Anyone, who has been struggling to get into the gallery "system" without a completed degree (like myself ),may have noticed(by reading other currently represented artists' bios) that many who claim the road to "fame" have at least a BFA if not an MFA under their belt.
Now this has often made me wonder whether I should just call it quits and go back to school; thinking that if I just had that degree I could get that one show. However, money tends to be an issue, the very reason I was "screwed" out of school.
I used to think of leaving school as a failure but now I just don't give a sh*t. I had learned what I needed to and then moved on.
Many of you as artists know what you're capable of (regardless of what that biased professor graded you as) and naturally we compare ourselves and our work to those currently being represented(many times with disgust).
My querry to you all is your personal opinion.. Do you honestly believe that simply having that piece of paper(albeit a powerful "tool") should define you as an artist ?