Explore Artist Careers
“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” Those are the words of famous Dutch Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh, who seemed only fitting to quote, since the career of an artist can be anything but certain. No career is without uncertainty, but making a living off your art is an especially difficult dream to achieve.
Well, we can’t erase the uncertainty from your future, but we can try our very best to bring you as much information as possible from the people who are living that dream. By following these experts careers you can use their experiences as insight into how you should prepare for the road ahead. As we continue to build our list of experts, we are trying to create a diverse and interesting resource bank so we can limit as much uncertainty as possible for all of you aspiring artists. Just remember, everybody’s journey is different, but you don’t have to face it unprepared.
Expert Artists
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Art Appraiser
Not every person employed in the arts world has to be an accomplished.
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Art Business Coach
Alyson Stanfield knows as well as anyone that a career in art.
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Art Therapist
What was your background before you began practicing art therapy? I went to.
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Book Illustrator
How did you first become involved in illustration? Was there a point at which.
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Cake Designer
How did you get involved in cake artistry? Was there a point where.
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Car Designer
How did you first become interested in design? Was there a moment when.
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Costume Painter
Finding success as a freelance artist is difficult enough, but when you combine.
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Fashion Advertising
As Sara Rotman was rising through the ranks of corporate America, she quickly.
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Fashion Designer
What was the first piece of clothing that you ever sewed and how.
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Glassmaker
Admit it, you knew that the glass-making profession existed, but you didn’t think it was a.
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Glass Artist
It may come as a shock to you that accomplished glass artists with.
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Goldsmith
How did you first become involved in goldsmithing / jewelry? Was there a point.
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Graphic Designer
What was your background before you entered the graphic design industry? How did.
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Graphic Designer
How did you first become interested in graphic design? I have always been.
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Jewelry Design
When did you first become interested in making jewelry as a career? Was.
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Jewelry Design
Some designers need years of training before they can successfully create a product.
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Glamour Makeup Artist
How did you become a makeup artist? I started working behind a.
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Graffiti Makeup Artist
How did you become a makeup artist? I have always been in.
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Metal Working Sculptor
How did you first become interested in Sculpting? I was interested in.
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Music Exec/Recording Artist
There are those that grow up dreaming of becoming a huge music.
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Musician
How did you first become interested in music? When was the first moment when.
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Novelist
The horror stories about writing a novel are plentiful. Certainly the experience can be.
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Landscape Artist
When you grow up surrounded by corn fields like Arthur Morehead, it doesn’t.
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Fine Art Painter
Occasionally someone will stumble upon an art career by accident, which is.
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Painter
How did you become a Painter? I became a painter quite by accident. Here’s.
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Equine Photographer
How did you first become interested in Photography? I was editor of a.
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Photographer
Sometimes, something very small can inspire something much larger. Such is the case for.
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Photographer
How did you become a photographer? I started out intending to become an illustrator,.
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Printmaker
For some artists, it takes years of trials and tribulations before they discover what.
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Quilter
Talk about how you discovered quilting and first became really passionate about it. I.
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Screen Printing
One of the best parts about an art career is that amateurs can.
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Sculptor
So yours really is a rags to riches story Pablo, can you tell us.
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Sculptor
It’s not exactly a secret that sculptures are some of the hardest art forms.
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Sewing Artist
How did you get into sewing? I started sewing over 25 years ago.
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Sketch Artist
Greg High discovered he had a talent for drawing and sketching early in.
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Stationery Designer
How did you first become involved in stationery design? Was there a point where.
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Tattoo Artist
How did you first become interested in Tattooing? I’m not sure exactly when.
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