Billy Joel’s song from 1982, ‘Pressure‘, was inspired by the pressure to creatively deliver for a new album. It is a feeling that many creatives can recognise.
For a visual artist, it is really hard today to land a solo exhibition in a gallery – be it a commercial enterprise or a museum show. And those opportunities only come around every couple of years.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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