{"id":7331,"date":"2018-04-29T17:41:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T17:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/?page_id=7331"},"modified":"2021-07-07T11:39:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T09:39:35","slug":"gfaa-leadership-executive-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/index.php\/gfaa-leadership-executive-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"GFAA Advisory Board &#8211;                        Executive Committee &#038; Key Members at Large"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">The GFAA Advisory Board and Team is comprised of over 40 people from around the globe.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The most dedicated of these individuals serve on the Executive Committee. Their contributions to the future of our program are the most valuable and honored assets of the organization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Leadership\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Judy Holm<em>, GFAA Founder and President, <\/em>Founder of Aspirations PR and Art Concierge<\/li>\n<li>Bill Peters<em>,<\/em> <em>GFAA Special Advisor; <\/em>Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Advisory Board &#8211; Executive Committee<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Suzanne Deal Booth<\/em>, Art historian, philanthropist and collector<\/li>\n<li><em>Alfredo Gonzalez Canovas, <\/em>Marketing executive,\u00a0<em>GFAA Partnerships Chair<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Kimberly Lin<\/em>, Art Historian and collector, <em>GFAA Art Research Committee Chair, GFAA Digital Marketing Committee<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ekaterina Luki<\/em>, Art advisor, curator, <em>GFAA Museum and Gallery Relations Committee<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Salwa Mikdadi,\u00a0<\/em>Associate Professor of Art History, NYU Abu Dhabi, <em>Nominating Committee<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ty Murphy<\/em>, Family Office advisor and consultant; former management committee BAFTA\u00a0(British Academy of Film and Television Arts), <em>GFAA UK Chair<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Deborah Najar,\u00a0<\/em>Founder of the JPNF (Jean-Paul Najar Foundation), a museum for Contemporary Art; and Director of\u00a0\u00a0the Global Private Museum Network; <em>GFAA Museum and Gallery Relations Committee<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Dean Phelus<\/em>, Senior Director AAM, <em>GFAA Judge<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Betsie Piussan<\/em>&#8211; MBA from\u00a0NYU; BA\u00a0Stanford University, studied\u00a0at l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Paris and l\u2019Ecole du Louvre,\u00a0Design Certificate NY School of Interior Design, <em>GFAA Nominating Committee Chair<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hedva Ser<\/em>, UNESCO\u00a0Goodwill Ambassador and Special Envoy for Cultural Diplomacy; UNESCO Artist for Peace, GFAA Advisory Board, <em>Honorary Member<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Maarten Statius Muller<\/em>, Public Relations in Art and Design, <em>GFAA<\/em> <em>International PR and Social Media\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Peter Trippi, <\/em>Editor-in-Chief, Fine Art Connoisseur magazine, <em>GFAA Judge Emeritus<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Advisory Board &#8211; Directors and Key Members-at-Large<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><em>Eleanor Goldhar,\u00a0<\/em><\/em>Partner Vollmer Cultural Consultants Inc., <em>GFAA Communications Committee Chair<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Andrew Nicolls,<\/em> Strategic Advisor to Finanical Firms, <em>GFAA Strategic Advisor<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Juan Carlos Zaldivar, <\/em>Emmy Award nominated film maker; Sundance Institute Juror,\u00a0Sundance Film Institute alumnus, Co-founder of the Miami Filmmakers Collective<\/li>\n<li><em>Renee Farina,<\/em> Biennale di Firenze (Florence) International Selection Committee, formerly of Christie\u2019s Masters, Modern and Contemporary Departments, NYC, <em>GFAA Research Committee and Museum and Gallery Relations Latin America<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Carolyn Cruz<\/em>&#8211; International marketing professional and former VP of Global brands including Apple and The Gap,\u00a0<em>GFAA Public Relations and Museum and Gallery Relations, Europe<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Hogan Fritz,<\/em>\u00a0Assistant at William Morris Endeavor (WME | IMG), <em>GFAA Video Producer<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Patricia Lannes,\u00a0<\/em>Founder of Cultures and Literacies through Art for the 21st Century, Chair of Global Latino Network of the AAM, <em>GFAA Nominating Committee and Museum and Gallery Relations Latin America<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Edie Meyer,\u00a0<\/em>Head of business development for Vastari in the US,\u00a0<em>GFAA Marketing Committee<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Viktoria (Viki) Szanto,<\/em>\u00a0Master&#8217;s Degree candidate, King&#8217;s College London,<em> GFAA\u00a0Young Visionaries member and\u00a0member of the Marketing Committee<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Marta Nowakowski<\/em>, Intellectual Property Corporate Counsel, BMW,\u00a0<em>GFAA Advisory Board, Art Liaison Europe and European Chair of GFAA Young Visionaries<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Stefano Rabolli Pansera<\/em> &#8211; Senior Director Hauser &amp; Wirth London, Architect and Curator; curated the first Angolan Pavilion at the 55th Biennale di Venezia, a project that won the Golden Lion (Best National Participation), <em>GFAA\u00a0 A<span class=\"il\">dvisory Board and Art Liaison Committee<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Terence Riley, <\/em>Architect, former Executive Director at Miami Art Museum and MoMA New York (Design)<\/li>\n<li><em>Tiffany Chestler, <\/em>Director of Cultural Programming at DACRA