How to Build a Real Art Business: Selling Sculpture, Gallery Representation, and the Long Game - with **Alex Kveton**
What does it actually take to make a living as a sculptor? In this episode, we sit down with sculptor **Alex Kveton and Barbara** to trace a career that began with escaping communist Czechoslovakia and grew into a thriving fine art business - with stainless steel sculptures placed in prestigious institutions including **MoMA** and the **Jimmy Carter Presidential Library**, and represented by galleries across the United States.
We go beyond the highlight reel. Alex breaks down the unglamorous realities of building a sustainable creative career: navigating gallery commissions, pricing original sculpture, handling competition in the fine art market, and why there is no single "big break" - only consistent, strategic effort over time.
If you're an artist wondering how to sell sculpture, get gallery representation, price your work, or turn a creative practice into a real livelihood, this episode is a grounded, experience-backed roadmap.
**Alex's Website:** https://www.alexkveton.com/
**"How Much Can I Make?" Is nominated for 2026 Women in Podcasting Award!**
Music credit: Kate Pierson & Monica Nation
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