compelling artist statement, CV, and resume, not only supports your applications but also plays a critical role in attracting potential buyers and collectors. These documents act as a bridge between you and your audience, helping them understand the person behind the art.
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A Self Portrait
Artist bios are an important part of art. If you’re selling — or seeking to sell — your art or services, you’ll want to create a bio that evolves as you do. Your bio is your story in your words. But if you’re already worried because you’re a visual artist and not a writer… an artist of words, take heart. There are workarounds which we’ll get into.
If your art is your hobby, and you’re not sure if you want it to become something more, this may still be helpful for you. Your art and those who admire it, will all benefit by the addition of story to your creations.
It’s human nature to connect with stories. Stories breathe life into things and bridge connections with people. We connect with the life, the lesson, the message, feelings and experiences behind the story.
Art Descriptions
One artist in the iCreateDaily community, Lynda Suzanne Wright, creates short 100-ish word stories for some of her a
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The Gallery’s Guide to Writing Good Artist Bios
1. Create a concise summary
An artist bio should concisely summarise the artist’s practice. It’s not about covering an artist’s entire CV or full biography. Focus on a few main points that you believe to best introduce the artist and their art. Always include the medium, themes, techniques, and influences the artist works with.
2. Use clean, simple language
Use clean, simple language and avoid academic jargon and exaggerated language. Readers respond to authentic, simple texts and will take you much more seriously than if you use over-embellished language.
3. Grab the attention with a creative first sentence
Try to start the bio with a first line that is not simply a standard biographical introduction. Instead, be more creative and write a first sentence that grabs your readers’ attention while also telling them what is the most important thing about this artist and their work.