Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn is an American art advisor, curator, and gallerist. She owns Salon 94, a gallery based in New York City, which focuses on innovative and contemporary art. Founded in 2003, Salon 94 began as part of Greenberg Rohatyn’s vision to push the boundaries by showcasing art in unique settings. The gallery has become known for displaying artworks not only in traditional gallery spaces but also in more unconventional and creative venues.

Greenberg Rohatyn has had a significant impact on discovering and advancing artists’ careers. Additionally, she played a key role in organizing the setting for Jay-Z’s “Picasso Baby” music video, bridging the gap between the art world and pop culture.

Barbara Guggenheim is the Founder and President of Barbara Guggenheim Associates, one of America’s best-known firms of art advisors. For over forty years, she’s built collections for major corporations, such as Sony and Coca-Cola, and individuals, including high-profile celebrities Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg. Guggenheim holds a doctorate in Art History from Columbia University and has headed two departments at Christie’s.

Guggenheim has written commentaries on the art world for many journals, including The Robb Report, regularly appears on industry power lists, and has been the subject of numerous magazine articles, including profiles in Vanity Fair and Forbes. She’s written five books, including Art World: The New Rules of the Game and Little Known Facts About Well-Known Figures. In her spare time, Guggenheim writes humorous short stories published in Elle, W, and Harper’s Bazaar, and she’s a competitive tango dancer.

She lives in New York and commutes between offices in Los Angeles and New York.

Kim M. Heirston

Kim Heirston is a private art advisor and founder of Kim Heirston Art Advisory LLC. For more than twenty years, she has worked with clients worldwide to develop post-war and contemporary art collections for private residences, corporate headquarters, hotels, and foundations.

Heirston received a BA in Art History from Yale University in 1986. Following her undergraduate studies, she held positions in prominent New York City galleries, including Pace and the Robert Miller Gallery. At the time, Pace represented the estate of Mark Rothko, along with blue-chip contemporary artists, John Chamberlain and Chuck Close. At Robert Miller, Heirston engaged closely with the work of Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, Lee Krasner, and Joan Mitchell.

In 1989, Heirston became the Director of Stux Gallery in New York. There, she coordinated international exhibitions of the gallery’s artists, presenting early shows by Andres Serrano, Doug and Mike Starn, and Vik Muniz in cities from Tokyo to Madrid. She also co-organized the gallery’s group invitational exhibition that took place every January. Regarded as a showcase for emerging international talent, this presentation became a highly anticipated annual event.

Heirston established herself as an independent art advisor in 1992. During the advisory’s early years, she placed works by then-emerging, acclaimed artists Richard Prince, Cindy Sherman, Jeff Koons, and Damien Hirst. Kim Heirston Art Advisory has since expanded its scope from contemporary art to include modern and post-war masters such as Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, Francis Bacon, and Andy Warhol.

In addition to advising, Heirston has undertaken a number of curatorial projects. On the occasion of the 20th G7 Summit in Naples, Italy, she commissioned artists from the forum’s seven countries to create site-specific works for a Neapolitan villa. Heirston’s work has also been featured in the media as part of curated sets for the popular television series, SEX AND THE CITY.

Heirston continues to advise a broad base of international clients, from Jeddah to Warsaw, Moscow to Mumbai. She travels extensively to international art fairs in such destinations as Abu Dhabi, Basel, Berlin, and Hong Kong, as well as to major exhibitions including the Venice Biennale and Documenta in Kassel, Germany.

AFFILIATIONS

• International Director’s Council, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1992-1996)
• Photography Program Initiative, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1993-1996)
• Auction Committee, Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation, New York (1994-2005)
• Board Member, SculptureCenter, New York (2006-2010)
• Advisory Board, Hope for Depression Research Foundation (HDRF), New York (2010-Present)
• Arts Editor, AS IF MAGAZINE (2013-Present)

About Maria

Maria Brito is an award-winning New York-based contemporary art advisor, entrepreneur, author and curator.

Her bestselling book “How Creativity Rules The World” was published by HarperCollins Leadership and was the winner of the Axiom Book Award, the International Book Award in the Business and Entrepreneurship category as well as chosen by Next Big Idea Club as one of the best business and creativity books of the year.

