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THE JURY

For twenty years Black & White Spider Awards has been committed to bringing you world-class Juries selected from the most influential names in the industry. Annually a new jury pool is created to ensure the program's reputation for recognizing first-movers, new emerging talent and current trends across the industry. Jury members are selected by exclusive invitation to join the international panel and sent ballots to log on, review the entries and nominate their selections. Only by having the greatest talent from both sides of the lens do we produce the intoxicating and diverse photography collections the awards is renowned for showcasing.

 

20TH ANNUAL JURY - To Be Announced

19TH ANNUAL JURY

FLATLAND - Amsterdam

Fiona van Schendel, Director

Fiona van Schendel (Guildford, 1968) is a Dutch gallerist, author and curator. She grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after which she attended secondary school in The Hague. She received her master's degree in Social and Economic History from the University of Amsterdam. She pursued her study at the International Institute of Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam by working on her PhD in history on labour relations during late-colonial period in Indonesia. Her book Djolotigo, a case-study of a plantation economy was published by the Netherlands Economic History Archive (NEHA). Prior to joining FLATLAND - one of the main galleries in The Netherlands - she wrote articles on the topic of art and photography as a journalist for newspapers and magazines. As director of FLATLAND social issues remain her core interest, such as the exhibition 'State of Being' by Anoek Steketee in conjunction with the Rijksmuseum or 'The voice of cameramen and women', that included Martin Usborne's disconcerting documentary 'Where Hunting Dogs Rests' on abandoned and killed dogs in rural Spain. Interested in understanding the functions, causes, development, and evolution of animal behaviour she has committed herself - besides her work to FLATLAND - to studies on behavioural ecology and animal behaviour at the University of Wageningen and Oxford University.

MUDEC - MUSEO DELLE CULTURE DI MILANO - Milan

Sara Rizzo, Curator of Photography

The MUDEC - Museum of Cultures is a large exhibition space located in the historic Porta Genova district, in the heart of Tortona, Milan. Inaugurated in 2015 from an industrial archaeology recovery operation of the former Ansaldo steelworks. The MUDEC was designed by the British architect David Chipperfield. The museum has a surface area of 17,000 m2, and a collection of over 7,000 pieces including works of art, everyday objects, fabrics and musical instruments from all continents around the world: it is the ethno-anthropological heritage of the Municipality of Milan, composed mainly from collections from the Far East, Africa and pre-Columbian America , from the first centuries BC to the twentieth century. In addition to the permanent collection, MUDEC hosts exhibitions and temporary exhibitions , as well as multiple cultural and service offerings: an auditorium with 300 seats for events and conferences.

PACE GALLERY - Berlin

Laura Attanasio, Senior Director

Pace is a leading contemporary art gallery representing many of the most significant international artists and estates of the 20th and 21st centuries.

SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (SFMOMA) - San Francisco

Shana Lopes, Assistant Curator of Photography

Shana Lopes, PhD, is an Assistant Curator of Photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Since her arrival at the museum in 2019, she has organized exhibitions on cyanotypes, the 1906 earthquake, Atget, and Wright Morris. She is the co-curator of Constellations: Photographs in Dialogue, A Living for Us All: Artists and the WPA, and Sightlines: Photographs from the Collection. Over the past fourteen years, she has gained curatorial experience at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

OGILVY - New York

Wes Phelan Executive Creative Director

Wes Phelan is a South African ECD currently working at Ogilvy in New York City. Before this, Wes worked at Goodby Silverstein & Partners and previously Johannes Leonardo across a number of the agency's accounts, most notably on Adidas Originals and TripAdvisor. His work on these brands resulted in significant business growth and impact as well as a successful international awards tally with multiple Cannes Lions, including the first Grand Prix awarded in the new Music Entertainment category in 2017 for the Adidas 'Original is never finished' campaign. In Adweek's "2017 top 100", Wes was recognized as one of the top 22 creative directors "who is completely reimagining what's possible". Wes has been featured in the Cannes Game Changers book and exhibition, celebrating 60 years of advertising that has transformed the landscape of the creative industries. Phelan has an intense passion for film and has directed several commercials, short films, and music videos. Prior to joining Johannes Leonardo, his provocative ideas and talent saw him quickly rise to be one of South Africa's youngest creative directors at WPP company, Metropolitan Republic in Johannesburg. Ogilvy has been creating impact for brands through iconic, culture-changing, value-driving ideas since the company was founded by David Ogilvy 75 years ago. It builds on that rich legacy through Borderless Creativity - innovating at the intersections of its advertising, public relations, relationship design, consulting, and health capabilities with experts collaborating seamlessly across over 120 offices in nearly 90 countries.

