Founder and Principal Jill Smith Handy has worked closely with artists, collectors, and institutions for over fifteen years with a commitment to emerging and under-recognized artists. She has provided short and long-term bespoke advice to novice and sophisticated collectors, guiding them in the formation of their holdings in Post-War and Contemporary art. She sources works in both the primary and secondary markets, ranging from blue chip to works by highly coveted emerging artists, for private and public collections.
Jill was a Vice President and Senior Art Advisor for Sotheby’s and held roles in sales and artist management at David Zwirner Gallery and Kim Heirston Art Advisory. She served on the Board of Directors for the experimental art space The Soap Factory, helped shape the Guggenheim’s permanent collection through acquisitions of work by emerging artists through the Young Collectors Council, and contributed to the book Culture as Catalyst published by the Tang Museum in 2020.