Hi, I’m Miriam and an artist, author, and art business coach.
Grow a thriving art business through the Artist Incubator coaching program, my book Artpreneur and internationally top-ranked podcast, The Inspiration Place.
Hi, I’m Miriam and an artist, author, and art business coach.
Grow a thriving art business through the Artist Incubator coaching program, my book Artpreneur and internationally top-ranked podcast, The Inspiration Place.
The “Bat Signal” That Changed My Life...
Ever since the fourth grade I wanted to be an artist, but didn’t believe I could make a living at it. Although I studied art history in college, I ended up taking the practical route, pursuing a career in finance. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, I had a wake-up call and abandoned my lucrative hedge fund job on Wall Street to work on my art full-time.
My love affair with portraits really kicked off during this time. I painted my son in his Batman costume. And he LOVED it so much, he was so proud of it, that he invited his friends over to look at it.
Those kids told their parents, and pretty soon I was painting my son’s friends...and then more people saw THOSE portraits and asked me for commissions…and a portrait business was born! But it didn't happen by accident or overnight...
And then people started to ask me to show them how…
Through the Artist Incubator program, artists get past the fear and doubt and create thriving businesses from their passion (no matter what kind of art they create).
I believe
ANYONE
can make a thriving living from their art
I felt like I had so much to share about how I built my business - that I created the Inspiration Place Podcast in 2018 to give a voice to my story. After hundreds of episodes on mindset, marketing, building your email list, attracting high-end commissions, and more, people begged me for a way to get more personalized help.
That’s why I developed the Artist Incubator Coaching Program to work with artists like you to go beyond the technique and grow thriving art businesses - so that you can have the time and freedom to create art and do what you love.
Maybe you've seen my work on TV?
My art has been featured in major publications including The New York Times, What Women Create, Art of Man, and Art Journaling magazine by Stampington, as well as seen on NBC’s “Parenthood” and the Amazon series “Hunters” with Al Pacino. Moreover, my art has been sold around the world and included in New York museum gift shops. Published works can be seen on my longtime blog, which is going into its 14th year, and in several, full length features in Professional Artist magazine.
When I’m not painting or planning art world domination, you can find me in a museum or spending time with my husband, two adult kids, and a tuxedo cat named Ebony.
I’m vegan (most of the time) and lie about it the rest of the time.
I brought a cat home without warning my husband (even though I’m allergic) but he’s her favorite.
My daughter is a cellist and a music teacher (she’s a REAL musician).
The sweet boy in the batman costume above is now part of the Israeli Defense Forces. (I secretly suspect it's the uniform he loves)
My art has been used for television and print ads by Sony.
In college, I rubbed shoulders with CNN’s Jake Tapper (he was an ART major who also took the practical route).
During the 2020 quarantine, I reread the entire Harry Potter series.
Meet the Team
Miriam Schulman
Artist | Owner
Anna Kuhlmey
Operations and Studio Manager
Shaun Roney
Mindset Coach
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