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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reclaiming the culture for emerging artists. Exhibitions at 72 Perth Avenue and 15 Maple Avenue. By appointment only.

Toronto, Canada Area

Providing art advisory, acquisition, and curating services to individuals as well as corporate clients. Sourcing art works, consulting on gallery start-up and expansion.Acting as collection manager, documenting purchases, repairs, object loans, storage, and creating condition reports for client holdings.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

Contemporary art sales to the most prestigious collectors and decorators from Toronto and beyond.

Toronto, Canada Area

Identified and pursued a grant opportunity through the Ontario Music Fund (OMF) administered by the Ontario Music Office (OMO) and aimed at strengthening and stimulating growth in Ontario’s music companies and supporting this growing sector.- Secured and currently administers annual grants, establishing the bookkeeping, reconciliation, and reporting processes and infrastructure to ensure compliance with Ontario Media Development Corporation guidelines.- Prepared successful grant applications, compiling financial documentation, cost reports, and expense analysis, and creating a proposal to secure funding for album development, domestic and international marketing, and a worldwide tour.

Toronto

Created a credible exhibition space called JCT Gallery on short notice to energize and prepare the Lower Junction neighborhood for the arrival of the MOCA art museum.- Engaged prominent Toronto collector Bruce Bailey for a show of artist from the Junction.- Engaged prominent Toronto collectors Ken Montague and David Mirvish, and Jack Shainman Gallery of New York, to create an exhibition of Canadian and American artists of African heritage.

Toronto, Canada Area

Initiated the idea for a feature-length documentary taking the audience on a journey around the elite world of contemporary art, interviewing artists and collectors, and breaking down the curious economics of the art market. Prepared questions and talking points for interviews, selected targeted talent, and worked collaboratively with production crew to bring idea to life.- Partnered with a film production company to provide the financial backing for a creative project—to premiere at the film festival circuit in 2015—with the ultimate goal of promoting for premium channel and on-demand programming.- Selected, coordinated, and managed film shoots in Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Athens, Rome, Geneva, and Hong Kong, directing all process stakeholders ranging from writers to co-producers, crew, featured artists, and talent.

Greater New York City Area

Delivered stories and other content for this web-based television and print news network, focusing on topics related to the intersection of art, law, and business. Identify and access expert sources, plan and prepare interview questions, and conduct on‑camera interviews. Oversee editorial interns and the quality and timeliness of their content development efforts.- Excelled in a journalism role reporting on news in the art world, traveling to events around the world—Art Basel Miami Beach, Frieze Art Fair, Art Basel, the Venice Biennale, and The Armory Show—to bring readers in-demand programming.

Greater New York City Area

Structured and reviewed high-dollar art purchases for clients in the New York and Palm Beach markets, not only advocating for clients’ needs during negotiations, but educating clients on collection management and return on investment opportunities.- Leveraged legal skill set to draft, negotiate, and close deals of up to $1 million, performing the due diligence critical to sourcing, selecting, and acquiring unique art pieces to launch or augment clients’ contemporary art collections.

Greater New York City Area

Litigation Management - Client Relations - Discovery - Due Diligence - Legal Research & Writing

Master Of Laws (Llm), Law

Activities and Societies: Specialization in Banking and Finance.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Finalist in the Intramural Appellate Moot Court Competition, Translator for the Ave Maria Asylum & Immigrant.

Bachelor'S Degree, Politics, Art History, French