EPISODE 102:
HOW TO GET YOUR ART INTO A GALLERY WITH PAINTER BRET SLATER
Host: Ethan Steimel
Release Date: 06/08/2022
Release Date: 06/08/2022
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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 get his works into galleries in New York and Europe.
Topics: ⭐️ 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. |
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Links and Resources
How To Price Art If You Don't Have A Gallerist
Chocolate Gnome | Dieter Roth
Story & Photos of the "investing" art for the 6k Special
Otis Jones
Extras In The Patreon Episode
Listen to our extended discussion with Bret Slater by becoming a patron! Thank you for your ongoing support.
Bonus Episode: Bret Slater Outtakes
Topics:
⭐️ 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
Jim Lee - Painter who influenced Bret
Ron Gorchov - Painter who influenced Bret
Bret Slater
Painter
@bretslater
www.bretslater.com
Bret Slater is a painter residing in Brooklyn, NY. Born in the Bronx and raised in Westchester, NY, Slater has received a BFA from the State University of New York, Purchase College, as well as an MFA from Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts.
Slater describes his paintings as “inanimate beings with living souls”
Bret has attended artistic residencies in Turin/Italy, Lyon/France, and Taos/NM. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout Europe, as well as the United States.
In addition to painting, Bret also works as an Art Handler for a small mom & pop company in NYC, specializing in installation. Daily, he hangs priceless masterworks in the private residences of Billionaires, Millionaires, and Average Joes alike. Many of his installation skills were developed at MoMA, where Slater temped in the art handling department from 2013-16. He has also worked as studio assistant to the artist Otis Jones from 2011-13, and continued to assist Jones in his studio intermittently from 2013-18.
Chocolate Gnome | Dieter Roth
Story & Photos of the "investing" art for the 6k Special
Otis Jones
Extras In The Patreon Episode
Listen to our extended discussion with Bret Slater by becoming a patron! Thank you for your ongoing support.
Bonus Episode: Bret Slater Outtakes
Topics:
⭐️ 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
Jim Lee - Painter who influenced Bret
Ron Gorchov - Painter who influenced Bret
Bret Slater
Painter
@bretslater
www.bretslater.com
Bret Slater is a painter residing in Brooklyn, NY. Born in the Bronx and raised in Westchester, NY, Slater has received a BFA from the State University of New York, Purchase College, as well as an MFA from Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts.
Slater describes his paintings as “inanimate beings with living souls”
Bret has attended artistic residencies in Turin/Italy, Lyon/France, and Taos/NM. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout Europe, as well as the United States.
In addition to painting, Bret also works as an Art Handler for a small mom & pop company in NYC, specializing in installation. Daily, he hangs priceless masterworks in the private residences of Billionaires, Millionaires, and Average Joes alike. Many of his installation skills were developed at MoMA, where Slater temped in the art handling department from 2013-16. He has also worked as studio assistant to the artist Otis Jones from 2011-13, and continued to assist Jones in his studio intermittently from 2013-18.
