Puretee Elusive: Making Art Without Permission

Inside the Art World by Art Meets Culture · Aug 19, 2026 · 51m

Self-taught artist Puretee Elusive joins Inside the Art World for an honest conversation about building a career on your own terms, finding your artistic voice and refusing to wait for permission.

Puretee opens up about how painting became a way to process difficult experiences, putting on her own exhibitions before she understood the traditional rules of the art world, and why honesty has become central to her work.

We also get into the realities of being a working artist that aren't always spoken about openly: money, tax, shipping, gallery commissions, social media, confidence and the…