Brito was selected by Complex Magazine as one of the 20 Power Players in the Art World and was named by ARTNEWS as one of the visionaries who gets to shape the art world.

A Harvard graduate, originally from Venezuela, her first monograph “Out There” published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2013, was the recipient of the USA Best Book Awards in both the Art and Design Categories.

She has written for publications such as Huffington Post, Elle, Forbes, Artnet, Cultured Magazine, Departures, and the Gulf Coast Journal of Literature and Fine Arts from the University of Houston, Texas. For several years, Maria has taught her creativity course in companies and, in 2019, she launched “Jumpstart”, an online program on creativity for entrepreneurs based on years of research and observation in both the areas of business and art.

She has worked on product collaborations with artists such as Kenny Scharf, Erik Parker, Katherine Bernhardt, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Nir Hod and many more. In 2016, Maria curated “Greek Gotham” presented at Dio Horia, Mykonos with the participation of sixteen New York-based artists including KAWS, Austin Lee, Nina Chanel Abney and Raul de Nieves.  A full-color catalogue with an introduction by Jeffrey Deitch was written and designed by Maria to commemorate this exhibition. In 2019 she created and hosted “The “C” Files with Maria Brito”, a TV and streaming series for PBS’s new station “ALL ARTS”.  The same year she also curated two exhibitions: “The Thousand and One Nights,” the inaugural show of Artual Gallery in Beirut, Lebanon with seven American artists including Holly Coulis, Allison Zuckerman and Rosson Crow and “MUSE”, Shona McAndrew’s first New York City exhibition at CHART Gallery in Tribeca.

Maria and her projects have been featured extensively in national and international publications including The New York Times Style Section, T: The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, W Magazine, ELLE Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Time Magazine, New York Magazine, The New York Observer, The Daily Beast, The Economist, Interview Magazine, VOGUE Italia, VOGUE Mexico, VOGUE  Latin America, VOGUE Brazil, VOGUE China, VOGUE.com, ELLE Décor Spain, Departures, Forbes, Blouin ArtINFO, Hamptons Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, Modern Luxury, Refinery29, goop, Billboard, Marie Claire Australia, Marie Claire Spain, Allure, The Coveteur, House Magazine, House Beautiful, Buro 24/7, Latina, Modern Magazine, and more.

Hadley’s expertise spans from Old Master prints to Contemporary art. She started her career at Christie’s, New York as a specialist in the Prints & Multiples department where she researched and cataloged prints from Rembrandt to Rauschenberg. Subsequently in the Impressionist & Modern Art department, she worked on the high profile evening sales, where she advised clients buying and selling at auction and assisted in private collection management and fine art appraisals.

Hadley received a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and a minor in Economics from Union College. She holds a Master’s degree in Modern Art, Connoisseurship and the History of the Art Market from Christie’s Education, New York. Her prize-winning thesis studied the impact of the 1913 Armory Show on George Bellows’s Monhegan Island, Maine paintings.

She lives in Boston, Massachusetts and Northeast Harbor, Maine.

AFFILIATIONS

• Board of Advisors, Development Committee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2023-Present)

• Patron Committee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2023-Present)

• Leadership Council Steering Committee, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (2020-Present)

• Chair, Museum Council, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2018-2020)

• Board of Advisors, Development Committee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2018-2020)

• Board of Advisors, Marketing and Communications Committee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2018-2020)

• Trustee, Massachusetts State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (2018-Present)

Nearly six feet without shoes, and with captivating Far Eastern features, Xin Li has been a center of attention since she was one of the tallest girls in China’s Manchurian region: first as a teenage professional basketball player for the country’s Jilin Province team, then, after being scouted on the streets of Beijing and relocating to Paris in 1996, as a top model on the runways of designers Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Paul Gaultier. However, in her “third chapter,” as the 39-year-old deputy chairman of Christie’s Asia Pacific calls it, her performances truly captivate an audience. You’ll spot her in the middle of the hysteria of Christie’s live auctions—prices climbing to seven, eight, nine figures—calmly poised with iPhones glued to both ears, speaking Mandarin into one and English into the other, and using yet a third to snap photos of this art-world spectacle and send them to clients on the other side of the planet. “I’ve sat behind her [during sales] and it’s fascinating,” Brett Gorvy, the chairman of postwar and contemporary art at Christie’s, says. “She’s a force of nature!”

