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Sue Wiggins, Chairman and CEO
President and Founder of art4business and ArtSouth Inc., Ms. Wiggins
is a lifelong entrepreneur. She has assisted with the development
of art collections at countless corporations, including Fortune
500 companies, hospitals and universities. She is a pioneer in the
field of art consulting with 25 years expertise. A member of National
Association for Corporate Art Management and a board member of the
Philadelphia Print Center, she has lectured extensively on art in
the corporate environment. A graduate of the University of Alabama
(BA, 1972) with studies in communications and art history, she also
designed and implemented special programs for the University's Peace
Corp department.
Heather Gibson, COO
Ms. Gibson, the Chief Operating Officer art4business, has twelve
years experience in art business management. She has actively consulted
on $5-million projects including Wyeth, McGraw-Hill and IBM where
she supervised major acquisitions projects, framing and installations.
In addition, she has directed all of ArtSouth/art4business'
major disposition projects. Ms. Gibson managed the implementation
of art4business' SKU SmartArt bar-coding system. Her specialties
include art appraisal, condition assessment and art handling.
Ms. Gibson has a BA from the University of Delaware (1988) and
is USPAP (Uniform Standard Principles of Appraisal Practice) certified
(1998). She is continuing her coursework in art appraisal.
Carrie Cook, Project Manager
Ms. Cook has been with art4business Inc. for six years, working in a
variety of roles from Slide Registrar to Project Manager. She has managed
several acquisition projects from inception to installation and has specific
skills in research, art handling and installation. She has a broad
knowledge of contemporary artists throughout the United States.
Ms. Cook has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from Tyler School
of Art, Temple University.
Monika F. Brodsky, Consultant
Mrs. Brodsky has more than thirteen years experience in art business management.
As a Boston-based consultant, she has been involved in the inventory, project
coordination and installation of art for several New England clients including
IBM, Cigna, and Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP. As a previous primary
project manager for Novartis Pharmaceuticals in New Jersey, her work included
redefining the focus of their original collection for a 500,000 square foot
research facility as well as curating art programs for numerous internal
company divisions. In addition, she arranged the solicitation of venues for a
traveling illustration exhibition and its related transportation coordination,
conservation and framing. She has also supervised art installations, art audits
and the coordination of research projects. She was previously the primary
facilitator of the SmartArt inventory system for art asset management,
documenting the fine art holdings of many major corporations around the country.
Mrs. Brodsky has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Studio Art from Kutztown
University in Pennsylvania.
Leah Winter
Ms. Winter joined art4business Inc., after completing an internship
with a curator at the Gershman Y Galleries, through the JCC of Philadelphia. There
she assisted the curator on studio visits in New York, selecting artwork, installing
exhibitions, editing and producing brochures and serving as a liaison to the
artists. Ms. Winter also taught art in a suburban public school of Philadelphia.
There she came up with projects that followed the middle school curriculum, managed
classes for grades 6 - 9, aided in the coordination of the school's art show,
and made revisions to the middle school art curriculum.
Christine Fields, Associate
Ms. Fields recently joined art4business as an Associate. Her
responsibilities at art4business include the coordination of all shipping, art
handling and framing. Her attention to detail provides the continuity required
to maintain a seamless flow of work between artists, clients and vendors.
Prior to Art4Business, she was working in the Philadelphia Museum of
Art in the Data Center and helped out when needed with the Dali exhibit. She has
volunteered at the Zirkle Gallery in Harrisonburg, Virginia planning openings and
working directly as an assistant to the artists.
Ms. Fields graduated from James Madison University in 2004 with a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art History.
Morgan Pinkstone
Ms. Pinkstone recently joined art4business Inc. after five years
working in non-profit arts and cultural organizations, including
Perkins Center for the Arts and International House
Philadelphia. Her previous experience includes preparing
exhibitions and events, artist relations, writing and editing
promotional materials and coordinating volunteer efforts. As an
associate at art4business, Morgan manages inventory for Cigna's
collection and helps administer the art program for Novartis
pharmaceuticals.
Lauren Gutierrez
Ms. Gutierrez brings a broad knowledge of the arts and arts
administration to art4business. She has experience working with
non profit community arts organizations as well as private art
galleries. Her skills range from serving as a development
director for the Village of Arts and Humanities to special
exhibitions project management, exhibition design, artist
liaison, marketing, and organizational evaluation.
Ms. Gutierrez currently administers Novartis Pharmaceutical's
art program for company divisions in the United States, Canada
and Puerto Rico. She manages art acquisitions from curation to
installation; maintains and manages Novartis' on-line art
inventory; and coordinates conservation, framing and art
handling.