and Craig Robins art collection<\/li>\n<li><em>Corinne Arazi, GFAA Advisory Board Emeritus<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>BIOs\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Judy-Holm-GFAA-President-and-CEO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5850\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Judy-Holm-GFAA-President-and-CEO-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Judy-Holm-GFAA-President-and-CEO-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Judy-Holm-GFAA-President-and-CEO-109x109.jpg 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Judy-Holm-GFAA-President-and-CEO-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Judy-Holm-GFAA-President-and-CEO-32x32.jpg 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Judy-Holm-GFAA-President-and-CEO-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Judy-Holm-GFAA-President-and-CEO-350x350.jpg 350w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Judy-Holm-GFAA-President-and-CEO-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Judy-Holm-GFAA-President-and-CEO-51x51.jpg 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><strong>Judy Holm, GFAA President and CEO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of a lifelong passion for art and education, Judy Holm has been immersed in the world of art fairs, biennials, galleries and museums for several decades.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Holm\u2019s background includes twenty-five years of experience in arts and culture, direction of more than 60 art installations and 600 cultural events throughout the United States and Europe. Her career and education span fine art, opera, symphony, ballet, literature and film.<\/p>\n<p>Founder of the Global Fine Art Awards, and director of the program for the past five years, she presides over the Advisory Board members and the Judges.\u00a0GFAA has grown more than 100% each year since its inception, reviews over 2,000 exhibitions and installations every year, and has a team of forty researchers, judges and advisory board members from twenty countries on four continents.\u00a0Recent highlights include developing cultural collaborations with Frieze, The Armory, and Masterpiece Fair.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, she developed an <em>Art Concierge<\/em> business in Venice, Italy for the Biennale 2011, and continues to consult with private art clients internationally. She served as Vice-Chair for the Miami Beach Chamber\u2019s Arts and Culture Council from 2011 to 2014, and was the founding editor of the bi-weekly column <em>Arts and Culture (PRE)View &#8211; (RE)View<\/em> for the Miami Beach newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, for fifteen years she worked with major financial institutions creating marketing programs and events integrating art, culture and education for Wells Fargo, Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab and Citibank.<\/p>\n<p>A native of San Francisco, currently residing in New York, she also worked in Paris, Venice and Miami. Ms. Holm received bachelor\u2019s degrees with honors in Economics and French Literature from U.C. Berkeley, and an MBA from l\u2019Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/suzanne-deal-booth-bio-photo-FIN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7956\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/suzanne-deal-booth-bio-photo-FIN-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/suzanne-deal-booth-bio-photo-FIN-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/suzanne-deal-booth-bio-photo-FIN-109x109.jpg 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/suzanne-deal-booth-bio-photo-FIN-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/suzanne-deal-booth-bio-photo-FIN-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Suzanne Deal Booth, GFAA Executive Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Suzanne Deal Booth is a philanthropist, arts advisor and collector, and has long been committed to the recognition, preservation and conservation of visual arts and cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Deal Booth has worked at several notable institutions including les Monuments Historiques, France, The Kimbell Art Museum, The Menil Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museums of New Mexico. \u00a0Her post-graduate fellowship, funded by the Kress Foundation, took place at Centre Pompidou, Paris, where she restored important 20th century paintings for the museum\u2019s permanent collection. She worked with the artist James Turrell on his Skyspace at MoMA\u2019s PS1, and later assisted on his installation at the Whitney Museum of American Art.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Deal Booth is the Founder of The Friends of Heritage Preservation (FOHP) and has served as Director since 1998. The charitable organization has successfully participated and contributed to 60 preservation and conservation projects around the world. She also \u00a0serves on a number of boards including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Menil Collection, Centre Pompidou Foundation, Ballroom Marfa and The Contemporary in Austin, TX. In 2001, she and her family established the Booth Family Rome Prize Fellowship for Historic Preservation and Conservation at the American Academy in Rome.