Blackbird Rook is a UK based dealer and advisory focused on modern and contemporary fine art.https://www.artsy.net/partner/rook-contemporary

blackbird - a Superrare spaceblackbird works with contemporary artists who have a critical and thoughtful practise away from the world of digital art.blackbird believes that these artists will make a valuable long-term contribution to crypto art.

Greg has spent the past 25 years working within the art world. As a successful practising artist he has exhibited internationally and has a unique perspective and access. Greg has also successfully developed and led Fine Art degree programmes for three UK universities and spent nearly twenty years talking to people about art and their requirements and aspirations for it. He has become expert in assessing needs and identifying burgeoning talent. With an excellent network of current… Show more Greg has spent the past 25 years working within the art world. As a successful practising artist he has exhibited internationally and has a unique perspective and access. Greg has also successfully developed and led Fine Art degree programmes for three UK universities and spent nearly twenty years talking to people about art and their requirements and aspirations for it. He has become expert in assessing needs and identifying burgeoning talent. With an excellent network of current practitioners, curators and gallerists, he has been active in investigating and promoting the best current practice. Greg has his own art consulting company advising on creating and building collections of all sizes.“There is such an enormous volume of mediocre and derivative art pushed at fairs and available from commercial galleries – art which is just as expensive as genuinely good art but which relies for its interest on a gimmick, or just the display of a little skill – that anybody who does not spend a lot of their time looking at art can be easily confused as to what will really reward years of looking and be a solid, and perhaps spectacular, investment.” Greg Rook – May 2017 Show less

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Greg Rook Advisory is a UK based advisory focused on buying and selling international modern and contemporary fine art. GRA offers independent and uniquely positioned advice to individuals and institutions who wish to buy Fine Art from both established and emerging artists.After 20 years working within the art world as a successful artist and academic, Greg has unique access to artists and their studios, and a deep critical, historical and practical understanding of a what constitutes… Show more Greg Rook Advisory is a UK based advisory focused on buying and selling international modern and contemporary fine art. GRA offers independent and uniquely positioned advice to individuals and institutions who wish to buy Fine Art from both established and emerging artists.After 20 years working within the art world as a successful artist and academic, Greg has unique access to artists and their studios, and a deep critical, historical and practical understanding of a what constitutes genuinely great art.GRA works with all collectors, whether they are just beginning or already have an established collection, and helps them build or expand their collections according to their personal inclinations and enthusiasms."Greg's insights enabled us to reinvigorate our portfolio with confidence and support some exciting new talent." Tom Hall, Chairman Pax Holdings Ltd."GRA is excellent at discovering under the radar artists whose work is available at reasonable cost and who, we believe, stand a good chance of increasing in value due to their quality." Howard Bilton, Chairman Sovereign Art Foundation Show less

• Wrote courses and achieved validation with the chosen university.• Cut budget costs by 30% whilst ensuring the highest level of teaching and learning.• Interviewed, recruited and managed permanent and sessional staff.• Successfully managed admissions, delivery, quality and academic goals.• Managed student achievement with over 20% awarded first class degrees.• Ensured a diverse staff and student population was international and integrated.

Greg takes full responsibility for the curriculum, timetable, assessment, quality, academic goals and delivery. He wrote the course and ensured it was fully validated with the appropriate academic bodies. He manage all staffing requirements, permanent and sessional, hiring between 5 and 15 staff per year, and is responsible for interviewing, admissions, enrolment and induction in line with all specific University and government guidelines.He manages budgets c. £200,000 and handles all… Show more Greg takes full responsibility for the curriculum, timetable, assessment, quality, academic goals and delivery. He wrote the course and ensured it was fully validated with the appropriate academic bodies. He manage all staffing requirements, permanent and sessional, hiring between 5 and 15 staff per year, and is responsible for interviewing, admissions, enrolment and induction in line with all specific University and government guidelines.He manages budgets c. £200,000 and handles all awards and progression decisions and biannual monitoring reports. He also manages student achievement, retention and pastoral care and is focused on helping individuals find creative solutions. Show less

Sessional lecturer for BA Dissertation and MA studio practice.

Unit leader for the Dissertation, Professional Practice and Studio Practice, managing near 100 permanent and sessional staff over eleven years.Wrote and gained validation for the BA Fine Art top up course.Lecturer in Fine Art and Photoshop at degree level.

Unit leader for the Dissertation, Professional Practice and Studio Practice, managing near 100 permanent and sessional staff over eleven years.Wrote and gained validation for the BA Fine Art top up course.Lecturer in Fine Art and Photoshop at degree level.

• In-house research and development for television documentaries.• Wrote new and original proposals for commissioning editors at BBC / Channel 4.• Interviewed and managed filming and post-production.• Wrote scripts and press releases.• Researcher credits on ‘Witness: Abandoned Babies’ and Undercover Britain: The Real Auf Wiedersehen Pet’

• In-house research and development for television documentaries.• Wrote new and original proposals for commissioning editors at BBC / Channel 4.• Interviewed and managed filming and post-production.• Wrote scripts and press releases.• Researcher credit on ‘Public Eye: DNA and the Prosecutors Fallacy’.

Sourced the imagery for the children’s factual titles.Contributed to graphics, layouts and text.Editorial assistant.