Robin Roche
Vice President
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 140
RRoche@artnet.com
Robin Roche oversees all aspects of the artnet Auctions division. She has 15 years of experience on the management side of arts institutions, including nine years at Christie’s where she managed multiple Fine Art and Decorative Art departments. More recently, she managed the New York location of the Gerald Peters Gallery, one of the preeminent galleries in the field of American Art.
CONTEMPORARY ART
Deborah Ripley
Senior Specialist
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 174
DRipley@artnet.com
Deborah Ripley has been an acknowledged print expert for 28 years. After starting at Pace Prints in New York City, she worked at Christie’s in the prints department, and then was the director of numerous fine print ateliers, including Landfall Press and Art of this Century. In addition, she wrote for Art on Paper, a leading magazine on print collecting and connoisseurship. In 2011, she contributed a chapter on printmaking for a manual entitled Accelerating the Curves: the Artist’s Roadmap for success.
Gracie Mansion
Senior Specialist
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 494
GMansion@artnet.com
Gracie Mansion has over 20 years of extensive experience in all aspects of the art market, specializing in Modern and Contemporary Art. She has lectured and participated in panels at museums and universities in the USA and Europe. As an independent curator and consultant to private collectors, corporations, and museums, she has advised her clients on acquisitions and assisted them in the development of their art collections. She opened her eponymous gallery in the East Village of New York City in 1982, later moving to SoHo, and then to Chelsea before closing in 2002 to concentrate on private dealing and the secondary art market.
Max Wolf
Senior Specialist
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 399
MWolf@artnet.com
Max Wolf was introduced to Fine Art and Antiques at his family’s Cleveland-based auction house, Wolf’s Fine Art Auctioneers. He worked at the auction house, Doyle New York, and The Manhattan Art and Antique Center before joining The Showplace Antique and Design Center where he oversaw the auction and marketing department for three years. He has been with artnet Auctions as a Modern and Contemporary Art specialist since 2008, specializing in Post-War, Pop Art, and Urban Art, as well as in works by emerging and Contemporary artists.
John McCord
Specialist
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 173
JMcCord@artnet.com
John McCord is a specialist in Contemporary Art with a focus on emerging and late Contemporary Art. Studying Fine Art at The Cooper Union in New York City eventually led him to work at the American Fine Arts Gallery as associate director from 2002 to 2005, and at Daniel Reich Gallery as director from 2005 to 2007. He later became a private dealer of Contemporary Art, where he further developed an extensive background working with prominent private and corporate collections, artists, galleries, and curators throughout the USA, Europe, and Asia.
Heather Russell
Senior Specialist
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 692
HRussell@artnet.com
Heather Russell is a senior specialist in Modern and Contemporary Art with a focus on blue-chip Contemporary Art, as well as Contemporary Asian and Indian Art. She previously worked at Irvine Contemporary in Washington, D.C., James Cohan Gallery in New York City, Sotheby’s New York, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in Richmond, VA. She has nearly 20 years of experience in the museum, auction house and gallery worlds. She holds a BFA and an MA in Classical Art History and Doctoral Studies in Art History from The Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, and is a published author and journalist for The International Art Newspaper (2002–2005) and Apollo magazine, in the UK.
Brittany Noris
Auction Associate
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 131
BNoris@artnet.com
Brittany Noris has a wide range of work experience in the art world, from Contemporary Art galleries in New York City to the marketing and partnerships department at AXA Art Insurance in the UK. She holds a BA in Art History from the University of Pennsylvania and recently earned a MA in Art Business from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London.
Adria Blouin
Auction Associate
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 698
ABlouin@artnet.com
Adria Blouin is an auction associate specializing in Modern and Contemporary Art. Prior to joining artnet, she was involved in various positions at institutions, such as the Saatchi Gallery in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. She received her MA from Christie's Education in London, focusing on art, style, and design from the Renaissance to Modern periods, including a graduate thesis in arms and armor. She also holds a BA in Art History and History with a Classics concentration from Roanoke College, Salem, VA.
Halie Jorgensen
Auction Associate
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 163
HJorgensen@artnet.com
Halie Jorgensen graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Art History. She participated in internships at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and at Foley Gallery in New York City.
IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART
Eric Winkler
Specialist
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 144
EWinkler@artnet.com
Eric Winkler specializes in prints and unique works from the early 20th century, specifically American Scene and Modern Art. He began his specialist career at Bloomsbury Auctions in New York City, organizing and cataloguing print and photography sales. In addition, Eric has ample experience in the rare and antiquarian book market. He received a BFA from Rutgers University, NJ, and has an enthusiastic interest in new printmaking processes and framing techniques.
Shawna Brickley
Specialist
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 162
SBrickley@artnet.com
Shawna Stoller Brickley specializes in American, Impressionist, and Modern Art, with a concentration in works on paper. With over 15 years of field experience, her career began at Skinner Auctioneers, Inc. in Boston, MA, while still in graduate school. Subsequently, she spent more than a decade as the senior specialist and cataloger in the prints and drawings department at Swann Galleries Auction House in New York City. She received a BA from Wheaton College in Norton, MA, and a MA from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and is an avid collector of “curios and objects d’art.”
