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Theresa Beckemeyer, Chautauqua

Artist Bio vs. Artist Statement vs. About Page

Are you confused about the difference between your artist biography and artist statement? I’m here to help!

See if these explanations give you a better picture of these two documents.

Artist Biography

Your professional artist bio is kind of like your résumé in paragraph form (but less boring). It highlights your top accomplishments—usually with the most recent and most important at top.

Your bio gets to the point. It’s not a place for you to share everything you’ve ever done or get into your personal life.

Your bio is written in 3rd person unless it’s an autobiography, in which case you’d use the 1st person.

Formula for a 3-Paragraph Artist Bio

Artist Statement

Your artist statement is about your art, not about you. More to the point, it’s about the current direction of your work, not a history of how you got to where you are now.

Your artist statement is written in the 1st person.

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Tweak Your About Page

Last week I reviewed a formal biography and gave you an easy-to-use, three-part bio format. If you missed that post, you can find it here: Work On Your Biography. You don’t always need or want a stiff-sounding bio. In fact, if you want to relate directly to your fans, an informal bio is a better

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Your Artist Mailing List: Rethinking + Assessing

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