Most gallery texts read like press releases dressed up as essays, describing the exhibition without giving collectors any real reason to care about it. A good catalog text does something different: it builds context that makes the work easier to understand, easier to talk about with other people, and ultimately easier to buy.
I write texts for galleries and auction houses that do exactly this, in English and Spanish and with additional capacity in Ukrainian and Russian, research-based and clear, written for the people who actually read them: collectors and curators, journalists and fair committees, and the general public walking through your doors trying to figure out what they are looking at.
Prefer to read the work first? See examples of my gallery and catalog writing.
What You Get
- Catalog texts and exhibition essays
- Curatorial statements that frame exhibitions for press, collectors, and funders
- Wall labels that inform without lecturing
- Press releases that journalists actually read
- Press kits for art fairs and media outreach
- Auction lot descriptions
Every text is research-based, starting from the artist's practice, the exhibition concept, and the market context for the work in question, so that what you receive reads like it was written by someone who actually understands art history, because it was.
Working With Galleries Across Europe, the Americas, and Beyond
I work bilingually in English and Spanish, which means a Barcelona gallery and a Miami auction house can both receive texts in the language their collectors actually read. Past projects include catalog texts for Voloshyn Gallery (Kyiv and Miami) and Goldens Auction House (Kyiv), gallery essays for Mio Gallery in Antwerp, curatorial collaborations with artists based in Denmark and Spain, and recent profile work for galleries operating across Europe and North America.
For galleries operating in both EU and US markets, the bilingual workflow saves you the friction of separate translators reinterpreting the curatorial concept: a press release in fluent English and a parallel Spanish version, prepared by the same writer, reads consistently across both markets and arrives without the lag of a back-and-forth translation pass.
How It Works
Tell me about your exhibition
Send me an email with what you need. Images of the works, your concept (if you have one), and your deadline.
Get a proposal within 48h
I reply with a clear scope, timeline, and price. Catalog texts typically take 1 to 2 weeks.
Receive your text
You get a polished, ready-to-publish text with one round of revisions included.
What Clients Say
The curatorial text is brilliantly written by an intellectually gifted person who truly knows the subject.
Sergei Sviatchenko
Artist
Viborg, Denmark
Thank you for the promptness and the excellent article in the catalog.
Mykhailo Vasylenko
Director of the auction house Goldens
Kyiv, Ukraine
Wonderful article style, thank you!
Mira Tsybukovska
Co-founder of Mio Gallery
Antwerp, Belgium
Pricing
| Deliverable | Starting price | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Catalog text / exhibition essay | from €500 | 1-2 weeks |
| Curatorial statement | from €400 | 5-7 days |
| Wall labels (set of 10-20) | from €250 | 5-7 days |
| Press release / press kit | from €400 | 5-7 days |
These are starting prices. I reply within 48 hours to talk through the details and build the final quote with you, since I cannot set an exact price without knowing the scope. All prices are in EUR.
