The Art Business

54:41

From Rothschild to Make-Ready: Scaling Avant Arte’s...

The Art Business ·

2026/10/01

Welcome back to the Art Business Podcast. In this episode host and guest Mazdak Sanii, founder and CEO of Avant Arte, discuss the decade-long journey of building a major contemporary art platform that has generated over $150 million in revenue and engaged more than 4 million collectors worldwide. Mazdak explains how his early M&A training at Rothschild shaped his leadership and soft skills, and how mentorship and recruiting the right people have been critical to scaling the business.Topics

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66:29

Pricing, Royalties and the Artist’s Business: Halim...

The Art Business ·

2026/08/27

How should artists price their work, earn royalties and build sustainable creative businesses? In this episode of The Art Business Podcast, David Bellingham talks to artist, author and Artonomics founder Halim Flowers about pricing art, financial literacy, intellectual property and building multiple revenue streams.Halim transformed 22 years of incarceration and self-education into an international creative practice. He discusses his journey from self-publishing and street entrepreneurship to

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59:58

From Pixels to Provenance: How AI Is Transforming Art...

The Art Business ·

2026/08/04

David Bellingham interviews Ricardo Gonzales, founder of Art Collector IQ, about building AI tools for the art market. They discuss the origin of the project, the data and technical challenges of cleaning and standardizing auction records, and how AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and others) are combined to produce valuations, artist dashboards, weekly market briefs, and provenance checks.The episode covers the suite of tools Ricardo has developed—including Art Collector IQ, ArtCheck, ArtGallery

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67:40

Curating the Non-Human: Maria Hinel on Art,...

The Art Business ·

2026/07/23

Host Dr David Bellingham, Programme Director of the MA Art Business, Sotheby's Institute of Art, London, speaks with independent London curator and writer Maria Hinel about building a curatorial career outside commercial institutions and the philosophical threads that shape her exhibitions. They discuss her training (UCL, Courtauld), early work at Skarstedt Gallery, and independent projects at spaces including General Assembly, Shtager & Shch and Hypha Studios.The episode covers recurring

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62:19

Valuing the Priceless: Antiquities, Provenance and...

The Art Business ·

2026/07/02

In this episode of The Art Business Podcast, Dr David Bellingham, Programme Director of the MA Art Business at Sotheby's Institute of Art, London, is joined by leading antiquities specialist Dr Judith Nugée. Drawing on more than forty years of experience as a scholar, auctioneer, advisor and valuer, Judith offers a fascinating insight into one of the art market's most complex and compelling sectors. Together they explore how antiquities challenge conventional ideas of value, ownership and

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59:53

From Instagram to the Fairground: Inside Treasure...

The Art Business ·

2026/06/16

In this episode David Bellingham interviews Michalina Maria Franasik, an MA Art Business graduate who now works as Communications Manager for the Treasure House Art Fair in London and as creative director of a contemporary art space in Lodz, Poland. They discuss: Michalina’s transition from business studies to the art world; her use of social media and content creation to learn and make connections; and practical career advice for graduates.The conversation covers behind-the-scenes logistics of

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57:22

Inside Art Risk: Protecting Treasured Collections...

The Art Business ·

2026/06/04

In this episode David Bellingham welcomes back alumna Blythe Hogan, Vice President and Senior Director of Art & Collections Practice at Aon Private Risk Management. They explore Blythe’s journey from studying art history to nearly two decades specializing in art insurance, risk management and collection strategy for private collectors and family offices.Topics covered include how fine art insurance works (scheduled vs blanket policies and retail replacement values), common collector

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64:10

Inside Today's Art Market: Power, Money and the...

The Art Business ·

2026/05/21

Georgina Adam, editor‑at‑large of The Art Newspaper and author of multiple books about decades of change in the global art market, joins the show to discuss the forces reshaping how at is bought, sold and valued today.We explore the shift from antiques to contemporary art, the rise of private museums, and the evolution of auction practices including guarantees, white‑glove sales and pre‑auction arrangements. We also look at transparency, market opacity, and the growing overlap between art and

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67:23

Home as Gallery: Inside the Wolf Collective’s...

The Art Business ·

2026/04/23

In this episode of the Art Business Podcast David Bellingham, Programme Director of the MA Art Business, Sotheby's Institute of Art, visits the Wolf Collective, a curatorial platform run from the co-founders’ modernist home in Primrose Hill. Guests Lupe Sanchez, a curator and advisor with experience in blue-chip galleries and deep ties to Japanese craft traditions, and architect/developer Iain Pattie discuss how their domestic space has evolved into an intimate exhibition platform. The current solo

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58:37

Narrative Framing: How an MA Art Business Mentor...

The Art Business ·

2026/04/09

In this episode of the Art Business Podcast, host David speaks with Alisa Demchenko, an MA Art Business (Sotheby’s Institute, London) graduand, and Nilanjan Das, a printmaker and PhD artist from Bhubaneswar, NE India, about their optional TAF (The Arts Family) collaboration. They discuss Alisa’s dissertation on AI in art valuation and personalization, and how algorithmic visibility shapes how emerging artists present their work online.The conversation explores Nilanjan’s practice—serigraphy,

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68:23

Bridging Intuition and Data: How AI Is Shaping the...

