How her failed art space was the beginning of the Digital Art Fair with Gillian Au Howard
Every week, artist and entrepreneur Oscar Venhuis talks with fellow artists, curators, collectors and gallerists in Asia. The Last Supper podcast is available on Spotify, Apple podcast, Google podcast.
Gillian Au Howard, Co-Director Digital Art Fair Asia
Episode 6 | Gillian Au Howard tells her story of how she always wanted to be an artist but instead studied journalism. While Gillian was in New York she developed a passion for photography that started her career, not as a journalist but as a gallerist in Hong Kong.
During her time as a gallerist she met actress Carrie Fisher of Star Wars, who she didn’t immediately recognise, but this lucky encounter combined with her unlucky and failed art space was the beginning of her long journey of organising the very first digital art fair during the global pandemic in 2021.
Gillian Au Howard is the co-director of Digital Art Fair Asia - the new generation of art fair in Asia focusing on new media art, NFT art and immersive art experience.
Accomplished in fine galleries and museum management, Gillian has previously managed private museum collections and international galleries in Hong Kong and London. She has also consulted museum projects in Hong Kong, China and Russia. She also studied Art Business with the Sotheby's Institute of Art in London, With an extensive knowledge of new media art, she is now leading the Digital Art Fair Asia team and curators on creating a brand new art experience combining art and technology such as blockchain, 3D mapping, VR and AR.
Digital Art Fair www.digitalartfair.io | Instagram @DigitalArtFairAsia
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