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Texas, Ms. Deal Booth graduated cum laude with a degree in art history from Rice University followed by a Master of Arts in art history and conservation from New York University\u2019s\u00a0Institute\u00a0of Fine Arts and Conservation Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eleanor-goldhar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6059\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eleanor-goldhar-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eleanor-goldhar-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eleanor-goldhar-456x456.jpg 456w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eleanor-goldhar-109x109.jpg 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eleanor-goldhar-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eleanor-goldhar-32x32.jpg 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eleanor-goldhar-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eleanor-goldhar-350x350.jpg 350w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eleanor-goldhar-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/eleanor-goldhar-51x51.jpg 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eleanor Goldhar, GFAA Communications Committee Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ms. Goldhar is a management executive in strategic planning, development, sponsorship, and communications marketing focused on cultural institutions including performing and visual arts, cultural urban development projects and encyclopedic and fine art museums and educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p>She works with both non- and for-profit companies, and individual clients, in the U.S., Canada and Europe. She led the public re-launch of the Onassis Cultural Center New York featuring music, philosophy, and exhibitions of contemporary art and archaeological antiquities, including programs in other major New York City cultural venues.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly, as the Deputy Director and Chief of Global Communications for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Museums, Ms. Goldhar led all of the Guggenheim\u2019s global initiatives. She directed Global Special Projects, Media and Public Relations, Marketing and Interactive departments including web redesign, digital and social media. She also led the Guggenheim New York\u2019s 50<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary year celebrations and the Google\/YouTube Play global initiative.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of the Guggenheim Executive Cabinet, Eleanor counseled the Director\u2019s Office, the Board of Trustees, Curatorial, Development, Education, Legal and Visitor Services. High priority external clients included Google, BMW, UBS, The R.H.N. Ho Family Foundation, and both the Tourism &amp; Culture Authority (TCA) and the Tourism Development Investment Corporation (TDIC) in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>Educated at York University and the University of Toronto, Goldhar is an accredited member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), from which she received the Gold Quill Award For Excellence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alfredo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6799 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alfredo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alfredo-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alfredo-456x456.jpg 456w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alfredo-109x109.jpg 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alfredo-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alfredo-32x32.jpg 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alfredo-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alfredo-350x350.jpg 350w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alfredo-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Alfredo-51x51.jpg 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Alfredo Gonz\u00e1lez C\u00e1novas, GFAA Executive Committee, Partnerships and Sponsorships Committee Chair, Art Liaison Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alfredo Gonz\u00e1lez C\u00e1novas has a luxury and finance background with a deeply rooted passion of the art design world. Mr. Gonz\u00e1lez C\u00e1novas has obtained pre-eminent experience collaborating with world renowned innovators of the luxury industry including Francesco Morawetz, the former General Manager of Milano Collezioni, the entity in charge of organising Milanese Fashion Weeks, who secured its place as the most prestigious fashion venue worldwide. Prior to this he served as a design manager for La Rinascente, Winner of the world\u2019s Best Department Store award.<br \/>\nHe is currently developing strategic and vetted partnerships with top art design galleries and luxury brands as the representative in Italy of 1stdibs, the world\u2019s leading curated marketplace for collectible pieces in furniture, fine art, jewellery and fashion.<\/p>\n<p>He has collaborated with institutions and enterprises creating new models of co-operation based on mutual support while collaborating with the Rudolf family, a platform for art and new ideas, including the founder of Art Basel Miami Beach and former Art Basel Director.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Gonz\u00e1lez C\u00e1novas holds a bachelor\u2019s degree with honours in Business Management from Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Cambridge; as well as a Master in Luxury Goods Management at the University of Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, where is currently based. He studied French at the Sorbonne University, Paris, and currently studies Art History.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Spain, Mr. Gonz\u00e1lez C\u00e1novas has a creative outlook, passionately driven to seek innovative solutions and partnerships with his depth market knowledge of the luxury goods industry and using social and cultural integration through his love of art design and craftsmanship to widen perspectives facilitated by his multilingualism and cross-cultural mindset.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kimberly-Lin-crop.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6698\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kimberly-Lin-crop-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kimberly-Lin-crop-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kimberly-Lin-crop-456x456.png 456w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kimberly-Lin-crop-109x109.png 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kimberly-Lin-crop-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kimberly-Lin-crop-32x32.png 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kimberly-Lin-crop-400x400.png 400w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kimberly-Lin-crop-350x350.png 350w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kimberly-Lin-crop-200x200.png 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Kimberly-Lin-crop-51x51.png 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kimberly Lin, GFAA Art Research Committee Chair\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Lin received a BA in Art History with an emphasis on modern and contemporary art from the University of California at Berkeley. In addition, she has a degree in fashion design from the Los Angeles campus at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and completed the program in Post War Contemporary Art at Sotheby&#8217;s in London.