Meet artist Niamh O'connor. She is part of a group of artists in Ireland who are part of an exhibition called Art in Lockdown Exhibition happening now exclusively in Facebook. Hear the story and get some ideas for your nex show. Breakfast with Sergio Special Edition #5
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE SHOW: https://www.facebook.com/artinlockdown

Meet artist Alessandro Tomassetti. He is in Barcelona where the COVID-19 lockdown is in effect right now. He shareas about adapting to the current reality and working from home. Breakfast with Sergio Special Edition #4

Meet artist Flavia Testa. She is in upper Italy where the COVID-19 lockdown is in effect roght now. HEar how she is dealing with it and selling art online. Breakfast with Sergio Special Edition #3

I chat with artist Sijia Chen about her lockdown story. She has been in mainland China dealing with the quarentine for the last 5 weeks. Hear how she is adapting her artistic practice. Breakfast with Sergio Special Edition #2

Artist Paul Beel paints my portrait from his home in Florence, Italy as he talks about the Italian quarantine and adapting to the present COVID-19 situation. Breakfast with Sergio Special Edition #1

Amuleto is a contemporary art gallery based in Barcelona which started in February 2019. 

Since then, they started looking for young artists depicting art with historical importance, quality of work and heart. Showcasing the best art they can find, they transform art lovers into art collectors.

Creating a digital space with  the modern tools we have, they communicate and establish dialogues with audiences from all around the world. 

Instagram: @amuleto_art

Webpage: http://www.amuletoart.com

Artsy: http://www.Artsy.net/amuleto-art

In this episode Dr. Yanina Gomez (psychologist, author and emotional wellness expert) talks about 5 things we all can do to center ourselves and take care of our mindset during COVID-19 situation.

Professionally trained as a jeweler, Bo Huff owned a family jewelry business with his brother for 15 years.  During this time, his wife was diagnosed with cancer.  She passed away after a four-year struggle.  After her death, Bo closed the jewelry business and ran away.  He found it difficult to be creative.  It was during this period that he was diagnosed with Bipolar 1. 

Bo began to experiment with painting and found it to be very therapeutic.   Being Bipolar accentuated his creativity.  He battled with whether he should separate his art from his mental illness, but it was simply impossible.  When showing his art, mental illness always comes into the conversation.  It is not something he hangs his head about.  He uses this to reach out and give others hope. 

His passion has become painting.  It is what he does for fun – for recreation, for creativity.   He also enjoys teaching others what he has learned about how to succeed with a mental illness.  One area Bo pays special attention to in his work is with suicide prevention.  Outside of his art, his other passion is his dogs.  Bo spent a number of years volunteering at a local no-kill dog shelter and has personally adopted 4 dogs from this shelter.  

Bo’s business has flourished over the past 10 years, and he has found a great niche.   He can now truly call myself an artist, an “outsider artist”.  Bo’s medium is acrylic on canvas or wood.  You will likely find him painting either in his studio in north Texas or his studio on the northwest side of Houston. 

Jennifer Pazienza has an extensive record in academia. She earned a Master’s and PhD in Art Education at The Pennsylvania State University She is now retired from teaching but busier than ever running her art career.
Jennifer creates paintings that are visually poetic, contemplative and invite us to enter a quiet space of contemplation.
She is originally from New Jersey from an Italian-American family.
For the last 25 years she has resided on New Brunswick, Canada where she lives with husband their their dog.  Her extensive exhibition record includes shows in Canada and the US. Her work is held in Public, Private and Corporate Collections in Canada, the United States and Italy.

Follow her on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferpazienza/

Sam P. Israel is a prominent New York trial and appellate attorney with a highly distinctive commercial litigation practice. He is the founder of Sam P. Israel, P.C., a select five lawyer boutique litigation practice headquartered in New York City’s financial district. Mr. Israel’s practice covers a wide range of subjects, including art, intellectual property, corporate and contractual disputes, securities, employment, insolvency and restructuring litigation, and corporate and transactional matters; in industries of equal diversity, including investment, financial and hedge fund concerns, real property, restaurant services, arts and photography, and alternative energy. His clients span modest to multi-national corporations, to prominent artists and filmmakers, among them Ramius LLC, Arena Investors, LP / Lantern Endowment Partners, North Mill Capital Investors, LLC, and Dr. William Fung (managing director of PI Asset Management.)

Among his recent victories in art cases, Mr. Israel secured a multi-million dollar award against a major New York art gallery, winning on claims for contractual breach, conversion, and breaches of fiduciary duties.

Mr. Israel is knowledgeable in art law, handling cases including claims of conversion, issues of authentication, and other contractual matters specific to the acquisition, retention, sale and disposition of fine art with success. Mr. Israel has considerable experience in litigating the fairness and legitimacy of sales based upon the state of domestic and international art markets and circumstances surrounding the particular transactions in question. The scope of Mr. Israel’s representation history is broad and he regularly serves as counsel in art-related cases in the copyright, fiduciary, commercial, and estate-administration contexts. Among his clients are individual artists and their estates, investors, hedge funds, art dealers, experts, and collectors.

Beyond litigation, Mr. Israel regularly advises clients on their legal rights and liabilities in the art market. Mr. Israel knows that purchasing and selling fine art often raises questions of title, authenticity, and liability, as well as the form and substance of the written agreements governing transactions in fine art. Propelled by a history of litigation involving art law, Mr. Israel advises clients on a wide range of issues that may arise in the 21st Century art market

Website: https://spi-pc.com/

In this episode Sergio Gomez discusses the artist & gallery relationship in a practical and relaxed way. Sergio looks at how this relationship has evolved over the years and what to do to ensure a good relationship with the galleries you work with.