Alexis Wang
Senior Auction and Marketing Associate
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 688
AWang@artnet.com
Alexis Wang came to artnet Auctions from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where she held a Jack and Lewis Rudin Internship. She is co-founder and former editor of Ink and Image art magazine at New York University, where she also earned a BA in the History of Art. She played a major supporting role in the formation and development of the Modern and Contemporary Art department at artnet Auctions, and is also responsible for cataloguing and researching lots across all categories. She has been integral to the implementation of and success of many themed sales, which included organizing artnet first sale preview exhibition at the Fuller Building in New York City.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Christopher Sweet
Senior Specialist
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 165
CSweet@artnet.com
Christopher Sweet holds experience as a writer, editor, publisher, and curator and has worked closely with museums, galleries, photography agencies, artists, and photographers. Previously, he was a publishing associate at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, senior editor at Harry N. Abrams, Inc., and editor in chief of both Viking Studio (Penguin Group) and the Vendome Press.
Susanna Wenniger
Senior Specialist
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 172
SWenniger@artnet.com
Susanna Wenniger has over 20 years of experience working with Fine Art photography. She was the director of the Laurence Miller Gallery for nine years, and became the senior photography specialist for artnet Online Auctions (now artnet Auctions) in 1999. More recently, she has served as the curator for two important private collections and has also been an advisor to photography collectors.
Molly Thrailkill
Photography Associate
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 799
MThrailkill@artnet.com
Molly Thrailkill graduated magna cum laude in 2009 from Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, with a double concentration in French and Art and Art History. She participated in internships at the Picker Art Gallery, in Hamilton, NY, at Lori Bookstein Fine Art and Blue Medium Inc., in New York City.
BERLIN OFFICE
Marie-Kathrin Krimphoff
Senior Specialist
+49 (0)30 20 91 78 40
MKrimphoff@artnet.de
Marie-Kathrin Krimphoff is a specialist in Modern and Contemporary Art, including photography, design, and prints. She graduated from university with a MA in Art History, Cultural Studies, and Ethnology focusing on 20th-century art in the international art market. She started her career as a curatorial assistant at Kunsthalle Bielefeld and worked later at Felix-Nussbaum-Haus Osnabrück. Subsequently she worked at Christie’s in client services and as gallery manager at Ketterer Kunst. Taking different career steps, she gathered comprehensive experience and established close relationships with important private collectors, artists, galleries, and institutions around the globe.
Silvia Koch
Account Coordinator
+49 (0)30 20 91 78 50
SKoch@artnet.de
Silvia Koch has been overseeing European clients for artnet since 2007. Having earned a diploma in Museums Studies, she has worked for the Museum der Arbeit in Hamburg and for Rohkunstbau in Berlin, as well as internationally renowned art galleries such as Galerie Christian Nagel and Arndt. She has curated numerous Contemporary Art exhibitions and has worked with Berlin-based artists on various projects.
PARIS OFFICE
Florence Alexandre
Senior Specialist
+33 (0)1 42 86 67 16
FAlexandre@artnet.fr
Florence Alexandre has over 15 years of experience in all aspects of the art market. Dealing with sales and acquisitions at David Gill Galleries and Themes & Variations in London, she has been in close contact with artists and collectors. She then worked with auction houses, such as Sotheby's and Artcurial, and Phillips de Pury & Company, where she organized sales in London and New York City with a particular focus on Contemporary Design. Her knowledge of the art market has led her to give lectures at major art schools in Paris and London, advise private collectors on acquisitions, and assist corporations and artists in the development of their sales, auctions, and collections.
ADMINISTRATION
Abigail Mackles
Business Manager
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 130
AMackles@artnet.com
Abigail Mackles oversees business operations for artnet Auctions, specializing in data analysis and business strategy. Prior to joining artnet, Abigail worked at Sotheby’s Boston, as well as at a Boston-based exhibition design firm. Abigail holds a BA in Art History and Architectural Studies from Connecticut College, where she curated an exhibition of 20th-century prints, entitled New York Illuminated, in 2009.
Ashilee Schreiber
Operations Specialist
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 694
ASchreiber@artnet.com
Ashilee Schreiber began at artnet Auctions in the photography department. As the operations specialist, she manages the auction lots and is responsible for consistency, accuracy, and transparency on the site. She is also actively involved in business development and client outreach. After seven years of project management in the luxury hotel and tourism industry, she returned to school, completing a MA in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York City. She also holds a BA in Art History cum laude from Pennsylvania State University.
Kimberly Herder
Senior Account Coordinator
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 112
KHerder@artnet.com
Kimberly Herder has experience working in a variety of non-profit arts organizations, and graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, with a double major in Business and Studio Art. One of her drawings was recently added to Franklin and Marshall College permanent collection.
Leah Grant
Account Coordinator
+1–212–497–9700 ext. 127
LGrant@artnet.com
Leah Grant provides extensive support to artnet Auctions as a member of the client services team. She holds a BFA in Studio Art with a concentration in Photography from Miami University in Oxford, OH. Prior to joining artnet, Leah studied French at La Sorbonne in Paris and worked in archiving at the Kandinsky Library in the Centre Pompidou in Paris.