My mother pasted away and was a very talented Artiest. How can i get her name out there.I have all of her art

Question

I have alot of her art work form paints,drwaings and Sculptures. That i would like the sell and get her to become a know artist

Answer 1

Take her work to a local gallery.

Answer 2

I can understand that. Both my parents were artists and never amounted to much in the scheme of things. That depends on how you look at it though. They did a right in life! I am a working visual artist and I think about their personal histories quite a bit.

I have noticed a span on here of a variety of approaches to the art world. You need to find where her niche would be. Here are some things you might think about.

What was her art training; self-taught, private lessons, Art School, University...and so on.

Did she exhibit her work? If so, where? Did she have a CV listing her exhibitions and so on?

Did she have friends in the arts? If so, they may be able to help you with this.

Did she have a personal phylosophy regarding her work? Did she ever write anything down relating to her work? Did anyone else write about it?

Could you sit and write something about it and see what unfolds? I think that could give you more than you might imagine!!!! Start developing a picture of her life and work!

Do you know anyone in the visual arts? Without seeing the work it is hard to say where she belongs so to speak. There are many compitant recreational painters/artists but they don't make that leap to the next level for a variety of reasons.

Some become commercial artists putting their work in commercial galleries. There are a lot of those frankly. Some 'publish' in limited editon reproductions they like to call prints for marketing purposes. Fine, just call it what it is...please! Anyway some of these get famous within their niche but are not really seen as significant in the 'artworld' Everything has its place, don't worry.

Anyway, you need to gather as much of this information as you can and photograph the works digetally and put them on CD'c. Photocopy all your info and ...do a nice job of it. Plain and simple is best.

Take this stuff and hunt around for some expertise. Variety of people best. Get their honest opinions!

Just be happy OK? She sounds wonderful and this is a beautiful gesture.

Peace and all the best to you.

Answer 3

First, I am sorry to hear that your mother passed away. My condolences. I paint watercolors and do photography and have online portfolios at several sites. My favorite contains three levels. One is a free portfolio where an artist may exhibit four works. You could begin there and rotate your mother's works of art. The next portfolio would cost you a nominal fee per year. It cost $35. when I joined but could be slightly more now. You can have separate categories for paintings, drawings and sculptures. You would have to maintain this type of portfolio and apply for a juried portfolio which costs slightly more. That type allows you to access statistics about numbers of viewers per work of art, countries viewers live in, etc. It costs around $75. per year. The website administrators act as negotiators between buyers and artists and retain a percentage of each sale. You can access this website at two addresses:

www.absolutearts.com
www.wwar.com

There are also portfolio websites which are totally free. Do a Google search by typing in free online artist portfolios.

Incidentally, as the artwork was done by your mother rather than by you, be prepared to show that you have the right to sell it regardless of which site you select.

Answer 4

If in life an artist hasn't made a name...it is pretty much a day job to get it done after he/she passed away.

Start by claiming her name as a Internet domain name and making a site in her honor. Advertise advertise advertise.
Make a local exposition of her work (not necessarily to get sales but to make her work known. Put a note on the best work that it isn't for sale...not all of them just the best ones.

You can take it from there I should imagine. If it is any good people will start to notice.