DAVID BELLINGHAM
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, MA ART BUSINESS
Dr. David Bellingham is an art historian, author and Programme Director for the Masters Degree in Art Business at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London where he leads units on Ethics and the Art Market and Professional Practice & Art Appraisal; he also lectures on Classical Art and Architecture. He holds a special honours degree in Latin and Classical Archaeology (University of Birmingham), and a doctorate from the University of Manchester for his thesis on the cultural and socio-economic aspects of sympotic scenes in ancient Roman and Pompeian wall-painting. David has published numerous books and articles on a variety of subjects, including: art fairs; art business ethics; Greek & Celtic mythology; the art market for classical sculpture and frescoes; the paintings of Sandro Botticelli; and authenticity issues in the paintings of Frans Hals. He is currently writing an introduction to the art market for professionals, collectors and students. Most recently, David delivered a paper at the University of Maastricht on the ethical reception of the Riace Bronzes (to be published Winter 2013).
Recent and Forthcoming Publications
Bellingham, D. (forthcoming 2014)
An Introduction to the Art Market: A Handbook for Students and Collectors (London: Lund Humphries)
Bellingham, D. (forthcoming 2013) 'The Underwater Heritage of the Riace Bronzes: Ethics and the Art market in Ancient Rome' in
Proceedings of the seminar "Art, cultural heritage and the market: ethical and legal issues", University of Maastricht, 15-16 March 2012.
Bellingham, D.C. (2011) ‘In London’s Fair City: A Brief History of London’s Art and Antiques Fairs’ in
The Art Newspaper Magazine, June 2011, 58-60
Bellingham, D.C. (2010) `Defining Genre: Scenes of the Symposium in Pompeian Wall-Painting’ in
Memoirs of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Vol 146 (2007-8), 83-90
Bellingham, D.C. (2010) ‘Deconstructing Aphrodite: Botticelli’s
Venus and Mars in the National Gallery, London’ in Amy C. Smith and Sadie Pickup (eds)
Brill's Companion to Aphrodite (Leiden: Brill), Ch. 18, pp. 347-374 ISBN 978-90-04-18003-1
Bellingham, D.C. (2009) `The 'Jenkins Venus': Reception in the Art World and the Market’ in Godfrey, T. (ed.) (2009)
Understanding Art Objects: Thinking Through the Eye
Bellingham, D.C. (2009) `Memories of an Empire’ in
The RICS Arts Surveyor: Antiquities, April, 2009, pp. 10-11
Bellingham, D.C. (2008) `Ethics and the Art Market’ in Robertson, I. & Chong, D. (2008)
The Art Business (London & NY: Routledge), Ch. 10, 176-196