We bring real-world art industry insight, strategic direction and an unfiltered perspective into the business of being an artist.
What We Offer
THE STUDIO SESSION
A focused 60-minute evaluation centered on a thoughtful critique of your work and an overall audit of where your career currently stands. We assess your practice, positioning, presentation, pricing, opportunities and goals to identify your strengths, challenges and areas with the greatest potential for growth. This session also allows us to determine whether advancing to The Artist Studio’s Studio Series is the right fit for you.
Virtual 1 hour session @ $175 + taxes
Bookings only available September 1st-November 30, 2026
The Studio Session acts as an introductory session and is required before booking The Studio Series.
THE STUDIO SERIES
For artists who have completed the Studio Session and want to move forward, our three-session advisory is a deeper, personalized engagement focused on strategy, development and meaningful career direction. Over the course of one month, our three one-hour sessions will work through your priorities and opportunities in depth before delivering a tailored Artist Action Plan designed to activate you for the next six months of your career.
Virtual 3 x 1 hour session @ $750 + taxes
Limited availability
Offerings: October and November 2026
March and April 2027
THE ALIGNMENT CALL
A brief, private conversation for you to ask questions, learn more about my approach, and see if The Artist Studio is right for you.
Virtual 1 × 15 minute session, complimentary
Offerings October/November 2026
What to Expect
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A brief conversation to get to know my approach, ask questions and see if The Artist Studio is right for you.
The Alignment Call is a complimentary 15-minute conversation for artists who are considering working with The Artist Studio. It’s an opportunity to learn more about how I work, ask questions about the advisory process and share a little about where you are in your career and what you’re looking for. There’s no expectation to commit to anything. The purpose of the call is simply to determine whether my experience, perspective and approach are what you’re looking for.
What We’ll Discuss
Your Questions
This is your opportunity to ask me anything about The Artist Studio, my approach, my experience or what working together looks like.Your Situation
You can briefly share where you are in your artistic career, what you’re navigating and what prompted you to seek outside guidance.My Approach
I’ll explain how I work with artists, the areas I typically advise on and how I approach career development, positioning and decision-making.Working Together
We’ll discuss whether the type of support you’re looking for aligns with what The Artist Studio offers and, if so, what the appropriate next step might be.
What You’ll Leave With
You’ll leave with a better understanding of who I am, how I work and whether The Artist Studio feels like the right resource for you. Most importantly, the Alignment Call gives you the opportunity to make an informed decision about whether you’d like to take the next step.
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A focused assessment of your work, your career and where you go from here.
The Studio Session is the first step into The Artist Studio. This private, virtual 60-minute session is designed to give us a comprehensive understanding of your artistic practice and an honest assessment of where your career currently stands. The focus is on your work and your career, examining what is working, what may be holding you back, where opportunities exist, and what could have the greatest impact on your next chapter.
What We’ll Explore
Your Work
We’ll look closely at your artwork and practice, discussing the strengths, consistency, direction and overall evolution of your work. This is an honest, constructive critique designed to help you understand how your work is being perceived and where it has the greatest potential.Your Career
We’ll take an overall look at where you are professionally—including your productivity, sales history, exhibitions, gallery relationships, collector base and current momentum.Your Positioning
How are you presenting yourself as an artist? We’ll consider your artistic identity, story, biography, artist statement, portfolio and the way your work is positioned within the current Canadian commercial art industry.Your Presentation
We’ll assess the ways people encounter your work, including your website, social media, photography and portfolio, and identify opportunities to strengthen your professional presentation.
Your Goals
We’ll discuss where you want your career to go and what success looks like for you. This helps us distinguish between what you could pursue and what you should actually be focusing on.
What You’ll Leave With
You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of where you are, what is working, what needs attention and where your greatest opportunities may lie. Most importantly, the session gives you an informed outside perspective from someone with extensive experience working within the commercial art industry.
The Studio Session is also our opportunity to determine whether there is a strong fit between your goals and The Artist Studio’s Studio Series. If we believe a deeper engagement would be beneficial, we’ll discuss what that could look like and where we would focus our work together.
*The Studio Session acts as an introductory session and is required before booking The Studio Series.
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Three private sessions designed around your work, your career, and what comes next.
The Studio Series is a deeper, personalized engagement for artists who are ready to move from evaluation into strategy, development and action. Across three 60-minute sessions, we build on the insights from your Studio Session and work closely with you to identify the decisions, opportunities and areas of development that can meaningfully move your career forward.
What We’ll Work On
Career Direction
Clarifying your goals, defining where you want your career to go and creating a focused path forward.Artist Positioning
Strengthening how you define, communicate and distinguish your artistic practice within the art world.Portfolio & Presentation
Refining how your work is presented across your portfolio, website, social media, artist statement, biography and professional materials.Gallery & Exhibition Strategy
Identifying appropriate opportunities and developing a thoughtful approach to galleries, exhibitions and professional relationships.Pricing & Sales
Evaluating your pricing structure, sales approach, collector relationships and the commercial side of your practice.Professional Development
Identifying the skills, relationships, habits and strategic changes that can help you build a stronger and more sustainable career.
The advisory is intentionally tailored to each artist. There is no one-size-fits-all formula; our work is guided by your practice, your goals and the opportunities in front of you.
Following the three sessions, you’ll receive a personalized six-month Artist Action Plan that brings our work together into clear priorities, practical next steps and a roadmap for moving confidently into your next chapter.
Your plan may include:
Key observations
Primary opportunities
Areas requiring attention
Strategic recommendations
Immediate priorities
30-day actions
90-day objectives
Longer-term direction
It’s designed to become a practical reference point you can return to as you build your next chapter. This package will be offered every six months for continued collaboration and advisement.