About this episode
In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with artist Elisa Valenti. She paints beautiful full figured female bodies. The varying flesh tones used in her signature variation on cubism make her women come to life on canvas; each figure seem as if it could be any woman and indeed many of her viewers see themselves in her work. We were having such a great conversation we made her episode two parts! In part two we really dig into Instagram strategy; how you can cultivate what you love and make it work for you. If IG is your thing, put effort into it! You need to ask for the sale and IG is a great place to practice that. Check the analytics and see what people respond to. We dive into art fairs and forging relationships, finding mentors, and more. Remember, confidence is the most important thing. "Find value in all the little things that every day add and add and add and add to your practice."- Elisa Valenti Guest: Elisa Valenti is an unapologetically body-positive and contemporary figurative artist living and working in Queens, New York. Elisa is a self-taught painter. She studied fine arts and art history at the High School of Art & Design and holds her Doctorate of Pharmacy from St. John's University. She has been featured by Create! Magazine, Canvas and Crumpets, and OprahComplex and she previously exhibited with Superfine Art Fair in New York. https://www.elisavalentistudio.com/ For more information on applying to The Superfair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit www.thesuperfair.com IG: @thesuperfair , @theartistbusinessplan IG: @elisavalentistudio Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander Mitow Executive Producer/Producer : Kelsey Susino Written by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James Miille Audio Edited by: Federico Soler Fernandez