“Timing in life is everything,” says Li. “And location,” she adds coyly. She’s referring to St. Barth’s, her “lucky spot,” where she met not only her fiancé, music executive Lyor Cohen, last year, but also Diana Widmaier Picasso, whom she was introduced to at a cocktail party in 2008. The two struck up a conversation that would forever alter Li’s life. At the time she was 32, an age at which models are typically forced into retirement, and she wondered if Picasso’s granddaughter could give her some tips on how to make it in the art world.

“I saw she had an insatiable curiosity [about art], so I suggested that she be an artist,” Widmaier Picasso recalls. “But she had no inspiration and no inclination to create anything. So I said she should work in the auctions.” Fortuitously, Emmanuel Di Donna, then Sotheby’s worldwide vice-chairman, was on the island, too, and an introduction was made. When Li got back to New York, she quit modeling and began work as an auction-house trainee. “Better than any school could offer,” she says of her crash course in art, wine, jewelry, and whatever else her peers thought the new girl with good style and great connections should know. After a few months, she was moved to the private-clients sector. Widmaier Picasso remembers a call from Di Donna in which he joked of Li’s potential: “Your friend is nice, but she could be dangerous.”

• Name: Isabella Honest
• Date of Birth: May 10, 1985
• Age: 38
• Address: 456 Art Lover Street, Artville, New York, USA
• Email: isabella.honest@gmail.com
  

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Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree: Art History, New York University, 2007
• Master’s Degree: Art Management, Art Institute, 2009

Work Experience:

1. Art Consultant (2010-Present)
   • Honest Art Advisory, New York, USA
   • Providing consulting services in art collection curation, management, and preservation.
   • Guiding clients in art piece selection, investment opportunities, and art-related events.
2. Assistant Art Curator (2009-2010)
   • Whitney Museum, New York, USA
   • Assisted in exhibition organization and worked closely with curators.
   • Contributed to the transportation, conservation, and planning of exhibition opening events.
3. Art Historian (2007-2009)
   • America Art Archives, New York, USA
   • Researched and documented the historical and cultural context of art pieces.
   • Assisted in cataloging and maintaining archive materials.
     

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Skills:

• Evaluation and analysis of artworks.
• Art collection curation and management.
• Exhibition planning and organization.
• Research skills in art history and art-related topics.
• Strong communication and client relationship-building skills.
  

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Language Skills:

• English (Native)
• Spanish (Advanced Level)

Hobbies: Isabella enjoys attending gallery openings to stay updated on developments in the art world. She also likes exploring local art events and has a passion for traveling and discovering new cultures. In her free time, she enjoys creating watercolor paintings.

Amelia Brown

• Name: Amelia Brown
• Date of Birth: March 5, 1995
• Age: 28
• Address: 123 Art Street, Artville, London, United Kingdom
• Email: amelia.brown@gmailcom

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree: Art History, University of London, 2017
• Master’s Degree: Art Management, London Art Institute, 2019
  

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Work Experience:

1. Art Consultant (2019-Present)
   • Art Pathway Consultancy, London, United Kingdom
   • Providing consulting services in art collection curation, management, and preservation.
   • Guiding clients in the selection of art pieces and conducting analyses of investment opportunities.
2. Assistant Art Curator (2017-2019)
   • Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
   • Assisted in exhibition organization and worked closely with curators.
   • Contributed to the preservation of artworks and the planning of exhibition opening events.
3. Art Historian (2016-2017)
   • United Kingdom Art Archives, London, United Kingdom
   • Researched and documented the historical and cultural context of art pieces.
   • Assisted in cataloging and maintaining archive materials.

Skills:

• Evaluation and analysis of artworks.
• Art collection curation and management.
• Exhibition planning and organization.
• Research skills in art history and art-related topics.
• Strong communication and client relationship-building skills.
  

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Language Skills:

• English (Native)
• French (Intermediate Level)

Hobbies: Amelia enjoys staying updated on developments in the art world by attending art gallery openings and exploring London’s vibrant art scene. She is also an avid traveler and enjoys discovering new cultures and creating her own artwork in her free time.

