Selected Press
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life:
Essays by 40 Working Artists

Edited by Sharon Louden

Published by Intellect Books
Distributed by University of Chicago Press 
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• “Books Like ‘Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, Meet New Books, February 2024

• Girdler-Maslen, Bethan, “The Best Art Books of 2023,” CreativeBloq.com, July 28, 2023

• Al-Hadethi, Rand, “The Khamsa Edit: Five Books to Boost Your Creativity,” Khmasa5.com, April 21, 2023

• Wow4U, “20 Fierce Quotes, Inspirational Words of Wisdom,” Wow4u.com, March 13, 2023

• Lopez, A., “10 Books Every Artist Needs,” Boynes Artist Awards, January 2023

• “If you liked Living and Sustaining a Creative Life, what should you read next?” Meet New Books, January 2023

• “A Helpful Art Book”, GiftsInsider.com, December 2022

• Shaheen, Lubaba, “Which are the Important Books for PhD Arts?,” College Dunia, November 19, 2021

• Singerman, Jessica, “The Ultimate Guide to Building a Studio Practice,” Additional Reading, The Abundant Artist, April 2021

• 20 Fierce Quotes, Inspirational Words of Wisdom, 2021

• Recommended Reading, Precipice Arts & Culture, 2021

• Lindsay, Loraine, Best Books on Creativity and Art, LoraineLindsay.com, September 23, 2021

• Laurens, Morgan, Q+Art: Christina Massey Weaves a Series of Otherworldly Ecological Wall Sculptures, Not Real Art, March 3, 2021

• Substance 100, What is the Purpose of Art in the 21st Century?, Collecteurs, December 2020

• Laurin, Evlyne, After the Artist is Present - Is the Artist Dead? Interview with William Deresiewicz, Author of the Book "The Death of the Artist", Art.art, December, 17, 2020

• Meet Empress Layla: CEO, Photographer, Muse, SHOUTOUT MIAMI, August 25, 2020

• Campbell, James, Instagram Live Interview, Intellect Books, July 8, 2020

• Pairing Living and Sustaining a Creative Life with Brian Tolle’s “Tempest,” Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, May 21, 2020

• “Five books that altered my perspective,” The Index Project, May 2020

• Angelovska, Emilija, Book Eight, BTTB: The Bookshelf, February, 2020

• Lancaster, Erika, “10 Perfect Gift Ideas for Artists Who Paint,” Erika Lancaster blog, November 28, 2019

• Broersma, Virginia, “Survival of the Artist: Knocking at Opportunity,” The Long Beach Post, August 5, 2019

• “Living and Sustaining a Creative Life,” Ursula Gullow blog, March 25, 2019

• Reese, Melanie, “What You Will Get Out of It,” Artworkarchive.com, March 2019

• Warner, Liz, “10 Questions: What is Work?” KCET blog, November 16, 2018

• Kindle, Lauren, "Studio Practice," Lauren Kindle blog, January 31, 2018

• CB, "10 BOOKS FOR PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS (AND THOSE WHO WANT TO BE!)," Creating Beautifully, August 15, 2017

• "THE 9 BOOKS EVERY ARTIST SHOULD HAVE ON THEIR SHELF," Newburyport Art Association Blog, October 4, 2016

• Schmerler, Sarah, "Note to Artists: Keep your overhead low and your ambitions high–3 Good Reference Books you should have on Your Shelf," Sarah Schmerler Blog, February 8, 2016

• Paraskevopoulou, Anna, “Joint Book Review: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life & The Liminal Worker,” Sage Journal, February 2, 2016, (PDF)

• "New Year, New You: Creativity," ABC Reads, January 7, 2016

• Koplos, Janet, "Truth Telling," College Art Association Art Journal, Volume 74, Number 1, Spring, 2015, (PDF) (JPG)

• Granett, Sarah, "Behind the Scene: Reading “Living and Sustaining a Creative Life," dime & honey, July 6, 2015

• Thiessen, Karen, "Books: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life," Day In & Day Out, June 26, 2015

• Davis, Ben, "Why Are There Still So Few Successful Female Artists?" Artnet News, June 23, 2015 (PDF)

• Wisneski, Sam, "7 Suggestions for the Next Superscript Arts Journalism and Criticism Conference,"Hyperallergic, June 2, 2015

• Fenlon, Hannah, "Lessons in Sustainability: Five Questions for Sharon Louden," The Lab, Creative Capital Blog, January 12, 2015 (PDF)

• Kilmer, Kelly, "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life," Kelly Kilmer Blog, January 2, 2015

• Van Slyke, Lauren, "BmoreArt's Best of 2014: Lauren Van Slyke's Top 10," BmoreArt, December 31, 2014

• Zappitell, Brenda Hope, "Book with artist-filled essays becomes part of exhibition," Professional Artist Magazine blog, November 21, 2014 (PDF) (JPG)

• Kirtland, Heather, "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life by Sharon Louden," Heather Kirtland Blog, October 15, 2014

• McSwain, Courtney, "Why Are You In This?: A Kind of Book Review of Sharon Louden's Living and Sustaining a Creative Life," Courtney M. McSwain blog, September 26, 2014 (PDF) (JPG)

• "Louden's Book Inspires with 40 Artist Success Stories," Professional Artist Magazine, August/September 2014 (PDF) (JPG)

• 'One Question' with Sharon Louden, organizer and editor of the book, "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists," Neoteric Art, July 14, 2014

• Dolen, Jen, "Less Starving: Artists share their secrets on making a living from their work," Public Art Review, Issue 50, Spring/Summer 2014 (PDF)

• "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life," VoxPhotographs Weblog, May 18, 2014

• Kiernan, Kat, "Spring/Summer Reading List," Don't Take Pictures Magazine, May 14, 2014

