Very useful and interesting for anyone who works with or is into art.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my review.

I’m not an ‘artist’ but I enjoy art and art history and I found this book really useful. It has interviews and advice on how an unknown, unshown contemporary artist can get their work out and exhibited. The bulk of the book is a listing of galleries and showrooms where contemporary art is welcomed and currently shown/sold.

I had no idea there were so many spaces very close to where I live and I realised that several places I’ve visited on holiday have galleries I didn’t know about. This would be an asset for artists, art buyers, and the generally interested public.

The book is thorough and there is a lot of information in here.

I was given a copy of the book by NetGalley

The ideal resource for artists as it is quite literally a guide. This will make finding art galleries easier which will take one step of the process off the hands of the artists searching for a way to get their work seen. I would recommend this guide for artists and for collectors.

This is a really useful guide to art galleries for artists looking to exhibit work. Very similar to the Writers and Artists Yearbook, with a list of national and international galleries.

There are also a few interviews with artists explaining how they go their work exhibited.

As many businesses are closing, this book will need to be updated annually to make it relevant but a really great resource for artists starting out.

I was excited by the title, but I found a long list of places sandwiched between a brief intro and a couple of comments from people on their forlorn personal quests for representation. Is a list of galleries needed? As the book concludes, the key to engaging with galleries is the relevance of what you are doing to their profile, chance, opportunity, and your network - so the address isn't a top priority. I occasionally spend time tracing writers back to their agents, artists back to galleries etc., and so often encounter a friend, relative, sister-in-law, or college associate, connections buried deep in the staff list. In that case, you are not going to find yourself flicking these pages head down but need to keep your head up, smiling and joking with those around you.

Wahey, a guide without any waffle! A straight listing of galleries sorted by countries and, thankfully, UK-centric, a short description of each one including their specific focus and followed by all manners of contact details.
True, that in this fickle and fast-paced world of art, there are some obsolete entries and with some entries it is difficult to discern whether this is “just” an exhibition space or indeed a selling space, but so what.
As a compendium for any artist to spread their selling wings, this is invaluable!