Get to Know Me

What are the most interesting aspects of your work?

The most interesting aspect to me is my work with private collectors, where the opportunity to build collections that are both conceptually rigorous and personally resonant is very meaningful for all involved. I approach each project by listening closely to a client’s interests and values and then introducing them to artists whose practices complement their multidimensional thinking and environment. I’m particularly drawn to work that contributes to critical discourse in contemporary art while also holding long-term cultural and market relevance. Whether advising on the first acquisition or augmenting a mature collection, I consider each placement as part of a broader narrative that integrates aesthetics, context, and informed investment.

How did you begin your career in the art world?

I began my career in the art world through a combination of formal education and hands-on experience within various art institutions. Studying art history and having my own studio practice provided me with a critical framework for how artworks engage within cultural, historical, and theoretical contexts. Two pivotal moments very early in my career were in Miami when Bonnie Clearwater (then director of MOCA) curated 3 of my large paintings into her groundbreaking museum exhibition called "Making Art in Miami: Travels in Hyperreality;" and when I was hired to administer public programs for The Wolfsonian Museum by Cathy Leff and Joel Hoffman. These experiences introduced me to the complexities of institutional presentation and audience engagement. This, as well as many years of building relationships with private collectors and public stakeholders, continues to deepen my understanding of the ways artistic innovation intersects with cultural and economic factors. My career has been shaped by thousands of studio, gallery, and museum visits combined with a reverence for research, a knack for administration, an interest in community engagement, and the joy created when helping clients envision and grow their collections.

If you could have dinner with 3 artists from the past- who would they be?

Louise Bourgeois, Hilma af Klint, and Lee Bontecou. These women were all far ahead of their time and making highly original works. All three worked outside the mainstream art world's expectations for much of their careers and each channeled deeply personal experiences of spirituality, trauma, or the use of unconventional materials into the creation of intimately human and universally profound works of art.