Ellen O'Toole

• Department head for a team of 5 hosting VIP auctions and events on cruise ships across the USA and Canada.
• Oversaw all art-related hotel event planning details (minimum of 3 events per week)
• Hosted 78 Art Auctions in 2023 on cruise ships with weekly itineraries across three continents.
• Innovated marketing plan to maximise auction attendance following covid19 pandemic
• Evidence-based high sales performance.
• Managed administration related to the art collection, maintaining accurate inventory records and custom/export duties in and out of each port

Awards/Accolades

• (April 2021-July 2021) Sales Record: Norwegian Sun Awarded top 'Revenue over Target' sales stats for three months across 16 ships in the Norwegian Cruise Line
• (June 2022) Promotion to manage art gallery onboard largest Class of Cruise Ship vessels (Royal Caribbean Oasis Class)
• (July 2022-October 2022) Sales Record: Anthem of the Seas Maintained highest 'dollar per client' average across all 28 ships for 2022 summer season- Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
• 'Auctioneer Spotlight' Public Feature: (Park West Gallery, 2022) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1ZwfCpVzR/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D&img_index=1

• Coordination of interactions with Calder Foundation, Avedon Foundation
• Consignment paperwork/sales with SWANN Gallery, Throckmorton Gallery, Phillip Williams Poster Museum, and other global galleries/auction houses
• Researcher and gallery administrator.
• Logistical support for gallery during The Association of International Photography Art Dealers Art Fair (AIPAD, 2019)