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN - London

Alina Negoita, Art Director

Alexander McQueen is a British luxury fashion house founded by the designer Alexander McQueen. During his time as head designer, McQueen was awarded the title "British Designer of the Year" four times between 1996 and 2003, he was also appointed a CBE and named International Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers in 2003. In December 2000, the Gucci Group acquired 51% of his company and appointed him as Creative Director before launching stores in London, Milan, New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Following the takeover, the brand's catwalk presentations were relocated from London to Paris, beginning with the Spring/Summer 2002 collection with The Dance of The Twisted Bull on 6 October 2001. Sarah Burton, who was McQueen's deputy for 14 years, became the creative director for the Alexander McQueen label after his death. The company continued to expand globally in the following years, and its product range also expanded. The number of McQueen stores worldwide had increased to 100 by the end of 2020, with revenues estimated to be €500m in 2020.

IBASHO - Antwerp

Annemarie Zethof, Director/Co-Founder

IBASHO means 'a place where you can be yourself' in Japanese. IBASHO is a gallery in Antwerp that opened her doors in March 2015, showing fine art Japanese photography ranging from works by well-known Japanese photographers to younger contemporary Japanese artists as well as works from Western photographers who were inspired by Japan. IBASHO hopes to show the versatility and beauty of Japanese photography in its many guises, from the raw and unpolished to the minimalist and still. As photo books are an important medium for presenting photography in Japan, IBASHO also deals in new and antiquarian Japanese photo books. Recently IBASHO has started publishing its own photo books together with Paris-based publisher the(M) editions.

GREY GROUP - New York

Michael de Wit, Creative Director

Creative Director with over 15+ years of experience in art/creative direction for large corporations to smaller grassroots brands. The ability to adapt to multiple styles and trends, providing the highest quality creative assets and concepts for all global marketing media channels. Grateful to have worked with some of the most amazing brands in the world: Vans, Converse, adidas, Samsung, Asics, Google, The North Face, Oakley, Suzuki, Pelican, Fox Racing, Casper, Kraken Rum, Pella, Caddis, Las Vegas, Formula One, Super Bowl, MLS, Invesco to name a few.

FINANCIAL TIMES - London

Josh Lustig, Deputy Editor of Photography, Weekend Magazine

Josh Lustig is the Deputy Editor of Photography for the Financial Times Weekend Magazine. He is a regular participant at festivals and workshops, and has been a visiting lecturer at several universities including, London College of Communication, University of Syracuse, NY, USA and the School of Media and Journalism, Aarhus, Denmark. In 2013 Josh co-founded the book-publishing wing of Tartaruga, an independent record label and print studio. Up until May 2014 when he joined the FT, Josh was the Assignments Editor at Panos Pictures.

DALLAS CONTEMPORARY - Dallas

Emily Edwards, Associate Curator

Dallas Contemporary is a non-collecting art museum presenting new and challenging ideas from regional, national and international artists. The institution is committed to engaging the public through exhibitions, lectures, educational programs and events. After more than 30 years in a few different homes on Swiss Avenue, the Contemporary moved into a refurbished metal-fabrication building between the Design District and the Trinity bridge site in late 2009. The new home on Glass Street has 20-foot ceilings and enough space to accommodate multiple exhibitions, as well as large art and sculptures. Dallas Contemporary attracts some 28,000 visitors each year and is focused on showcasing emerging Texas artists, and the best new national and international artists.

