Is it common for art gallery curators to want to see artist home?

Mine... It's a Tiziano...

i think you should definetly use your name it's perfect also you could take one word that inspires your art and use that.

I would explain to the coordinator that you would like to do an internship in the fall, but you want to get a preliminary feel for the gallery and would it be okay to volunteer a few days per week?...

Now you know a question to ask on the phone before you make the trip. On the other hand, you could have lied and/or paid a few bucks to go to a craft show to sell some of your work so the answer...

I'm not an artist, so I'm not the best person to critique them, but... The first one is odd, but in an interesting way. The second one would look better with darker shadows. I th...

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Join an artist cooperative that puts on shows... rent a booth at one of the many street fairs, sell your stuff at neighborhood events (Ballard Viking Days, West Seattle Hi-Yu), talk to coffee ...

You can't say one or the other is better. They use the same transportation methods: conveyor belts, semi-trailers, part-time loaders, etc... Its a gamble with either. Just pack the package...