I'm now looking at Art Galleries to represent my work........

There are a lot of galleries out there that I'm looking to represent my work. I want to careful about who I choose to represent my work, because it's important I find a gallery that has my same goals and beliefs when it comes to exhbiting.
Whew there's so much to consider and so much work I have to do, live frame all of my paintings. That's going to cost a small fortune.
I'm also looking to enter some local art contests, which I'm not really into but thinking it might be good for exposure.
I'm really feeling overwhelmed right about now...............