102: The Artist's Grind: Art, Grit, & Navigating Capitalism with Painter Bret Slater

Artistic Finance

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Brooklyn-based painter Bret Slater joins the podcast to discuss the business of painting. He explains how he learned to price his art and work with galleries in New York and Europe.

We discuss:

⭐️ How to price art

⭐️ Why you must “put yourself out there”

⭐️ What percentage a gallery takes when selling an artwork

⭐️ The importance of professional connections and relationships

⭐️ How Bret first got his art into galleries, and continues to show in galleries in New York and Europe.

In the patreon bonus episode, we discuss:

⭐️ Bret's art influences

⭐️ Bret’s thoughts on NFTs

⭐️ Taxes when selling through a gallery

⭐️ His decision process for grad school

⭐️ Bret’s finance changes when he got married

⭐️ How Nicole and I have obtained three Bret Slater paintings

Bret Slater:

https://www.instagram.com/bretslater/

https://www.bretslater.com/

Bret's "Lore" at the Dallas Museum:

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5336425

Chocolate Gnome - by Dieter Roth:

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/42330/

Antiquated Mechanism - Commission:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/61516832

New American Paintings:

https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/competitions

Otis Jones - Painter:

https://www.otisjones.net/images/1

Ron Gorchov - Painter:

https://www.artsy.net/artist/ron-gorchov

Vic Muniz - Artist:

https://vikmuniz.net/

How To Price Art - If You Don't Have A Gallerist:

https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/how-to-price-consistently-for-art-sales-success

Patron Bonus Episode:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/102-bret-slater-67452444

Jim Lee - Painter who influenced Bret:

http://www.artnet.com/artists/jim-lee-2/

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Interview by Nicole Steimel, Ethan Steimel