Peyton Ayers Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California

• Overaw day-by-day operations within the Studio, including facilities management, employee recruiting, and staff training
• Managed the SVP’s daily schedule and develop long-term project execution timelines
• Facilitated artist partnerships and product collaborations for Kelly Wearstler Gallery
• Managed all aspects of lifestyle/product photoshoot production, including; liaising with photographers and vendors, maintaining shot lists, securing shoot locations, and managing project… Show more
• Managed all aspects of lifestyle/product photoshoot production, including; liaising with photographers and vendors, maintaining shot lists, securing shoot locations, and managing project budgets Show less

New York, New York

• Managed cataloguing and wrote detailed condition reports for all works in Contemporary Art Online auctions
• Determined fair market value pricing, auction estimates, and insurance appraisals by researching auction records
• Worked alongside artist studios, galleries, foundations, and estates to properly authenticate works
• Liaised with art conservators and outside specialists to coordinate conservation projects for unprecedented works
• Facilitated consignments with new and… Show more
• Facilitated consignments with new and existing Sotheby's clients and developed client relationships

East Hampton, New York

• Organized ‘Sculpture to Wear,’ a selling exhibition of artist jewelry organized in partnership with Louisa Guinness Gallery at Sotheby's East Hampton
• Coordinated private client viewing events and panel discussions on wearable art objects
• Conducted artist, provenance, and auction research for preparation of the exhibition proposal
• Facilitated in-gallery sales, merchandised the exhibition, and oversaw client outreach

New York, New York

• Supported gallery directors with specialized sales projects, digitization of press, logging of clientcorrespondence, and management of online viewing rooms
• Worked with artist estates on the production and design of gallery exhibition catalogues, i.e. ‘Lynda Benglis: EarlyWork 1967-1979 (2020)’ and ‘Matthew Wong: Footprints in the Wind, Ink Drawings 2013-2017’ (2021)

London, United Kingdom

• Assisted in developing Unit London's e-commerce platform and prints shop, ‘Unit DROPS’
• Oversaw online and in-gallery print sales, packing, and distribution

New York, New York

• Assisted in the fundraising, equity raising, and development of over 130 arts companies and non-profits, including Park Avenue Armory, The Kitchen, YoungArts, and The Studio Museum in Harlem
• Worked with a small team to conceptualize and plan team development of client companies and organizations
• Conducted extensive donor and foundation research using a variety of online databases
• Compiled data from non-profit annual reports into easily comprehendible client dossiers

New York, New York

• Prepared materials and gallery space for client viewings, gallery-wide events, and internal/external meetings
• Tracked auction sales and compiled artwork pricing records for represented artists
• Reorganized and digitized the gallery’s archival auction catalogue collection for use by the research team

New York, New York

• Worked alongside the Archivist to organize the gallery press/advertisement collections physically and digitally
• Oversaw the maintenance of the gallery's library and managed all catalogue distribution

New York, New York

• Used ArtBase software to manage artwork and contact databases
• Archived and organized all gallery and artist press
• Regularly updated exhibition and artist price book pages and checklists, as well as Artsy and Artnet listings.
• Consistently maintained the gallery catalogue library and oversaw all catalogue distribution
• Assisted in the curation of the Summer 2018 exhibition "Orientation," in partnership with The Racial Imaginary Institute Biennial

New York, New York

• Manned the front desk and assisted all visitors/clients
• Supported gallery director with the organizing of gallery checklists, files, and artwork storage
• Created and mailed invoices for all purchases

Staunton, Virginia

• Worked alongside the director to provide effective sentencing alternatives to the western Virginia criminal justice system in an effort to reduce jail overcrowding, enhance public safety, and offer remedial.
• Supported probation officers in drug testing practices and in organizing rehabilitation programs
• Attended City Court, County Court, and Drug Court sessions on a weekly basis

Bachelor Of Arts, Art History

Visual Cultures, Art History, And Curating