About
Anaïs Lellouche is a curator, writer and consultant who partners with Visionary Artists, Collectors and Communities around the world. Her work includes exhibitions and commissions, publications, events and strategic consulting. She expertly navigates the global art world working with museums, libraries and a dedicated private foundations in Australia and the Middle East.
Based in Athens, she has extensive managerial experience and a global network from her work in Paris, New York, Melbourne, London, and Athens. Raised by a Greek father and American mother, she has strong ties to Greece. Her art career began at 16 at auction houses like Drouot and Christie’s, followed by Sotheby’s in New York (2005-06).
Her curatorial journey started at the Venice Biennale for the Greek Pavilion (2003), and she earned an MA from Bard College’s Centre for Curatorial Studies in 2009. She helped launch the Centre Pompidou-Metz (2009-2013), curating shows by Daniel Buren and Sol LeWitt. Lellouche then moved to the commercial sector at Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne (2016-2019), overseeing sales and artist projects. During Covid, she founded an independent consultancy, sourcing hundreds of works working with leading galleries and collectors across the globe.
Lellouche continues to collaborate with artists and estates, including Oliver Beer, Daniel Buren, Marguerite Humeau, Nikomachi Karakostanoglou, Irini Miga, Sofia Mistola, Emeka Ogboh, Paulina Olowska, Jessica Rankin, Chiharu Shiota.
Lellouche is an expert in public art, having led complex urban projects including with Expo2020 in Dubai, Nuit Blanche in Paris, White Night in Melbourne and Creative Time in New York.
Anaïs Lellouche in front of a work by Portia Zvavahera.Courtesy the artist, David Zwirner and Anaïs Lellouche
Lellouche sits on the advisory board of INSPIRE, Peace Research Institute in Oslo and is the co-founder of the INSPIRE Art Award, which supports artists who have experienced violent conflict. We aim to support a range of art projects that are philanthropically focused and organise a number of events which facilitate collaborations between art and charitable foundations.
She holds an MA from Bard College, Centre for Curatorial Studies in the State of New York. She regularly publishes and has edited reference publications covering hundreds of artists. She teaches on contemporary art, public art and collecting, including for Centre Pompidou-Metz, Creative Time, and the State Library of Victoria.
She is an ambassador for international collectors’ groups, such as The Cultivist and the Guest Club, curating programmes of studio visits and private collections, and leading collectors through major international art exhibitions, events and art fairs.
Arielle Lande
Curatorial Advisor
Based in London, Arielle Lande is an arts professional; an experienced researcher and writer, highly skilled in digital communications and social media as well as event management and coordination.
Arielle graduated with a first class degree in History of Art and Spanish from the University of Leeds. She completed her dissertation on the visual representation of Los Desaparecidos in Colombia and Argentina. Since graduating, she has worked in a cultural communications agency and several high profile contemporary art galleries.