What I bring, above all, is an eye developed over decades of close looking across studios, fairs, galleries, and auctions on both coasts and internationally.
My relationships across the art world, with gallerists, dealers, artists, advisors, and auction specialists, are extensive and have been built over a career spanning 25 years. They open doors to works that never reach the public market and allow conversations that wouldn’t otherwise happen.
Some of the most significant private collectors in the world have trusted me with their collections over many years, not only because of my eye, but because they know that what is right for them and their collection always comes first.
A Master’s degree in Art History gives my practice both an academic grounding and an understanding that a work’s significance lies in how it extends, challenges, or reframes the discourse that came before it.
Seeing it first, and placing it well. A record built over twenty years: artists placed with collectors at formative moments in their careers, who are now represented by leading galleries and held in major museum collections internationally.
Background
I began my career as director of The Project, galleries in Los Angeles and Harlem, where I worked with Julie Mehretu, Paul Pfeiffer, and William Pope.L in the early years of their practices.
I went on to found Sister in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles and Brennan & Griffin on the Lower East Side and Red Hook in New York where I organized the first significant exhibitions of Henry Taylor and Mary Weatherford.
Both galleries were built around artists I believed in early, many of whom are now internationally recognized and held in major museum collections. The work was covered extensively in the art press, including the New York Times, Artforum, Art in America, Frieze, and the Los Angeles Times.
After closing Brennan & Griffin, I moved into private advisory work, a natural extension of the collector and institutional relationships I had been building throughout my gallery career. I now work with private collectors on acquisitions across primary and secondary markets, collection strategy, and secondary market sales.
My academic background is in Art History, with a focus that extends well beyond the contemporary into Post-War and broader historical contexts.
