Episode 12: Elevating Emerging Artists in Print & Digital Media
Ty Bishop
Publisher, Friend of the Artist
Natasha Arselan
Founder + CEO, AucArt
This week's episode is one of many firsts for Artroverted, recording in a studio with two guests! Our conversation features two leaders in the field of emerging artists. Natasha Arselan and Ty Bishop.
Natasha is the founder and CEO of AucArt, the world’s first online hybrid auction house devoted to emerging artists, connecting collectors with artists enabling them to purchase directly from the artist’s studio. Ty is the founder and publisher of Friend of the Artist, a hard-back, bi-annual, juried publication that publishes the work of talented emerging artists from around the world. Both Natasha and Ty’s platforms have created opportunities for both emerging artists and artworld insiders to help each other connect and grow. On Monday, they begin their first collaboration, a sale of works selected from the most recent issue of Friend of the Artist, Volume 12. In our interview, they talk about everything from vouching for artists on visa applications to the end of Art. It’s leaders like these two that are essential to the survival and growth of the art world.
This episode was recorded on October 22, 2020
To learn more about Friend of the Artist visit
Instagram @friendoftheartist
About Ty:
Ty is Dallas artist and publisher of the art book, Friend of The Artist. His work has been shown in several DFW galleries and Atlanta, GA. Ty Bishop grew up in Amarillo, TX and graduated 3rd in the painting program at the University of North Texas in 2015. He received the CVAD Student Project Award twice in a row from UNT and was awarded the Gamblin Merchandise Award from the Visual Art Center of Texas. His work has also been recognized in multiple publications, including EcoTheo review, Art Nomad, and ArtForward.With oil on canvas as his primary medium, Ty merges past American aesthetic ideas stemming from the Hudson River School and Abstract Expressionism. Using technology, his paintings are based on local landscapes, but emphasize spontaneity and flattened forms of color.
To learn more about AucArt and the sale, visit AucArt.com
Instagram @auc.art
About Natasha:
Natasha Arselan is an art tech entrepreneur. In 2017 she founded AucArt, a hybrid online platform specializing in emerging artists. The platform enables collectors to buy artworks directly from artist studios around the world. Since its launch the platform has showcased over 350 International emerging artists, as well as guest curators from major institutions alongside creatives championing their own industries. In 2019 she set up a live/work artist residency in London that ran throughout the year. Natasha advises private/corporate clients, curates, contributes to publications and speaks publicly with a key focus on improving access to the art market. She has been invited to speak at numerous academic institutions such as Oxford university and Christies Education. Natasha specialises in the early to mid stages of the art market and artist management in which she has an MA from Kings College London. Natasha is currently working on her next venture that will be announced soon.
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