NUUD.BERLIN GALLERY - Berlin

Henner Merle, Owner/Director

nuud.berlin gallery is a contemporary art gallery founded by Henner Merle in 2019, after having already been the director and co-founder of the former gallery ZFF - Zentrum fur Fotografie in Berlin in 1997/98 and from 2016 onwards, staging numerous pop-up exhibitions under the name "Fine Art Berlin Project Spaces" at ever-changing locations. The focus of the gallery is on contemporary painting and photography, although most of the artists in the gallery are intertwined with the other medium in one way or another: Whether the painting has something photorealistic or the photography something painterly, whether photography is the basis and inspiration for painting or the artists have their creative origins in the other medium. The artists of the gallery are as diverse and multi-layered as the visitors to the gallery; this also creates a varied and colourful exchange among the artists which is reflected in the varied exhibitions. "nuud" is Estonian and means "now". The gallery shows current contemporary art. The art is to be shown, seen, made known and marketed "now". Artists want to show their new works "now", the gallery owner wants to present the latest work of his artists. [nue:d] is also a phonetic play on words, composed of the French "nue" and the English "nude", both meaning "naked". Artists turn their innermost selves outwards, bare their souls and feelings when they express and realise themselves with, through and in their art. They make themselves "naked" when they publish art. The gallery is intended to be an innovative place where new ideas are not only developed and realised together with the artists but also a place where people meet to freely exchange ideas and be inspired by art. It is Henner Merle's particular concern to take away the inhibitions of those who are new to art and to invite them to the gallery to let themselves be infected by the enthusiasm for art, either alone or in conversation.

ARTFACTORY CLUB - Vienna

Dr. Stefan Kallinka - Director

The ARTFACTORY CLUB is a contemporary art gallery in Austria and was established in 2014. It is dedicated to the promotion of Avant-Garde Art of contemporary European artists, providing original fine art to established and emerging collectors. The ARTFACTORY CLUB is specialized in the world-famous artists Gerhard Richter, Franz Gertsch and Helmut Ditsch. Their works stand out for the high quality and impressive power they perform on the viewer. An important characteristic of the ARTFACTORY CLUB is the realisation of exhibitions at public spaces with free entry to provide art to all interested people, regardless of their social background. Therefore the art gallery organized the Gira Nacional in cooperation with Helmut Ditsch in 2014, an exhibition tour which the Argentinian artist originally started in 2010 in his home country. During the tour his paintings were shown in several cities in the interior of Argentina with hundreds of thousands of visitors. After a successful first year the ARTFACTORY CLUB decided to open a second branch in Vaduz, Liechtenstein in 2015. In 2016 the ARTFACTORY CLUB started exhibiting at international art fairs.

GALERIE EIGEN + ART - Leipzig / Berlin

Astrid Hamm, Senior Director

Galerie EIGEN + ART, founded in 1983 in the former GDR, was in its initial years an illegal meeting place, where early exhibitions with later well-known artists such as Carsten Nicolai, Neo Rauch and Olaf Nicolai were shown. Today it is still the only internationally active gallery from former East Germany. A gallery for contemporary art with locations in Berlin and Leipzig and currently represents more than 37 international artists from different generations. The gallery is an artists' gallery that supports the represented artists from the beginning of their careers and accompanies them permanently. This creates a network between the generations of artists and the gallery, which underlines the distinctive presence of the gallery. With the founding of the EIGEN + ART LAB in 2012, an additional space was deliberately created to give the next generation of artists, theorists and performers the opportunity to realize projects in a gallery and exhibition context. The gallery strives to constantly forge new relationships and integrate new positions into the program. The idea of LAB has been extended to the international space, with the gallery actively working on site with young artists around the globe. The opening of pop up galleries underlines the gallery's intention to operate in both local and global contexts. Over the past twenty years, the gallery has grown steadily, and its program has expanded by integrating different generations of artists. Still it has always managed to maintain a balance between resident and international artists. Galerie EIGEN + ART is focused on the mediation of the artists' work currently in process and is thus almost exclusively active on the primary market.

