Profile Category: Team

Annie Pereira

Annie Pereira is an art historian and advisor with experience in both institutional and commercial contexts. She began her career as a researcher at the Wellcome Collection, specialising in archival and conservation practices in the Iconographic department of the museum. She then moved on to roles within creative consulting and galleries, reaching the level of Manager and Associate Director. She spearheaded the global expansion of a Mayafir-based contemporary art gallery, overseeing post-war & contemporary art exhibitions and fairs globally. She holds an Art History and Material Studies degree from University College London as well as a Diploma in Music Performance from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.

Katrina Khvesenya

Katrina is an art historian. She graduated in History of Art from University College London and obtained an MA degree from the Courtauld Institute of Art, where she specialised in collecting and curating practices. Her interests centre around modern and contemporary West Asian, Middle Eastern, and North African art.

Ryan Poon

Ryan is an art collector and consultant focussed on emerging art. He holds a degree in Economics from King’s College and a masters in Art Business from the Sotheby’s Institute. He supports various contemporary art institutions including Tate and the Serpentine. Ryan is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese.

Kitty Atherton

Kitty Atherton is an art historian who has graduated from the Courtauld Institute of Art and holds a qualification in International Cultural Heritage Law, which she attained from the University of Geneva. During her studies she co-curated London’s first intercollegiate student exhibition post-lockdown in Fitzrovia, and was a columnist for the Courtauld's academic journal. Most recently she has also taken up a part-time collaboration with Bonhams.

Kendra Lee

Kendra Lee is an art historian and art market specialist. She studied Art History at the University of Victoria in Canada and holds two masters, including a Masters in Art Business at the Sotheby’s Institute of Art. She previously held the position of Assistant Curator at the Royal BC Museum in Canada. With over five years of extensive experience in the art industry, her professional experience encompasses museum curation, writing for journals, partaking in various symposiums, and specialising in Contemporary Art, and Art Market Studies.

Gwen Bautista

Gwen Bautista is a curator and an art writer based in Manila, Philippines. She is an alumna of Para Site’s Workshops for Emerging Arts Professionals in Hong Kong and a fellow of the EDI Global platform organised by Fondazione Morra Greco in Naples. She was a finalist at the Ateneo Art Awards, Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Prizes in Art Criticism (2019) and is the Director of the Manila-based contemporary art space MONO8. Gwen represents Artvisor in South East Asia and curated the exhibition "Under construction. Manila Today" for Artvisor in London in 2018.

Piero Tomassoni

Piero Tomassoni founded Artvisor in 2015. He has curated and produced over forty group and solo exhibitions with leading contemporary artists, regularly gives lectures at universities and institutions, and has authored and contributed to several publications. He is a trustee and a member of the board of multiple art foundations and artist estates. He acts as sector expert on art and culture for leading consulting firms, and as advisor to major families and corporate entities globally. His research focuses on historic and current conceptual and performative practices, as well as on areas of intersection between art and architecture, theatre, and literature. His work is part of a broader inquiry into themes relating to the effects of the acceleration of time in modern societies, the ontology and sociology of art, and the nature of different methods of cultural production. He holds degrees in Philosophy & Economics and Law, and has previously practiced as a lawyer in London.