<\/p>\n<p>She worked at Art Network Services in Tokyo for Japanese corporate and private clients and helped to bring live art auctions to Tokyo via satellite. Currently, she is Board member of the Magical Bridge foundation in Palo Alto which has built one of the first innovative inclusive playgrounds for children in the Bay Area and helps to support and design similar projects.<\/p>\n<p>A collector of art and photography, Kimberly is an active museum attendee and an avid golfer.\u00a0A native and current resident of Palo Alto, California, Kimberly previously lived with her family in New York, London and also resided in Tokyo for nine years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Katya-Luki.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6410 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Katya-Luki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Katya-Luki.jpg 133w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Katya-Luki-109x109.jpg 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Katya-Luki-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Katya-Luki-32x32.jpg 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Katya-Luki-51x51.jpg 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a>Ekaterina Luki, GFAA Museum and Gallery Relations Committee\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Originally from Odessa in the Ukraine, Ekaterina Luki currently resides in London, after living for many years in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Luki studied Modern and Contemporary Art with Christies in London.\u00a0 She also studied Interior Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York.\u00a0 She received her Bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Mechnikov in Odessa.<\/p>\n<p>She has a deep arts background with over fifteen years of experience of the global art market, as both program producer and curator.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edie-Meyer-photo-mini.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7415\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edie-Meyer-photo-mini-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edie-Meyer-photo-mini-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edie-Meyer-photo-mini-456x456.png 456w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edie-Meyer-photo-mini-109x109.png 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edie-Meyer-photo-mini-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edie-Meyer-photo-mini-32x32.png 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edie-Meyer-photo-mini-400x400.png 400w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edie-Meyer-photo-mini-350x350.png 350w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edie-Meyer-photo-mini-200x200.png 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Edie-Meyer-photo-mini-51x51.png 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edie Meyer, GFAA Marketing Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Edie Meyer, a native New Yorker hailing from Long Island, currently heads the US Business Development for Vastari. Vastari is a London-based technology company that connects private art collections with museum curators in order to facilitate art loans.<\/p>\n<p>She began her career in marketing at <em>The New Yorker<\/em> magazine and subsequently worked for a number of technology start-ups. Ms. Meyer previously lived in London for nine years, specializing in Business Development for several art media companies including <em>Art Asia Pacific<\/em> Magazine, Louise\u00a0Blouin Media and <em>Art World<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Meyer has a BA from Lehigh University and an MBA from Fordham University. She is on the boards of the Queens Botanical Gardens and The Waterfront Center, and an active member of ArtTable and POWarts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Salwa-Mikdadi-photo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6336 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Salwa-Mikdadi-photo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Salwa-Mikdadi-photo-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Salwa-Mikdadi-photo-109x109.png 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Salwa-Mikdadi-photo-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Salwa-Mikdadi-photo-32x32.png 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Salwa-Mikdadi-photo-200x200.png 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Salwa-Mikdadi-photo-51x51.png 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salwa Mikdadi, GFAA Nominating Committee and Museum and Gallery Relations, Middle East<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Salwa Mikdadi, Associate Professor, Practice of Art History, NYU Abu Dhabi, specializes in the history of modern and contemporary art of the Arab world. Prior to joining the NYUAD, Mikdadi worked at Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority where she established the professional development program for museum professionals including a customized executive program (2012 &#8211; 2014) and was a lecturer at the Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi in the postgraduate program &#8211; History of Art and Museum Studies (2010-May 2014).