Join us for an inspiring discussion about the benefits of creating your own art show! With years of expertise in the art world, Ekaterina Popova and Gita Joshi launched a dynamic online program to provide artists with the tools to design and launch self-directed exhibitions. Here’s what we discuss:
1. The importance of advocating for yourself as an artist and thinking outside of the box when it comes to increasing visibility for your work.
2. The mindset shift that happens when you decide to take your art career into your own hands.
3. How creating your own show can help you to cultivate organic connections in your community and beyond.
Enroll in Kat and Gita’s program by visiting yourownartshow.com
About Ekaterina Popova -
Ekaterina Popova is an acclaimed artist born in Russia, globally recognized for her contemporary oil paintings of interiors and landscapes. With a Bachelor's in Fine Art from Kutztown University earned in 2011, Ekaterina has since been showcasing her work on an international scale, solidifying her place in the global art community.
Her explorations of mood, emotion, and themes of home and belonging are influenced by post-impressionism, fauvism, and magical realism. These influences have guided her decade-long examination of home, place, and identity.
Internationally exhibited, her work graces galleries from Cohle Gallery in Paris and Menorca to The Painting Center in New York, along with James Oliver Gallery, Decorazon Gallery, Affordable Art Fair, Art Miami Fairs, The Trenton City Museum, Paradigm Gallery, Delaware Contemporary, The Boxheart Gallery, A.I.R. Gallery, and more.
Her art and journey have been highlighted in numerous blogs and publications, earning features in Colossal, Beautiful Bizarre, American Art Collector, The Jealous Curator, DPI Magazine, Friend of The Artist, Iceview, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Popova attended residencies at Centre Pompadour in Abbeville, France, NES Residency in Iceland, and the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts in Greece. Her studio is located at 1241 Carpenter Street Studios in Philadelphia. She is also the founder of Create! Magazine, Art Queens and the host of Art & Cocktails Podcast. She co-authored two books, The Complete Smartist Guide and The Creative Business Handbook.
Website: katerinapopova.com
IG: @katerinaspopova
About Gita Joshi -
Gita Joshi is a London-based independent curator, an award winning art dealer, and the host of The Curator’s Salon - a podcast and website focussing on the art world with advice for early and mid career artists. She has an art history background and trained in curating at Central St Martins before opening her own gallery, Orso Major, in Central London (2013-2016). Gita has produced artists open studio programs, worked with arts charities, organized open exhibitions, been a juror for art competitions and curated exhibitions in business spaces as well as within the gallery context.
She works as an artist coach supporting artists to establish their careers and paint their own profitable path. She has curated over 30 exhibitions and her first virtual exhibition opened in April 2020. In May 2021, Gita published Art Seen Magazine. Gita is the author of the bestselling book, Show Your Art: How to build an art career without a Gallery.
Website: thecuratorssalon.com
IG: @thegitajoshi
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