I’m an artist.  Too.  Definitely into non-profit technology work, but one of my passions is music.  And art.  And making it.  When networking and explaining what I do professionally (as opposed to musically), I’ve spent countless hours crafting and re-crafting my ‘professional statement‘.  Well, I need to polish my artist statement too (in fact, I have, right here).

Enough about me.  Here’s 3 resources for coming up with your artist statement.

• It’s an Artist’s Bio, Not A Resumé
  This one’s geared towards musicians, but should be translatable to your form of making.  Covers red flags to look for, the importance of humor, and knowing your reading audience.
• How to Write an Artist Biography: A Bio Made Simple
  Also music related, but again, translatable (that’s half your work as an artist, right?  Translating the awesome?)  I like this one because it provides a paragraph by paragraph template.
• How To Write Your Artist Bio
  • This one also provides a template too – in three sentences:
    “(Full name) is a (state)-based beadwork (profession or verb+er) who specializes in (list of two beading techniques). She is currently (verb+ing) a (noun) that will be (published/exhibited/for sale) in (date). You may contact (first name) at (website or email address).”

Do you know of any good articles/resources on writing your artist statement?  What about your artist statement?  Please link in the comments below – we wanna know!