Testimonials
"Christie’s Education has not only broadened my knowledge of art history but has also changed the way I think about art. The challenging curriculum has given me insight into how artistic movements are fomented and how artists have shaped the history of art since the late 19th Century. The intense interactions I have had with auction houses as well as galleries and dealers have provided me with an understanding of the art market from both a macro and micro prospective. Christie’s Education, through both its incredible faculty and supplementary events, has given me the skills needed to analyze artwork and the art world on aesthetic, intellectual and monetary levels. Finally, some of the most important connections I forged at Christie’s Education were with my fellow students, the future tastemakers of the art world."
~ Leon Benrimon, Director of Benrimon Gallery and Assistant Director of David Benrimon Fine Art
"My knowledge of the arts was minimal prior to my time at Christie's Education. A smattering of basic art history survey courses during my undergrad years and a brief stint working part-time at a gallery on the weekends was the extent of it. But I suppose it was enough for me to yearn for more after a few years crunching numbers in a cubicle. So when I decided to switch gears in life, I joined Christie's Education New York. I learned to see art in a new light -- as a physical object, a cultural repository and an asset class. My Econ background naturally took to the art market aspects, and I happily worked double-time to catch up on all the art discourse and theory expounded by renown guest lecturers. My budding connoisseur's eye was also trained by numerous site visits to everything New York City could offer from collectors' homes, artist studios, galleries and, of course, museums. Upon graduation, I worked as an assistant to the director of the New York office of an Indian auction house. And currently, I am in the process of relocating to the Middle East where I will be a curator at a museum of modern art. I could not have made such a drastic upward transition without Christie's Education."
~ Rajeev Gopinah, Assistant Curator, Arab Museum of Modern Art.
"My experience at Christie’s Education enabled me to take the next logical step in my art historical career, improving my connoisseurship acumen and honing my eye. The hands-on faculty and exposure to the New York art world was essential to further my understanding of the art market's global reach and all of the components that comprise it. Christie’s Education provides pathways to several opportunities for art professionals in New York City and beyond. My academic pursuits at Christie's Education combined traditional art history scholarship with a business emphasis that provided a unique scenario to express my passion for art and my desire to succeed."
~ Matthew D. Knight, Specialist, AXA Art Insurance Corporation.
"I applied to Christie's Education as a senior in college because I was in desperate need of life direction. I was an Art History and English double major at Wellesley College, and although I enjoyed both subjects, I didn't particularly have a passion for either. I saw graduate school as a way to postpone the inevitable job hunt. However, my experience at Christie's Education ended up not being a way to postpone the start of my professional life but was, in fact, its beginning. Christie's Education exposed me to incredible educational and professional resources, to a wide spectrum of knowledge and to a supportive community of like-minded scholars. The enthusiasm of Christie's Education faculty helped awaken my own and their guidance and support helped me realize my larger life goals. After graduating in 2006, I began my doctoral coursework at the CUNY Graduate Center. Academically, Christie's prepared me well for doctoral level work and since several of the Graduate Center faculty are guest lecturers at Christie's Education, my transition was made all the more comfortable. As I am nearing the end of my coursework and am entering my second semester as an adjunct art history professor at Mercy College, I can't remind myself often or emphatically enough how indebted I am to Christie's Education."
~ Lizy Dastin, Adjunct Art History Professor, Mercy College.
"Christie’s Education in New York fosters the business, connoisseurship, and management skills necessary to succeed in the arts in New York and around the globe. My undergraduate experience at New York University provided an opportunity to be a part of the rich cultural, institutional and social environments that New York has to offer, but studying at Christie’s Education helped me learn how to define and create value in a global art market and better positioned me to succeed in this market, which is highly dependent on inter-institutional business. I value my time at Christie’s Education for the skills it gave me and the great interest the professors took in both my personal and professional development. They allowed me to pursue my passion for photography and modern art, and helped me build knowledge that is essential to my current position at Richard L. Feigen & Co. in New York, where I am the Assistant to the Vice President. Under the leadership of a legendary art dealer, the gallery provides an unparalleled experience to work on art business management in addition to academic, art historical projects. For example, I am currently helping to manage The Estate of Ray Johnson, who was a seminal Pop Art and collage artist, working in the same circle as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Chuck Close, and James Rosenquist."
~ Jennifer Grossman, Assistant to the Vice President, Richard L. Feigen & Co.
