Talent Tree Gallery did not notify either the artist or the Studio of its decision.  It simply did not hang the show.  When it was discovered by sheer chance, the gallery refused to say why it had not fulfilled its end of the contract.

After a formal complaint was lodged with the Omaha Better Business Bureau against the gallery by the Studio, the gallery suddenly claimed that the artist's work did not match the portfolio they had seen. 

No other gallery, museum, or artist has had this problem in reviewing my portfolio.  The photographs used to make this page are the same ones that were in the portfolio, with the exception of the two black and white drawings.

Was this truly a banned show?  I believe it was.  The gallery's action was taken behind the artist's back.  There was no appeal allowed for a decision made without any attempt to talk with the artist or the Studio.  It fits the criteria.

When business practices such as this are allowed to continue and the politicans feel free to attack artists, the climate is set to discriminate against the arts.

This Gallery is now closed.