Posts by Mia Kaplan

The Myth and the Mentor Navigating an uncut path through advice
Wanting to share is a key ingredient to being a great mentor, and wanting to listen is necessary of the apprentice.
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How To Inventory Artwork
Archiving one’s work is a necessary component for sharing it in a larger context.
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Beyond the Canvas: Making Your Work Accessible How my issues turned into a dress
Identifying your audience and making your work accessible is an important part of becoming a professional artist.
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Gallerist vs. Artist: Will the Real Me Please Stand Up? What I learned about the art world by pretending to be a gallery director
It was like a dream…except that as an artist pretending to be a gallery director, you are not allowed to tell your clients that you’re an artist.
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Why I Teach Young People to Draw
The first thing I teach young people is that if you dream, you can draw. Everyone can draw, and everyone should.
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