Artsy Announces Christine Layng Aschwald As Senior Director, Head of Artsy Advisory
Appointment Marks Artsy’s Continued Investment In Its Growing Secondary-Market Business and Senior Art Industry TalentArtsy, the largest global online art marketplace, today announces its appointment of Christine Layng Aschwald to the newly created role of Senior Director, Head of Artsy Advisory. Aschwald will oversee Artsy’s art advisory practice and a team of senior private sales directors across Artsy’s global offices. She will be based in New York City, and joins Artsy following a 15-year career at Christie’s where she most recently worked with the auction house’s top clients as a leader on their Client Advisory team. Christine Layng AschwaldArtsy Advisory sits within Artsy’s Collector Services & Private Sales team, led by Alexander Forbes, and provides both new and established collectors with a bespoke service and a single point of contact through which to purchase and sell works via private sale, Artsy auctions, and 3500-plus gallery partners. Together with Artsy’s broader secondary market organization, it has more than doubled in size over the last year as collectors have continued to engage heavily in online art sales—even as pandemic restrictions have receded—and demanded more seamless options to buy and sell works for their collections.Commenting on Christine Aschwald’s appointment, Alexander Forbes, Head of Collector Services & Private Sales, said: “I am delighted to welcome Christine to Artsy. Her extensive experience working with the world’s leading collectors, her loyal client base, and her poise will be an incredible asset, as we continue to grow our private sales and advisory team, increase liquidity in the secondary market, and connect more collectors with more art they love.”About her appointment to Senior Director, Head of Artsy Advisory, Christine Layng Aschwald commented: “I have long admired Artsy for its unique vantage point within the art ecosystem and its innovative culture. I am particularly excited to be a part of Artsy’s
