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Dealing with Gallery Rejection

2017

Dealing with Gallery Rejection. Contemporary painter David M. Kessler talks about the pain associated with being rejected by a gallery, and how to begin to move past it to sell work on your own without a gallery.

07:59 min

Retirement and the Return to Wonder

When I retired from clinical practice several years ago, I let go into the unknown. I felt tentative, uncertain, yet knowing intuitively that I needed to heed the call.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageWhen we take rejection as proof of our inadequacies, it’s hard to allow ourselves to risk being truly seen again. . . . The problem arises when shame kicks in and we aren’t able to view our flaws, limitations, and vulnerabilities in a patient, self-loving way.

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Criticism and Rejection