# Sotheby's Institute of Art: Educating Tomorrow's Art World and Luxury Leaders

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## Alumni
- [Stas Johnson\-Chyzhykov](https://sothebysinstitute.com/alumni/stas-johnson-chyzhykov/): Stas Johnson\-Chyzhykov is the SVP Operations \& Client Experience at Rho\. Johnson\-Chyzhykov received her MA in Art Business at Sotheby’s Institute of Art\-New York in 2014\.
- [Sophie Wratzfeld](https://sothebysinstitute.com/alumni/sophie-wratzfeld/): Sophie Wratzfeld is an Assistant Curator at Vienna’s Albertina Museum\. Sophia received her MA in Historic Art and Design from Sotheby's Institute of Art\-London in 2021\.
- [Risa Daniels](https://sothebysinstitute.com/alumni/risa-daniels/): Risa Daniels is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Tru Arrow Partners\. Daniels received her MA in Contemporary Art at Sotheby’s Institute of Art\-New York in 2014\.
- [Neil Graham](https://sothebysinstitute.com/alumni/neil-graham/): Neil Graham is a Sale Coordinator in fine art and Indian \& Islamic art at Lyon \& Turnbull\. Graham received his MA in Fine and Decorative Art and Design \(now MA in Historic Art and Design\) from Sotheby’s Institute of Art\-London in 2022\.
- [Nadine Khoury](https://sothebysinstitute.com/alumni/nadine-khoury/): Nadine Khoury founded Nasij Art Advisory and Dubai’s Young Collectors Circle\. Nadine received her MA in Art Business at Sotheby’s Institute of Art\-London in 2014\.

## Articles
- [Embracing a Place in the Art World with Alumna Akiya McKnight](https://sothebysinstitute.com/articles/embracing-a-place-in-the-art-world-with-akiya-mcknight/): Looking to build on her experience in curation and storytelling, Akiya McKnight joined Sotheby's Institute of Art's Introduction to Art Business course\. She reflects on gaining valuable insight into the art market, expanding her understanding of the opportunities available within the industry, and embracing her place in the art world\.
- [Sotheby's Institute of Art\-London Achieves Active Membership of the Gallery Climate Coalition](https://sothebysinstitute.com/articles/sothebys-institute-of-art-london-achieves-active-membership-of-the-gallery-climate-coalition/): We are pleased to announce Sotheby's Institute of Art\-London has successfully qualified as a 2024 Active Member with Gallery Climate Coalition \(GCC\)\.
- [“I’m always interested in what you don’t see\.”: Caragh Thuring in Conversation with Jennifer Higgie](https://sothebysinstitute.com/articles/looking-at-the-overlooked-caragh-thuring-in-conversation-with-jennifer-higgie/): On June 10, artist Caragh Thuring spoke with writer Jennifer Higgie at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London about her practice, influences, and current exhibition at Thomas Dane Gallery\. Their discussion explored Thuring’s interest in hidden structures, recurring imagery, and the tension between what is seen and unseen\. Pierre Saurisse, Senior Lecturer on the MA in Contemporary Art, reports\.
- [Dr Errol Francis at Sotheby’s Institute of Art\-London: Graduation Speech](https://sothebysinstitute.com/articles/dr-errol-francis-at-sothebys-institute-of-art-london-graduation-speech/): Dr\. Errol Francis, Artistic Director of Culture\&, Graduation Speech, Sotheby’s Institute of Art\-London Class of 2026
- [Experiencing New York's Art Scene from the Inside](https://sothebysinstitute.com/articles/experiencing-new-yorks-art-scene-from-the-inside/): Seeking a meaningful way to explore New York's contemporary art scene, Paris\-based couple Laurent and Marie Issaurat joined Sotheby's Institute as leisure learners\. The experience offered an immersive introduction to the city and its artistic communities, fostering a shared joy of learning and discovery\.

## Courses
- [Art History: Egyptian to Pop Art](https://sothebysinstitute.com/courses/online-courses/art-history-egyptian-to-pop-art/): From Egypt’s mythic symbolism to Warhol’s pop sensibility, this course explores significant artists and examines key art objects that illustrate and explain the unfolding of Western art history\.