V MAGAZINE -New York

Tobias Holzmann, Art Director

V is an American fashion magazine published since 1999. The magazine is printed seasonally and highlights trends in fashion, film, music and art. A men's fashion quarterly entitled VMan started as an offshoot in 2003. V has been noted for its inventive and progressive styling, as well as its reportage of cultural figures and global youth culture. Past contributors have included Mario Testino, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Hedi Slimane, Mario Sorrenti, and Karl Lagerfeld. Interview subjects have included Joan Didion, Salman Rushdie, Robert Altman, Brooke Shields, and Norman Mailer. Icons in fashion, film, music and art to grace the cover include Madonna, Katy Perry, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Naomi Campbell, Grace Jones, Brad Pitt, Britney Spears, David Bowie and Lady Gaga.

ESTEE LAUDER - London

Camilla Dinardo, Senior Art Director

Estee Lauder is an American multinational cosmetics company, a manufacturer and marketer of makeup, skincare, perfume, and hair care products, based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is the second largest cosmetics company in the world after L'Oreal. The company owns a diverse portfolio of brands, including La Mer, Jo Malone London, Clinique and Tom Ford Beauty, among many more, distributed internationally through both digital commerce and retail channels.

DAVID CLARKE - London

David Clarke, Curator, Fine Art Photography Specialist

David Clarke has been a fine art photography professional for over 30 years. Head of Photography for the Tate Gallery from 1994 to 2014, he oversaw management of 11 staff at 5 Tate sites and the implementation of his main objective, to digitize and publish all works of art in the Tate Collection. The Collection consists of over 90,000 paintings, sculptures and works on paper. David was also ultimately responsible for all photography carried out at Tate, including scientific, press, promotion and the image management systems which make the images accessible to staff and public alike. Mr Clarke's personal work has been exhibited at galleries and museums from London to Beijing. He is also a founding member for the Association for Historical and Fine Art Photography which is an international membership organization founded to support and promote fine art photography.

DIANE RUGGIE - Chicago

Diane Ruggie, Creative Director, Writer, Editor

Award-winning Chicago-based creative director, writer and editor with 30 years of experience creating standout brand personalities for top marketers across the globe, primarily in the food, fashion, home furnishing and philanthropic categories. She has won more than 40 of the advertising industry's most prestigious international awards and is profiled in the book Copywriting: Successful Writing for Design, Advertising and Marketing. Brand Expertise for: Soft Surroundings, Payless ShoeSource, LensCrafters, JCPenney, Playtex/Hanes, Frontgate, Aveeno, Janssen Cosmetics, Sephora, Sears, Unilever, Henkel, Bally Shoes, McDonald's, Safeway, Sargento, General Mills, Anheuser-Busch, Tyson, Wrigley, Dell Computers, Nokia, Discover Card, Disney Home Video, Rubbermaid, American Cancer Society, Alzheimer's Association and Chicago Field Museum.

GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

Conrad Hechter, Correspondent

Conrad Hechter studied film-making and photography in Sydney where he ran a school for foreign students and revelled in the exceptional light quality of Terra Australis. Moving to USA Conrad worked as Gallery Director at Michael Shapiro Gallery, San Francisco and David Aden Gallery in Santa Monica. He was the Business Director of FotoFactory Press and helped curate numerous catalogues and shows. He was correspondent for Studio Magazines (Black + White and Blue) and is currently based at Goldsmiths, University of London.

GALLERIA VALERIA BELLA - Milan

Michele Bella, Director

Since 1964 Galleria Valeria Bella has been dealing with old master, modern and contemporary prints, operating both on the national and international market. In 2008 the gallery added an important department of vintage and contemporary photography. The main criterion adopted by Galleria Valeria Bella to select the works we offer to our demanding clientele is quality, which defines both the works of the most important artists and those of lesser-known authors. Every print and every photograph is carefully studied and sold accompanied by a certificate that guarantees its authenticity. Important illustrated catalogues are published annually. Located in the center of Milan, the gallery is an important reference point for collectors and scholars. Valeria Bella is a member of the prestigious IFPDA (International Fine Print Dealer Association) based in New York, a supporting member of Camera Centro Italiano per la Fotografia based in Turin, and a member of CINOA (Confederation Internationale des Negociants en Oeuvres d'Art) based in Brussels and Internationale des Negociants en Oeuvres d'Art) based in Brussels.

