The Professional Artist Podcast: Art Business Transformations

Free 4-Day Challenge for artists: https://professionalartist.com/freeJoin us live and online to make your next art show your best, design a paid workshop that's yours alone, or land your work in the right gallery. Register free.---Can you build a successful art career without letting success change the art you make?In this episode of The Professional Artist Podcast, painter Loribelle Spirovski is featured by the Professional Artist Association (https://professionalartist.com/join), the world’s fastest-growing global community for committed fine artists.Loribelle is a Filipino-Australian figurative painter whose psychologically charged portraits have been exhibited internationally.She has earned multiple selections for Australia’s prestigious Archibald Prize, including the 2025 People’s Choice Award.Along the way, she learned that the job side of an art career can compromise the integrity of the work itself.In this episode, Loribelle shares why trying to make the “right” art can hold you back, how to start earning from your art before a gallery represents you, and why working harder can eventually work against you.“I was trying to please these imagined judges instead of being true to what I actually wanted to paint..”—Loribelle SpirovskiTimestamps:00:00 Introduction01:38 Lux Aeterna: Memory, Trauma, and the Body05:21 Growing Up Between Cultures08:14 The MFA Decision11:32 Getting Into Residencies Without a Strong CV Yet14:48 How Curators Actually Find Artists17:03 Pricing Work When You’re Still Building Confidence19:44 Memento Mori: When the Work Shifts Direction22:17 Final AdviceConnect with LoribelleWebsite: https://loribellespirovski.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loribellespirovskiLearn more about The Professional Artist Association:Mentoring:Apply to join 99 artists for unlimited 1:1 Coaching & Mentoring to grow your art income:https://professionalartist.com/applyMembership:Join 1,000+ committed artists around the world for less than $1, £ or € a day: https://professionalartist.com/joinFree Letter:Join 50,000+ artists getting Free advice & inspiration every week:https://professionalartist.com/podcast/#join-free-artist-letterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/professionalartistacceleratorReady to take the next step in your art career?We are hosting a free 4-Day Challenge online to help artists like you get back on track.Whether that’s making your next art show your best ever, designing a paid art workshop that is uniquely yours, or getting your artwork into the next right-fit gallery……this live, virtual, and interactive challenge will help get you get unstuck.Register to get a free pass here: https://professionalartist.com/freeIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with another artist and leave us a review/comment.We read every single one.

Free 4-Day Challenge for artists: https://professionalartist.com/freeJoin us live and online to make your next art show your best, design a paid workshop that's yours alone, or land your work in the right gallery. Register free.---What if getting your art discovered has less to do with chasing galleries and more to do with putting your work where people can find it?In this episode of The Professional Artist Podcast, landscape painter Thomas Sarrantonio is featured by the Professional Artist Association (https://professionalartist.com/join), the world's fastest-growing global community for committed fine artists.Based in New York, Thomas has been exhibiting since the 1980s and has spent decades building his career around painting, teaching, and his local artistic community. His work has earned a Pollock-Krasner grant and gallery representation, but many of those opportunities came to him rather than through actively pursuing galleries.In this episode, Thomas shares how showing his work in libraries, bakeries, and other community spaces helped create unexpected opportunities, how relationships with other artists contributed to his career, and what he has learned from working with multiple commercial galleries. “Galleries have found me. I never really was good at selling myself, and I didn't feel comfortable doing that, so I usually just gave up on that.”— Thomas SarrantonioTimestamps:00:00 Introduction01:38 Field Painting : Plein Air at First Light04:43 Showing Up Without Selling Yourself - Libraries, Bakeries, and Community08:26 Practical Tips for Showing Outside Commercial Galleries10:55 Sunset With Storm Offshore: A Labor of Love15:49 Never Give Up Creative Freedom to a Gallery18:21 Visibility 20:33 Final AdviceConnect with ThomasWebsite: https://www.thomassarrantonio.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomassarrantonio/Learn more about The Professional Artist Association:Mentoring:Apply to join 99 artists for unlimited 1:1 Coaching & Mentoring to grow your art income:https://professionalartist.com/applyMembership:Join 1,000+ committed artists around the world for less than $1, £ or € a day: https://professionalartist.com/joinFree Letter:Join 50,000+ artists getting Free advice & inspiration every week:https://professionalartist.com/podcast/#join-free-artist-letterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/professionalartistacceleratorReady to take the next step in your art career?We are hosting a free 4-Day Challenge online to help artists like you get back on track.Whether that’s making your next art show your best ever, designing a paid art workshop that is uniquely yours, or getting your artwork into the next right-fit gallery……this live, virtual, and interactive challenge will help get you get unstuck.Register to get a free pass here: https://professionalartist.com/freeIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with another artist and leave us a review/comment. We read every single one.

Free 4-Day Challenge for artists: https://professionalartist.com/freeJoin us live and online to make your next art show your best, design a paid workshop that's yours alone, or land your work in the right gallery. Register free.---In this episode of The Professional Artist Podcast, artist and muralist Pepa Ivanoff is featured by the Professional Artist Association (https://professionalartist.com/join), the world's fastest-growing global community for committed fine artists.Originally from Australia and now based in Costa Rica, Pepa has built an international career completing 343 murals around the world in just nine years. Along the way, she learned that treating art like a profession also means understanding exactly what your work costs to create and being willing to charge accordingly.In this episode, Pepa shares how undercharging led her to resent projects she should have enjoyed, what changed when she calculated the true costs behind her work, and why knowing your value helps you identify which clients and opportunities are actually worth pursuing.“If you're serious about being an artist, being compensated financially for that is something that you need to get really comfortable with.”— Pepa IvanoffTimestamps:00:00 Introduction01:38 Entre Palmeras - A Studio Canvas03:17 From Surfboards to Murals - How It All Started04:48 Questioning the Myth That Art Isn't a Real Career07:25 Financial Freedom on Your Own Terms09:15 Saying No More Than Yes - Evolving the Commission Practice11:15 The Bird of Paradise Mural - A Repeat Client12:09 Having the Money Conversation Early15:25 Getting Comfortable with the Money Conversation16:47 How She Discovered She Was Undercharging18:39 The Pilates Studio Mural - A Client Who Became a Friend19:29 The Starving Artist Myth20:36 Final AdviceConnect with PepaWebsite: https://pepallama.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pepallama/Learn more about The Professional Artist Association:Mentoring:Apply to join 99 artists for unlimited 1:1 Coaching & Mentoring to grow your art income:https://professionalartist.com/applyMembership:Join 1,000+ committed artists around the world for less than $1, £ or € a day: https://professionalartist.com/joinFree Letter:Join 50,000+ artists getting Free advice & inspiration every week:https://professionalartist.com/podcast/#join-free-artist-letterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/professionalartistacceleratorReady to take the next step in your art career?We are hosting a free 4-Day Challenge online to help artists like you get back on track.Whether that’s making your next art show your best ever, designing a paid art workshop that is uniquely yours, or getting your artwork into the next right-fit gallery……this live, virtual, and interactive challenge will help get you get unstuck.Register to get a free pass here: https://professionalartist.com/freeIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with another artist and leave us a review/comment. We read every single one.