The Art of Corporate Collecting: A Panel Discussion with
Bank of America, Capital One and UBS
Wednesday, February 7 | 5:30 – 7:30 PM
$25 for non-member | $20 for
members | Biggs Society: free
You may know that our feature exhibition The Wyeths:
Three Generations features works from the Bank of America Collection, but
did you know that with approximately 35,000 objects, Bank of America is
considered to have one of the top 40 corporate art collections in the
world? In this panel discussion, you can
learn how several prominent institutions built, manage, and share their
collections – and what impressive artwork they contain. We are honored to have
Jennifer Brown from Bank of America, Anne Fletcher from Capital One and Sari
Cohen from UBS as our esteemed speakers. Their extensive knowledge and
experience in corporate art collections will provide valuable perspectives on
the intersection of art and business. The program will be moderated by Biggs
Deputy Director, Sandra James, who was instrumental when the DuPont Company
made donations from its art collection to three regional museums, including an
important N.C. Wyeth, which is now part of the Brandywine Museum permanent
collection.
Attendees are invited to enjoy beer and wine and light faire and
encouraged to explore the exhibition prior to the talk. Doors open at 5:30. The
program will begin at 6 PM.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Jennifer Brown
Art Curator
Bank of America
Jennifer Brown, Ph.D. has been Art Program Curator of the
Bank of America Art Collection since 2019. In that role, she curates
exhibitions as part of the Art in our Communities, a program through which Bank
of America loans fully curated exhibitions to museums free of charge.
A specialist in modern and contemporary art, Jennifer has
over 20 years of experience in museums, commercial galleries, academia and
corporate art collections. She has held curatorial positions at museums,
including the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, and the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art, where she served as the Wallis Annenberg Curatorial Fellow.
Jennifer earned her Doctoral degree in the History of Art
from New York University, her Master’s degree in the History of Modern Art from
the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and her B.A. from Scripps College in
Claremont, California.
Anne Fletcher
Art Administrator
Capital One
Since 2002, Anne Fletcher has served as the Art
Administrator for Capital One, where she creates inspiring spaces infused with
art. Her passion is to make the connection between ART, CREATIVITY and
INNOVATION for associates and visitors. Anne is responsible for the purchase
and ongoing management of a permanent collection of more than 8,000 pieces of
artwork. The program also includes an extensive rotating exhibition program and
employee events that celebrate Diversity and demystify the creative process. Anne
is a member of the Associate of Professional Art Advisors and ArtTable.
Anne has held leadership positions at local non-profits and
arts organizations, serving as Chair of the Board for Tricycle Gardens from
2012-2016, and serving as a Commissioner on the City of Richmond Public Arts
Commission from 2011-2021. She currently holds a board position with the Visual
Arts Center of Richmond.
Prior to managing the Art Program, Anne was a Graphic
Designer and Creative Team manager with Capital One’s Marketing Department.
Early in her career, Anne taught middle and high school art in Henrico County
and Richmond City Public schools and adult classes at the Visual Arts Center in
Richmond. Anne earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts, with a Painting Major and
Communications Studies Minor, from Virginia Tech. She has a Master of Art
Education from Virginia Commonwealth University.
In her free time, Anne continues to pursue her passion for
art through ceramics, painting and photography, and her passion for urban
agriculture in her own garden. She is a certified Integral Yoga teacher at the
Integral Yoga Center of Richmond.
Sari
N. Cohen
Regional
Manager Americas and APAC, UBS Art Collection
Sari N. Cohen, Regional
Manager Americas, and APAC, has been a member of the UBS Art Collection team
since January 2016 and is based in New York. In her current role she
participates in the development, activation and care of the UBS Art Collection.
She is the global lead for art displays in UBS Lounges at UBS sponsored art
fairs and is responsible for the selection and installation of artwork in the
Americas Corporate Center and Branch Office network. She oversees the
Collection teams based in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Previously Sari was the
Collections Manager of the Art Program at Neuberger Berman/Lehman Brothers for
almost 8 years and the Collections Manager of The Jewish Museum in New York for
5 years. She has also worked at several New York City galleries specializing in
contemporary art. Sari received her MA in Art History from the Institute of
Fine Arts at New York University and her BA from NYU as well.