Creating a Bibliography

Sharon Mizota outlines the steps for artists to create a bibliography. As Mizota notes, the bibliography establishes the notability of your work and career—that others have found it important enough to write about—and situates your work in a larger cultural conversation and context. In the early stages of your career, a bibliography can help demonstrate that your work is relevant and important; in the later stages, it can serve as a useful research tool, providing evidence of sustained interest and engagement with artistic ideas and issues over time.