Industry Profiles—Leaders in the Fine Art Marketplace

Industry Profiles—Leaders
in the Fine Art Marketplace
This year, Artexpo New York celebrates 33 years of collaboration with the fine art community and art enthusiasts from around the
globe. Over the years, we have seen many changes in the art world—to name just a few: the advent of online marketing and social
media; stock market fluctuations; the rise of the global fine art market.
Succeeding in today’s changing marketplace requires innovation, adaptability and persistence. We’d like to take a moment to
recognize some of Artexpo’s longest-running exhibitors, all of whom exemplify the determination—and above all, the talent—to not
only survive, but to thrive.
SMART PUBLISHING
In developing a distinctive company
comprised of a unique group of artists, Smart
Publishing brings together a wide collection
of internationally acclaimed artists reflecting
worldwide sensibility. Mediums including
original paintings, sculpture, etchings and
limited-edition serigraphs demonstrate
unusual textures, colors and dimensions
distinctive from most artwork in the industry.
Smart’s unified vision and intuition to bring
to the art market uniquely talented artists is
inherent in the company’s founder. Based
on a heritage of art going back generations,
Rami Rotkopf, President and founder, has
a lifetime of experience and exposure to
art. This, coupled with the dedication that
Smart Publishing commits to discovering
and exposing the work of exceptionally gifted
artists, attributes to the company’s enormous
success.
Due to the growth of Smart Publishing over
the past 15 years, Rami Rotkopf plans to
relocate the business to a much larger facility
in South Florida in 2011. The new location
will encompass a showroom, warehouse and
corporate offices as well as David Schluss’ art
studio.
Smart Publishing’s commitment to quality
customer service and satisfaction is the
foundation of their success and stability in the
art industry.
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SMART PUBLISHING, INC.
President: Rami Rotkopf
4648 North University Drive
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33351, USA
Phone: 954.746.5750
Fax: 954.746.9106
Email: smartpubl@aol.com
Website: www.smart-publishing.com
GALERIA QUORUM
Galeria Quorum was founded in 1983 and
is dedicated to contemporary painting,
sculpture, photography and editions of
graphic works.
ANNA ART PUBLISHING
ANNA ART Publishing is a leading fine art
publisher offering high-end originals, limited
editions and sculptures to galleries and art
dealers across North America and worldwide.
ANNA Art Publishing prides itself on offering
professional customer service, comfortable
wholesale prices, an easy online ordering
system and order history monitoring online.
ANNA ART PUBLISHING
Owner/Manager: Eugene Korchinski
399 Four Valley Drive, Unit 12
Concord, ON L4K 5Y7, Canada
Email: annaart@rogers.com
Website: www.anna-art.com
At Artexpo New York 2011, Galeria Quorum
will present the work of three different artists:
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Miguel Alberquilla, whose work is a study
of geometry, composition and study of
light.
Luisa Enciso, who has prepared a special
mixed media series contrasting black and
white for Artexpo New York.
Carmen Moreno Clavero has prepared
for Artexpo New York a series of new,
medium-format works full of light and
colorful shapes, and which have the
movement and presence of larger pieces.
GALERIA QUORUM
Director: Maria Jesus Alonso
Costanilla de los Angeles, 13
28013 Madrid, Spain
Phone/Fax: 91.5424738
Email: quorumgaleria@yahoo.es
STUDIO FINE ART
Since its inception in 2001, Studio Fine Art
has been a publisher that operates with the
goal of building a bond between a viewer
and an image. The company’s mission is to
create, nurture and continue each of its artists’
legacies while expanding their collector base
by promoting and presenting their work
professionally throughout galleries worldwide.
Owner and manager Kaveh Abrishami
says, “We want our galleries to become our
partners, not just our customers. We are here
to support our artists and galleries so that we
may accomplish our goal of building a strong
legacy for them.
“We encourage consumers not to buy a
painting only because it matches their room’s
decor, but rather to buy a piece of art because
it will enrich and liven up the environment and
the people around it.
“Our goal is to make the everyday decorator
into a fine art collector.”
