Welcome to the website of respected creative consultant, author and educator MARY VIRGINIA SWANSON.

With decades of experience in the field, Ms. Swanson guides artists on making and marketing their artwork. She has inspired many artists to build on the strengths of their work, refine their craft, and identify appreciative audiences.

Here you can view “MVS On The Road” to learn about Mary Virginia’s forthcoming lectures, seminars and workshops, keep up on opportunties for photographers on “MVS Marketing Blog,” buy her book, learn about private consultation sessions and read the testimonials her clients have shared.  ”Planning Ahead” helps you do just that.

Ortigia, Sicilia, 2002

© Jeff Curto

Mary Virginia Swanson is photography’s equivalent of the sports world’s triple threat. When speaking with photographers, she helps them find the best and most effective way to share their personal vision with the world.  When speaking with students, she provides a blast of solid, real-world practicality that helps them in their first steps in the photographic world. Most importantly, though, Mary Virginia Swanson is a cheerleader for our medium; helping all of us by showing us what’s cool, what’s working, and making us proud to be involved in this vibrant community.

—Jeff Curto (website)

From the MVS Marketing Blog

REMINDER: Deadline EXTENDED to February 1st for CENTER AWARDS and REVIEW SANTA FE

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO:  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012, 11:59 PM MST
CENTER
2012 Call for Entries
Deadline: Monday, January 30, 2012, 11:59 pm MST

“The 17th Annual CENTER Awards provide serious photographers with a prestigious and international program designed to give support and exposure. Jurors from TIME magazine, Getty Museum, Rizzoli, the Victoria & Albert Museum and others make for [...]

February 1st, NYC: Artist Talk by Susan May Tell

Professional Women Photographers 
Artist Talk by Susan May Tell
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Admission: $10 for non-members
“Photographer Susan May Tell will share work from her exhibitions A Requiem: tribute to the spiritual space at Auschwitz, Structured Moments, and Real / Unreal: urban landscapes of the 1980’s as well as her work as a photojournalist.
She will also share anecdotes about her [...]

February 2nd & 4th, Portland: Reception & Artist Talk with David Rochkind & Jamey Stillings

Blue Sky Gallery
David Rochkind’s Heavy Hand, Sunken Spirit
Jamey Stillings’ The Bridge at Hoover Dam
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 6:00-9:00 pm
Free and open to the public.
© 2012 David Rochkind
© 2012 Jamey Stillings
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 2:00 pm
Artist Talk and Book Signing

“Artists David Rochkind and Jamey Stillings will discuss their work on exhibit at [...]

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