NEW YORK -- In September, the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) appointed Lucy Mitchell-Innes, co-owner of Mitchell-Innes & Nash, as president.
Mitchell-Innes will succeed Roland Augustine, co-owner of Luhring Augustine, who has served as ADAA's president since 2006.
"Lucy's many years of experience in the field of art dealing, her high standards of professional practice and her strong commitment to the mission of the ADAA make her the ideal leader for our association," Augustine says.
ADAA's Executive Director Linda Blumberg adds, "Lucy is well known in the arts community for the strength of her gallery's program and her expertise in private sales. Her experience and keen understanding of the art world will make her an engaged and creative president."
Mitchell-Innes worked at Sotheby's from 1981 to 1994, where she served as head of the Contemporary Art Department in Europe, then in New York as worldwide director of the Contemporary Art, Latin American Art and Contemporary and Modern Print departments. In 1994, she founded her own business as a private dealer and art adviser, and two years later opened a gallery on the Upper East Side in New York specializing in the secondary market for modern and contemporary masters and artists' estates. In 2005, the gallery opened a second space in Chelsea. Mitchell-Innes & Nash has mounted major exhibitions of both historical and contemporary work in both spaces, and the gallery's roster of artists and estates includes some of the most influential artists of the 20th century and today.
Mitchell-Innes has been a member of the selection committee of Art Basel Miami Beach since its inception in 2001. She has sat on the IRS panel for the evaluation of works of art from 2002 to 2009. She will bring considerable diversity of experience as a primary and secondary market gallerist, private dealer and an auction house expert to her role as ADAA president, according to the association.
"I hope my prior experience in many different areas of the art world will be useful in leading the ADAA into a new economy and global marketplace," Mitchell-Innes says. "In the 28 years that I have worked in this field, I have found that a passion for art, integrity and a commitment to excellence are the essential attributes of great gallerists and dealers. I look forward to serving the membership and continuing the work of outgoing President Roland Augustine and Executive Director Linda Blumberg."
Founded in 1962, the Art Dealers Association of America is comprised of more than 170 of the nation's leading dealers in the fine arts. In order to qualify for ADAA membership, a dealer must have an established reputation among his or her colleagues, collectors and museum professionals; and must make a substantial contribution to the cultural life of the community by offering works of high aesthetic quality, presenting worthwhile exhibitions and publishing scholarly catalogs or other documentary materials.
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Mitchell-Innes will succeed Roland Augustine, co-owner of Luhring Augustine, who has served as ADAA's president since 2006.
"Lucy's many years of experience in the field of art dealing, her high standards of professional practice and her strong commitment to the mission of the ADAA make her the ideal leader for our association," Augustine says.
ADAA's Executive Director Linda Blumberg adds, "Lucy is well known in the arts community for the strength of her gallery's program and her expertise in private sales. Her experience and keen understanding of the art world will make her an engaged and creative president."
Mitchell-Innes worked at Sotheby's from 1981 to 1994, where she served as head of the Contemporary Art Department in Europe, then in New York as worldwide director of the Contemporary Art, Latin American Art and Contemporary and Modern Print departments. In 1994, she founded her own business as a private dealer and art adviser, and two years later opened a gallery on the Upper East Side in New York specializing in the secondary market for modern and contemporary masters and artists' estates. In 2005, the gallery opened a second space in Chelsea. Mitchell-Innes & Nash has mounted major exhibitions of both historical and contemporary work in both spaces, and the gallery's roster of artists and estates includes some of the most influential artists of the 20th century and today.
Mitchell-Innes has been a member of the selection committee of Art Basel Miami Beach since its inception in 2001. She has sat on the IRS panel for the evaluation of works of art from 2002 to 2009. She will bring considerable diversity of experience as a primary and secondary market gallerist, private dealer and an auction house expert to her role as ADAA president, according to the association.
"I hope my prior experience in many different areas of the art world will be useful in leading the ADAA into a new economy and global marketplace," Mitchell-Innes says. "In the 28 years that I have worked in this field, I have found that a passion for art, integrity and a commitment to excellence are the essential attributes of great gallerists and dealers. I look forward to serving the membership and continuing the work of outgoing President Roland Augustine and Executive Director Linda Blumberg."
Founded in 1962, the Art Dealers Association of America is comprised of more than 170 of the nation's leading dealers in the fine arts. In order to qualify for ADAA membership, a dealer must have an established reputation among his or her colleagues, collectors and museum professionals; and must make a substantial contribution to the cultural life of the community by offering works of high aesthetic quality, presenting worthwhile exhibitions and publishing scholarly catalogs or other documentary materials.
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