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Brushing up on business - Emma Wright

18 Oct 2005
Illustrating the way to brush up on business Courtesy of Stuff 16th October 2005 By Greg Niness Emma Wright is one of New Zealand's most successful artists, but you will not see her work…

Illustrating the way to brush up on business Courtesy of Stuff 16th October 2005

By Greg Niness

Emma Wright is one of New Zealand's most successful artists, but you will not see her work hanging in Te Papa or discussed by pointy-headed critics.

Wright is successful because she manages to sell her paintings, lots of them, and makes a reasonable living from doing so. And she has been painting for only two years. The Wellington artist attributes her rapid rise in popularity to running her career like a business.

Brushing up on businessIllustrating the way to brush up on business Courtesy of Stuff 16th October 2005

By Greg Niness

Emma Wright is one of New Zealand's most successful artists, but you will not see her work hanging in Te Papa or discussed by pointy-headed critics.

Wright is successful because she manages to sell her paintings, lots of them, and makes a reasonable living from doing so. And she has been painting for only two years. The Wellington artist attributes her rapid rise in popularity to running her career like a business.

Brushing up on business