The art world may not be the most data-informed industry, but there are regular reports on the art market, such as the UBS Art Basel Market Report, which surveys auction houses, galleries, and fairs; UBS collector surveys; and the Artnet Intelligence Report, which analyzes that company’s proprietary auction data. If you noticed that artists don’t seem to appear in those reports, well, New York artist mentor Paddy Johnson is one step ahead of you. Her inaugural New Visions Report, released Wednesday, surveyed 1,000 mid-career creators with the aim of assessing their careers the same way other businesses are evaluated. 

Johnson first became known as an arts writer and editor (she ran a popular blog, Art F City, from 2005–2017) and now runs Netvvrk, an app-based service that provides mentorship to over 800 artist clients and earned prominent mention in a 2024 New York Times article on the increasing market for artists’ coaches and mentors.