About me
Freelance Art Buyer / Researcher / Artist Manager
About me.
I am a highly creative & motivated individual, with excellent proven
communication, organisational skills, a BA (Hons) in Illustration & 20+ years of
experience in the creative industry. I am experienced in dealing with a wide range of people at all levels, & am tactful, diplomatic & professional. I am calm
under pressure & am used to working to tight deadlines & hectic schedules.
During my career, I have developed a strong ability to build & maintain
good client & artist relationships – something I consider to be hugely
important. I am a team player & am able to work to my own initiative.
Work history
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Art ConsultantMade in The Arts London
London, United KingdomFreelance
Made in Arts London (MiAL) is a non-profit initiative devoted to nurturing
young talent throughout the early stages of their career. Run by the Students'
Union at University of the Arts London, the organisation aims to support art &
design students by putting values into practice. I support MiAL by valuing
student’s work when exhibitions take place, to ensure their body of work is
correctly insured.
Head Art & Card CuratorWe Built This City
Carnaby St, Soho, London, UKFreelance
We Built This City is an award-winning, creative retail destination on Carnaby Street, London. Since launch, we have supported over 800 London-based artists, designers & makers to drive sales, source new commercial opportunities & ultimately build sustainable careers in the city through our retail store, our live workshops, storefront takeovers & basement exhibitions.
I have been a part of WBTC from it’s inception, when we acquired a pop-up space on Carnaby St, some 5 years ago. My experience working as Head Art & Card Buyer has been incredibly rewarding, varied & extremely hands on - with key responsibilities including;
• Leading on developing our own WBTC print & postcard collection
• Leading on sourcing prints for our extensive art collection
• Liaising with artists, publishers & agents to bring the work onboard
• Negotiating contracts & monitoring stock for re-ordering
• Tracking sales to help lead on creative direction for the collection
• Seasonal trend forecasting
• Regular visits to exhibition openings, art fairs, trade shows & open studio events
• Collaborating on artist storefront takeovers
• Product development with key artists
• Commissioning new prints from our artist community
• Collaborating on our WBTC pop-ups & basement exhibitions
WBTC has also been awarded a number of awards, including:
• Time Out's 'Best Shop in Soho' award
• 'Best Independent Lifestyle Retailer' in the Dot London Awards
• ‘Best Newcomer’ at the GREATS 2016.
And most recently having been voted No. 3 in Time Out's ‘Top of the Shops’.
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Skills
- Art Direction
- Ceramics
- Presenting
- Account Management
- Client Services
- Creative Direction
- Relationship Management
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Image Research
- Art Buying
- Artist Management
- Trend Forecasting and Research
- Artist Research