<\/p>\n<p>Mikdadi was the Executive Director of the Arts and Culture Program at the Emirates Foundation in Abu Dhabi (2009-2012). She wrote the reference guide on the history of the twentieth-century art of West Asia, North Africa and Egypt for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline web pages and is the editor and co-editors of several publications on the subject. She conducted research in Jordan, the West Bank, UAE, Syria and Lebanon on the governance and management of museums and art institutions. Mikdadi was the founding director of the Cultural &amp; Visual Arts Resource\/ICWA (1988-2006). She curated several exhibitions in the US and in Arab countries, including the ground-breaking\u00a0<i>Forces of Change<\/i>\u00a0(1994) and the first Palestinian Exhibition at the 53rd Venice Biennale (2009) and recently co-curated\u00a0<i>Permanent Temporariness\u00a0<\/i>at NYUAD Gallery (2018). She is the author and co-editor of several publications, among them<i>\u00a0Cities and Legends: Elias Zayat\u00a0<\/i>(Skira 2017),\u00a0<i>New Visions: Arab Contemporary Art of the 21st Century<\/i>(co-editor with Nada Shabout, Thames &amp; Hudson 2009)<i>, Palestine c\/o Venice\u00a0<\/i>(2009),\u00a0<i>In\/Visible: Arab American Artists\u00a0<\/i>(2005)<i>, Rhythm and Form: Visual Reflections on Arabic Poetry\u00a0<\/i>(1998)\u00a0<i>and Forces of Change\u00a0<\/i>(1994).<\/p>\n<p>She was the co-founder and director of the Cultural &amp; Visual Arts Resource\/ICWA, a non-for-profit organization dedicated to the study and exhibit of art of the Arab world in the United States (1988-2006). Mikdadi is a founding board member of the Association of Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab world, Iran and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>She received her B.A. from the American University of Beirut; and M.A. from J. F. Kennedy University<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ty-Murphy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6577\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ty-Murphy-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ty-Murphy-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ty-Murphy-109x109.png 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ty-Murphy-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ty-Murphy-32x32.png 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ty-Murphy-200x200.png 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ty-Murphy-51x51.png 51w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ty-Murphy.png 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ty Murphy, GFAA Advisory Board, UK Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ty is a Family Office advisor and consultant. His non-profit work includes work with BAFTA where he sat on the management committee for two years. He also founded UFFO the Universal Film &amp; Festival Organization which promotes best business practices to the industry, UFFO has 240 Film Festival members.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Deborah-Najar-Portrait.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7332\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Deborah-Najar-Portrait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Deborah-Najar-Portrait-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Deborah-Najar-Portrait-456x456.jpg 456w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Deborah-Najar-Portrait-109x109.jpg 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Deborah-Najar-Portrait-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Deborah-Najar-Portrait-32x32.jpg 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Deborah-Najar-Portrait-400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Deborah-Najar-Portrait-350x350.jpg 350w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Deborah-Najar-Portrait-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Deborah-Najar-Portrait-51x51.jpg 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deborah Najar,<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>GFAA Museum and Gallery Relations Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deborah is the Founder of the JPNF (Jean-Paul Najar Foundation), a museum for Contemporary Art located in Dubai&#8217;s Alserkal Avenue.\u00a0 Among the first non-profits in the UAE, the JPNF came about as a partnership with Alserkal Avenue, from a desire to offer a diverse artistic experience, with strong emphasis on patronage, archives and western abstraction.\u00a0 Two years and eight exhibitions later, Deborah and her team pride themselves in curating a mixture of solo and group shows, publishing catalogues and hosting rich public programs for all audiences. Prior to this, she was the Middle East Representative for Bonhams, and the General Manager of De Beers Middle East.\u00a0 Deborah sits on the board of the Gstaad New Year&#8217;s Music Festival and heads up the Global Private Museum Network.\u00a0 She arrived in Dubai in 2004, is a graduate of the London School of Economics, and speaks four languages.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7333\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-440x440.png 440w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-456x456.png 456w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-109x109.png 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-32x32.png 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-400x400.png 400w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-350x350.png 350w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-200x200.png 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo-51x51.png 51w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Nicolls-photo.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Andrew Nicolls, GFAA Executive Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Nicolls has served as a strategic communications advisor to several financial services organizations working out of London, New York, Hong Kong, Paris, and Limassol.\u00a0His clients have included, KKR, State Street, JP Morgan, Accor, Thomson Reuters and Sir Robert McAlpine.<\/p>\n<p>Prior, Nicolls was Vice Chairman of Hudson Sandler, one of the UK\u2019s most established PR agencies, where he led the new business function and directed the firm\u2019s work on behalf of financial services clients. Andrew also oversaw all international activity the firm conducted with clients and agencies and established the Hong Kong office, serving as its Chairman.