MY FIRST (potential) PORTFOLIO REVIEW

I wrote a newsletter about a year ago about all the rejections I had been receiving as an artist and how crushing it felt. I had some really great conversations as a result of that newsletter, and since then, I have developed much thicker skin, and I have been more selective and intentional with the places I have been submitting to.

After the many rejections, then silence, then dusting myself off and trying again, it is

such a great feeling to receive that rare and coveted YES. I applied to CENTER’s annual Review Santa Fe in January and I have been hoping for good news ever since.

I am SO thrilled to share that I recently opened up an email saying, “The Review Santa Fe Selection Committee was honored to view your work, and the quality of submissions from this year's applicants was truly exceptional. We would like to congratulate you on being placed on the juried waitlist. Considering the number of submissions, acceptance to the waitlist speaks highly of your work.”

This alone is so thrilling and humbling, I was beyond elated to read these words. I will keep checking my email for a notification that a place has opened up for me and I’ll be on a plane in a few months to New Mexico. Fingers crossed!

Review Santa Fe is one of the oldest juried portfolio review events in the U.S. It is a premier program serving local, national and international constituents with portfolio reviews with esteemed industry professionals, a public exposition and book fair, scholar lectures, and more.