EP 117: Building an Art Career Without Art School

Guest: Mark Witzling, abstract painter In this episode of Art Problems, I speak with Mark Witzling about his career path as a painter. Witzling continues our series on artists who are building careers regionally, and his story takes on a second challenge that artists ask me about all the time. Witzling doesn’t have an MFA or a BFA in art. And he works full time on his art. Want to know how he got his studio paid for and work placed without institutional bona fides, while living in St Louis, MO? Tune into this episode and find out! RELEVANT LINKS How to Get on a Museum’s Radar, (Free info session) Tuesday July 21, 2026 Mark Witzling Craft Alliance (St. Louis) Southern Vermont Art Center — site of his solo show last year