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Wojtek DORIA DERNALOWICZ
Business Manager - Asian And World Art
55, Rue Alexandre Dumas, Paris,
Summary
Passionate about East-Asian, and especially Japanese arts and culture, I have engaged in an exciting project of changing career path towards the art market, completing an MA in this field.
Sales and client management experience in a London gallery specialised in contemporary African art.
Extensive experience and recognized achievements in finance and operations, leading strategic projects in the fields of commercial organisation, finance and logistics.
Record of writing about art, curating exhibitions and content, rolling-out audience engagement programs in art gallery context.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
Work History
Development Manager
Ezen Foundation / Japanese Gallery Angel
2 2022 - Current
- Organised exhibition on the theme of Kimono with Museum of East Asian Art in Bath (starts July 2024)
- Curated and organised exhibition around series of Meiji prints, with ca.6.7K visitors (April-November 2023).
- Conducted research and content creation for exhibitions on the theme of kimono.
- Delivered talks around Foundation's exhibitions.
- Produced digital content for online media, resulting in progression of Instagram followers from 4K to 43K.
- Obtained 3 funding grants from charities for exhibition projects.
Private Sales Associate
Sulger-Buel Gallery
11.2022 - 11.2023
- Sales development, engaged with existing and potential clients in order to generate sales, including gallery visits and mailings.
- Took over artists liaison and communications tasks, creating online content around gallery artists, exhibitions and artwork.
- Led projects around gallery's online presence, including setting up of web portal on Artnet and curating of online exhibition.
- Conducted a due diligence project around top clients.
Finance Director UK, Ireland, Nordics
Remy Cointreau UK
09.2017 - 01.2020
- Right-arm man to Managing Director, member of Management Committee, in charge of finance, supply chain and human resources.
- Coordinated expansion of luxury cognac sales, including finance and legal aspects of strategic opening of Louis XIII boutique at Harrods.
- Built customer-oriented culture within back-office departments to provide best-in-class support to sales and marketing teams.
- Led recruitment and hiring process for numerous new employees required by business growth and organisation changes.
Finance Director Asia-Pacific
Remy Cointreau Asia-Pacific
06.2015 - 09.2017
- Set up new business unit covering Asia-Pacific, implementing centralized financial processes.
- Coordinated finance organisation change in key Chinese entity.
- Led two major tax optimization projects.
Financial Planning & Controlling Director
Remy Cointreau Travel Retail
01.2009 - 05.2015
- Built new global Travel Retail business unit based in Singapore.
- Set up best-in-class commercial finance team acting in support to sales and marketing units.
- Established efficient communication channels with teams across the globe.
Education
Japanese Language Short Course -
King's College
London 10.2022 - Current
Master of Arts - Art History And Archeology of East Asia
SOAS, University of London
10.2020 - 11.2022
Certificate - Art Market Economics
Christie's Education
London 04.2020 - 05.2020
Certificate - Chinese Art History
SOAS, University of London
01.2020 - 04.2020
Certificate: Islamic Art History
SOAS, University of London
04.2019 - 07.2019
Master - International Business Management
Sciences-Po
ParisSkills
East Asian art history, with expertise in Japanese art
Interest in contemporary African art
Project management & Change management
Sales and client management
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Team and Human Resources management
Excellent organisation skills
Finance
Affiliations
Japan Society, London
Oriental Ceramics Society, London
Royal Asiatic Society, London
Society for Japanese Art, Leiden
Software
Interests
Collecting Japanese prints
Yoga
Timeline
Private Sales Associate
Sulger-Buel Gallery
11.2022 - 11.2023
Japanese Language Short Course -
King's College
10.2022 - Current
Master of Arts - Art History And Archeology of East Asia
SOAS, University of London
10.2020 - 11.2022
Certificate - Art Market Economics
Christie's Education
04.2020 - 05.2020
Certificate - Chinese Art History
SOAS, University of London
01.2020 - 04.2020
Certificate: Islamic Art History
SOAS, University of London
04.2019 - 07.2019
Finance Director UK, Ireland, Nordics
Remy Cointreau UK
09.2017 - 01.2020
Finance Director Asia-Pacific
Remy Cointreau Asia-Pacific
06.2015 - 09.2017
Financial Planning & Controlling Director
Remy Cointreau Travel Retail
01.2009 - 05.2015
Development Manager
Ezen Foundation / Japanese Gallery Angel
2 2022 - Current
Master - International Business Management
Sciences-Po
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