Jane Messenger is the founder and director of Messenger Art Advisory.
Jane works with clients ranging from large corporations, high net worth individuals and more recently emerging collectors, helping to bring rigour to their art buying experience.
You see Jane spent over a decade working at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Some of her projects involved heading to the Tate in London, overhauling the hanging of the gallery collection and working closely with world renowned Australian artist Patricia Piccinini.
It's Jane's institutional knowledge and expertise combined with her qualifications as a professional valuer, that make her such a trusted advisor.
On today's episode of Interview With An Artist, among many things we talk about:
- some of her career highlights at the gallery of South Australia
- how artists can get on the radar of institutions
- what the process is for valuing a work
- how artists can get noticed by an art advisor like Jane
- and how she works with her clients in an advisory capacity
Jane is knowledgeable, experienced and just so warm.
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Interview With An Artist is hosted and produced by Willy (Wilamina) Russo.
Along with Championing the arts through this podcast and her radio work at 2ser107.3FM, Willy is also an artist mentor. She works with artists from a variety of stages and backgrounds, helping them figure out the right next step in their artistic practice.
If you're looking for some advice navigating your artistic practice, book a session today via her website, wilaminarusso.com
