Experience

riyadhart

• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artistic Advisor

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia



Lombard Freid Projects

• Director

  • May 2011 - Jan 2015

  Chelsea, NYC + Led over 20 sales in public and private collections, and placement in museums such as LACMA, MoMA, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and the Pérez Art Museum Miami. + Introduced seven artists to the roster, co-curated and executed the yearly exhibitions and events calendar and worked with artists on extra-mural projects with key biennials and organisations. + Handled five fairs (applications, curation and sales) and introduced the gallery to the West Asian market. + Strategised marketing and PR… Show more + Led over 20 sales in public and private collections, and placement in museums such as LACMA, MoMA, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and the Pérez Art Museum Miami. + Introduced seven artists to the roster, co-curated and executed the yearly exhibitions and events calendar and worked with artists on extra-mural projects with key biennials and organisations. + Handled five fairs (applications, curation and sales) and introduced the gallery to the West Asian market. + Strategised marketing and PR for exhibitions and the overall gallery brand’s growth. Show less



Canvas Group

• Australia
• Graphic Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Canvas Education Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Jan 2011

  Dubai + Launched Canvas Education – a series of art seminars in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait. + Curated over 20 seminars and five panels in key art fairs with industry leaders such as Nasser David Khalili, Venetia Porter, Melissa Chiu, Marcel Wanders and Hans Ulrich Obrist. + Facilitated and delivered on strategic partnerships with Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation and Christie’s which helped grow our audience and fund the programme. + Managed the programme including budget (over… Show more + Launched Canvas Education – a series of art seminars in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait. + Curated over 20 seminars and five panels in key art fairs with industry leaders such as Nasser David Khalili, Venetia Porter, Melissa Chiu, Marcel Wanders and Hans Ulrich Obrist. + Facilitated and delivered on strategic partnerships with Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation and Christie’s which helped grow our audience and fund the programme. + Managed the programme including budget (over $250,000), marketing and content. Show less



The Third Line

• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PR Manager and Media

  • Apr 2006 - May 2007

  Dubai Developed regional and international media databases whilst delivering on marketing and PR targets for the leading Dubai-based Contemporary art gallery, which led to coverages of every show and interviews with the founders and artists.



Consultation and Research Institute

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Socio-economic Consultant

  • Oct 2004 - Mar 2006

  Beirut Project coordinator for several studies and field surveys and conducted studies on child labour in Yemen, women’s health in Lebanon and liaised with private and public sector clients, such as the government of Lebanon and the ILO in Yemen.



Center for Strategic and International Studies

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Intern

  • Aug 2003 - Dec 2003

  • Political assessment and forecasting, research, fact finding, organised conferences. • Wrote short articles for the Middle East Program’s newsletter and published an op-ed in The Christian Science Monitor, www.csmonitor.com/2003/1215/p11s01-coop.html.