Researching Artist

Key facts to look for when researching:

1. Personal Life & Eduction

   • Lifespan - Where & when were they born? Died?

   • Upbringing - Where did they grow up? What was their life like as a child/young adult? What was the family dynamic like? Were they wealthy or poor?

   • Adult Life - Did they marry? If so to whom and how many times? Did they have children? What was their family dynamic like as an adult?

   • Important Events - Did any important events happen to shape their life? 

   • School - Did they go to college or art school? Where?

   • Internship/Residency - Did they study under any famous artist or at any well known studios/residencies? 

   • Awards - Were they awarded scholarship or any notorieties in school? Did they receive any fellowships, awards, or honors after school?

2. Artwork

   • Inspiration - What inspired their artwork? 

   • Mediums/Methods - Note what mediums they worked with AND any special methods for using those mediums.

   • Major Pieces - What were their major pieces or collections? 

   • Commissions/Patrons - Who commissioned most of their artwork? Did they have any patrons who funded their works?

   • Showings - Where did they predominantly show their work? What was the most well known show of theirs?

   • Influential - What makes this artist an important person in the art world at their time? What did they do or bring to art making that no one else was doing?