Sadie Coles

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Sadie Coles
OBE
Born
Sadie Judith Coles

February 1963 (age 60)
UK
Alma mater Middlesex University
Occupation(s)art dealer and the owner of Sadie Coles HQ
Spouse(s) Juergen Teller
(2003-2018, 1 child)
Children1

Sadie Judith Coles OBE (born February 1963) is a British art dealer. She is the owner of Sadie Coles HQ, a contemporary art gallery in London, that has been at the forefront of the Young British Artists movement.

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Early life

Coles was born in February 1963. [1] She studied at Middlesex University in the early 1980s and received a degree in art history and film studies. [2]

Career

Coles spent six years working for Anthony d'Offay, before opening her own gallery, Sadie Coles HQ in 1997. [2]

In 2003, Coles served on the selection committee for the first edition of Frieze Art Fair. [3]

In 2014, The Guardian named her in their "Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world". [4]

Coles was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to art. [5]

Personal life

Coles is divorced from German fashion photographer Juergen Teller, [6] with whom she has one child. [7]

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References

  1. "Sadie Coles HQ Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 Rawsthorn, Alice (12 October 2006). "Space women". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. Louisa Buck and Georgina Adam (1 October 2003), London aims to step into the big league  The Art Newspaper .
  4. Farago, Jason (8 May 2014). "Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B11.
  6. Fisher, Alice (28 October 2018). "Juergen Teller: 'People say they're intimidated by me. I've no idea why'". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. Frankel, Susannah (30 June 2009). "Juergen Teller: Fashion's provocative photographer reveals all". The Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2014.