Built by artists, for artists, the Artist Bio Builder is a free AI-powered tool that helps you write strong, honest bios—fast, simple, and stress-free. Say what you do and why it matters, without wasting time.
A Simple AI Tool That Helps Artists Tell Their Story
Writing an artist bio can tough for beginners and experts alike. A lot of artists struggle to explain their work in a way that feels clear, honest, and professional. As one of our weekly project activities, we thought we’d explore designing an Artist Bio Builder to help fix that. It’s a free and simple tool that helps turn rough ideas into strong, useful bios—fast.
Built by Jamie Bell and Tony Eetak at The Arts Incubator, this simple tool uses an AI-powered assistant to guide artists through the process. Whether you’re starting from scratch or cleaning up an old draft, it helps break things down step by step so you don’t have to overthink it.
It starts with the basics—your name and whether you have anything written already. From there, it walks you through the key parts of a solid artist bio:
- What you make – Mediums, tools, and how you work
- What inspires you – Ideas, influences, or life experiences
- What your art is about – Themes or subjects you keep coming back to
- How you got here – Training, milestones, turning points
- What you’ve done – Exhibitions, awards, residencies (optional)
- What you’re working on now – Projects currently in progress
The tool shapes your answers into something polished but still in your voice. It asks clear follow-up questions and puts it all together in a clean, professional format—something you can actually use for grants, galleries, applications, or websites.
Try our Artist Bio Builder Tool here.
We’d like to know what you think!
We wanted this tool to work for emerging artists, students, and established creators alike. We hope it saves time, cuts the stress, and helps you show your work clearly and confidently. It was a simple experiment, but if you have any comments or feedback, we’d love to hear it! Please contact us and let us know!
Special Thanks
This project was made possible through early support from the OpenAI Researcher Access Program and the Creative Entrepreneurship program at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. This is also the beginning of our third year of programming, which was piloted and seeded over the last couple years with funding and support from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse and Manitoba Arts Council.
This year’s arts incubator programming is working with youth, climate entrepreneurs and artists from Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, Nunavut and Minnesota. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Tony Eetak, Eva Suluk, Krish Agrawal, Jamie Bell, and Dr. Olaf Kuhlke—each of whom played a key role in shaping, inspiring, and encouraging this work. Your insights, creativity, and commitment continue to guide this journey.