In addition to holding a Graduate Degree in Arts Administration
from Drexel University, Ms. Gutierrez also holds a Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree from Cleveland Institute of Fine Arts.
UK Personnel
Allison McCarthy, Operating Director
Ms. McCarthy has seven years experience in arts management.
She is supervising all aspects of project management for the
art4business, ltd office, including research and implementation
for major acquisitions projects, collections management, and
framing and installation for clients with offices in Europe,
including MasterCard and McGraw-Hill. Her specialties include
project administration and research, public relations, graphic
design, and art handling.
Prior to art4business, Ms. McCarthy was Executive Director at
LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts in Tallahassee, Florida,
and Arts Consultant and Program Manager with the Florida
Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs in
Tallahassee, Florida. She has juried several art exhibits,
developed and presented an historic architecture walking tour
for Tallahassee, and served as Artist in Residence at the
Sanskriti Foundation in New Delhi, India.
Ms. McCarthy has a BFA in Historic Preservation from the
Savannah College of Art and Design (2001). She is continuing
her graduate coursework in Art History from Florida State
University, with an emphasis on modernist art and architecture.
Anita Hamilton, Managing Director
Anita has over ten years' project management experience within
European companies advising and working with senior executives,
architects and interior designers on aesthetic and operational
aspects of continually evolving working environments. As
Managing Director of art4business' UK office, she has managed
art programmes for MasterCard Europe, Montagu Private Equity and
USAA.
Raffaela Formichella, Senior Project Manager
Raffaela is an Interior Designer with over twenty years'
experience focused on client design management. Most recent
projects include the new headquarters for Barclays at One
Churchill Place where she was part of the client art team
compiling the art brief and location of pieces. At Standard
Chartered Bank Raffaela prepared, on behalf of the client, the
Request for Proposals for the Art Consultant and the Decorative
Designer. These headquarters for major organisations have been
developed as landmark buildings with a new approach to working
practices and building management.
Raffaela's design experience covers a variety of market sectors,
predominately working in the private sector with a move to end
user within the last five years. She has experience interacting
with other professional consultants, contractors, suppliers and
manufacturers on all aspects required in a new build or
refurbishment project.
Evi Baniotopoulou, Art Consultant
Evi has eleven years' experience within the art museum and
heritage fields in the UK and Europe. She has collaborated for a
number of years as a freelance consultant/ researcher on
multinational projects funded by the European Union. In the UK
she has worked with, amongst others, the University College
London Museums and Collections, the Royal Academy and the Tate,
where she was Assistant Curator in the Collection. She has been
involved in the curation of many contemporary art exhibitions,
both in the UK and Europe and has lectured on contemporary art
and exhibitions. She has also acted as a freelance researcher
for the Museums Association and the Policy Studies Institute.
Evi holds a BA (Hons) in Archaeology and Art History from the
Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece and masters degrees
in Modern Art and Theory from the University of Essex and in
Museum Studies from University College London.
She is working with art4business as a freelance associate.
Elpiniki Psalti, Art Consultant
Elpi has ten years' experience working with Museums in the UK
and Greece. Her role has included curatorial support for a
major London Museum project, collections inventory, gallery de-
installation, object storage organisation and planning.
She has a BA (Honours) in History ad Archeology and an MA in
Managing Archaeological Sites.
Alison Foster, Art Consultant
Alison is a museum professional, specializing in the area of
curatorship, with MA degrees in Museum Studies and Archaeology
and Anthropology. She has diverse museum and gallery
experience, from collections management and care, exhibition
research and installation, communication and interpretation,
educational and administrative duties to outreach work and
training.
She recently worked for BTC Co (a consortium of International
partners including BP) where she was involved in revising the
Cultural Heritage Management and Transition Plans for the move
from the construction to operation phase of the BTC pipeline
project to ensure the protection of archaeological sites,
monuments and other items of cultural heritage in the vicinity
of the pipeline right of way.
She is working with art4business as a freelance associate.
Abigail Hampton, Art Consultant
Abigail Hampton has 5 years experience in arts administration
and project management. She has worked for several high profile
arts organizations, including The British Museum and the
Heritage Lottery Fund. From 2002-2005, Abbie worked at the
Wellcome Trust as an assistant curator and project coordinator
for their contemporary art and science exhibitions programme.
She recently delivered an interactive exhibition in
collaboration with the V&A.
Abigail has a BA from The University of Manchester and a Masters
degree in museum and gallery studies from University College
London.
She is working with art4business as a freelance consultant.
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