The government's figures show the collection bought works by 93 artists, of which 44 of were women over the time period. (theguardian.com)
Maybe it's an unintended benefit of collecting work, but by buying these works from living artists, these collectors are literally putting food on their tables and clothes on their backs. (ffdg.net)
The principle disadvantage is pretty straightforward — you are literally limiting your reach and your audience to those readers who buy their work from that specific vendor. (draft2digital.com)