Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/James McDonald (artist)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 06:34, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

James McDonald (artist)

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The deletion is complicated by having multiple matches available for the name. Searching GNews and GBooks finds no relevant matches for this McDonald when refining by year of birth or by Falkiner Award. Examining the self-published bio page at www.jamesmcdonald.co.nr shows nothing to unambiguously demonstrate notability against WP:ARTIST such as nationally or internationally recognized awards or permanent public exhibition. A PROD was rejected in 2008 on the basis that sources might be found, however in the intervening 3 years this has not improved and it seems unlikely that the issues of verification and notability will be addressed in the near future. Fæ (talk) 06:24, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Scotland-related deletion discussions. -- Fæ (talk) 06:24, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. -- Fæ (talk) 06:26, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 18:08, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom.--Scott Mac 09:06, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Borderline The museum collections are impressive, but he started as a printmaker ... He does have an exhibition on now at a Glasgow gallery - I have restored the link. Johnbod (talk) 04:23, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I believe the intention of the WP:ARTIST criteria about exhibitions is more than being on display for commercial sale, I think that is the case with the 'james walter gallery' but I would be happy to be corrected as I am not familiar with the outlet. Thanks Fæ (talk) 08:14, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All working artists have exhibitions for sale, and these count towards notability, but depending on how prestigous the gallery, the media coverage, and ultimately perhaps, what the prices are - prices are one crude test of notability. But little of the small coverage these get nowadays is online. Johnbod (talk) 16:02, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 02:17, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger _{One ping only} 02:25, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.