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Instagram Brings Artists' Work Directly To The Public

Published October 4, 2016 at 12:33 PM CDT
A tease of Dallas artist Dan Lam's exhibition "Coquette" on view at Fort Works Art. Lam is one of many artists who have found success showing and selling art on Instagram. (Hady Mawajdeh)
A tease of Dallas artist Dan Lam's exhibition "Coquette" on view at Fort Works Art. Lam is one of many artists who have found success showing and selling art on Instagram. (Hady Mawajdeh)

Looking for a new piece of art to display in your home? You could visit a local gallery. Or you could do what lots of galleries are doing these days: check out Instagram.

Hady Mawajdeh of KERA in Dallas takes a look at how the photo sharing app is seriously expanding the art world.

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Hady Mawajdeh, arts reporter for KERA’s Art&Seek. He tweets @hadysauce.

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