- [The Global Art Market](https://sothebysinstitute.com/courses/online-courses/art-as-a-global-business-dynamics-of-the-art-market/): The Global Art Market reveals the networks, concepts, and specialized terminology of the often\-secretive international art market and offers an introduction to the commercial structures through which art is produced and circulated\.
- [Curating](https://sothebysinstitute.com/courses/online-courses/curating/): This course provides an immersive encounter with curatorial practice as it exists in today’s art world with an emphasis on curating Contemporary art\.
- [Introduction to Art and Finance](https://sothebysinstitute.com/courses/online-courses/introduction-to-art-and-finance/): This introductory course will explore the various financial positions possible in today’s international art market, including direct purchases, art funds and art exchanges, as well as art lending and the creation of private foundations\.
- [Art History: Key Concepts Advanced](https://sothebysinstitute.com/courses/online-courses/art-history-key-concepts-advanced/): Art History: Key Concepts Advanced examines important ideas in art history and art theory throughout human history, from cave painting through the modern age\.

## Events
- [Fashion Stories in the Museum: Reflections on Three Decades](https://sothebysinstitute.com/events/fashion-stories-in-the-museum-reflections-on-three-decades/): In this talk Chris Breward will reflect on his experiences as a fashion historian, curator, and museum director\. 
- [Art as Luxury, Luxury as Art: Markets and the Making of Value Conference](https://sothebysinstitute.com/events/art-as-luxury-luxury-as-art-markets-and-the-making-of-value-conference/): Sotheby’s Institute of Art–New York presents the tenth annual TIAMSA conference, exploring the evolving relationship between the art and luxury markets, both past and present\.
- [Sotheby's Institute 12\-Week Certificates Fall 2026 \- Virtual Info Session](https://sothebysinstitute.com/events/sothebys-institute-12-week-certificates-fall-2026-virtual-info-session/): Join us for a Virtual Info Session to learn about our fall 2026 Professional Certificate offerings at Sotheby's Institute of Art in London\.
- [Virtual Info Session \- Online Master's Programs](https://sothebysinstitute.com/events/virtual-info-session-online-masters-programs/): Join us for this information session about the online graduate programs offered at Sotheby's Institute of Art\.
- [Artist Talk: Rene Matić in conversation with Mark Sealy](https://sothebysinstitute.com/events/artist-talk-rene-matic-in-conversation-with-mark-sealy/): Join us at Sotheby’s Institute of Art for this exciting talk with artist Rene Matić and Dr Mark Sealy\. This event is part of a series of talks organised by the MA in Contemporary Art\.

## Faculty
- [Mike Cooter](https://sothebysinstitute.com/faculty/mike-cooter/): Mike Cooter is an artist, writer, lecturer, and educator based in London\. He has taught both critical theory and studio practice internationally\. He lectures and writes on a broad range of topics, from the history of exhibitions to experimental film, new media, animation and new materialisms, and holds a Fellowship from AdvanceHE for his work in Higher Education\.

- [Mary Davis](https://sothebysinstitute.com/faculty/mary-davis/): Mary Davis is a historian and educator specializing in fashion and its relationship to art and commerce\. In a wide\-ranging career, she has held positions as a professor and dean as well as posts with the President’s Commission on Organized Crime and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum\. She is currently a member of the Capstone Faculty at the Jackson School of Global Affairs and a Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale University\.
- [Federica Carlotto](https://sothebysinstitute.com/faculty/federica-carlotto/): Federica Carlotto has 10\+ years’ experience in the analysis of material culture and knowledge transfer for Higher Education\. Federica has appeared as a guest speaker at conferences and workshops in Italy, UK, France, Australia, Canada, and Japan on topics such as: consumption and creation of social identity; luxury trends; place branding and luxury products; the concept of luxury; cross\-cultural issues in clothing \(focus on Japan and Asia\); social and anthropological history of costume and fashion
- [David Bellingham](https://sothebysinstitute.com/faculty/david-bellingham/): Dr\. David Bellingham is an art historian, author and Program Director for the Master’s Degree in Art Business at Sotheby’s Institute of Art\-London where he leads a core unit on Art Business, Finance \& Management, as well the elective The Market for Antiquities \& Old Masters\.
- [Lucy Bayley](https://sothebysinstitute.com/faculty/lucy-bayley/): Dr Lucy Rose Bayley is a researcher, curator, and contemporary art historian\. She is interested in narratives of collections, curatorial practice and the formation of artistic and curatorial networks\.

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