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Art Dealer
The art world is now an extremely lucrative industry. Records for art, whether contemporary, modern or impressionist, are being broken at auction houses across the world all the time. Contemporary artists now demand huge fees for their works and travel the world working on commissions and putting on shows. Art dealers are a very important asset to today's leading artists; they help to develop artists, sell their works into high profile galleries and collections and make sure that the artists can concentrate on being creative. In these films, leading art dealer Michele D'souza offers an insight into the contemporary art world. She offers advice to those who want to work in the art world and speaks about her love of art. You might also like to look at Charlotte

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Meet the Expert 
Becoming An Art Dealer 
  1. Michelle D'Souza
  2. What does an art dealer do? 
  3. Is being an art dealer a full time job? 
  4. How do you become an art dealer? 
  5. Is there any specific training to become an art dealer? 
  6. Do you need a masters degree? 
  7. What roles can you combine with being an art gallery dealer? 
  8. Do you have to have an interest in art to become an art dealer? 
  9. Do you have to have been an artist to be an art dealer? 
  10. What advice would you give to an aspiring art dealer? 
Working As An Art Gallery Dealer 
  1. Michelle D'Souza
  2. Do you need to work for a gallery to be an art dealer? 
  3. Do you have a set number of artists that you represent? 
  4. Do you personally represent particular artists for the gallery? 
  5. Who do you sell artworks to? 
  6. Do artists have regular customers or collectors? 
  7. How do you know what a buyer wants? 
  8. Do you earn commission on the artworks you sell? 
  9. How much can a successful art dealer earn? 
  10. How can you tell if an artist's work is going to sell? 
  11. How do you find new artists to represent? 
  12. Have you discovered someone who is now a big star? 
  13. How do you cope with a difficult artist? 
  14. Do you install complicated works for buyers? 
  15. Does some art lend itself to private collection more than museums? 
  16. What happens if the buyer doesn't like the work once they get it home? 
  17. Do artists come in and out of fashion? 
  18. How do you recruit artists to your gallery? 
  19. How do you sign an artist up once you have discovered them? 
  20. Do artists have a say in who their work is sold to? 

Popular Questions

  • What does an art dealer do?
  • How do you become an art dealer?
  • What advice would you give to an aspiring art dealer?
  • Who do you sell artworks to?
  • Have you discovered someone who is now a big star?
  • How do you cope with a difficult artist?
  • Do artists have a say in who their work is sold to?
  • What makes a great artist stand out from the crowd?
  • Who is your inspiration?
  • What is the worst thing about being an art dealer?
  • What is the best thing about being an art dealer?
  • What kind of art should I be buying to start a collection?
  • Can I buy work straight from an artist?
Life Of An Art Dealer 
  1. Michelle D'Souza
  2. Are there busy and quiet periods during the year? 
  3. How do you inform buyers about new artworks? 
  4. Do you contact particular buyers when an artwork becomes available? 
  5. Why did you choose to become an art dealer? 
  6. How does being an art dealer affect family life? 
  7. How much travel is involved in being an art dealer? 
  8. Are many of your friends artists? 
  9. What makes a great artist stand out from the crowd? 
  10. Who is your inspiration? 
  11. If you could work with any artist, living or dead, who would it be? 
  12. What is the worst thing about being an art dealer? 
  13. What is the best thing about being an art dealer? 
  14. How damaging is a bad review or show to an artist's career? 
  15. What's the most expensive artwork you've ever sold? 
  16. Does your job still excite you? 
Art Collecting 
  1. Michelle D'Souza
  2. What kind of art should I be buying to start a collection? 
  3. Do particular types of art sell better than others? 
  4. Can I buy work straight from an artist? 
  5. Where is the best place to discover emerging artists? 

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