“With the new website and the conversations with Gwenda, I have a whole new sense of myself as an artist. I didn’t understand how my earlier work fit into the total picture and didn’t know how good it was overall.”

“Gwenda’s COSS Mastermind (Creative Online Success System) was an incredible year of growth and development for me with all of the information I have learned about from Gwenda and my fellow artists..”

“COSS (Creative Online Success System) got me started and focused on a big project that had I had been thinking about but hadn’t pulled together (for many reasons). Gwenda helped me direct my efforts in the right way, each step of the way.”

“Gwenda encouraged accountability for myself and my business. Through conversations and asking thoughtful questions, we developed goals and strategies that were greater than just improving sales or increasing followers; simply put, they improved me.”

“The advantage to hiring an artists’ agent, is that their engagement with galleries is easier, for a variety of reasons. I have known Gwenda for 30 years. Her gallery in Chicago represented my work for a number of years. It’s this familiarity that made me comfortable to invest in her services.”

“Once I started working with Gwenda, my dream of being a successful artist who shows in galleries and sells her work started to happen.”

“I’m projecting a different level of professionalism, and it feels good! In two years, I went from selling a box of cards at our open studio to selling 19 paintings!“

“At first, I had to move forward on faith, and then I started to feel some momentum as opportunities and relationships built on themselves. Now, I have a new level of awareness and am operating from a different place. I got it!”

“Gwenda’s unique way of coaching helped me discover why I make art the way I do. We explored my process, and I am recognizing my true contribution. This was a huge revelation, and now I “own” it. I am more confident in making my proposals, and I am currently negotiation a big project. Everything has shifted in the direction I want it to go.”

“In Gwenda’s seminar, I learned a tremendous amount, both from the gallery point of view but, more importantly, about my own work. I discovered things about my work and where it’s going! Gwenda is extremely knowledgeable and willing to share it. What I learned was worth far more than I paid for.”

“The main way Gwenda Joyce has helped me as an artist is by her honest and very knowledgeable reactions to my work. I don’t think my art would have advanced as it has without her feedback. Our conversations are a great source of energy for me. More concretely, she works hard to help me find outlets for my art. Her letter of recommendation was instrumental in my recent successful application for a Pollock-Krasner grant.”

“Gwenda is always one step ahead of me with a solution to a problem I don’t even realize exists. She is right there to support and guide me through the next step, so I don’t waste time in putting things off. “

“Gwenda helped me put together a successful proposal that I had procrastinated finishing because I didn’t have the focus on what was needed or the direction to go for what I wanted.”

“I had a list of galleries that I now see were all wrong for me. Gwenda helped me find galleries that are a better match and helped me develop those relationships.”

“Gwenda is soft, empathic and firm. Our talk has buoyed me up all day!”