Arnika Dawkins: How To Turn Your Passion Into Livelihood
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In this week's show co-host Todd Schnick and I talked with Arnika Dawkins.
Arnika Dawkins is the owner of her eponymous fine art photography gallery established in Atlanta in 2011. The gallerist shows work by talented emerging and mid-career artists with a specialization in showing fine art photography by African Americans and images of African Americans. Her passion is connecting collectors to photography that is significant, inspiring and provocative. As a fine art photographer and avid collector herself, she is a valuable resource to collectors and artists alike. She obtained a Master of Arts in Digital Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
We had a fascinating conversation with Arnika about her life and her career and about the place of art and creativity in modern America. Highlights and take-aways inclided:
- That it is possible to take our passion and turn it into a living;
- The extent to which art and creativity enriches our lives and opens us up to experience passion;
- It’s all a process!
You can contact Arnika by email at agd@adawkinsgallery.com, by Twitter at @ADawkinsGallery, or by phone at (404) 333-0312 and you can find out more about her gallery at Arnika Dawkins Gallery.