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Nathan Pendlebury is a painter who studied at Liverpool John Moores University. He has won prizes at local art exhibitions and received commissions from companies. He finds dot-art membership valuable for gaining exposure to bigger clients. Stephen Collett is a full-time artist who works in painting and sculpture. He has sold many works and taken commissions through dot-art over 5 years. Dot-art has accelerated his career by providing opportunities to exhibit in prestigious galleries. Roy Munday teaches art in addition to his practice. He appreciates dot-art's understanding of artists' needs and how it has opened opportunities for commissions and teaching classes he could not achieve alone.

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dot-art Membership C Case Studies Case Study: Nathan Pendlebury Nathan with his work in his dot-art studio Nathan Pendlebury is an artist who works mainly in the medium of painting and also more recently in Photography (including digital, Polaroid, and film photography). Nathan studied fine art at Liverpool John Moores University from 1993 to 1996, specialising in painting, since then he has been based in Liverpool. He has been a prizewinner at the Wirral Open, North Lancashire Open, and received special judge recommendations at Sefton Open. He was also chosen for the Best of Merseyside and Art Merseywide exhibitions at National Museums Liverpool Conservation centre. Commissions have included John Lewis Liverpool, and also Bruntwood Oriel Chambers Liverpool. I was one of the first to join dot-art back in 2006 and have been pleased I did. I like working with Lucy, she is straight talking and I feel that is a good thing, especially in the art world. It is difficult to be an artist in Liverpool as the market is not as established as other UK cities. And people are happy to accept lower standards of art, and thus lower selling fees, which makes it hard for those trying to be as professional as possible. dot-art helps an artist gain new contacts and connects them to the bigger clients than people would normally be exposed to, thus improving standards. Membership has a lot to offer an artist. It suits those who require gallery representation and also enables artists to experience commission opportunities that might not always come your way. I will continue to be a member as long as Lucy will have me. I have received a big commission with Bruntwood through dot-art, I also have a good studio space, and have extra online presence, as well as business advice and support on a regular basis. Lucy has helped me develop as a sole trader and artist when dealing with clients, and has enabled me to have more exposure as an artist in the Liverpool area.
Case Study: Stephen Collett Stephen with his work in his solo show at the Williamson Art Gallery, June 2013, organised by dot-art. Stephen Collett is a full-time Artist who works mostly as a painter but recently has begun taking on commissions which are more orientated towards sculpture. He works in a variety of styles and mediums and is comfortable painting portraits, landscapes, cityscapes and abstract work. Stephen has been a member of dot-art for over 5 years and in that time has sold a lot of paintings and prints through us. He has also undertaken a number of commissions for our clients ranging from small paintings to large sculptural work. We have exhibited many of his collections over the years, not only in our showroom, but also in association with the Liverpool Biennial and the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum. Stephen Collett has grown as an Artist as dot-art has grown as an organisation. We have given him work and opportunities that have not only provided him with income but challenged him as well. We have faith in him and as a consequence we have presented him with taxing commissions, often with short deadlines and opportunities to
exhibit his work is high profile gallery spaces. Overall our work with Stephen has given him confidence and exposure. Stephen is now at a point in his career that he is beginning to shift his work from the private Art Gallery to the public Art Gallery, he is also able to produce large sculptural commissions collaborating with other organisations to achieve his goals. Stephen would no doubt one day have achieved this on his own, but dot-art has certainly accelerated his progress and played a huge part in his career to date. Case Study: Roy Munday Roy with one of his paintings (video still)
Roy delivering a Life Drawing Course for dot-art at the Bluecoat Roy Munday is a local artist and art teacher who joined dot-art when it first established in 2006, soon after he graduated from Liverpool John Moores University. His time is divided between his art practice, studio based, and teaching art at various locations throughout Sefton, plus the Bluecoat venue in Liverpool. Roy feels that dot-art understands the needs of an artist and the artistic culture we operate in, rather than a business whose only aim is to maximise profit from the individual artist and who is not interested in the broader horizons Most artists lack the skills and time thats need to pursue the business side of being an artist, especially in the promoting and selling of ones work. It has opened up opportunities that would not necessarily be available to me, given that ones time needs to be spent in the practice and development of ones work. In the early years of being a member, I had several large commissions that I would not have achieved on my own. In the last two years, we have developed life drawing classes at the Bluecoat; also an introductory class at JMU. On both of these opportunities it made life easier by having dot-art do the arranging and promoting of these classes. A further opportunity was to be involved in the Manchester Art Fair, though not a financial success it did allow me to participate without having to consider the financial implications of going it alone, with the high costs involved. Also, being a member of dot-art allows me to suggest ideas that can be considered and possibly pursued as a group, as opposed to having to achieve a result through just my own resources with a wider input from other members that many projects demand. The networking events and being a member are invaluable, though because of time restraints, I cannot fully engage in.