The Art Business ·

2026/03/09

Dr. David Bellingham speaks with Shahane Hakobyan, MA Art Business alumna and founder/CEO of ARTanalyst, about her journey from artist to gallery director to tech entrepreneur. They discuss the fragmented nature of art market data, the value of measuring financial, cultural and social indicators, and how ARTanalyst’s AI-driven platform helps galleries connect internal CRM and inventory data with external signals (auctions, press, social) to generate actionable insights, KPIs and meeting prep. They

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63:23

Bliss on the Fourth Floor: Building a New Warsaw Gallery

The Art Business ·

2025/12/17

We meet guests Kasia Piszkos (Art Director) and Lukasz Sinitsyn (Gallery Manager) live from Warsaw to discuss the founding of Bliss Gallery earlier in 2025, the meaning behind its name, and its location in a historic fourth‑floor apartment. They outline the gallery’s curatorial focus on abstraction and minimalism and describe standout shows such as Hydrofornia and Material Tendencies, plus their presentation of Urszula Bról at Artissima.The episode covers: practical gallery logistics (including

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54:59

From Family Legacy to Global Vision: Inside...

The Art Business ·

2025/11/25

David Bellingham speaks with Victor Custot and Carmen Hu of Waddington Custot Gallery about continuing a 70-year family legacy, the gallery’s curatorial identity, and their approaches to artist representation and international engagement. They discuss the gallery’s focus on technical excellence, relationships with artist estates (including Peter Blake and Barry Flanagan), and recent contemporary exhibitions such as Qiong Er and textile artist Kenia Almaraz Murillo. The hosts also cover operational

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52:26

Art, Luxury and Market Power: Natasha Degen on the...

The Art Business ·

2025/11/18

Join host Dr David Bellingham, Programme Director of the MA in Art Business at Sotheby’s Institute of Art London, and guest Dr. Natasha Degen, incoming Director of Sotheby’s Institute of Art New York (January 2026), Chair of Art Market Studies at FIT, and author of The Market and Merchants of Style, for a wide-ranging conversation about the evolving art market and the future of art education.Natasha outlines her academic and professional journey from Princeton to China, the UK and New York,

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50:35

From Christie's to Clicks: Charlotte Stewart on...

The Art Business ·

2025/10/19

Welcome to the Art Business Podcast with David Bellingham. In this episode David speaks with Charlotte Stewart, Managing Director of MyArtBroker, about her non‑traditional route into the art world, her decade at Christie’s, and the digital pivot that led her to help build a leading online prints and editions brokerage.Charlotte describes how editorial storytelling and business management skills learned in traditional auction-house roles have shaped her approach to marketing, valuation and running a

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44:35

Inside Tintera with Zein Khalifa: Egypt’s Gallery...

The Art Business ·

2025/10/11

In this episode David interviews Zein Khalifa, alumna of the MA in Photography at Sotheby's Institute of Art London and co-founder of Tintera, the only private gallery in Egypt dedicated to fine art photography, about her journey from photographer to gallerist and the gallery’s mission to showcase and preserve contemporary Egyptian photography.They discuss analog vs digital practices, curatorial choices, working with Egyptian and regional artists, building audiences locally and internationally, and

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57:42

From ZBrush to Linen: Georgia Dymock on Myth,...

The Art Business ·

2025/09/28

David interviews painter Georgia Dymock about her artistic journey since leaving Slade: solo shows, selection for New Contemporaries, representation by Gillian Jason, and winning the ACS x Gurr John Studio Prize. They discuss how the prize and gallery exposure are shaping her career.Georgia explains her studio routine in Camden and her process of moving from digital sculpture (ZBrush, rendering) to oil on herringbone linen, exploring themes of connectedness, ambiguity, hybrid mythic figures and the

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33:18

Venus, Mars & the Garden of Meaning: Botticelli’s...

The Art Business ·

2025/09/22

This lecture explores Sandro Botticelli's Venus and Mars, examining its Neoplatonist layers of meaning, ambiguous identities, and possible identifications with historical figures like Giuliano de' Medici and Simonetta Vespucci. The talk discusses iconography, seasonal symbolism, botanical clues (including the thorn apple/Datura), Christian readings (Adam and Eve, Mary Magdalene), and the painting's likely function in a marriage chamber, offering a multi-semantic interpretation that blends myth,

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74:52

A BRIEF HISTORY OF ART & ITS MARKETS PART 2:...

The Art Business ·

2025/09/09

In this second episode of a two-part lecture series, Dr David Bellingham continues his exploration of the art market, tracing its development from the Renaissance to the contemporary global scene. Drawing on historical, economic, and ethical perspectives, the lecture examines how art evolved from elite patronage into a commodified asset shaped by imperialism, celebrity culture, and financial speculation. Topics include:The rise of branded artists and the value of materials The emergence of auction

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50:49

A BRIEF HISTORY OF ART & ITS MARKETS PART 1:...

The Art Business ·

2025/08/21

In this first episode of a two-part lecture series, Dr David Bellingham traces the evolution of the art market from its prehistoric origins to the medieval period. Drawing on archaeological, literary, and technical evidence, the lecture explores how art objects transitioned from ritual and utilitarian functions into exchangeable commodities. Topics include:Long-distance trade and stylistic diffusion in ancient cultures The emergence of artist signatures and competition in Classical Greece Roman

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