I understand why gallery owners won't share this info. I know a lot of artists that are unprofessional and will sell behind the buyers back.

I also know unprofessional gallery owners that don't send buyers info when I have a new piece in the gallery, don't send thank you cards etc.

I had one gallery that wanted me to give the gallery a commission if I sold to their clients but then would tell me who their cliets were. How's that suppose to work??

One of my galleries shares the client info with me. Recently, when I had an ad in a magazine, one of their clients contacted me and bought the painting in the ad. I was happy to send my gallery the commission. The buyer bought the piece because they had seen my work in the gallery and knew the quality of my work. I believe it was because of my gallery exposure and not the ad that the painting was sold. Oh, and I told the gallery that I was deducting the cost of the ad before I sent them their 50% commission. They were happy to get the amount I sent.

I think the only thing we as artists can really do is make sure that we are easy to find on the internet so a buyer can find us and say "Hey, I bought your painting" . We can thengive that client some personal attention.

Be fair and honest with your gallery. That's the best we can do