STUDIO FINE ART
Owner: Kaveh Abrishami
30941 Agoura Road, Suite 312
Westlake Village, CA 91361, USA
Phone: 818.889.2000
Fax: 818.889.2018
Email: info@studiofineart.com
Website: www.studiofineart.com
DELJOU ART GROUP
HUCKLEBERRY FINE ART
As the premier art gallery in the Washington,
DC metropolitan area, Huckleberry Fine Art
specializes in finding emerging artists locally
and internationally. Huckleberry has an
established publishing division with renowned
artists Rob Gonsalves, J. Scott Nicol, Gavin
Glakas and John Payne. Other artists include
Bob Ransley, Connie Townsend, Robert
Sarsony, David Mills, Alexis Greenberg, Mary
Kane and many, many more.
Since its existence, the gallery has been
exhibiting a vast display of vibrant oil and
acrylic paintings, limited edition prints,
sculpture, photography, jewelry, art books
and custom framing, with clientele ranging
from the United States, throughout North and
South America and Europe.
refined technique. I felt like a time traveler,
transported to turn-of-the-century Paris and
the Impressionists.”
A landscape artist, Samir Sammoun has
a vast repertoire of pictorial themes, e.g.
willows, apple trees in bloom, wheat fields,
olive trees, villages, storms, churchyards and
streetscapes. His paintings reflect a tranquil,
happy mood. This is the art of a man who
loves life. As the artist puts it, “I try to make
the person looking at my painting feel the
color of the sky, the temperature of the air,
and the breeze in the apple trees or the wheat
stalks.”
SAMMOUN FINE ART
Owner: Samir Sammoun
8780, Rabelais Brossard
Québec, J4X 2W3, Canada
Phone: 514.992.8918
Fax: 514.672.8250
Email: samsam@videotron.ca
Website: www.sammoun.com
CHARLES HAROLD
COMPANY
In-home consultation, art installation and
personalized service are among the many
special features that Huckleberry Fine Art
offers.
HUCKLEBERRY FINE ART, LLC
Deljou Art Group is the world’s leading
publisher of fine art, renowned throughout the
industry and internationally.
With over thirty years of experience in fine
art, combined with in-house art, framing,
and digital studios, Deljou represents over
50 artists from around the world. Deljou is
the ultimate resource for all art projects – no
matter how big or small!
DELJOU ART GROUP
President: Daniel Deljou
V.P.: Kamy Deljou
Sales Director: Anthony Deljou
General Manager: Mehron Zadeh
Art Studio Manager: Sonja Rodewald
1616 Huber Street
Atlanta, GA, 30318, USA
Email: info@deljouartgroup.com
Website: www.deljouartgroup.com and
www.deljouondemand.com
Phone: 404.350.7190 × 346
Owner: Boots Harris
Gallery Directors: Alexis Greenberg and
Sydney Stasch
12063 Nebel Street
Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA
Phone: 301.881.5977
Fax: 404.350.7195
Email: info@huckleberryfineart.com
Website: www.huckleberryfineart.com
SAMMOUN FINE ART
At age 21, the Lebanese painter
Samir Sammoun immigrated from
Lebanon to Canada, where he obtained
degrees in electronic engineering and
telecommunications. Since that time, he has
worked as an engineer while also developing
his passion: painting. Chris Klimantiris,
who began representing Samir Sammoun
in 1996, provides an eloquent reaction to
the artist’s work: “The first time that I saw
Samir’s paintings, I was fascinated by his
Charles Harold Company is an art dealer
located in Tampa Florida. The company began
buying and selling art fifteen years ago. It is
now the patron and exclusive dealer for its
stable of six artists, whose primary focus is
abstract expressionism. The Charles Harold
works have become a part of collections in
North and South America, Europe and Asia,
purchased through its clientele of galleries,
retail art brokers and art consultants. At its
studios in central Florida, the artists of Charles
Harold Co. are encouraged and inspired
to produce unique expressions of artistic
endeavor. Working closely with its sister
company, CHC Art Inc., company President
Chuck Marksberry publishes giclées from a
diverse collection of original works.
Charles Harold Company has enjoyed a long
and gratifying relationship with Artexpo New
York, exhibiting a unique collection for the
world, and dedicated to the promotion of
artistic excellence within that forum.
CHARLES HAROLD CO. INC.
