About this item
When Living and Sustaining a Creative Life was published in 2013, it became an immediate sensation. Edited by Sharon Louden, the book brought together forty essays by working artists, each sharing their own story of how to sustain a creative practice that contributes to the ongoing dialogue in contemporary art. The book struck a nerve - how do artists really make it in the world today? Louden took the book on a sixty-two-stop book tour, selling thousands of copies, and building a movement along the way. Now, Louden returns with a sequel: forty more essays from artists who have successfully expanded their practice beyond the studio and become change agents in their communities. There is a misconception that artists are invisible and hidden, but the essays here demonstrate the truth - artists make a measurable and innovative economic impact in the non-profit sector, in education, and in corporate environments.
About the Author
Sharon Louden is an artist, editor, educator and culture producer. She holds a MFA from Yale University and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been exhibited in numerous venues including the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, the Drawing Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Weisman Art Museum, Birmingham Museum of Art and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and is held in major public and private collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, National Gallery of Art, Neuberger Museum of Art, Arkansas Arts Center, Yale University Art Gallery, Weatherspoon Art Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, among others.
In addition, Sharon Louden is a Senior Critic at the New York Academy of Art and the editor of "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists" published by Intellect Books and distributed by the University of Chicago Press. Published in October, 2013, the book is now in its sixth printing. With sales in over 18 countries, it has become Intellect Book's #1 best selling publication two years in a row. The book has been translated into Korean, garnered over 45 reviews, the subject of 15 podcasts and radio appearances and received more individual feedback than can be counted.
From September, 2013 until late May, 2015, Louden went on a 62-stop book tour, where she met thousands of artists from all over the US. Some of the venues who participated included LACMA, the Hirshhorn Museum, Strand Bookstore, Art Basel Miami Beach, the 92nd St Y in New York City, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and many others.
Louden's second book, "The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life" will launch at the Strand Book Store in New York City on March 2, 2017 as a part of an extensive 80-stop conversation/book tour. The last book in the trilogy of Living and Sustaining a Creative Life books, "Last Artist Standing," focusing on artists over 50 years of age, will be published in 2020. For more information about Sharon Louden, click here: http://www.livesustain.org/sharon-louden/
To learn more about Sharon Louden's books, click on to this page: http://www.livesustain.org/
Join Sharon on her book tour. You can find the most updated schedule and more information on the book tour here: http://www.livesustain.org/book-tour-dates/
You can also find photographs from the 2013-2015 book tour here: http://www.livesustain.org/book-1-photos/
