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Olivia Farhat

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Founding Partner, LAS Art | Project Manager, Art for Beirut

  • Education

    • Sotheby's institute of art

      2018 - 2019
      Master's degree art business

      Coursework:- Art Law I & II- Principles of Art Business I & II: finance, economics, accounting, strategy & marketing- Valuation I- Fine Art and Finance- Professional Practice: Auction Houses- Materials & Methods- Jewellery - Art and Technology

    • Regent's university london

      2014 - 2016
      Bachelor's degree art history and criticism

  • Experience

    • Vintage international services ltd.

      Jun 2015 - Sept 2015
      Summer internship

    • Vintage international services ltd.

      Jun 2016 - Sept 2016
      Summer internship

    • The third line

      Feb 2017 - May 2017
      Gallery intern

      ➢ Front desk management - provide information on show, artists and bookstore; manage calls and meetings➢ Book sales and inventory management➢ Assisting the Sales, Production, Press and Admin departments with tasks:o Handling small workso Inventoryo Daily social mediao Organizing and reaching out to clients and guests for private gallery parties➢ Research films and books for the gallery’s non-profit programs➢ Documenting & analyzing artist and gallery press➢ Digitally filing and updating artist files➢ Database formulating and new contact research- creating outreaches of different purposes; institutions, art dealers/collectors, international museums as well as curators and magazines➢ Assisting with gallery events including:o Ongoing and future exhibitions- working on image presentations, price lists, rendering, newsletters and websiteo Art Dubai Fair 2017- working closely with production team to set up booth as well as with the sales team during the art fair Show less

    • Vintage international services limited

      Jul 2017 - now
      Marketing associate

      ➢ Managed and organised travel, calendars, and inboxes of the firmSchedule and facilitate calls and meetings with clients across different geographies on a daily basis. ➢ Coordinate communication and activities between team and service providers➢ Applying my strong social skills to build and maintain high quality business relationships➢ Manage and update HR systems and client databases ➢ Ensure marketing goals are met on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. ➢ Track, register, organize, and attend international wine conferences, that help raise awareness engage new clients➢ Manage office supplies, file archiving, invoices, and processing of mail➢ Assist with other business-related tasks➢ Attending wine fairs in Italy and Franceo Vinitaly in Verona, Italyo Vinexpo in Bordeaux, Franceo Attending Cannes Duty Free to promote company, meet with suppliers, assist in managing PR and networking events➢ Meeting with clients, main personal client Dubai Duty Free Show less

    • Gagosian

      Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
      Gallery intern

      ➢ Catalog books according to in-house standards➢ Manage inventory➢ Enter new materials into database➢ Assist with special projects as needed➢ Front of house, including assisting and answering any questions clients or visitors may have➢ Maintaining an orderly library➢ Visiting artist studios➢ Assisting with gallery events including ongoing and future events➢ Day-to-day organization of gallery

    • Origins: a remix of the east

      Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
      Curator

      “Origins" was a one day a pop up group exhibition which featured works from emerging contemporary Middle Eastern artists based in New York and London. The aim of "Origins" was to shed light on the artists and their associated works. The show provided an insight into a more undiscovered dimension of contemporary art. The exhibition included painting, photography, and video art. (Pictures will be released on request)➢ Organized and curated my first group exhibition➢ Recruited artists from New York and London➢ Dealt with press releases, flyers, price lists, contracts, insurance, immense outreach list➢ Established a network of Middle Eastern art collectors in New York➢ Over 200 guests were present➢ Sold record amount of works for one artist in one day➢ Brought recognition to artists: Jad Nasser was invited to host a seminar at NYU due to a meeting at the show Show less

    • James cohan gallery

      Mar 2019 - Jul 2019
      Gallery intern

    • Fitz & co

      Sept 2019 - Feb 2020
      Marketing intern

    • The armory show

      Feb 2020 - Apr 2020
      Vip assistant

    • Arteeast

      Mar 2020 - Jun 2021
      Program associate & curator

    • Art for beirut

      Aug 2020 - now
      Project manager

      Founded in August 2020, “Art for Beirut” is an organisation that aims to harness the power of the Lebanese diaspora to fuel art initiatives that will help rebuild the future of our country.

    • Las art

      Sept 2020 - now
      Founding partner

      Www.lasartadvisory.com

    • Arteeast

      Jan 2022 - now
      Advisor to the board

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Curating contemporary art

      Artexpertsplus
      Feb 2017

    • “from paris to new york: exploring modern and contemporary art"

      Sotheby's institute of art
      Jun 2017