Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Terrance Graven

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The result was delete. Daniel (talk) 11:26, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Terrance Graven

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This promotional autobiography does not meet notability guidelines WP:GNG nor WP:NARTIST. There is not enough SIGCOV in RS to support an article. I was able to find one review online in addition to review that is in the article refs. Other sources in the article either don't mention him or are a simple name-check or photo caption. His work is not included in any notable museum collections, it is not widely cited by his peers, has not contributed a new concept, theory or technique, nor a widely known body of work. He has had some exhibits, which is what artists do - make and show work WP:MILL. All else found in a BEFORE was user-submitted or social media. It seems like a self-promotional effort WP:PROMO especially given that there is an external link that goes to the "Terrance Graven Employment Website" where you can hire him to do a job for you. The link has since been removed[1] on Dec. 10. Netherzone (talk) 19:49, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Netherzone (talk) 19:49, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. Netherzone (talk) 19:49, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Netherzone (talk) 19:49, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete This artist fails WP:NARTIST and there are no references to support the biographical information. The article appears to have been written by an editor close to the subject, or perhaps the subject himself. The whole article is puffy. I cannot find any reliable source that the artist ever exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. I moved the unsourced CV laundry list of exhibitions off main space, and think the whole article should be deleted. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 23:39, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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