Association of Women Art Dealers (AWAD)

Association of Women Art Dealers (AWAD) Facilitating business & collaborations between women art dealers, gallerists and consultants

The Association of Women Art Dealers (AWAD) facilitates business and collaborations between art dealers, gallerists and art consultants. Our vision is to be the premier international network for women art dealers. We provide a platform for meeting fellow collaboratively-minded art dealers, gallerists and consultants. Based in London and NYC, AWAD meets on a monthly basis at both locations and also

welcomes membership applications from art dealers, art advisors and gallerists based worldwide. Members work together in many ways, including art deals, gallery and pop-up exhibitions, art fairs, sharing of shipping costs to art fairs – and the list goes on. The organisation also offers masterclasses, networking events and online platforms. We believe that by working together as a whole, we benefit on an individual basis, by enjoying increasingly successful art businesses.

Using digital tools has become increasingly important to success in the art market, helping art dealers and galleries to...
26/08/2026

Using digital tools has become increasingly important to success in the art market, helping art dealers and galleries to reach new audiences and collectors beyond their networks and across the globe. AWAD is therefore very pleased to be partnering with MutualArt, a leading global platform providing art market data, intelligence, and services to collectors and art professionals. In this AWADinDiscussion launching our new partnership, MutualArt’s Roni Gurfinkel and Valerie Rath will be in conversation with AWAD’s founder Susan J Mumford about how MutualArt can help businesses make sales via their new Gallery Partner Program, as well as through auction with their Consignment Service. Join us online on Tuesday 29 September to find out more.

Offers and discounts for MutualArt’s services and subscriptions will be discussed.

As a not-for-profit organisation, AWAD is pleased to open this event to the general public by donation. Head to the link in our bio to register!

Using digital tools has become increasingly important to success in the art market, helping art dealers and galleries to...
26/08/2026

Using digital tools has become increasingly important to success in the art market, helping art dealers and galleries to reach new audiences and collectors beyond their networks and across the globe. AWAD is therefore very pleased to be partnering with MutualArt, a leading global platform providing art market data, intelligence, and services to collectors and art professionals. In this AWADinDiscussion launching our new partnership, MutualArt's Roni Gurfinkel and Valerie Rath will be in conversation with AWAD's founder Susan J Mumford about how MutualArt can help businesses make sales via their new Gallery Partner Program, as well as through auction with their Consignment Service. Join us online on Tuesday 29 September to find out more.

Offers and discounts for MutualArt's services and subscriptions will be discussed.

As a not-for-profit organisation, AWAD is pleased to open this event to the general public by donation.

Register here: https://bit.ly/AWADiDSept2026

For our final Summer Spotlight this year, meet AWAD UK Chapter Member Sukai Eccleston, founder and CEO of Casildart Cont...
24/08/2026

For our final Summer Spotlight this year, meet AWAD UK Chapter Member Sukai Eccleston, founder and CEO of Casildart Contemporary in London. Read on at the link below to learn more about Sukai, as she tells us about her business and art world journey, how the gallery diversifies its revenue, and an upcoming exhibition of Black British art to celebrate Black History Month.

https://womenartdealers.org/summer-spotlight-sukai-eccleston-of-casildart-contemporary/

Images courtesy of Sukai Eccleston and CasildART Contemporary

As the summer starts to come to a close, we are heading to Nantucket, Massachusetts to meet AWAD Member Susan Hostetler,...
20/08/2026

As the summer starts to come to a close, we are heading to Nantucket, Massachusetts to meet AWAD Member Susan Hostetler, who runs David Hostetler Gallery focusing on the figurative sculpture of her late husband David Hostetler. Read on to at the link below to learn more about Susan, as she tells us about her business and art world journey, as well as how food and drink intersect with art dealing, and what to do on the island in the summertime.

https://womenartdealers.org/summer-spotlight-susan-hostetler-of-hostetler-gallery/

Images courtesy of Susan Hostetler, featuring the 13 ft bronze IKON commission in New York and the sculpture The Last Dance, the subject of a documentary available to view on the gallery website

