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Five muralists from different backgrounds share how they shape public spaces with care, patience, and a strong sense of place. Their murals appear in airports, schools, city blocks, and small businesses, each shaped by real conversations and grounded attention to the communities they work with.
The gender gap is real. You’re not overthinking it. If you’ve ever looked around at an exhibition lineup or flipped through an art fair catalog and quietly wondered why there are still so few women, your instinct was right. The numbers back it up, and they’ve been doing so for years. But understanding how to read those numbers is where things start to get really interesting. Art market reports love clean charts and polished graphs, but behind those visuals are messy truths. They show that for every celebrated female artist, there…
Strength grows faster when you’re not trying to go it alone. Being a woman artist can feel like you’re juggling a hundred things at once, from pitching your work to negotiating rates, all while trying to be seen. But when women come together, that effort multiplies. Collective negotiating power doesn’t mean giving up your individuality, it means giving your ideas, your work, and your terms the weight they deserve. Many artists worry that collaborating will dilute their voice or independence. That’s not the case. Sharing strategies, pricing tips, and insights about…
Portfolios don’t speak the same language for everyone. What grabs a curator’s attention might barely register with a collector, and galleries are often looking for something entirely different. Treating every audience the same usually means your work doesn’t land as well as it could, and opportunities slip through the cracks. Different people notice different things. Collectors want to see growth, potential, and whether your work could become a meaningful addition to their collection. Curators are scanning for cohesion, concept, and whether your pieces fit into a larger conversation. Galleries are sizing…
Sharon James talks about returning to her practice after early motherhood, painting family life in rural Dorset and making space for stories often missing in British art. From IVF to raising a queer family in a mostly white area, she shares what it means to be seen without needing to explain or justify anything, and how she is helping other global majority artists find grounding and visibility too.
Take a look at the inspiring Faces submissions arriving from artists around the world. Through portraits, abstractions, and expressive forms, these works uncover vulnerability, strength, culture, and connection reminding us that every face holds a story worth seeing.
Simplicity looks easy until you try to master it. Piet Mondrian did what most artists spend lifetimes chasing, he made simplicity profound. Born in the Netherlands in 1872, Mondrian began like many others, painting trees, fields, and quiet horizons. But somewhere along the way, he stopped chasing what he saw and started painting what he felt. His journey from representational landscapes to pure abstraction wasn’t just about changing styles, it was about redefining what art could even be. Mondrian believed that beneath all the chaos of life was a hidden order.…
Being an artist is already very hard. Between painting, managing your studio, and trying to get your work seen, it often feels like you are juggling too many balls at once. What if I told you there’s a simple formula that makes it easier to get your work done, handle the behind-the-scenes tasks, and actually see results? The 60/30/10 rule does exactly that. It’s a surprisingly small adjustment with a big payoff, helping you balance creative time, admin tasks, and marketing without feeling like you’re drowning in to-dos. Here’s why it…
Step inside the studio of Canadian painter Renee Pupetz, where paint jars crowd the table, ideas appear without warning, and two cats watch it all unfold. Renee talks about coming back to painting after a tough chapter, how she lets instinct guide her work, and why she rarely throws a piece away. This conversation feels like sitting beside her as she fills her water jars, talks to her late father in the quiet moments, and gets lost in colour and chance.
Is it time for your art to be seen? Apply for October 2025 Artist of the Month with the Women in Arts Network. Share your work, tell your story, and let curators, collectors, and art lovers around the world discover your talent.