The Artist’s Survival Guide

The Artist’s Survival Guide

About the Substack

I inspire artists and other creative people. My weekly newsletter, Art + Inspiration, is filled with culture, art, bits of nature and more.
And the weekly column, The Artist's Survival Guide, features essays by artists sharing work that got them through.

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About Chris Wells

I’m a lifelong art maker, art lover and arts believer. I write about the things that see me through, also my body, and queerness, and about being 59 years old and feeling like I’m starting over.