How many paintings do you need for an exhibition? Lets say a

>>3081421
at least 20 or i regret wasting my time

>>3081421
I'd say 5-15. Why don't you talk to your gallerist? What's your situation? They should be a cohesive body of works, and you should leave the unfinished/imperfect/oddball ones at home.

for a small gallery if you were working 18"24-22"x28" maybe... uhhhhh... 20-25 paintings?

I mean walk into a gallery and figure it out in your head...

>>3081443
5 paintings? is the gallery a toolshed?

>>3081441
Eh, I'm gonna disagree with you there. I don't like going to shows with that many pieces. Too much to see, leaving little time to talk to people at the opening. That's like museum numbers there.

>>3081450
one on each wall and a giant one for the ceiling like the sistine chapel

>>3081450
He said small to medium-sized. So yeah, we could be talking a 10x15' space here.

>>3081454
well wtf are we even talking about because if you're in a medium sized gallery and there's 10 small paintings in the whole place... I'm trying to be helpful but this thread is so unnecessary and impossible to answer correctly.

>>3081455
You don't always get all 4 walls. Sometimes you only get one or two. The guy needs to have a meeting with the owner.

>>3081457
Depends on if he's in a city or a town or a village. In the town I'm in the galleries i've exhibited in, even the "small" ones, have shows of <100 pieces of various sizes

>>3081464
that might be an exaggeration... but the show i'm about to put work in currently has 61 pieces, and i'd say it's a medium sized gallery. and 10 of those pieces are over 24"x30".

Point is the answer is "more work than you'd think". One man exhibitions are a ton of work, and take years to prepare for.

>>3081464
Group shows, yeah. Clearly this is all theoretical since OP hasn't said what he's working with.

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>>3081443
>Why don't you talk to your gallerist? What's your situation?

No gallery at the moment, but don't want to approach one without enough finished work. Got a lot of mediocre paintings lying around and I'm trying to get organized and focused.

>>3081468
Ok. So make a lot of shit. Have 20-30 good pieces. Approach however they like to do it (online, or through their receptionist or whatever their process is). Do research, never just walk in cold. Shows are planned like 6 months to a couple years in advance, after they like you. They, or you pitch the show and plan it and you know pretty much what you're dealing with.

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>>3081474
My subjects tends to vary... portraits, landscapes, still life, nude, stuff from the internet, romantic-fantasy, historical and political figures, etc...

Will that go down well?

>>3081454
>leaving little time to talk to people at the opening

You mean drink the free booze?

>>3081478
Yeah, for portfolio submissions, given that each section is large enough to stand on its own.

>>3081483
Yeah, well, the booze loosens their wallets and you gotta socialize a little with the people who might buy your shit.

>>3081421
12 pieces. 4 on 3 walls. sell each piece for 1500

>>3081494
18,000!

Ker-ching!!!!

>>3081478
can you show us your work