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In the past, art collecting has been the domain of the affluent—but no longer!
During Covid-related restrictions, auction houses, galleries and art fairs have successfully leveraged innovative technology to stay connected to their audience and thrive.
For the first time ever, the online viewing rooms, virtual reality, and livestream bidding have made art accessible to all. This development has brought a new generation of first-time collectors, many of whom have never bought art or visited an art fair in their lives.
Within a year, first-time collectors and millennials have become a driving force behind the price surge in the art market from emerging artists to NFTs, and beyond.
- What explains the headlines of record-setting prices for emerging artists?
- How do galleries, auction houses, and art advisors manage the new talent and discover and educate new collectors?
- What is the path for artists to gain recognition and become successful?
- How does one start or expand an art collection in this environment?
- Viktoria Prigarina, Founder, ArtCrossing.io, Art Market Symposia
- Scott Lorinsky, Managing Director, Napier Park Global Capital, art collector
- Nicole Sales, Business Director of Digital Art Sales, Christie’s
- Candace Worth, Founder, Worth Art Advisory
Viktoria Prigarina
Founder, ArtCrossing.io, Art Market Symposia
Viktoria Prigarina is the Founder of ArtCrossing.io and a member of the Columbia Business School Alumni Club Board of Directors.
She started her finance career at Morgan Stanley, followed by options trading and structuring at Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank.
Viktoria has also lived and worked in Brazil where she launched a capital raising platform and was the head of marketing and investor relations for what is now a $15 billion hedge fund—SPX Capital and has served as a Member of the Investment Committee.
She holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics of Finance from Columbia University and a B.B.A. with concentrations in finance and comparative literature and minor in Latin American Studies from Baruch College.
Viktoria has been passionate about the arts throughout her life, has pioneered the Art Market Symposia for CBSAC and founded ArtCrossing.io—a forum where art market professionals, collectors, and art enthusiasts come together to discuss the most pertinent topics in today’s art market.
Scott Lorinsky
Managing Director, Napier Park Global Capital, art collector
Scott Lorinsky is a Managing Director at Napier Park Global Capital, an independent alternative asset management firm with approximately $20 billion of assets under management focused on investment opportunities in specialized credit and is the Chief Legal Officer and Investment Committee Alternate at Regatta Loan Management. Scott received his A.B., cum laude, from Duke University and his J.D. from Columbia Law School.
Scott has been collecting contemporary art for more than 25years, with a focus on emerging artists across all mediums. Among the approximately 800 works in the collection are significant examples by artists from historically underrepresented groups, and in-depth presentations of works by Richard Aldrich, Darren Bader, Rachel Harrison, Catherine Opieand Anicka Yi, among others.
Scott is a member of the Board of Governors of the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College.
Nicole Sales
Business Director of Digital Art Sales at Christie’s
Nicole is responsible for the strategic business development and operational initiatives of the firm’s NFT program. She joined Christie’s in 2012 and has held various positions, primarily within the 20th and 21st Century Art departments in New York. In March2021, she was the business lead for the momentous sale of Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days, the first purely digital artwork to be sold at a major auction house. Prior to her current role, Nicole was the Associate Vice President and Business Manager of the highgrowth Private Sales division as well as for the innovative Online Sales group. She has also held management positions in Client Strategy and Business Intelligence. Nicole holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.A. in Art History and Economics from Duke University.
Candace Worth
Founder, Worth Art Advisory
Capitalizing on her extensive knowledge and relationships in the gallery, auction house and artist communities, founder Candace Worth established Worth Art Advisory in 2001 to bridge the gap between new art collectors and the art world establishment. In the last 21 years, Worth Art Advisory has developed into a leading, internationally-recognized contemporary art advisory service representing a diverse group of art collectors.
Prior to establishing Worth Art Advisory, Worth worked in the Contemporary Art Department at Christie's auction house, followed by positions at a blue-chip gallery in New York City and an internet-based art consultancy. She has participated in panel discussions and lectures related to the contemporary art market at the Rhode Island School of Design, the Drawing Center, Art Dealers Association of America and TEDxChelsea.
Worth is an executive member of the Association of Professional Art Advisors and served for ten years on the board of the Drawing Center in New York City. In 2010, she created an artist residency program in upstate New York, offering artists a unique opportunity to work for extended periods in a rural environment. Worth received her bachelor's degree in Art History from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 and studied at the graduate school of Art History at Columbia University.