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CONTRIBUTORS
BARNEY DAVEY is a
multi-decade art market veteran and the author of How to Profi t from the Art Print Market, a bestseller in Amazon.com's "Busi- ness of Art" category. He also publishes the highly regarded ArtPrintIssues. com, a business blog for visual artists. In this issue, Davey shares the secrets of successful self-promotion for even the most intro- verted of artists (p. 50).
With a career that
spans 30 years, LINDA MARIANO is a leader in
marketing, brand man- agement, e-commerce and promotion initiatives for major and specialty retailers, as well as art licensing, media and en- tertainment professionals. T rough LM2 Art Market- ing & Licensing, Mariano helps artists and industry leaders achieve their goals. Here, Mariano helps de- termine whether licensing is right for you (p. 24). E-mail her at LMariano85 @yahoo.com.
GARY T. KERR is the
president of Fine Art Impressions, an art imag- ing and advisory services company with studio lo- cations in Charlotte, Mos- cow, Prague, Hong Kong and Sydney. Kerr also off ers free consultations to any artist looking to self- publish his or her work. In this issue, Kerr cautions against 12 mistakes you should do your best to avoid (p. 30). He can be reached at 800/419-4442 or info@fi neartgiclee.com.
CRISTI SMITH is co-
owner and president of Ford Smith Fine Art and owns the retail Ford Smith Gallery in Roswell, Georgia. She is also the agent and publisher for her husband, Ford Smith. Her professional back- ground spans 25 years in retail advertising and marketing and includes executive leadership in Fortune 100 retailers, with a concentration in start-up companies in the upscale home decorat- ing industry. Here, Smith dishes on the things a gal- lery owner might be too polite to tell you (p. 26).
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