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CONTRIBUTORS
T e founder of T e Na-
tion of Artists and a cor- respondent for Australia's ABC Radio, ELLIOT KOTEK has curated art exhibi- tions in Los Angeles and San Francisco. His writing has been seen in Black & White, Art and Living, Little White Lies, MovieMaker, Inside Film, Distinction, GQ and Details. His Polaroid photography has traveled around the globe, from the Venice Art Walk & Auc- tions to Australia's Helen Gory Galerie. Of his latest fi lm projects, Little Larry was recently nominated for a Directors Guild Award in Canada. In this issue, Kotek chats up fi ve pioneers of sus- tainable art (p. 46).
Contributing Editor
LITSA SPANOS is an award-winning gallery owner, educator, art con- sultant, custom framer and the president of Art Design Consultants Inc. (www.ad- cfi neart.com). Connecting art and design has always been an important mission for Spanos and her com- pany; she and her team pro- vide artwork and extensive custom framing services to private individuals and cor- porate clients. In this issue, Spanos shares the secrets of selling art, from A to Z (p. 42). Contact Spanos at artdesign@fuse.net or 513/723-1222. Check out "Litsa's Blog" at www.adcfi neart.com/blog.
DEBBIE VAN DE VEN
is an illustrator, animator and creative entrepreneur. Aſt er earning a master's de- gree in art, van de Ven spent time creating techniques and tactics that anyone could use to market and sell their art in a fun and effi cient way. On Work Your Art (www. workyourart.com), an on- line art business course, she teaches ambitious artists how to get the most out of their work and fi nd profes- sional success. Here, van de Ven off ers fi ve tips on how to make 2012 your most suc- cessful year yet (p. 26).
JODI WALSH lives and
creates her artwork in the Washington, D.C. metropol- itan area. She is the founder of House of Artistry (www. houseofartistry.com) and creator of the "12 STEP Pro- gram for Artists: T e Art of Doing Business." As an art- ist career consultant, Walsh off ers portfolio and Website reviews as well as private ca- reer consultations. In May of 2010, Walsh opened Gallery 555dc (www.gallery555dc. com). In this issue, she de- buts her column, "Artist to Artist," which will become a regular feature for ABN (p. 16). E-mail her at HouseofArtistry@aol.com.
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