CENTRO PORTUGUES DE FOTOGRAFIA - Porto

Bernardino Castro, Director

Bernardino Castro is Director of the Portuguese Center of Photography (CPF). A visiting professor at the Universidade Portucalense in the Specialization Course in Documentary Sciences; Senior Archival Technician at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto and on the General Archive of the Porto City Council. Author and collaborator in communications and publications in the areas of archiving and photography, Mr. Castro also guests as a Jury member in various photography programs and competitions. The Portuguese Photography Center aims to ensure the valorisation, conservation and legal protection of photographic heritage by supporting policy-making, archival technical treatment and promoting access to photographic information for the benefit of present and future generations as a source knowledge for cultural, social and economic development.

UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (UMFA) - Salt Lake City

Emily Lawhead, Associate Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art

The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) is the state's destination museum for global visual arts. From ancient objects to the latest contemporary works, the UMFA galleries reimagined and remodeled in 2017 and showcase the breadth and depth of human history and creativity. Explore fresh perspectives on European, Pacific, Mesoamerican, Ancient Mediterranean, and American and regional art, new dedicated galleries for African and Chinese objects, and the latest modern and contemporary art.

DDB CANADA - Edmonton

Dax Fullbrook, Senior Art Director

DDB Canada is a creatively acclaimed full-service agency with offices across Canada and connected to the DDB network worldwide. The most celebrated creative agency in Canada, the one thing that separates DDB Canada from its agency competitors, is an ability to deliver big, game-changing creative ideas year after year after year. Over the last decade DDB have been recognized more times for business-building work than any other creative ad agency in Canada. Dax Fullbrook is Senior Art Director at DDB Canada.

TORU FUJII CREATIVE - Tokyo

Toru Fujii, Director

Toru Fujii is Executive Creative Director and has more than 25 years of experience in the advertising industry. His guiding principle is simple: "Ideas are more effective when they are relevant to society. Great campaigns propose fine ways of living in the context of the times." Gaining countless awards inside and out of Japan, Toru has been also serving on juries for major global creative competitions such as Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, New York Festivals, ADFEST, AD STARS, Middle East and North Africa Cristal Festival.

JASON MCCOY GALLERY - New York

Diana Burroughs, Art Consultant

Ms. Burroughs graduated with a degree in history from the University of Wisconsin. After spending two years in Egypt, where she taught in a private elementary school and successfully competed in the equestrian world (she won best dressage rider in Egypt), she returned to New York. There she worked at the American-Arab Association for Commerce and Industry. Ms. Burroughs returned to school and got her MA and PhD in Near Eastern Studies (China's relations with the Arab world) at Princeton. She worked for a number of years in the art world, where she was president of Jason McCoy Inc., a contemporary art gallery. In the mid-90s she left the art world and became involved in education, first as co-founder and executive director of PENCIL, then as Manhattan Deputy to the Chancellor of the Board of Education, and finally as the co-founder and executive director of TeachersCount. She returned to the art world in 2010 and was one of two senior directors at Marlborough Gallery in New York. Ms. Burroughs is currently Art Consultant at Jason McCoy Gallery, New York.

ERIKA DEAK GALLERY - Budapest

Erika Deak, Owner/Director

One of Budapest's most established contemporary art galleries, Deak Erika Galeria, has thrived since its opening in 1998. Founded by Erika Deak the space represents a broad scope of both national and international painters, with Deak's primary focus lying on the initial emotional relationship the viewer has with art. "I believe that artworks speak to us. Only after we've forged a connection do we meet with the artists which is followed by lots of talks after which we see whether we can support each other in the long run. I'm a rather faithful person, I like long term relationships and my artists also seem to like each other." Together with the gallery director, Zita Sarvari, Deak enjoys experiencing the world with open eyes. "We love discovering, curating, and making seemingly uncommon connections between artists and artworks. Hungarian history is particularly important."

