Artist Manager - Tom Lewis
Highlights include a fully funded trip to Japan and the solo exhibition in central Mayfair entitled " Megan and the Chaos Blossom" in June 2018.
Managed visual artist Tom Lewis handling all facets of his career including:
• Artist Development
· Acted as his agent for artistic opportunities but also helping with artistic development, fundraising and licensing opportunities:
o Fundraised and planned a fully funded trip to Japan with GB Sasakawa Foundation and Daiwa Foundation
o Limited edition whiskey collaboration
o Cultivated pitches for animation collaborations with Aardman Animations
o Approached Dutch VR companies for beginnings of collaboration
o Exhibited work in multiple spaces in London
o Animations became featured introductions for bands on main stages of Clockenflap Festival
· Project managed his first solo exhibition for 5 years showcasing work developed together
o Sold £67,000 worth of original work in a week (not including print sales)
o Found venue next to Japanese Embassy in London to invite contacts that we were in close contact with including:
§ SOAS
§ Japanese Cultural Attache to the United Kingdom
§ Daiwa Foundation
§ V + A
§ British Museum
§ Science [Publishing] – Damien Hirst’s publishing company
§ British Council
§ Royal Academy
It was an amazing experience, with the artistic development being something I particularly enjoyed. The Daiwa Foundation were incredibly open and supportive offering talks, helping with education opportunities and really promoting collaborative British and Japanese artwork. With Tom, a lot of the work in his art was exploring why he creates it.
In 18 years of working the question had never really been fully resolved and over the months we worked together it eventually came out with a two week revelation that Tom described as "near on an acid trip".