As working artists and/or aspiring ones, we tend to have a lot of questions about how people have made this gig sustainable, and what their path has looked like.  In this episode, Gracelee Lawrence provides a lot of those answers by giving us a generous look into her own behind-the-scenes. Not to mention, some very rich commentary on gatekeeping in the art world, commercialization, accessibility, creative community, committing to your art practice and much more (I could’ve listened to her for hours!).
We talked about...

How Gracelee found her way to sculpture and digital fabrication

How she approaches accessibility in her work, especially as it applies to her public art

Her journey through art school and into making art a sustainable career

Attending art residencies to support the making of her work (she did 20 residencies in 9 years!)

Balancing making larger, more expensive work with making smaller work

The fundamentals of gatekeeping in the art world *and* what’s been helpful for her to focus on instead

How she protects her work from commercialization and being treated like a commodity

How to find your creative community

much more!


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