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Tough on Art

Jen Tough

Arts

Frequency: 1 episode/15d. Total Eps: 34

Tough on Art is hosted by Jen Tough, an art dealer based in Santa Fe, NM and founder of the Artist Alliance. This podcast was created with emerging, re-emerging, and mid-career artists in mind. We focus on all things contemporary art, through down to earth interviews and straight forward conversations. Our mission is to make the often opaque and exclusive art world more transparent and a little less daunting.

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Art Heals: Natalie Dadamio

Season 2 · Episode 33

Saturday, May 21, 2022 • Duration 01:13:11

Today I chat with abstract expressionist painter Natalie Dadamio, who has a very special view on art, art making, and the business of art. We discuss a lot about how art and spirituality intermingle, can heal, and the power of vulnerability and authenticity. Natalie embraced the Artist Alliance's 100 Rejections Challenge, and discusses how it empowered her and opened her up to new possibilities and opportunities.

Follow Natalie on Instagram: @Natalie.Dadamio.art

Are you interested in joining Jen Tough's art fair collective?
She's gathering artists together and representing them at ArtExpo Dallas in September, and Red Dot during Miami Art Week. Apply now! www.jentough.com/art-fairs

Join the Artist Alliance!
New benefits: discounts on Art Santa Fe, 12 month marketing program and more
www.JenTough.com/membership

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Laura Klopfenstein: Science Meets Art

Season 2 · Episode 32

Monday, May 9, 2022 • Duration 49:33

Jen talks with Austin based artist Laura Klopfenstein, discussing what it's like to work full time in the science world, be a mom, and create her strange and beautiful pieces (often that contain teeth!). Laura creates collages and paintings that are intricate and curious, often reflecting her science-based life. Her work can be subtly political and often humorous, with subjects about climate change, American over consumption and cultural commentary. Check out Laura's work on her website, or at Jen Tough Gallery.

Laura Klopfenstein's website: www.laklopfenstein.com

Jen Tough Gallery website: jentough.gallery

Join Jen in Santa Fe in October for a 2.5 day workshop: The Tough Method for Artist Success! Sign up at www.jentough.com/santafe2022

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Top Ten Mistakes Artists Make

Season 2 · Episode 31

Friday, April 29, 2022 • Duration 37:41

Today Jen Tough dives into the most common mistakes artists make and gives a variety of simple solutions and helpful advice on how to avoid them.

The top mistakes are:
1. Out of date website
2. Confusing online name identification
3. Not networking enough
4. Not entering enough juried shows
5. Not having a spreadsheet to keep track of gallery approaches
6. Not having a simple annual marketing plan
7. Not tracking time spent in the studio and time spent on marketing
8. Not interacting enough with galleries/curators/arts professionals
9. Expecting to be "discovered"
10. Spending the majority of marketing efforts on Instagram

Join the Artist Alliance: https://www.jentough.com/membership

Join Jen in Santa Fe for a live workshop, "The Tough Method to Artist Success" October 10-12 / https://www.jentough.com/santafe2022

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The Magical Musical World of Gina Tuzzi

Season 2 · Episode 30

Friday, April 15, 2022 • Duration 38:33

Today my guest is Gina Tuzzi, one of my favorite artists (and humans). Gina lives in Blue Lake, California and teaches art at Humboldt State University. Gina was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, has an MFA from Mills College in Oakland, and a BA from Humboldt State University.

Gina's paintings are both magical and energetic: her bright saturated palette with complex detailed and dream-like imagery explore a world rich with symbolism with a touch of the psychedelic. Lush with a mixture of pop and ancient culture, icons of feminism, art and music, her work crafts new stories created through a collage of cultural references paired with lyrics from pop songs, ancient fables and symbolic elements.

Gina Tuzzi's website: www.ginatuzzi.com

Jen Tough Gallery: www.JenTough.gallery

Jen Tough website: www.JenTough.com

NEW ARTIST WORKSHOPS:

Zoom workshop: "The Tough Method for Getting Galleries" Sun April 24 www.JenTough.com

Santa Fe workshop "The Tough Method for Artist Success" Oct 10-12 www.JenTough.com

1-year Artist Alliance membership with 30 minute personal consult www.JenTough.com

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Q&A: How to Get an Art Gallery

Season 2 · Episode 29

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 • Duration 42:04

In this episode, Jen Tough answers questions from artists about how to get art galleries. Unscripted and off the cuff!

Sign up for Jen's April 24th live workshop (via Zoom), "The Tough Method for Getting Galleries". You'll have a chance to ask questions relevant to you and your situation, get email scripts, a spreadsheet template, a printable workbook, and more!
Go to JenTough.com to sign up today!

Interested in being part of the Artist Alliance's Instagram Challenge?
Go to JenTough.com to sign up! It's free!

Become a member of the Artist Alliance!
Members now have shows monthly on Artsy.net! Go to JenTough.com to sign up!

