THE EUROPEAN FINE ART FOUNDATION (TEFAF) ANNOUNCES KEY LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS

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THE EUROPEAN FINE ART FOUNDATION (TEFAF) ANNOUNCES KEY LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS

DOMINIQUE SAVELKOUL JOINS TEFAF AS MANAGING DIRECTOR

VALENTINA VICO AND ADRIAN SASSOON APPOINTED TO THE TEFAF BOARD OF TRUSTEES

3 September 2024, Maastricht, NL -- The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) Board of Trustees and its Executive Committee are pleased to announce the appointment of Dominique Savelkoul as TEFAF’s new Managing Director, effective 2 September 2024.

Adrian Sassoon and Valentina Vico have been appointed new members of the TEFAF Board of Trustees.

DOMINIQUE SAVELKOUL

Ms. Savelkoul earned masters’ degrees in both history and management. She has held numerous distinguished board, governmental, and management positions in the visual and performing arts and cultural sectors. Throughout her international career, she has held management positions at the Festival of Flanders Brussels (Belgium), the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Gallery in London (UK), the Ruhr Triennale (Germany) and served as an Advisor in the cabinet of the Flemish Minister of Culture.

Besides that she has also held multiple board positions at Bozar in Brussels, at the Concertgebouw in Bruges, at the Flemish Art Collection and was a member of the Arts Council of the Belgian Senate. She is furthermore the former chairman of internationally acclaimed choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

In her most recent role, Dominique has served as the visionary leader at Mu.ZEE, an internationally recognized museum in Oostende, Belgium, which also includes the monographic museums dedicated to Constant Permeke in Jabbeke and Luc Peire in Knokke, specializing in Belgian art from 1850 to the present. During her tenure, she successfully navigated the museum through the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and spearheaded a significant redesign. Ms. Savelkoul is credited with multiplying the museum's attendance and elevating Mu.ZEE's profile on the global stage. Leveraging her expertise in arts management, government relations, workforce administration, development, and audience engagement, she played a pivotal role in bringing the institution to its current prominence.

Hidde van Seggelen, President, on behalf of TEFAF’s Executive Committee, stated, "We are excited to welcome Dominique to TEFAF. As a not-for-profit foundation founded "by art dealers, for art dealers," TEFAF is known for its commitment to scholarship, academia, education, curatorial excellence, and cultural heritage. Our community of art specialists share these values, which are the Foundation's long-held tenets and the cornerstone of TEFAF’s activities. Dominique's unique experience and knowledge, gained from a distinguished career in the international cultural sector, will be an asset to TEFAF in the coming years, particularly in fundraising, audiences, and visitor experience.”

Dominique Savelkoul said, "I am thrilled to join TEFAF, a key player in the international art community. TEFAF holds a significant role in connecting the institutional/non-profit sector with the constantly evolving art market. I am eager to use, together with the team, my experience and commitment to develop a compelling, sustainable, long-term vision for the Foundation's future. As a prominent art institution and influential voice, TEFAF still has untapped potential to extend its societal and scholarly impact, ensuring excellence as a guardian and preserver of art historical knowledge for future generations – young art dealers and collectors alike."

TEFAF BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ NEW APPOINTMENTS

TEFAF is delighted to announce two new appointments to its Board of Trustees:

ADRIAN SASSOON runs a leading gallery (Belgravia, London) for international, contemporary works of decorative art, 18th-century French porcelain, and luxurious, innovative objects from different centuries. He works with private collectors and museums. Mr. Sassoon is a world-renowned authority on Vincennes and Sèvres porcelain and wrote the catalog on the subject for The J. Paul Getty Museum, where he started his career. His specialization has given him an appetite for exquisite design and detail; his contemporary artists work in a wide range of historic traditional materials. For 30 years, Sassoon has represented many established artists in ceramics, glass, gold, silver, wood, lacquer, and hardstones, and he is widely known as the leading art dealer in this field. Kate Malone, Stephen Cox RA, Pippin Drysdale, Hiroshi Suzuki, and Elizabeth Fritsch are among the artists Sassoon represents.

He is a member of the International Council of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, a supporter of the National Gallery in London and The Burlington Magazine, and formerly a Trustee of the Wallace Collection. Adrian Sassoon has exhibited at TEFAF Maastricht since 2008 and TEFAF New York since 2017.

VALENTINA VICO  is the Director and company shareholder of Benappi Fine Art (Mayfair, London), a specialist dealer in Italian and European Old Master paintings and sculpture, working with private collectors and major institutions worldwide. The gallery prides itself on displaying only the highest quality artworks with extensive academic research, specializing predominantly in Italian paintings and sculptures from the 14^th to the 18^th Century. It often pairs these with selected works by modern masters of the late 19^th and early 20^th century.

Ms. Vico is a Board member of Associazione Antiquari d’Italia and was appointed as a designate to assist and participate in Apollo, an association pursuing a dialogue amongst Italian institutions to improve art regulation and support the art industry and market. She has been on the International Advisory Board of London Art Week from 2019 to 2023 and is a frequent lecturer on the art market and museum marketing.  

Benappi Fine Art exhibits at TEFAF Maastricht.

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ABOUT TEFAF

TEFAF is a not-for-profit foundation that champions expertise and diversity in the global art community. This is evidenced in the exhibitors selected for its two fairs, which occur annually in Maastricht (March) and New York (May.) TEFAF acts as an expert guide for private and institutional collectors, inspiring lovers and buyers of art everywhere.

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