Yi Gao on Christie's Education, how Covid transformed their programmes, and advice for art collectors.
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Yi Gao 高伊, Programme Lead, Christie’s Education, Asia Pacific.
Ep.35 | In this episode I have the pleasure to meet Yi Gao, programme lead at Christie’s Education headquarters in Central, Hong Kong. Yi explains how she began her career in art, the many roles she fills at Christie’s Education and what makes learning at Christie’s unique and special.
Yi Gao at Christie’s Art Tech Summit, Hong Kong 2019
Yi Gao holding a ceramic object at Christie’s Education object handling class.
Yi Gao 高伊, Programme Lead, Christie’s Education, Asia Pacific - As Program Lead of Christie’s Education Asia, Yi is responsible for developing course curricula and programme content, maintaining and expanding a network of lecturers, as well as leading courses and lecturing on topics related to art business, art market and art law. She is also actively involved in marketing, branding and student recruitment. Prior to joining Christie’s, she completed her M.A. in Art, Law and Business, awarded jointly by Christie’s Education London and University of Glasgow College of Arts.
Yi is a qualified attorney licensed to practice in New York and practised corporate and capital markets law at the global law firm of Kirkland & Ellis. She holds a B.A. in Law from Beijing Foreign Studies University and L.L.M. from New York University School of Law. Yi has studied and worked in Beijing, Hong Kong, New York, Washington D.C. and London, and is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Christie’s Education Asia Pacific, headquartered in Hong Kong, is a specialist institution in the study of art business and the art market, art history and art world ecosystems, curating and connoisseurship. We offer courses to art lovers, collectors and industry professionals throughout the year, in person and online, English and Chinese.
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