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Event: Book Talk: The ArtSmart Method with Amy Davila
July 23
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Book Talk: The ArtSmart Method with Amy Davila

July 23
6 PM - 7:30 PM
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Art career just starting out?
At an impasse with your studio practice?
Want to quit your day job and spend more time making work?

Join LA-based author and business consultant Amy Davila, founder of ArtSmart, in conversation with artist Hayley Barker, LA-based artist, and Corrina Peipon, principal of Continuous Project and co-founder of Contemporary Art League (CAL). Together they will share the experience and paths of artists toward financial stability.

Amy will introduce her newly published book, The ArtSmart Method; a Guide to Business Autonomy for Artists, and then welcome your burning questions about achieving financial peace of mind with your creative practice.

The ArtSmart Method draws on Amy’s 25 years of working with artists at all stages of their careers. It offers an accessible and insightful mix of financial advising, business and career consulting, and constructive advice, whether you’re trying to harness an idea, generate income, negotiate with collaborators and galleries, or grow your practice.

Art career just starting out?
At an impasse with your studio practice?
Want to quit your day job and spend more time making work?

Join LA-based author and business consultant Amy Davila, founder of ArtSmart, in conversation with artist Hayley Barker, LA-based artist, and Corrina Peipon, principal of Continuous Project and co-founder of Contemporary Art League (CAL). Together they will share the experience and paths of artists toward financial stability.

Amy will introduce her newly published book, The ArtSmart Method; a Guide to Business Autonomy for Artists, and then welcome your burning questions about achieving financial peace of mind with your creative practice.

The ArtSmart Method draws on Amy’s 25 years of working with artists at all stages of their careers. It offers an accessible and insightful mix of financial advising, business and career consulting, and constructive advice, whether you’re trying to harness an idea, generate income, negotiate with collaborators and galleries, or grow your practice.


Amy Davila completed her MBA in Accounting, Finance and Art History at The University of Texas, Austin. She started her career as a tax consultant, before working her way up to the role of director at David Zwirner. She is a former faculty member of the Sotheby’s Institute of Art and Claremont Graduate University. She founded ArtSmart in 2011 to help artists, galleries and art organizations achieve financial, business, and career success.
Amy Davila completed her MBA in Accounting, Finance and Art History at The University of Texas, Austin. She started her career as a tax consultant, before working her way up to the role of director at David Zwirner. She is a former faculty member of the Sotheby’s Institute of Art and Claremont Graduate University. She founded ArtSmart in 2011 to help artists, galleries and art organizations achieve financial, business, and career success.
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Hayley Barker (b. 1973, Oregon) has had solo exhibitions at Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh; SHRINE, New York, NY; CVG Foundation, Beijing; and BozoMag, Los Angeles, CA. She has participated in group shows at Acquavella, New York, NY; Harper’s, East Hampton, NY; Nicodim, Los Angeles, CA; Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pond Society, Shanghai; and SHRINE, New York, NY among others. Barker has been featured in several publications, including Artforum, Artillery Magazine, ArtNet, BOMB Magazine, Forbes, Hyperallergic, Juxtapoz, LA Weekly, The New York Times (China), and W Magazine. Her work belongs in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH; CVG Foundation, Beijing; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Miami, FL; New York Public Library Collection, New York; …
Hayley Barker (b. 1973, Oregon) has had solo exhibitions at Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh; SHRINE, New York, NY; CVG Foundation, Beijing; and BozoMag, Los Angeles, CA. She has participated in group shows at Acquavella, New York, NY; Harper’s, East Hampton, NY; Nicodim, Los Angeles, CA; Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pond Society, Shanghai; and SHRINE, New York, NY among others. Barker has been featured in several publications, including Artforum, Artillery Magazine, ArtNet, BOMB Magazine, Forbes, Hyperallergic, Juxtapoz, LA Weekly, The New York Times (China), and W Magazine. Her work belongs in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH; CVG Foundation, Beijing; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, Miami, FL; New York Public Library Collection, New York; Orange County Museum of Art, Costa Mesa, CA; Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA; and the Yageo Foundation, Taiwan. Barker lives and works in Los Angeles.
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Corrina Peipon is an artist, curator, educator, and writer. She is the founder and principal of Continuous Project, a consulting practice helping art workers navigate their careers; and the co-founder of Contemporary Art League, a trade cooperative building unity, solidarity, and equity among art workers in Los Angeles County.
Corrina Peipon is an artist, curator, educator, and writer. She is the founder and principal of Continuous Project, a consulting practice helping art workers navigate their careers; and the co-founder of Contemporary Art League, a trade cooperative building unity, solidarity, and equity among art workers in Los Angeles County.
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