Last Artist Standing - Living and Sustaining a Creative Life over 50

Last Artist Standing shares the essays of the lives of 31 artists over the age of 50, how they have sustained their creative lives, what paths they have led, showing who contemporary artists are today. They are mentors to other artists, having learned how to thrive and be creative through decades of life's travails. Sharon Louden wants to share these stories with the public so that their models can be replicated by all age groups, both within and beyond the art world. This collection addresses the ability of these artists to remain contemporary as they adapt through generational shifts, the physical, financial and professional challenges they have overcome to remain vibrant and sustaining artists, and their role as inspirational models to others who may be turning to art late in their lives.

About the author

Sharon Louden is a practicing, professional artist who lives and works in New York, NY. Her work has been exhibited at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, the Drawing Center, Weisman Art Museum, Birmingham Museum of Art, Weatherspoon Art Museum and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, among other venues, and it is held in public collections such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, Weatherspoon Art Museum and the National Gallery of Art. For more information, visit http://www.livesustain.org/sharon-louden/.

Summary

Last Artist Standing shares the essays of the lives of 31 artists over the age of 50, how they have sustained their creative lives, what paths they have led, and shows who contemporary artists are today. They are mentors to other artists, having learned how to thrive and be creative through decades of life's travails. 33 b&w illus.

Product details

• Assisted by: Sharon Louden (Editor), Louden Sharon (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2025
• EAN: 9781835950975
• ISBN: 978-1-83595-097-5
• Illustrations: Raster, farbig
• Series: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; ART / General, Biography: arts & entertainment, Art techniques & principles, Biography and non-fiction prose, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Health, Relationships and Personal development, The arts: general topics