NADYA ATEŞ / İZMİR / TURKEY

Nadya Ates was born in 1978 in Novosibirsk, Russia. In 1984 her family moved to Moldova. After graduating from art school with honours degree and certificate, she continued her studies at the Transnistrian State University named after Shevchenko.

In 2001 he graduated from the university as a teacher of academic art, fine arts, sketching, ethnic arts.She completed her studies in interior design at the Academy of Interior Design.

Artistic Mastery: Academic drawing, painting, mosaic, batik, graphics, sculpture, stained glass windows, carpet weaving.Has all art equipment and materials. Charcoal, sangina, charcoal, oil painting, acrylic paint, watercolour.

Special speciality: Modern carpets and hand weaving.

• Name: Madison White
• Date of Birth: November 20, 1977
• Age: 45
• Address: 789 Art Enthusiast Lane, Artville, New York, USA

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree: Art History, Columbia University, 1999
• Master’s Degree: Art Management, New York Art Institute, 2001
  

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Work Experience:

1. Art Consultant (2001-Present)
   • White Art Advisory, New York, USA
   • Providing expert consultation services in art collection curation, management, and preservation.
   • Guiding clients in art piece selection, investment strategies, and participation in art-related events.
2. Assistant Art Curator (1999-2001)
   • Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
   • Assisted in the organization of art exhibitions, collaborating closely with curators.
   • Contributed to the conservation, transportation, and coordination of exhibition openings.
3. Art Historian (1997-1999)
   • American Art Archives, New York, USA
   • Conducted research on the historical and cultural context of art pieces.
   • Assisted in cataloging and maintaining archival materials.
     

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Skills:

• Proficient in the evaluation and analysis of artworks.
• Experienced in art collection curation and management.
• Skilled in exhibition planning and organization.
• Strong research abilities in art history and related fields.
• Exceptional communication and client relationship-building skills.
  

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Language Skills:

• English (Native)
• French (Intermediate Level)
  

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Hobbies: Madison enjoys attending gallery openings to stay updated on developments in the art world. She is an avid traveler and finds inspiration in exploring various cultures. In her free time, she enjoys creating her own artwork, particularly oil paintings.

For close to 20 years as a fine art consultant, Stefanie Block Reed has helped both new and established art collectors and corporations worldwide to navigate the art world. Stefanie Block Reed, Inc. was founded in March, 1999. In this capacity, Ms. Reed uses her depth of expertise to comprehensively serve her clients in a variety of ways.

EDUCATOR & GUIDE

If her client is new to the art acquisition experience, Ms. Reed spends time with him or her to understand their aesthetics, interests, and focus. If her client is more experienced, Stefanie may use other approaches to begin the acquisition process together. Stefanie guides clients to find their collecting interests, completely steering the process from price research to insurance to installation. Thus, her client is free to truly focus on exploring the world of art.

DISCERNING EXCELLENCE

Ms. Reed’s exposure to fine art worldwide has cultivated her aesthetic tastes, which her clients rely on to guide their explorations and discover discerning works of cultural and historical significance. Drawing from her 18 years of experience leading the inception and development of the Art Basel show in Miami Beach, Ms. Reed works with the South Florida community of collectors, curators, museum directors, patrons, guests, and friends to create a valuable cultural experience that draws over 70,000 people each year. Ms. Reed received her B.A. in Art History from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to establishing her advisory service, Ms. Reed was a Regional Director for Sotheby’s, founding their Miami office and was Assistant Vice President at Citibank’s Art Advisory Service in the Private Banking Group. Her museum work experience includes the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of Art in New York.

ACCESS TO FINE WORKS OF ART

Ms. Reed’s myriad art world knowledge and experience allow her access to the highest quality works from galleries, auction houses, and private dealers.

PROFESSIONALISM & CARE

Ms. Reed’s goal is to support the exploration, education, and selection process of the increasingly complex world of art by creating a sincere and long-lasting relationship. She introduces her client to the nuances of the world of art, answering questions honestly and helping to make decisions in their best interests with the utmost discretion and transparency.