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  • 1. dot-art Membership C Case Studies Case Study: Nathan Pendlebury Nathan with his work in his dot-art studio Nathan Pendlebury is an artist who works mainly in the medium of painting and also more recently in Photography (including digital, Polaroid, and film photography). Nathan studied fine art at Liverpool John Moores University from 1993 to 1996, specialising in painting, since then he has been based in Liverpool. He has been a prizewinner at the Wirral Open, North Lancashire Open, and received special judge recommendations at Sefton Open. He was also chosen for the Best of Merseyside and Art Merseywide exhibitions at National Museums Liverpool Conservation centre. Commissions have included John Lewis Liverpool, and also Bruntwood Oriel Chambers Liverpool. I was one of the first to join dot-art back in 2006 and have been pleased I did. I like working with Lucy, she is straight talking and I feel that is a good thing, especially in the art world. It is difficult to be an artist in Liverpool as the market is not as established as other UK cities. And people are happy to accept lower standards of art, and thus lower selling fees, which makes it hard for those trying to be as professional as possible. dot-art helps an artist gain new contacts and connects them to the bigger clients than people would normally be exposed to, thus improving standards. Membership has a lot to offer an artist. It suits those who require gallery representation and also enables artists to experience commission opportunities that might not always come your way. I will continue to be a member as long as Lucy will have me. I have received a big commission with Bruntwood through dot-art, I also have a good studio space, and have extra online presence, as well as business advice and support on a regular basis. Lucy has helped me develop as a sole trader and artist when dealing with clients, and has enabled me to have more exposure as an artist in the Liverpool area.
  • 2. Case Study: Stephen Collett Stephen with his work in his solo show at the Williamson Art Gallery, June 2013, organised by dot-art. Stephen Collett is a full-time Artist who works mostly as a painter but recently has begun taking on commissions which are more orientated towards sculpture. He works in a variety of styles and mediums and is comfortable painting portraits, landscapes, cityscapes and abstract work. Stephen has been a member of dot-art for over 5 years and in that time has sold a lot of paintings and prints through us. He has also undertaken a number of commissions for our clients ranging from small paintings to large sculptural work. We have exhibited many of his collections over the years, not only in our showroom, but also in association with the Liverpool Biennial and the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum. Stephen Collett has grown as an Artist as dot-art has grown as an organisation. We have given him work and opportunities that have not only provided him with income but challenged him as well. We have faith in him and as a consequence we have presented him with taxing commissions, often with short deadlines and opportunities to
  • 3. exhibit his work is high profile gallery spaces. Overall our work with Stephen has given him confidence and exposure. Stephen is now at a point in his career that he is beginning to shift his work from the private Art Gallery to the public Art Gallery, he is also able to produce large sculptural commissions collaborating with other organisations to achieve his goals. Stephen would no doubt one day have achieved this on his own, but dot-art has certainly accelerated his progress and played a huge part in his career to date. Case Study: Roy Munday Roy with one of his paintings (video still)
  • 4. Roy delivering a Life Drawing Course for dot-art at the Bluecoat Roy Munday is a local artist and art teacher who joined dot-art when it first established in 2006, soon after he graduated from Liverpool John Moores University. His time is divided between his art practice, studio based, and teaching art at various locations throughout Sefton, plus the Bluecoat venue in Liverpool. Roy feels that dot-art understands the needs of an artist and the artistic culture we operate in, rather than a business whose only aim is to maximise profit from the individual artist and who is not interested in the broader horizons Most artists lack the skills and time thats need to pursue the business side of being an artist, especially in the promoting and selling of ones work. It has opened up opportunities that would not necessarily be available to me, given that ones time needs to be spent in the practice and development of ones work. In the early years of being a member, I had several large commissions that I would not have achieved on my own. In the last two years, we have developed life drawing classes at the Bluecoat; also an introductory class at JMU. On both of these opportunities it made life easier by having dot-art do the arranging and promoting of these classes. A further opportunity was to be involved in the Manchester Art Fair, though not a financial success it did allow me to participate without having to consider the financial implications of going it alone, with the high costs involved. Also, being a member of dot-art allows me to suggest ideas that can be considered and possibly pursued as a group, as opposed to having to achieve a result through just my own resources with a wider input from other members that many projects demand. The networking events and being a member are invaluable, though because of time restraints, I cannot fully engage in.