Colnaghi Gallery has a long and illustrious history specialising in Old Masters and Antiquities since c. 1760. With offices in London, New York, Madrid and Brussels, I manage Colnaghi’s shipping as well as maintaining the gallery space including exhibition installations. I am also in charge of the shipping for art fairs including TEFAF, London Art Week and Frieze as well as internal exhibitions.Logistics:• Management of TA account, as well as knowledge of bonded warehouses. Creating shipping proformas with an in-depth understanding of fine art tariffs, CPC codes and general instructions for 3rd party shippers to create import and export entries• Sorting consolidated shipments to the US and Europe (mainly through Brussels)- keeping track of Belgian, Spanish and Italian temporary exports; as well as gathering information to obtain UK and Belgian export licenses.• Working with a number of shippers in order to find the most efficient and cost-effective means of travel for the artworks• Keeping our Artlogic database up to date with all import and export paperwork; as well as updating artwork locations and adding new records• Working with Colnaghi’s partner company- Colnaghi Elliott Master Drawings- to streamline their shipping and making sure all paperwork is correct Gallery Management:• Making sure the gallery is well-presented with an ever-changing stock- including liaising with our warehouse in order to safely move artworks to and from storage• Making sure all artworks are correctly hung and lit • Building management including organising builders, decorators, and maintenance workers to fix anything broken within the gallery space• Facilities management including alarm, fire and AC maintenance• Working with and managing the Gallery Assistant

December 2014 - PRESENTI work in a small team managing all aspects of office work within this international auction house (London, Milan & Zurich) specialising in Ancient Greek and Roman coinage. During my time here, I have successfully trained both temporary and new employees.Post-Brexit I have aided in setting up new systems for our Belgian office- including management of accounts, new databases and dealing with Belgian imports and exports.I solely managed the administration and shipping for the January New York coin show, including travelling to New York to manage the exhibition stand.Administration:● Manage all pre & post auction admin for our twice-yearly Zurich auctions including: proofreading & editing catalogues, preparing the auction book, auction protocol & telephone bidding● Streamlined processes & implemented new administrative procedures for our partner company Naville Numismatics’ monthly internet sales. I have also aided Naville in utilising our Belgian company for EU shipping.● Database management via Filemaker. Updating inventory and consignmentsShipping & Customs:● Knowledge of both international and EU import and export procedures, shipping restrictions for cultural objects● Management of our temporary admission account, including renewal● Dealing with HMRC inspections● Applying for export licenses with the Arts Council for high value/ previously unrecorded or rare coinsAccounting: ● Producing all invoices- both auction and stock● Make payments & keep track of ingoing and outgoing payments ● Intercompany accountsClient liaison: ● creating client contracts, consignor reports and purchase invoices● Act as first point of contact- Meet and greet clients, answer all phone calls & emails ensuring excellent client service is maintained.-Other duties include: Ad hoc PA tasks, Facilities management, managing our office move last year, dealing with insurance renewal. Fire warden/ first-aider.

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