Amanda Sharp (born in 1969) is an English publisher and entrepreneur, who joined Frieze in July 1991 and, with Matthew Slotover, co-founded Frieze Art Fair in October 2003.[1][2][3]

Life and career

Sharp grew up in London, where at the age of 12 she met Frieze co-founder Matthew Slotover at a bar mitzva.[2] She encountered Slotover again at Oxford University, where both were studying, dabbling in writing and editing for university publications.[2]

Slotover launched Frieze magazine in June 1991, which Sharp joined in July that year.[2][3] They co-founded Frieze Art Fair in October 2003, expanding it to New York in 2011.[1][2][3] The duo were both appointed as Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours List for services to the visual arts.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Azimi, Negar (30 April 2015). "The Making of the Frieze Art Fairs". Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Lee, Alysha (23 March 2017). "Amanda Sharp on founding art's foremost critical publication". 1 Granary. 1 Granary. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette (31 December 2011). "The London Gazette". The London Gazette. The London Gazette. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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