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Over the Rainbow: Marie Cameron

Season 2 · Episode 28

Thursday, March 31, 2022 • Duration 36:11

On today’s show, I’ll be speaking to Marie Cameron. Marie Iis a realist painter and mixed media assemblage artist living and working in Los Gatos, California. Her work ranges from large scale realist paintings with images from the natural world, some creating a repetitive kaleidoscopic image, others that involve quiet contemplation such as birds perched on dainty teacups. During the pandemic, Marie created and launched her “Rainbow Project”, where she embroidered rainbows on found vintage photos creating new and charming narratives. She invited the world into her studio, one person at a time, to take in her wall of rainbows. At a time when the world felt painfully disconnected, this project created community and optimism amongst a backdrop of isolation and a worldwide pandemic.

NEW:
The Tough Method for Getting Galleries
(a live 5 hour workshop via Zoom) Sunday, April 24
Learn how to get a gallery from a gallerist in an easy, step-by-step method!
Sign up at JenTough.com/getgalleries

Marie Cameron's website: www.mariecameronstudio.com

Jen Tough Gallery website: JenTough.gallery

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An Aerial Perspective: Color Field Artist Laurie Blessen

Season 2 · Episode 27

Thursday, March 24, 2022 • Duration 39:37

Laurie Blessen lives in San Francisco and focuses on minimalist, color-field monotypes. Her works are bright and bold, with rectangular or square fields bumping against each other while intermingling with more delicate textures and pattern. Reminiscent of aerial views of landscapes and fields, Laurie says she creates with intuition leading the way.

She says the “magic happens” when a 1500 pound steel roller presses her designs onto dense paper, and no matter how many prints she pulls, there is always a bit of a surprise.

Laurie's website: www.laurieblessen.com

Works available through Jen Tough Gallery

Become a member of the Artist Alliance at www.jentough.com/membership

Become a member of Kindling, a FREE art marketing community www.kindlingmembership.com

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Gallerist Q&A 9

Season 2 · Episode 26

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 • Duration 28:42

Unscripted and "off the cuff Tough" for episode 9 of Gallerist Q&A!

Questions include:
Making prints, and does it devalue work
Pricing on websites
How to get a gallery
Best online places to sell
Are online shows worth it?
And more!

Submit your own question here and it may be answered on the podcast!
https://airtable.com/shrCGnbW4gHtctcKa

Become a member of one of Jen's artist communities:
Artist Alliance: https://www.jentough.com/communities
Kindling Art Marketing: https://www.jentough.com/communities

Sign up for the MARCH 26 live workshop, "The Tough Method to Getting Art Galleries"
https://www.jentough.com/

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Little Fires from OH to EU to HI: Ellen Dieter

Season 2 · Episode 25

Friday, March 11, 2022 • Duration 41:08

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Ellen Dieter’s interest in art began at an early age. After graduating high school, she began traveling in between studies at the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Cooper School of Art. llen settled in Paris, France for over a decade and studied part time at L’Ecole des Art Appliqué.

Over the years, Ellen has worked as a seamstress/designer in a leather shop, a fashion model in the US and abroad, she has taught art for ages k-9, portfolio class for seniors and workshops for adults. Working as a scenic artist for the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, Ellen found her love for painting large.

In 2007 Ellen left the traditional work force, and started devoting all her time to her painting practice.

Ellen’s work is bright and colorful, her abstracted figures and landscapes have a whimsical and raw quality. Never one to shy away from a bright palette, Ellen’s work reflects the sun drenched world seen in her two home locations: San Diego and Hawaii.

There's a lot of talk of Cleveland.... (you've been warned)!
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NEW WORKSHOP FOR ARTISTS:

The Tough Method for Getting Galleries, a live workshop via Zoom Sat March 26
Get in the galleries of your dreams with this simple, step-by-step system!

End the guessing game and anxiety for approaching galleries, and gain knowledge to last a lifetime. We’ll give you a step-by-step plan, email scripts and spreadsheet templates. Plus, you’ll be able to ask Jen questions relevant to your own unique situation in our closing Q&A.

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Shooting, Planting and Wrapping: Liz Steketee

Season 2 · Episode 24

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 • Duration 58:10

Today Jen does another artist interview with Bay Area artist Liz Steketee. We discuss moving to California from the midwest, how her photography has evolved over time, motherhood, exhaustion and how to keep going with your work, how mothers who are artists tend to get less attention in the art world simply because they are mothers, and why one of her favorite sayings is "plant the bulbs now".

About Liz:
Liz steketee is a mixed media artist focusing on photography and fiber. Originally from Michigan, Liz now lives in the Bay Area of California with her husband and two kids.

Liz’s work has a haunting quality to it, touching on memories, family, and the natural world. She photographs people, places and things that resonate with her, prints them on paper or fabric, and then assembles them into unique and hard to look away pieces.

By wrapping wood or rocks with photos printed on fabric, sewing together paper photographs, or stretching photo printed fabric over embroidery hoops, Liz creates new and intriguing narratives.

Liz Steketee website: www.LizSteketee.com

Gallery Website: Jen Tough Gallery

Jen Tough's Blog: JenTough.com

Artist Alliance membership: artistalliancemembership.com

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