Artist Resources
Practical knowledge for artists building professional practice.
SIBU Gallery has advanced the career of many emerging and professional artists. This is what we've learned from experience. What actually works. The fundamentals that matter whether you're selling a first piece or building toward a career.
Artist Resources
Videoing Your Work
A photograph shows what your work looks like. Video shows what it does. Light shifts across a glazed surface. A viewer walks past a large canvas and the composition reorganises...
Videoing Your Work
A photograph shows what your work looks like. Video shows what it does. Light shifts across a glazed surface. A viewer walks past a large canvas and the composition reorganises...
Detail Shots That Reveal Process
Collectors buying online cannot touch your work. Detail photography bridges that gap—it proves the hand, earns the price. Capture texture, edges, evidence of hand. Raking light reveals surface. Three to...
Detail Shots That Reveal Process
Collectors buying online cannot touch your work. Detail photography bridges that gap—it proves the hand, earns the price. Capture texture, edges, evidence of hand. Raking light reveals surface. Three to...
Photographing Your Art for Accurate Colour
When selling online, your photographs are the work. Colour accuracy isn't optional. You don't need professional equipment—you need method. Consistent light, manual camera settings, neutral backgrounds, calibrated screens. Get it...
Photographing Your Art for Accurate Colour
When selling online, your photographs are the work. Colour accuracy isn't optional. You don't need professional equipment—you need method. Consistent light, manual camera settings, neutral backgrounds, calibrated screens. Get it...
Content That Builds a Practice
Followers are not collectors. Likes are not sales. Every piece of content serves one of two purposes: process content demonstrates practice, presentation content demonstrates readiness. Galleries review artist profiles before...
Content That Builds a Practice
Followers are not collectors. Likes are not sales. Every piece of content serves one of two purposes: process content demonstrates practice, presentation content demonstrates readiness. Galleries review artist profiles before...
Finding Your Unique Voice
Personal branding is not marketing polish. It's storytelling—who you are, your journey, the why behind every piece. Strong brands root themselves in authenticity. Your voice already exists at the intersection...
Finding Your Unique Voice
Personal branding is not marketing polish. It's storytelling—who you are, your journey, the why behind every piece. Strong brands root themselves in authenticity. Your voice already exists at the intersection...
Writing Artist Statements That Connect Emotionally
Your artist statement is not a thesis. It's an invitation. Collectors want to understand the emotional story behind your work—who made this, what it means to you, why it exists....
Writing Artist Statements That Connect Emotionally
Your artist statement is not a thesis. It's an invitation. Collectors want to understand the emotional story behind your work—who made this, what it means to you, why it exists....