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Current Contest - January 2009
Judge: Clint Watson
Clint
Watson calls himself a "Software Craftsman and Art Fanatic."
Even as a child, his two main passions were tinkering with
computer programming and creating art. After graduating with an
Information Systems degree in 1993, Clint became a director and,
later, a partner at a major national art gallery. He spent the
next eleven years learning the art marketing game and creating
art-related web sites. As one of the gallery's primary
salespeople, Clint gained experience by helping clients connect
with artworks and artists that they truly loved...resulting in
total personal sales in seven-figures, and, more-importantly
countless lives enriched through artwork. This experience gives
him an authoritative platform from which to now advise artists
on art marketing and sales....teaching them what really
works....and what to ignore as hype or fads.
Realizing that the Internet was destined to play an
ever-increasing role in the marketing strategy of artists, in
2001, he launched
FineArtStudioOnline, a website creation tool and marketing
system for fine artists. He subsequently left the gallery
business and now focuses all of his attention on helping his
artist clients create websites and providing them with marketing
ideas, opportunities and advice. Clint lives in San Antonio and
the virtual world. He often takes time out to enjoy the great
outdoors.
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