What was your background before IESA arts&culture?
After my Literary Baccalaureate with a Visual Arts option, I completed a first year of a bachelor’s in Art History at the Sorbonne – Paris IV and then joined a 3-year Bachelor in Art Trading at ICART.
Which program did you complete at IESA and why did you choose it?
At IESA, I chose to follow the Master in Contemporary Art program because I wanted to specialize in the art market, although cultural professions also interest me. I wanted a program with more theoretical courses on art history and to broaden my knowledge in the field.
What did you expect from this program? What do you take away from it?
I expected this program to deepen my knowledge of art history and above all to let me specialize in selling artworks. What I got from it was in-depth knowledge in areas such as furniture, ceramics, and so on, as well as real professional experience with the personal end-of-program project.
What did the school and your program bring you?
Through its professors and speakers, the school gave me a different view of the art market from the one I had known for several years. The art market is a small world, and meeting and learning from the personalities in it is enriching and offers a broad view of the field.
What are the highlights of the program?
For me, the highlight of the program was the second year with the personal project to create, stage, and produce. It is a real hands-on exercise that lets students step into the shoes of a professional and truly experience a job in the full sense of the term, since all the tasks have to be done!
What Is Your Job Today?
For 4 years, I have been working for the modern and contemporary art fair Art Paris Art Fair. I started as an intern, but my position has evolved a lot and I am now VIP Program & Exhibitor Relations Coordinator. My job is quite eclectic because I handle the follow-up of the fair’s 140 galleries (from preparing their application files to their departure from the Grand Palais), some thirty partnerships with Parisian institutions to offer VIPs and collectors a rich VIP program, but also the fair’s catalog, flyers, general organization, and so on.
What did IESA bring to your professional project?
IESA allowed me to firmly establish my professional project within the art market.
A side project?
Alongside that, I am part of an association, Craftshop Gallery, an online gallery whose aim is to showcase young artists graduating from art schools before they enter the market. For this association I was curator of the exhibition L’Heure bleue (which was my personal end-of-program project at IESA), and I continue today to be involved in the association’s various projects.