In this episode, I share important sales strategies tested in 2019 as well as important shifts for 2020 that you need to keep in mind if you are planning to make bigger and better sales this year. these strategies will help you look ahead as you realize what things you may need to prepare for.

Aneta Ten is a self taught Bulgarian artist, born in culture rich Burgas, Bulgaria. Surrounded by Burgas Lakes and located at the weseternmost point of the Black Sea. Early in childhood she and her family moved to Sliven, Bulgaria, at the foot of the famous blue stone mountains and it's natural park. In 1998, after graduating from The English Academy, she decided to travel the world, staying true to her adventurous nature. In the 2010, she moves to London, UK where she has lived and worked ever since; A mother, a teacher by day, Uni Student and an Artist by heart! 

Instagram: @dreamartapartment

Are you ready for 2020? Here are ten ideas you need to take some time to think about to take your art career to the next level. Find out more information at http://www.theartistnextlevel.com/2020

Sculpture and Sculptors at Red Rag
Artist: Ian EDWARDS

Ian Edwards was born in 1974. At the age of 16 he commenced a five year apprenticeship specialising in ornamental woodcarving. During his training Ian's love for the form and movement of both humans and animals developed.

Today Ian Edwards produces sculptures with a rare sensitivity. His keen observational skills are sucessfully applied in creating bronze sculptures of animals, birds and human forms. Ian's sculptures are very textural with a strong sense of life and movement. This coupled with fine patination techniques make Edwards sculptures highly sought after.

Ian Edwards sculptures have been exhibited wideley throughout the world.

Hey, let me share with you my current top 5 apps I use to manage my social media for my artist brand, art academy and art gallery. I will tell you what they do and why I love them. If you are serious about mastering social media, this episode is for you!

Rebecca Wilson is Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art. She was formerly a Director at the Saatchi Gallery, London, where she was instrumental in the launch of the gallery's online presence. In 2007 she created New Sensations, a prize for art students which identifies and supports the most exciting emerging artists in the UK. Prior to joining the Saatchi Gallery, Rebecca worked for 14 years in book and art magazine publishing: she was editor of ArtReview, and before that deputy editor of Modern Painters. She has nearly 2 decades of experience working with emerging artists.

Have you ever collaborated with others in your art career? In this episode Sergio talks about dos and don'ts when thinking of collaborating with others and the reason why you may want to a add a collaboration to your 2020 calendar!

Emerging artists from around the world have similar concerns and struggles. In this episode, emerging artist from India Rakshit Bhatt asks me a number of questions to help emerging artist in his countries. However, the answers will help artists anywhere.

Timothy Widener is a recognized artist and teacher who shows his work world wide. The recipient of many awards including The Award of Excellence through the Society of Animal Artists as well as the National Society of Portrait Painters, his work is housed in many collections both public and private. He holds a Graduate degree in the History of Art from Michigan State University. 

Cheryl B. Widener is both a passionate artist and vocalist who has devoted much of her creative energy towards a greater self-awareness and spiritualism that is often depicted in her paintings and drawings. An ardent plein-air painter and figure artist, her work is widely displayed in both public and private collections. She is a graduate of Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. 

Member of American Impressionist Society, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center and Detroit Society Of Women Painters and Sculptors.

Rachel Gluski is currently attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) as a fine art student. She is now in her fourth year in the painting/drawing program and will graduate in 2020 with her BFA, Her main focus is in oil painting and works on paper with and interest in writing and philosophy.

“I use my art to understand how I connect to themes of my interest inclusive of protection, safety, gender and adventure, By using fictitious narratives to explore these themes I make a fantasy world and invite others to create a story.”

I just got back from CarrotCon 2019, a marketing conference in Chicago. During the conference I had the opportunity to sit down with two experts in Marketing. In this episode I share my conversation with Andrew Purdum of Unveil the Web. He is an expert in writing copy that converts. The second conversation is with Josue Peña of Online CEO. Josue is an Instagram Expert who has helped brands grow exponentially to the millions of followers and monetize their accounts.  You will love this episode!

As both a corporate leader and agency owner, Carrie Lannon has guided brands to exciting new levels of visibility in both entrepreneurial and multi-billion dollar corporate environments.

Carrie has presented to audiences from 10 to 2000 on the topics of marketing, branding and entrepreneurship.  She is an experienced on-camera spokesperson with broadcast experience on ABC-TV’s “Shark Tank,” Crain’s Chicago Business online and numerous news and talk shows.

Today, Carrie shares her big brand and entrepreneurial experience to help others succeed by leveraging their brand’s potential.  She is passionate about art and culture and has worked with both solo artists and gallerists as well as larger organizations including the Chicago Artists Coalition, the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

To contact Carrie or learn more, visit: https://www.carrielannon.com/

In this episode I share a presentation of how I strategically think about art collectors based on my experience as an artist, curator and gallery owner. 

In this episode Sergio talks about turning a simple idea of challenging himself to paint small into a big promotion campaign that continues to bring new collectors to his work over and over again. In this episode you will hear how he launched it and reproduced it successfully every year since 2012.  Don't miss it and take notes.