CHEP NETWORK - Sydney

Paul Meates, Executive Creative Director

Paul Meates leads the Sydney office's creative talent and output, and member of the CHEP Network National Creative Leadership team. Previous 10 years working at Droga5 NY - named both Adage and Adweek Agency of the Decade in 2020. During that time he helmed multi-award winning campaigns for Meta, Ancestry, Prudential, Chase, Biofreeze, Facebook, CNBC, Allstate and Coca-Cola, including a Grand Prix, Best in Show and an Emmy Nomination. In addition, Paul's work was exhibited in "The Coca-Cola Bottle: An American Icon at 100" at the High Museum in Atlanta, his three films for Meta were accepted into the MoMA archives in New York, and in 2022, he was listed among Campaign US's 40 over 40. Paul was also a co-founder of The Great Brain Cell Sacrifice, a company that donated a book for every bottle of wine sold. The company launched three critically-acclaimed wines and donated enough books to fill 7 libraries in America's most under-funded schools.

AMMANN GALLERY - Cologne

Gabrielle Ammann, Founder/Director

For over 15 years Ammann Gallery has redefined art and design through a dynamic program fusing architecture, art and design. Gabrielle Ammann has provided a forum for important architects, designers and artists to realize their ambitious, avant-garde ideas. Simultaneously, she has cultivated a generation of emerging designers who have produced works that explore materials, form, and space in new and engaging ways. Her multidisciplinary exploration of art, photography, architecture and design has lead her to develop one of the most original galleries in the world.

KUNSTHAUS LEMPERTZ AUCTIONS - Cologne

Elisabeth Ajtay, Specialist, Photographs

Last year, Kunsthaus Lempertz celebrated its 175th anniversary and with it, its position as the world's oldest family-owned auction house. For over 100 years, the auction house has held its main location in Cologne's city centre. Art and culture have a long history in the Rhine metropolis. With a variety of galleries, renowned museums such as the Museum Ludwig or the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum as well as ART COLOGNE, the oldest art fair in the world, Cologne's city centre is today one of the most important international art market locations.

METRO GALLERY - Santiago de Compostela

Javier Blanco, Founder & Director

Founded and managed by Javier Blanco, METRO was born in 2007 to promote contemporary art and energize cultural life, occupying a space of mediation between the artist's studio and the collector, between the creator and the consumer of culture. With a multidisciplinary program, it focuses on the promotion, exhibition, dissemination and sale of the work of current artists, paying special attention to emerging artists and carrying out a regular program with exhibitions of painting, sculpture or photography, meetings with artists or attendance at art fairs.

EACH MODERN GALLERY - Taipei

Yaji Huang, Founder/Director

Established in Taipei in 2018, Each Modern is a gallery that promotes Asian contemporary art by enhancing the value of Asian artists, explores the global influence of Asian artists, while creating new regional and global dialogues. Through multiple exhibition programs, Each Modern strives to present both Asian post-war artists while also promoting emerging contemporary artists. Past exhibitions include one of the most important Asian artists of the 20th century Li-Yuan-chia, the iconic photography of Nakahira Takuma of the "Provoke" movement, New York-based photo-realist Hilo Chen, and Taiwanese post-war photographer Teng NanKuang. In presenting these artists, the gallery redefines and reassess their lifelong practice in a contemporary context.

PAOLA ANSELMI CONTEMPORARY ART - Perth

Paola Anselmi, Curator and Arts Writer

Paola Anselmi is a Perth-based curator, arts writer and consultant. The City of Perth Arts & Cultural Development Coordinator from 2009-2014, Paola is a contributor to Australian arts publications such as Object, Artlink, Eyeline and Broadsheet and Scoop magazines. She has held curatorial and research roles at the Art Gallery of WA, Royal Perth Hospital Art Collection, Centre for Contemporary Art, Luigi Pecci, Prato, and undertaken numerous public and private collection development projects, as well having an established public art coordination practice, developing major projects locally and regionally throughout Western Australia.

