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• Artonomy
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• C.A.T. Limited
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• D'Silva Editions
• Dodo Pad
• Headworx
• IAMWHY
• Love My Car
• New Business Matters
• Noel Akers
• Phantom Screen Print
• Rebus Collective
• The Print Environment
• Upton Packaging

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Artonomy Fine Art has chosen Truro as a base from which to promote the careers of some of the UK's most gifted young arists.

Started as an art consultancy in early 2004, Artonomy Fine Art focuses on identifying promising young artists and supporting their careers by organising exhibitions both in the South West and beyond, providing expertly crafted promotion and negotiating commercial sponsorship.

Founder and senior partner Steve Kyffin trained as a graphic designer in Cornwall before setting up the strategic design agency Bluestone Design. Bluestone now has offices in both Plymouth and Bristol, and numbers several household names among its clients. Steve sees his in-depth knowledge of marketing and public relations as one of Artonomy's key strengths, but in the end he believes that success depends on the strength of the creative talent it represents.

"My passion is creativity," Steve says, "and Cornwall is an area that has that in abundance. What's really exciting now is that there's a real economic renaissance going on down here, which is making it easier for talented and ambitious people to make successful careers in Cornwall itself. You can see this clearly in the design and media sectors, where we've now got a lot of brilliant companies working at national and international level. Artonomy aims to enable more artists to do the same - build high-profile careers while remaining rooted in Cornwall's uniquely creative environment."

Artonomy recently moved into a gallery space of its own - a beautiful nineteenth-century building in Truro that was originally a theological library. Finding the right place took a while, but the wait - and a lot of hard work refurbishing the building - have proved more than worthwhile. "We chose Truro partly because it's a thriving city with a lively arts scene," Steve explains, "but also because we just love it as a place. It's good to be able to demonstrate that you don't have to be in a major metropolis to run a successful and innovative fine-art business.