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998, Nicolls co-founded what became the UK\u2019s leading specialist PR agency, Penrose, focused on advising financial services companies. Penrose was sold to the Engine Group in 2010 and merged with two other agencies to become MHP, one of the UK\u2019s largest independent PR companies.<\/p>\n<p>Before going into communications, he worked in The City of London, initially as a Jobber for Wedd Durlacher Mordaunt, which subsequently became BZW, and ultimately as an analyst at James Capel, the leading broking house of the time. His experience as a derivatives and equities trader and as an equities analyst gives him a unique insight into the working of the capital markets when advising clients in the trading and broking\/banking space.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolls was listed in the Financial Times 2014 Top 100 list of LGBT Executives for his work in diversity in the workplace and considerable charity work in HIV support and awareness. He co-authored\u00a0<em>Tartanware<\/em>, the definitive work on Scottish antiquities of the 19th Century.<\/p>\n<p>Born in the UK and residing in New York, Nicolls holds a BSc Econ from University College Cardiff in Law and Accountancy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bill-Peters-photo-GFAA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6699\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bill-Peters-photo-GFAA-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bill-Peters-photo-GFAA-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bill-Peters-photo-GFAA-109x109.png 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bill-Peters-photo-GFAA-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bill-Peters-photo-GFAA-32x32.png 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bill-Peters-photo-GFAA-400x400.png 400w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bill-Peters-photo-GFAA-350x350.png 350w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bill-Peters-photo-GFAA-200x200.png 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Bill-Peters-photo-GFAA-51x51.png 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bill Peters, GFAA Special Advisor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bill Peters is Managing Director with Jones Lang LaSalle\u2019s New York Corporate Services group, previously Managing Director at the Staubach Company.\u00a0 He is a thirty year veteran of the financial and commercial real estate industries, with areas of expertise that include providing office tenant representation with a focus on technology firms (e-commerce, advertising, media and information services), and the financial services industry (asset managers, hedge funds, banks, investment banks, insurance).<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, he has represented a wide variety of clients with requirements ranging from office relocations to multi-site portfolio strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Prior, Mr. Peters worked in the investment management sector, with positions as Financial Consultant at Merrill Lynch, Lebenthal &amp; Co., and Drexel Burnham Lambert.<\/p>\n<p>He is a New York native, and holds a BA in Business and Economics from Gettysburg College.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dean-Phelus-GFAA-Judge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5829 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dean-Phelus-GFAA-Judge-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dean-Phelus-GFAA-Judge-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dean-Phelus-GFAA-Judge-109x109.jpg 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dean-Phelus-GFAA-Judge-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dean-Phelus-GFAA-Judge-32x32.jpg 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dean-Phelus-GFAA-Judge-51x51.jpg 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dean Phelus, GFAA Judge and Executive Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dean Phelus is the Senior Director of Leadership Programs at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/aam-us.org\/\">American Alliance of Museums<\/a>\u00a0(AAM).<\/p>\n<p>In this capacity he oversees the editorial content for <em>Museum<\/em> magazine and a portfolio of programs and activities globally that foster a deeper understanding on best practices in museum programs and operations and the invaluable contribution museums make to society.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this position, he served for over a decade as director of the AAM annual meeting and professional development where he provided direction and oversight of the AAM annual meeting\u2013the largest museum convening in the world, attracting 5,000-6,000 museum professionals from over 50 countries, and offering multilingual educational content in Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish\u2014and other face-to-face and virtual professional development programs to strengthen core competencies in museum practice.<\/p>\n<p>In his tenure he has had extensive exposure to numerous exhibitions in the US and around the world which have informed his thinking on exhibitions and the visitor experience.<\/p>\n<p>He received a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science and a master\u2019s degree in public administration from the American University in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Betsie-Piussan-GFAA-Chair-Nominating-Committee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5827 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Betsie-Piussan-GFAA-Chair-Nominating-Committee-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Betsie-Piussan-GFAA-Chair-Nominating-Committee-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Betsie-Piussan-GFAA-Chair-Nominating-Committee-109x109.png 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Betsie-Piussan-GFAA-Chair-Nominating-Committee-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Betsie-Piussan-GFAA-Chair-Nominating-Committee-32x32.png 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Betsie-Piussan-GFAA-Chair-Nominating-Committee-200x200.png 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Betsie-Piussan-GFAA-Chair-Nominating-Committee-51x51.png 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Betsie Piussan, GFAA Nominating Committee Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A native of New York, Betsie Piussan received a B.S. Degree from Stanford University in social sciences and second concentration in French. She also studied at l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 de Paris and l&#8217;Ecole du Louvre.