Meet Christian Millet | Director and curator at Rising Gallery

We had the good fortune of connecting with Christian Millet and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Christian, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
Proper research and knowledge is key to start any ventures, good discipline, planning and vision are fundamental.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
Running an art gallery requires in my opinion multiple skills that can be separated into two sections, entrepreneurial and business savvy and a highly creative mentality to understand who you are working with. Not many galleries understand artists, perhaps because the majority of owners are not artists themselves. We as a team of artists do whatever we can to promote each artist, and sometimes means not making any money.

Currently, in very excited about our calendar of exhibitions coming up, we have a few surprises to be announced.

In retrospect, I got here by taking a lot of risks, following my instincts and passion, and failing constantly; success is never easy.

One of the biggest lessons I learned in my life came from my mother. crying about your failures while sitting on a couch is not going to bring you any benefits, if you want to eat go make it happen.

I want people to know how we operate, our mission statement is very real: we are artists, patrons, and collectors working for artists.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
bacon social club for breakfast, machete tequila and tacos for lunch
fancy dinner at mercantile
54thirty after for some amazing views….

day 2:
coffee at corvis
16th street mall walk for little bites and drinks
a couple of galleries in downtown and Rino
brutal poodle for lunch dinner
Drinks at the best hole in wall ” Englewood tavern”
skylark to end the night with a boom.

Sunday Funday:
beef carpaccio and wine at north italia
Denver museum of art
Uncle, tavernetta or guard & grace depending on the mood.
more coffee

early
beef carpaccio and wine at North Italia

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My current business partner Geno for believing in my vision, and the long support of friends and colleagues. All our patrons, collectors, and most importantly all the current artists who continue to work with us. All deem essential to our growth.

Website: https://www.artsy.net/partner/the-rising-gallery

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risingallery/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/risingallery/

Image Credits
Helping Hand, artwork by Vandal Skateboard set, artwork by Virus David, artwork by Ghosti