Specialties
stARTup is contemporary art fair for independent artists held in hotels in San Francisco and Los Angeles. stARTup artwork can also be purchased online on Artfinder at www.artfinder.com/startup
History
Established in 2015.
stARTup Art Fair is a unique contemporary hotel art fair for independent artists. Our intimate, boutique fair provides artists and art enthusiasts with direct access to the art world, fostering new relationships and creating a new exhibition platform for thought-provoking contemporary artwork.
Each fair assembles a panel of curators, gallerists and professional artists to vet our exhibiting artists, ensuring a thoughtful and dynamic group of artists that will impress and inspire our attendees.
Co-founded by artist and educator Ray Beldner stARTup Art Fair's mission is to provide a professional exhibition venue for independent artists where they can present and sell their work on their own terms and the public can acquire amazing art work from some of the best independent artists working today.
Meet the Business Owner: Ray B.
Ray Beldner has worked in art education and marketing for the last 20 years with the goal of inspiring people to create, value, and support the visual arts. As an artist, he has exhibited in more than 15 solo shows and over 100 group exhibitions, both nationally and internationally, and his artwork can be found in numerous public and private collections including the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and the Federal Reserve Board, Washington DC; the Saks Fifth Ave Collection, New York; and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, among many others. At several Bay Area colleges and universities, he taught courses in sculpture and installation art, conceptual art, and professional practices for artists. Ray is also a fine art appraiser and art collection manager and most recently worked as a Fine Art Specialist for an online luxury goods company, sourcing consignments of art from artists, dealers, print publishers, and collectors.