<\/p>\n<p>She completed her MBA at NYU Graduate School of Business. After graduating, she worked for nine years at Republic National Bank of New York, specializing in international lending.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Piussan subsequently\u00a0founded her interior design firm, Bremer Designs, after earning\u00a0a Design Certificate from New York School of Interior Design. She\u00a0specializes in renovations in NYC, Westchester, Connecticut\u00a0and The Hamptons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stefano-Rabolli-Pansera-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6428 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stefano-Rabolli-Pansera-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stefano-Rabolli-Pansera-2-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stefano-Rabolli-Pansera-2-109x109.png 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stefano-Rabolli-Pansera-2-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stefano-Rabolli-Pansera-2-32x32.png 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stefano-Rabolli-Pansera-2-350x350.png 350w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stefano-Rabolli-Pansera-2-200x200.png 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Stefano-Rabolli-Pansera-2-51x51.png 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"il\">Stefano Rabolli Pansera, GFAA Museum and Gallery Relations Committee<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stefano Rabolli Pansera, Senior Director at Hauser and Wirth Gallery, is an Italian architect and curator. He studied at the <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__en.wikipedia.org_wiki_Architectural-5FAssociation&amp;d=CwMFaQ&amp;c=4JOzdpIlQcN5fHQL_PMhCQ&amp;r=lB8V3WrUaLK7e3mrond21j0S5Nz6VHkK5trijISOAFM&amp;m=PHxB9GDSGaj-P0oaKljmAOAYf9m2UPWAH02HGAxegpM&amp;s=nm2-4Oy-GRXEsA46a83DkAAcsqa_-o_YUUHJXVUcc-U&amp;e=\">Architectural Association<\/a> School of Architecture in London, graduating with Honours in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>After working at Herzog &amp; de Meuron between 2005 and 2007,\u00a0Rabolli Pansera returned to the Architectural Association to teach.\u00a0 He has lectured in Cagliari, Cambridge, Naples, Wuhan, Seoul, Rejkyavik and Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Paula Nascimento, Rabolli Pansera curated the first Angola Pavilion at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition &#8211; La Biennale di Venezia, and the Angola Pavilion at the 55th International Arts Exposition &#8211; La Biennale di Venezia, a project that won the Golden Lion for Best National Participation.<\/p>\n<p>With Jonida Turani, Rabolli Pansera curated \u201cPotential Monuments of Unrealized Futures\u201d, the Albanian Pavilion at the 56<sup>th<\/sup> International Art Exposition &#8211; La Biennale di Venezia in 2014 and the Architectural Association in London in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hedva-auction.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5993\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hedva-auction-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hedva-auction-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hedva-auction-109x109.jpg 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hedva-auction-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hedva-auction-32x32.jpg 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hedva-auction-400x399.jpg 400w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hedva-auction-350x350.jpg 350w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hedva-auction-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Hedva-auction-51x51.jpg 51w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Hedva Ser, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and Special Envoy for Cultural Diplomacy; UNESCO Artist for Peace, GFAA Advisory Board, Honorary Member<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hedva Ser\u2019s body of internationally recognized work includes tapestries, watercolors, and jewelry, but she is best known for her powerful sculptures. Ms. Ser\u2019s monumental bronzes have become symbols of peace, tolerance, and intercultural outreach around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Hedva Ser is one of Europe\u2019s pioneers using art in the goal of creating social progress. Over the years, her work has provided focus and physical connection to her efforts to build peace through art.\u00a0Ms. Ser is the recipient of the prestigious Legion d\u2019Honneur and the <em>Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres<\/em> awarded by the French government.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, similarly honored Hedva Ser, naming her a UNESCO Artist for Peace.\u00a0Hedva speaks through her art with an eloquence that has placed her among the rare artists that has successfully brought people together to reflect and discuss some of the most difficult issues of our times, and continues to use her art to transmit the message of peace to new generations.<\/p>\n<p>Through her exhibitions all over the world, Ms. Ser has placed her art at the service of peace, of which her monumental sculpture, \u2018Tree of Peace,\u2019 has become an emblem.