Finding the Right Opportunities, Reframing Rejection & Tips for Submitting Your Work

Victoria talks about the importance of finding the right opportunities that align with your long-term goals and how to reframe rejection as a stepping stone rather than a setback. She shares insights from both an artist’s and curator’s perspective, offering practical strategies for researching opportunities, building relationships within the art community, and maintaining connections with curators. Victoria also shares upcoming open calls for artists, encouraging them to submit their work and embrace the process of growth and resilience in their careers.

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About Victoria

Victoria J. Fry is a New York City-based painter, educator, curator, and podcast host. She is the founder of Visionary Art Collective, New Visionary Magazine, and Warnes Contemporary Gallery. Victoria has supported hundreds of artists globally, providing resources and opportunities to help them further their art careers.

As part of her mission to increase visibility for emerging artists, she partners with renowned curators and gallerists to facilitate both in-person and virtual exhibitions and to publish quarterly issues of New Visionary Magazine, a contemporary art publication showcasing artists from around the world. She has been a guest speaker for Women’s Caucus for Art in Washington, D.C., Superfine Art Fair in NYC, Photo Trouvée Magazine, The Art Queens Society, and the Huron River Art Collective. She has curated exhibitions for Create! Magazine, Arts to Hearts Project, and The Artful Collective, and has served as a juror for the Women’s United Art Prize.

Victoria holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts (2012) and an MAT from the Maine College of Art (2014).

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