Creatives Making Moves: Episode 23
Creatives Making Moves podcast spotlights passionate black women artists and creatives who are making bold moves as entrepreneurs.
February 18, 2021 by Victoria
#23: The Power of Painting
Meet Simone Agoussoye, a driven DC based artist. She’s best known for her striking paintings of icons in music, pop culture, and history. She blends mixed media materials like broken crushed glass to create contemporary portraits. Simone’s art has been featured in public exhibitions across the DMV area including Artist Evolutions at the National Harbor’s Art Avenue Gallery, Broken Beauty at the ArtReach GW, and Beautiful People at ARC3409 Art Studios and Space. As a savvy online marketer, Simone has grown her brand and is building a profitable art business.
In this episode, learn Simone’s creative journey and how she is growing an artist business doing exactly what she loves.
What you’ll learn from this episode:
4:40 - The first time Simone realized the power of her art.
7:23 - How Simone started on her creative path.
13:16 - What drives Simone’s work.
20:39 - How Simone balances building a business and maintaining her art practice.
26:10 - What challenges Simone faced as a creative entrepreneur, and how she overcame them.
31:42 - Simone’s words of wisdom for someone starting off.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Twitter: @simoneagoussoye
FB: Simone Agoussoye
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