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/maarten-bio-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-8215\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/maarten-bio-photo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/maarten-bio-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/maarten-bio-photo-456x456.jpg 456w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/maarten-bio-photo-109x109.jpg 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/maarten-bio-photo-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/maarten-bio-photo-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Maarten Statius Muller, <em>GFAA<\/em> <em>International PR and Social Media\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Maarten Statius Muller, a graduate of the Design Academy in Eindhoven in the Netherlands considers himself a &#8216;design ambassador\u2019 transforming creativity into reality. He founded Statius PR, an international PR agency for contemporary applied arts based in Antwerp, Belgium. He mainly operates in the fields of domestic art, sculptural design, functional objects, interior design and architecture.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He provides management of strategy, (public) relations and press.\u00a0For his clients he aims for a better reputation, more recognition and success.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Current clients include eg.: Binst Architects (urbanism, architecture, interior), B brand (interior, branding, objects), B scene (room for art), luxury retreat Masseria Antonio Augusto, Flanders District of Creativity and the Global Fine Art Awards.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Past clients include Studio Job (16 years), sculptural designer Xavier Lust, and design pad Lensvelt Loft.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He also is co-founder of the Design Art Night in association with Fosbury &amp; Sons.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Viki-Szanto.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7145\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Viki-Szanto-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Viki-Szanto-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Viki-Szanto-109x109.png 109w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Viki-Szanto-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Viki-Szanto-32x32.png 32w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Viki-Szanto-51x51.png 51w, http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Viki-Szanto.png 173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Viktoria (Viki) Szanto, GFAA Young Visionaries and Marketing Committees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A native of Hungary, Ms. Szanto is a Master&#8217;s candidate in Arts and Culture Management at King&#8217;s College London. She received her BA in Art History and Comparative Literature student at the University of St. Andrews, where among other activities, she was a columnist for the school magazine and contributing writer for their art publication.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of her studies, she spent time abroad at\u00a0Leiden University in the Netherlands, within various departments from Documentary film to Southeast Asian art.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has volunteer and had internship experience at Christies\u2019 London, the Scottish National Trust and St. Andrews Preservation Trust Museum.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Peter-Trippi-GFAA-Advisory-Board-and-Judge-Emeritus-1-e1490955844183.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5994\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Peter-Trippi-GFAA-Advisory-Board-and-Judge-Emeritus-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Peter-Trippi-GFAA-Advisory-Board-and-Judge-Emeritus-1-e1490955844183.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5994\" src=\"http:\/\/globalfineartawards.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Peter-Trippi-GFAA-Advisory-Board-and-Judge-Emeritus-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Peter Trippi, GFAA Advisory Board and Judge Emeritus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peter Trippi is Editor-in-Chief of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fineartconnoisseur.com\/\">Fine Art Connoisseur<\/a>, the bimonthly magazine that serves collectors of historical and contemporary representational painting, sculpture, drawings, and prints.<\/p>\n<p>He is also\u00a0president of Projects in 19th-century Art, Inc., the firm he established to pursue a range of research, writing, and curating opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Trippi holds a MA from New York University in Visual Arts Administration, as well as a MA in Art History from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.<\/p>\n<p>As director of New York\u2019s Dahesh Museum of Art, Trippi guided its renovation of the former IBM Gallery and presentation of nine exhibitions of 19th-century European art.\u00a0\u00a0In 2002, Phaidon Press published Trippi\u2019s 250-page monograph <em>J W Waterhouse,<\/em>\u00a0which reassesses the Victorian painter and Royal Academician best known for his\u00a0<em>Lady of Shalott<\/em>\u00a0at Tate Britain.\u00a0\u00a0Trippi went on to guest-curate the Waterhouse retrospective that appeared at the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands, London\u2019s Royal Academy of Arts, and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.<\/p>\n<p>He recently co-curated a touring exhibition about the Victorian painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema, which opened in 2016 at the Fries Museum, in the artist\u2019s Dutch native city, Leeuwarden and traveled to several additional locations. In 2013, Trippi completed a two-year term as president of the nonprofit organization Historians of British Art, and then became president of the Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GFAA Advisory Board and Team is comprised of over 40 people from around the globe. The most dedicated of these individuals serve on the Executive Committee. Their contributions to the future of our program are the most valuable and honored assets of the organization. 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