Full-time artist Stefanie speaks on ways to diversify your creative offerings, leverage yourself as an artist, discover the face of your brand, and explore the artist's role as an entrepreneur, while challenging the outdated stereotype of the artist as a "sellout." Stefanie Bales is an award-winning artist, muralist, and boutique gallery owner. She was a professor of Art & Design for over a decade before launching her creative brand and opening the Stefanie Bales Fine Art Gallery in 2018, which has been voted “Best Gallery” in San Diego for 4 years running. Bales’s portfolio includes works for esteemed clients in both public and private sectors, including Balboa Park, Belmont Park, Estancia La Jolla Hotel, the City of San Diego, Ansun Biopharma, and Longfellow Real Estate. She was named “Best Artist” in San Diego through public vote and serves as a founding board member of the San Diego Chapter of Soho House. Stefanie is a devoted mother to her two young boys, Weston And Rowan, whom she considers her greatest works of art.In her talk, The Things They Don’t Teach You in Art School, Stefanie shares her insights on The Business of Art, exploring the artist’s role as an entrepreneur and challenging the outdated stereotype of the artist “sellout”. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx