Artist biographical outline sample

by Jane Litchfield

As an artist, you may not be thrilled about writing about yourself, but you need an artist’s bio for your website, your portfolio, applications, shows, etc. So let’s make it simple, shall we?

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An artist’s bio is a short paragraph, written in prose, and in the third person. It tells more about the way your life has influenced your work than a CV, which is in point form. A bio is about you, the artist, as opposed to an “artist’s statement” which is more about the work and the themes behind it, and is written in first person.

In an ideal world, you would hire a professional writer to craft the perfect bio, but not everyone is ready to do that. (A great resource is PWAC, the Professional Writers Association of Canada, which has a Guelph chapter.) Here’s how to do it yourself, in five steps.

1) State the basics

The components of a bio are quite straight forward:

• Name and medium you work in; special techniques
• Key t

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  FINNEAS’ Spotify bio currently reads: “Bios are boring.”

  However, his sister, Billie Eilish, has a long, professionally written bio. So do you need an artist bio?

  I’m sure Billie’s PR team and record label required her to have a bio. But when you’re her or FINNEAS or some other superstar musician, you can get away with not needing a bio because everyone already knows you and your story. But as an indie musician, it can really help you to have an artist bio. It’s a chance for you to introduce yourself to long-time and new fans, and it gives press people more context when they’re writing about you.

  Before you write your artist bio, you have to think about who you’re writing it for. Who will be visiting your website to learn more about you? And why?

  There are two main groups who may be reading your artist bio: the press and your loyal fans. The press needs to see your about page to get context and story for write-ups about you. And fans read your bio to learn more about your

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