Lana Swan

SWAN Book

Selected Worldwide Artists Network

A curated book of artists who work in two and three dimensions: painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and more. Every member is reviewed and given a grade, from Amateur to Established Professional, based on what their practice can show.

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What the SWAN Book is

SWAN stands for Selected Worldwide Artists Network. The SWAN Book is a growing register of artists from around the world, kept by the artist Lana Swan. It opens with nearly 100,000 masters of the past whose work is now in the public domain, and it is open to living artists of every level who want an honest, checked record of their practice.

Amateurs are welcome too. They are listed with the grade Amateur, and they can ask for a new review as their practice grows.

Grades

The grade comes from points for things that can be checked. A claim without a link, a document or another way to confirm it is not counted.

Area	What counts	Max points
Exhibitions	Solo shows: 12 in a museum, 8 in a gallery. Group shows: 5 in a museum, 3 in a gallery. Art fairs: 2 each. Online and virtual exhibitions: 1 each.	30
Sales and market	Documented sales of original works: 5 for 1 to 4, 10 for 5 to 19, 15 for 20 to 99, 20 for 100 or more. Works offered at auction: 3, sold at auction: 5. Representation by a gallery: 5.	25
Press and publications	Articles, interviews, books and catalogues about your work. International press, books and catalogues read in many countries: 5 each. National press: 3 each. Local press, blogs and features on art platforms: 1 each.	15
Education, memberships and registries	Art school or degree: 5. Membership of a professional artists association or union: 3 each. Listing in a recognised artist register or price guide, such as Akoun: 3 each.	10
Public presence	Own website or portfolio: 3. Works in public or corporate collections: 5. Awards, residencies and grants: 2 each.	15
International reach	Exhibitions or sales in at least three countries.	5
Total		100

How the review works

1. Fill in the short form below. It takes about two minutes.
2. An AI assistant makes the first check of your links and documents.
3. Lana Swan reviews every application by hand and decides your grade.
4. You receive your proposed grade by email.
5. If you accept it, you pay the £30 review fee and your entry is published in the SWAN Book.
6. If you do not accept it, nothing is charged. You can apply again after one year.

Fee and membership

• Applying is free. You pay only for the review, £30, and only if you accept your grade.
• Membership has no end date.
• Your grade can be reviewed again after one year, for example after new exhibitions or sales.
• You can ask for your entry to be removed at any time.

Certificate of listing

Members with the grade Emerging Professional, Professional or Established Professional can order an official extract from the SWAN Book free of charge: a Certificate of Listing that confirms your entry, your grade and the month and year you were listed. Each certificate carries a unique entry number. Anyone you show it to can type the number into Check a Name to confirm that the certificate is genuine. The number itself is never shown on the site, so the certificate works as evidence whenever you need it. To order your free certificate, write to lanaswan.art@gmail.com.

Amateur members are listed in the SWAN Book in the same way, but certificates are not issued for this grade. You can ask for a new review after one year.

What we publish

Only your full name, technique, whether your work is 2D or 3D, the century you were born in, your country of residence, your grade and the month and year you were listed. We ask for your full date of birth and keep it in our records, but we never publish it. Your email, your documents and your entry number are never published.

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Keep it short: the essentials and the links that show your practice.

Full name *

Email *Only used to send you the result. Never published.

Date of birth *Kept private in our records. We publish only the century you were born in.

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Main technique *Select a techniquePaintingDrawingPrintmakingMixed mediaDigital artSculptureCeramicsTextile artOther

Your work is *2D (flat: painting, drawing, print)3D (sculpture, ceramics, objects)Both

Evidence of your practiceLinks to your website or portfolio, exhibitions, sales, press, memberships. One per line. Only what can be checked is counted.

DocumentsCertificates, exhibition lists, press. Optional.

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Consent *I agree that my full name, technique, century of birth, country of residence and grade are published in the SWAN Book. I understand that the £30 review fee is due only if I accept my grade.

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