The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love

NEWS:

My solo exhibition of new paintings will open April 21 at Addison/Ripley Gallery, Washington, D.C.

Listen to my podcast on Writing An Artist Statement for the College Arts Association There are other valuable podcasts on this page as well.
Check out my interview about the book and fundraising for visual artists with Jimmy Tom, Director of the Foundation Center, Philanthropy Chats
New York Times article about a professional development series at NYFA, and my keynote address: Creative Types, Learning to Be Business-Minded
":..like a Rosetta Stone that unlocks the mysteries of a complex business, bringing a desperately needed level of control to a burgeoning artist over his own future." Louis Cook, ArtDesignCafe Magazine

The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love is a comprehensive handbook that provides the information, tools, and techniques, for developing and sustaining a successful art career. It provides answers to the challenges artists face everyday and includes real-life examples, illustrations, step-by-step exercises, and bulleted lists that allow readers to dive in and begin working immediately.

Author Jackie Battenfield maintains her own career as a visual artist and teaches professional development classes at Columbia University and the Creative Capital Foundation.

The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love is published by Da Capo Press.

Buy the book through Amazon or Barnes and Noble.