Paul Dorrell founded Leopold Gallery in 1991. As an art consultant his clients include Warner Brothers, H&R Block, the Mayo Clinic, the National D-Day Memorial, the Kansas City Chiefs, and over 1500 private and corporate collectors. Dorrell also mentors scores of teenage artists from the inner city. His acclaimed guidebook for artists, Living the Artist’s Life, Updated & Revised, has taken him on a tour of 50 cities, where he has won praise for his talks at The Art Students League of New York, Books and Books in Miami, Book Passage in San Francisco, the LA Art Association, and scores of other venues. He has been interviewed on 35 Public Radio stations, and on NBC. Living the Artist’s Life, Updated & Revised, is part guidebook, part social commentary. This, and Dorrell’s experience as a visionary art consultant, have made him a national figure in the arts and in what he calls “The Regional Renaissance.” He also teaches career seminars. Reared in Kansas City and educated at the University of Kansas, Dorrell has spent years roaming America by motorcycle, riding through every contiguous state. He has lived in Alaska, New York, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Seattle, Italy, and England. He makes his home in Kansas City, where Leopold Gallery is based, and works with clients worldwide.

• excerpted from his website.