• Timberg, Scott, "How Do Artists Survive? A Conversation," CutureCrash, May 9, 2014 (PDF)

• Maxwell, Kari, “5 CHARACTERISTICS OF A WORKING ARTIST,” Create Everyday, May 4, 2014

• Nathan, Emily, "Crutons for Breakfast," ARTnews Magazine, May 2014 (PDF)

• Pappas, Carolyn A, "Book Review: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life," Carolyn Pappas Nuturing a Creative Life Blog, April 17, 2014

• Wojcik, Eva, "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists," 47 WhiteBuffalo Blog, April 14, 2014

• Teague, E.H., "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists," CHOICE Reviews Online, American Library Association, April 1, 2014

• "Books You Shouldn't be Without: 'Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 working artists'," Art's the Word, March 24, 2014

• Hamer, Katy, "Book Review: Sharon Louden's Living & Sustaining a Creative Life," Eye Towards the Dove, March 24, 2014

• Kirsh, Andrea, "Books for artists, part 1," The Art Blog, March 9, 2014

• Gellman, Lucy, "Secret To The Creative Life, Revealed," New Haven Independent, March 6, 2014

• Hughes, Renee, "Artists Leaping Over Barriers," The Resident, March 4, 2014 (PDF)(JPG)

• Papy, Coco, "The 'Living and Sustaining a Creative Life' Roundtable," Bookslut, March 1, 2014

• Kracht, Gigi, "Sharon Louden," VIEWS magazine, March, 2014 (PDF)(JPG)

• Campellin, Leda, "Sharon Louden: Sustaining a Creative Life," Juliet Art Magazine, February-March, 2014 (PDF)(JPG)

• Fitzpatrick, Kyle, "Sharon Louden Paints An Abstract Community," The Fox is Black, February 14, 2014

• Johnson, Paddy, "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life," The L Magazine, February 12, 2014

• Stanfield, Alyson, "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Book Review," Art Biz Blog, February 10, 2014

• McKetta, Isla, "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life by Sharon Louden," A Geography of Reading, January 25, 2014

• Seely, Tom, "Art Uncovered - Sharon Louden," BreakThru Radio, January 7, 2014

• Heller, Dulcey, "Five Questions with Sharon Louden," American Craft Council Newsletter, January 6, 2014

• Vartanian, Hrag, "10 Best Art Books of 2013," Hyperallergic, December 23, 2013

• Wong Yap, Christine, "Living and Sustaining a Creative Life," r+d, December 19, 2013

• Outlaw, Adrienne, "New Book Offers Insight Into How 40 Artists Make It Work," Burnaway, December 13, 2013

• Jao, Carren, "How Do Working Artists Live?", Hyperallergic, November 18, 2013 (PDF)

• Cooperstein, Paige, "Artists Share How They Make Money While Doing What They Love", Business Insider, November 8, 2013 (PDF)

• Miami.com Staff, “Cannonball presents panel discussion, 'Living and Sustaining a Creative Life,' at Locust Projects,” Miami.com, November 6, 2013

• Sharon Louden in conversation with Brian Young at 'bmore art,' Baltimore's Contemporary Art Authority, September 13, 2013 (PDF)

Videos and Podcasts

• Nayar, Payal, Sharon Louden: An Artist, Educator, Advocate for Artists, Melting Pot, October 21, 2021 (podcast)

• Howell, Daedalus, "002: From Starving Artists To Culture Producers," Culture Dept, April 24, 2016 (podcast)

• Yuen, Karin, "4 Books to help you MAKE MORE ART," Little Art Talks, November 28, 2015 (video)

• Lane, John, "Episode 12, Part 1: Sharon Louden," Standing in the Stream, March 31, 2015 (podcast)

• Hays, Kathleen and Quinn, Vonnie, "Art Investing with Louden and Vartanian," The Bloomberg Advantage on Bloomberg Radio, March 5, 2015 (radio interview)

• Bad at Sports, "Episode 448: MFA Roundtable at CAA," January 5, 2015 (podcast)

• Hays, Kathleen and Quinn, Vonnie, "Artist Sharon Louden, Artnet's Genocchio on Art Market," The Hays Advantage on Bloomberg Radio, October 23, 2014 (radio interview)

• Shaw, Michael, "This Week's Podcast: Sharon Louden," The Conversation Podcast, July 21, 2014 (podcast)

• Hays, Kathleen and Quinn, Vonnie, "Painters Louden, Heffernan on Artists Who Are Mothers," The Hays Advantage on Bloomberg Radio, May 9, 2014 (radio interview)

• Panel discussion at The Strand Bookstore, New York City, featuring Julie Heffernan, Will Cotton, Erik Hanson, & Josh Rosner, March 26, 2014 (video)

• Hays, Kathleen and Quinn, Vonnie, "Louden on 'Living and Sustaining a Creative Life," The Hays Advantage on Bloomberg Radio, March 21, 2014 (radio interview)

• Richardson, Valerie, "Valerie Richardson Show," WPKN Radio of Bridgeport, CT, March 4, 2014 (radio interview)

• Hall, Floyd, "WonderRoot Artist Feature - Sharon Louden," WonderRoot, February 28, 2014 (podcast)

• Panel discussion at Pennsylvania Academia of Fine Art, February 26, 2014 (video)

• Bad at Sports, "Episode 441: Sharon Louden," February 10, 2014 (podcast)

• Panel discussion at Art Basel Miami Beach as a part of the Salon Programming, featuring Brian Tolle, Ellen Harvey & Shamim Momin, December 7, 2013 (video)

Blog Posts and Mentions

• Shadwell, Shelby, University of Wyoming, Advanced Drawing Class, April 24, 2024 (PDF)

• Hudson, James, “5 Books for Artists,” JHoblivion vintage decor, April 22, 2022