Our next Summer Spotlight features Annette Benda Fox, a longtime member of AWAD’s New York/Tri-State chapter, and the fo...
17/08/2026

Our next Summer Spotlight features Annette Benda Fox, a longtime member of AWAD’s New York/Tri-State chapter, and the founder and director of Deaccession NY. Read on at the link below to learn more about Annette, as she tells us about her business and art world journey, how she helps collectors and estates raise funds through their collections, and why she loves Old Master drawings.

https://womenartdealers.org/summer-spotlight-annette-benda-fox-of-deaccession-ny/

Image courtesy of Annette Benda Fox

Our Summer Spotlight series continues with Susan Nelly, a longtime member of AWAD’s New York/Tri-State chapter, and the ...
13/08/2026

Our Summer Spotlight series continues with Susan Nelly, a longtime member of AWAD’s New York/Tri-State chapter, and the founder and director of The Villa America Fine Art. Read on at the link below to learn more about Susan, as she tells us about her business and art world journey, facilitating a major museum acquisition, and how she takes inspiration from the French Riviera.

https://womenartdealers.org/summer-spotlight-susan-nelly-of-the-villa-america-fine-art/

Image courtesy of Susan Nelly.

For our next Summer Spotlight feature, we’re heading out of the city and into the Hudson Valley, where Carole Perry runs...
10/08/2026

For our next Summer Spotlight feature, we’re heading out of the city and into the Hudson Valley, where Carole Perry runs Perry Lawson Fine Art alongside fellow AWAD New York/Tri-State Member Robin Lawson. Read on at the link below to learn more about Carole, as she tells us about her business and art world journey, her favorite work at the Met, and why Nyack is the place to be for Edward Hopper enthusiasts.

https://womenartdealers.org/summer-spotlight-carole-perry-of-perry-lawson-fine-art/

As we head into August, AWAD is spotlighting a founding Member of our New York/Tri-State Chapter: Elizabeth Garvey, co-f...
04/08/2026

As we head into August, AWAD is spotlighting a founding Member of our New York/Tri-State Chapter: Elizabeth Garvey, co-founder and director of Garvey Simon. Read on at the link below to learn more about Elizabeth, as she tells us about her business and art world journey, the advantages of an “open by appointment” dealership, and the trouble of collecting art with a pet bird!

https://womenartdealers.org/summer-spotlight-elizabeth-garvey-of-garveysimon-art-projects/

Image courtesy of Elizabeth Garvey.

AWAD is delighted to welcome new Member Sarah Hurt of Seattle Art Source to its Global chapter. Sarah was inspired to op...
28/07/2026

AWAD is delighted to welcome new Member Sarah Hurt of Seattle Art Source to its Global chapter.

Sarah was inspired to open her art advisory business in 2016 after coordinating art shows for her brother-in-law's furniture store. With a background in retail, accounting, and marketing, she aims to help lower the barrier to buying art and make collecting more approachable. She now works with a roster of more than 30 artists from across the Pacific Northwest region.

Find out more about Sarah's art world journey on the AWAD blog at the link below.

Image courtesy of Seattle Art Source.

https://womenartdealers.org/welcome-sarah-hurt-of-seattle-art-source-to-awad/

For this Summer Spotlight, AWAD is highlighting not one but two Members! Head to the link below to learn more about busi...
24/07/2026

For this Summer Spotlight, AWAD is highlighting not one but two Members! Head to the link below to learn more about business partners Norma Krieger and Susan Davis-Eley, who came together to found KRIEGER | ELEY ART through AWAD’s New York/Tri-State Chapter. They tells us about their business and art world journey, as well as their favorite time in the New York art calendar and a ceramicist they have their eye on.

https://womenartdealers.org/summer-spotlight-norma-krieger-and-susan-davis-eley-of-krieger-eley-art/

Images courtesy of Norma Krieger, Susan Davis-Eley, and KRIEGER | ELEY ART

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