President: Chuck Marksberry
1418 E Busch Blvd. Ste 305
Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Phone: 813.979.1591
Email: info@charlesharoldcompany.com
Website: www.charlesharoldcompany.com
GLOBAL FINE ART, INC.
American locations: one in Toronto, Canada
and one in Buffalo, New York. Progressive
offers several dedicated gallery programs
designed to meet the unique needs of
galleries, designers and art consultants.
CHINESE CULTURE
PROMOTION SOCIETY
PROGRESSIVE FINE ART
Global Fine Art, Inc. is an international fine
art distributor and publisher located in South
Bend, Indiana. With a focus on original
and limited edition paintings, GFA is well
established within the high-end art gallery
market for exclusively providing the work from
several of the market’s leading artists.
Celebrating their 10th anniversary in 2011,
GFA offers originals and limited editions
across the U.S. and internationally. The
company’s 14,000 sq ft. home office facility
includes a complete frame shop, as most art
is sent with deluxe frames to art galleries. GFA
takes pride in developing true partnerships
with fine art galleries across the world.
GLOBAL FINE ART, INC.
Owners/Managers: Del Bloss and
Del Bloss “Jr.”
1139 Mishawaka Ave.
South Bend, IN 46615, USA
Phone: 574.288.2738
Fax: 574.288.4096
Email: delblossiii@gfafineart.com
Website: www.gfafineart.com
PROGRESSIVE FINE ART
Owner: Michael Havers
2586 Dunwin Drive, Unit 5A
Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1J5, Canada
Phone: 800.487.1273
Email: info@progressivefineart.com
Website: www.progressivefineart.com
MÉCÉNAVIE
Mécénavie’s goal is to create an artistic
environment and atmosphere in their clients’
professional and personal life. Mécénavie
allows patrons to buy or rent sculptures,
paintings, photographs and videos for terms
of at least three months.
Artists who join Mécénavie enjoy the best
locations in important exhibitions around the
world — China, USA, Europe, Canada, etc.
— for greater visibility of their work, as well as
strong, structured logistical support.
Mécénavie’s offices and workshops are
located in the south of Paris with a small
gallery in the center of Paris, and will be
opening a gallery in the Montparnasse district
soon. Founder Gyslaine Tormo is constantly
looking for hidden talent and visiting artists’
studios in her passionate search to find rare
gems.
MÉCÉNAVIE
Progressive Fine Art is an international
distributor and publisher of quality fine art.
With over 30 years of experience in the
fine art industry, Progressive has emerged
as a leading source for unique artwork for
galleries, art consultants and design clientele.
Representing more than 50 international,
contemporary artists, Progressive Fine Art
offers original works and original prints of
varying subject matter including landscape,
still life, figurative and abstract. Their artists
work in numerous media including oil,
watercolor, pastel, encaustic and acrylic.
Progressive’s extensive website can be used
to view the company’s entire collection, as
well as to show and select new works. In
order to provide expeditious customer service,
showroom facilities are available in 2 North
Owner: Gyslaine Tormo
65 Rue Jean Raynal
Morsang sur Orge, Ile De France 91390
France
Mobile: 0033680039420
Phone: 0033176081218
Email: gtormo@hotmail.com
Website: www.mecenavie.com
Founded in 1992 and registered in the
People’s Republic of China, the Chinese
Culture Promotion Society (CCPS) is a
national, non-governmental organization
with the Ministry of Culture as its competent
authorities. CCPS is dedicated to promoting
Chinese culture and advancing international
cultural exchanges. Its members consist
of accomplished artists, scholars, cultural
activists and entrepreneurs spread across
mainland China and in Hong Kong, Macao
and Taiwan, and in 16 foreign countries with
large Chinese communities. It is one of the
most influential cultural NGOs in China and
was honored in 2004 as the “Model National
NGO” by the central government.
Owner/Manager: Ben Gu
Honorary Chairman: Xu Jialu
Current Chairman: Gao Zhanxiang
Legal Representative: Wang Shi
Flat 2108, Plot E Huiyuan International
Apartment
Asian Games Village, Chaoyang District,
Beijing
Email: ccpsarts@hotmail.com
Email: guwencan@hotmail.com
Website: www.ccps.com.cn