Founder and President Don Khote is a self-taught visual artist who, up until 1980, participated in art exhibits at venues such as the Corcoran in Washington, DC and the MUSE in New York City. He quickly developed a greater appreciation and respect for the talent and skill of other fine artists, and so turned instead to collecting fine art. In 1995 he began systematically developing relationships with artists and gallery-owners, later expanding that circle to entrepreneurs and luminaries of the art world.

In 1999, Artndeed was conceived, beginning operations as a reseller/broker of artwork. After partnering with experts in the field, Artndeed began consulting to artists on the business of marketing and branding their artwork. Today, dozens of clients in our portfolio, have progressed through hands on consultation, guidance and support.  Artndeed is now an expanded service resource for artists, collectors, gallery-owners, purveyors, marketers, guilds and advocacy organizations.