Specialties & Skills
Team Leadership
Digital Brand Strategy
Digital Communications
Content Strategy
Editorial Strategy
Brand Storytelling
Strategic Communications
Social Media Strategy
Integrated Marketing
Paid Media & SEM
Creative Brand Partnerships
Events & Programming
Résumé
Based in Los Angeles, I am a seasoned digital strategist and communications leader with 20+ years of experience across the film, music, art and design sectors. I specialize in practices with a focus on human-centered storytelling, community collaboration, and creative partnerships in industries that merge art, culture, technology, and commerce.
Experience
Getty / Los Angeles
Acting Head of Digital Media & Content Strategy, Getty Research Institute
May 2020 - Present
Phillips / New York
Director of Digital Strategy
Nov 2011 - Jun 2019
Paddles On! / New York & London
Producer & Co-Organizer
Oct 2013 - July 2014
Christie’s / New York
Digital Content & Community Manager
Feb 2007 - Nov 2011
RES Media Group / New York
Public Relations Manager
Mar 2005 - Sep 2006
Quiet & Loud PR / New York
Founder & Publicist
Oct 2002 - Jan 2007
Warp Records / New York
Regional Publicist
Mar 2002 - Feb 2003
Education
B.A. English, Honors
Film Theory Concentration
University of Florida
Select Press Mentions
Artsy / What You Need to Know about Collecting Virtual-Reality Art
Artnet / Is There a Market for Digital Art?
The Art Newspaper / Artsy and the Rise of the Matchmaker Market
Fast Company / How A Bunch Of Data Geeks Charmed The Art World—And Modernized It
Artsy / How the World’s Biggest Auction Houses Are Adapting to the Digital Market
New York Times / On Screen and On the Block
DAZED / Just How Do You Sell Digital Art in the 21st Century?
Artnet / Is Digital Art the Next Big Thing in Contemporary Art?
NPR: All Tech Considered / If the Internet if Your Canvas, You Paint in Ones and Zeros
WIRED / An Art Breakthrough: $90,000 for YouTube Video, Animated GIF, and Other Internet Experiments
Hyperallergic / Will an Auction Help Convince People There’s a Market for New Media Art?
Wall Street Journal / Auction House Enters the Digital Age
Select Public Speaking
Transforming Museums at the Speed of Trust
Presenter / AAM (American Alliance of Museums)
Los Angeles 2025
Going Digital: Art, Data & the Market
Panelist / CADAF (Contemporary and Digital Art Fair)
New York 2019
Online Brand and Digital Media
Panelist / Global Auction House Summit
London 2019
Creating a Social Media Strategy that Works
Moderator / APAA (Association of Professional Art Advisors)
New York 2017
Social Media: Impact on Discovery and Engagement with Art and Collectibles
Panelist / Global Auction House Summit
Boston 2017
Breaking the Frame: Women, Art & Disruption
Presenter / Innovation Enterprise Women in Strategy Summit
New York 2017
Art App: A New Medium
Panelist / Creative Tech Week
New York 2016
Thinking Outside the [White] Box
Panelist / Gray Area Festival
San Francisco 2015
Hacking the Auction House
Presenter / Innovation Enterprise Digital Strategy Innovation Summit
San Francisco 2015
Bringing Digital Art to the Auction House
Panelist / UNPAINTED Art Fair
Munich 2014
Content Projects
The Way To Be: Barbara T. Smith's Art of Transformation
The artist's first 50 years, marked by dramatic upheavals in her personal life, formed what would become her pioneering art practice.
The Archivists Behind the Johnson Publishing Company Archive
On #AskAnArchivist Day the team behind a years-long project answers questions from the Getty community.
“I Am Denilson”
Denilson Baniwa uses his art to expose how colonial representations have erased the culture of Indigenous Americans.
Wearable Art: In the Studio With Ana Khouri
The sculptor and jewelry designer’s studio is a meeting place for objects that befit the designer’s ethereal spirit but tactile execution.
A Singular Vision: Chef Fredrik Berselius of Aska
On the heels of a whirlwind book tour, the Swedish-born, New York-based chef chooses his favorite design pieces at Phillips.
Space, Landscape and Light: Looking at Los Angeles Now
Voices from LA’s art community on its rich cultural legacy and what makes it a dynamic place for artists working here today.
There’s Always a New Story to Tell: The Phillips Difference
Team members from around the globe reflect on the qualities and experiences that set Phillips apart.
Artist, Icon, Inspiration: Whoopi Goldberg
The cultural icon shares how her experience as a woman artist informs her philosophy as an art collector.
Neon Spark: A Conversation with Artist Faye Wei Wei
The British painter on her first work in neon commissioned for the British Council of Hong Kong’s SPARK Festival.
Phillips x Daata Editions: In the Studio with Jeremy Couillard
The digital artist talks about his Phillips-commissioned work which mixes 3D animation, poetry, and video games.
In the Name of Beauty: Design Legend Stefan Sagmeister
Coinciding with the release of Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty, the renowned graphic designer selects his favorite artworks at Phillips.
Luminous Reality: Behind the Scenes at Atelier Cruz-Diez
Phillips visited the studio of Carlos Cruz-Diez to talk with the 95-year old artist about his enduring legacy and still-evolving practice.
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