ETHERTON GALLERY - Tucson

Terry Etherton, Owner/Director

Since 1981, Etherton Gallery has showcased the icons of the history of photography as well as the contemporary artists changing its course. Our exhibitions highlight the most important figures in the history of the medium and we remain dedicated to making great works of photography accessible to novices and experienced collectors alike. A champion of the arts of the Southwest and in particular Tucson, the gallery also exhibits top local and regional artists working in a variety of media, and presents free exhibition programs that address related local and national issues. Etherton Gallery is a long-standing member of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) and participates in fine art photography fairs including the AIPAD Photography Show NY, Classic Photographs LA, and Paris Photo.

GALERIE ANNE-LAURE BUFFARD - Paris

Anne-Laure Buffard, Founder/Director

Galerie Anne-Laure Buffard belongs to the new generation of Parisian contemporary art galleries taking over new spaces in order to favor a close relationship with its artists and collectors. After eighteen months of existence as a semi-nomadic structure, La Galerie Anne-Laure Buffard, in December 2023, is inaugurating a space open to the public in the Marais, at 6 rue Chapon in addition to its showroom at the Bourse. This new location near the Center Pompidou and at the heart of the collective dynamic of the neighborhoods galleries allows it to increase the visibility of the projects defended and to offer a permanent space for exhibitions and meetings.

SILVAN FAESSLER FINE ART - Zug/Switzerland

Silvan Faessler, Director

Silvan has been working in leading positions in the international art market since 1994, amongst others in the position of director of a renowned European art gallery for Classic Modern and Russian avant-garde, as well as specialist of Post War and Contemporary Art at Christie's International. He founded the Silvan Faessler Fine Art in Zug/Switzerland, in spring 2006. Silvan is a member of the board of the Swiss Art Trading Association since 2012 and holds a mandate as consultant to a Swiss auction house. He is also active in cultural foundations as conservator and exhibition curator, member of art foundation boards and art prize juror. Silvan published articles specialized in art of the 20th Century, and he is a co-author of the biographic encyclopedia of Swiss Art edited by the Swiss Institute for fine arts, Zurich.

CHIARA / BADINELLA - Milan

Chiara Badinella, Art Advisor & Appraiser

Chiara Badinella is an independent consultant for Gurr Johns, one of the largest, oldest, and most trusted independent advisory and appraisal firms in the world. Ms. Badinella holds a MA Distinction in Art History and Conservation of Cultural Heritage, with specialization in Contemporary Art, from the University of Genoa, a MA in Art Business from Sotheby's Institute, London and has completed academic courses in Emerging Art Markets and Marketing the Visual Arts. Before focusing on art advisory, Ms. Badinella co-founded and directed Brand New Gallery in Milan, listed in the best 500 galleries worldwide as per Modern Painters Magazine and as a gallerist, created and developed art management software for galleries, collectors and institutions. An accredited Member of the Appraisers Association of America and of the CRSA (Catalogue Raisonne Scholars Association), New York. Appraisals are compliant with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the highest professional standards promulgated by The Appraisal Foundation. Chiara Badinella is an Appointed Expert and Appraiser for Modern and Contemporary Art for the Chamber of Commerce of Milan. Combining a deep expertise in the global art market and an established network of galleries, dealers, auctioneers, and collectors, Ms. Badinella assists individuals and corporations in collection development, management, and appraising and attends international art fairs, such as Art Basel, FIAC, Frieze, Armory, Art Brussels, Tefaf, and ADAA.

GALERIE BUGADA CARGNEL - Paris

Claudia Cargnel, Founder

Founded by Claudia CARGNEL and Frederic BUGADA in 2002, BUGADA & CARGNEL (formerly known as COSMIC GALERIE) occupies 500 sq. meters in a freehold industrial building, a former garage form the early 30s and represents French and international emerging or established artists.