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VINCENT JANAS

ART MARKET ADVISOR // CULTURAL STRATEGIST // CREATIVE DIRECTOR


VGJ@VINCENTJANAS.COM
917.580.1901

ONE WALL STREET, PH3
NEW YORK, NY 10005


Art sales professional with extensive experience in commission-driven gallery environments. I work with first-time buyers, seasoned collectors, entertainment figures, prominent professionals, high-net-worth individuals, and a global clientele from diverse cultural backgrounds. 

I adapt my approach to each client, guide them through the acquisition process, and manage complex logistics with clarity. My experience includes production and fabrication workflows, framing options, shipping coordination, installation planning, and large-scale placements. I maintain a substantial long-term client list and am known for discretion, trust-building, and a high-touch advisory style.

Before entering the art world, I built a successful career as a Creative Director in New York’s fashion and beauty industries, collaborating with leading photographers, designers, and creative teams on campaigns around the world. I bring a dual academic background in graphic design, creative marketing, and art history/museum professions, which allows me to bridge visual strategy with an understanding of museum standards and curatorial practices. 

This combination strengthens my design sensibility, visual literacy, and ability to connect with creative, culturally attuned audiences—many of whom overlap with today’s emerging collector base.

I stay engaged with contemporary visual culture, including AI-assisted imagery, generative practices, transmedia work, and emerging phygital formats. I draw on these ideas when they offer clarity or context for collectors and am comfortable discussing process, materials, and conceptual frameworks. 

As a long-time Downtown New York resident, I understand the cultural ecosystems that influence younger buyers. I also manage automated e-commerce storefronts (Shopify, TikTok Shop, Instagram Shop), which gives me insight into digital-native acquisition patterns and how new audiences discover art and design.
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EDUCATION
BA, Art History + Museum Professions The Fashion Institute of Technology

AA, Graphic Design
The Fashion Institute of Technology

Creative Writing, Screenwriting

UCLA, Tulane




EMPLOYMENTLik Fine Art >> NYC
Art Advisor
2024–Present

JazzFest Gallery >> NYC
Founder & Director

2019–Present


Showplace Art + Auctions>> NYC
Sales & Marketing Director
2022–2024

Mattel // Barbie >> LA
Gobal Creative Director
2000–2018

Omnicom Group >> NYC
Creative Director
2000–2018

Publacis Groupe >> NYC
Associate Creative Director
2000–2018

Estée Lauder Companies >> NYC

Senior Art Director 
2000–2018

L’Oréal Group >> NYC

Art Director
2000–2018




ART SALES + ADVISORY:> Acquisitions
> Negotiation
> Global Clientele
> Crm




GALLERY 
OPERATIONS
> Installation
> Fabrication Workflows
> Framing
> Logistics




CREATIVE 
DIRECTION
> Visual Narrative
> Brand Identity
> Campaign Development




DIGITAL 
CULTURE
> AI Imagery
> Generative Art
> Phygital Formats




MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS
> Brand Messaging
> Copywriting
> Social Media Strategy
> Press Strategy
> Collector Communications                 



TECHNICAL 
TOOLS
> Artlogic
> Artsy
> Shopify
> Squarespace
> TikTok Shop
> Instagram Shop
> Adobe Creative Suite                 




AFFILIATIONS
> Whitney Museum Contemporaries
> New Museum · Rhizome
> Bright Moments DAO
> CryptoMondays NYC
> Perelman Performing Arts Center
> Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
> The Shed
> MoMA Contemporary Council
> Guggenheim Young Collectors Council
> International Center of Photography
> Rhizome ArtBase / Rhizome Community
> The Drawing Center
> ArtTable
> NYC Crit Club
> Creative Capital
> NEW INC
> AIPAD











rtlogic
> Artsy
> Shopify
> Squarespace
> TikTok Shop
> Instagram Shop
> Adobe Creative Suite                
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Last Updated 24.10.31
ART NEEDS A STORY.
MARKETS NEED STRATEGY.


VINCENT JANAS
ART MARKET ADVISOR // CULTURAL STRATAGIST // CREATIVE DIRECTOR




I WORK ACROSS THE ART MARKET AS AN ADVISOR AND SALES DIRECTOR. I HELP GALLERIES, ARTISTS, AND INSTITUTIONS BRING PROJECTS TO MARKET WITH CLARITY AND LONG-TERM VALUE.





HIGH-VALUE COLLECTOR
ADVISORY

Lik Fine Art
Art Advisor
NYC

Advising international collectors on acquisitions, commissions, and large-scale installations in a high-volume, commission-driven environment, managing projects from consultation through fabrication, delivery, and placement.




CORPORATE + INSTITUTIONAL PLACEMENTS
Client-Facing Projects
Art Advisor
NYC

Corporate and institutional art placement across offices, law firms, and residential contexts, including image selection, scale planning, framing systems, site coordination, and white-glove installation logistics.




PRIVATE SALES + COLLECTIBLE DESIGN ADVISORY
Showplace Art + Auction
Sales + Marketing Director
NYC

Private sales advisory across fine art, collectible design, and furniture, including research dossiers, comparables, and estate-level presentations in collaboration with designers and advisors.





GALLERY & CULTURAL BRAND DEVELOPMENT
JazzFest Gallery
Curator
NYC

Founding and operating an independent cultural brand, overseeing curatorial direction, edition strategy, production workflows, and e-commerce systems.




PRINT PRODUCTION +
EDITION STRATEGY

Archival Standards
Fabrication, Framing, Logistics
NYC

Archival print production, edition sizing, authentication, pricing strategy, and presentation for museum-grade materials and large-format fabrication across residential and institutional contexts.




CREATIVE DIRECTION +
GLOBAL BRAND CAMPAIGNS

Barbie
Creative Director
Los Angeles, CA

Fashion/Beauty/Luxury Creative leadership bridging global fashion and beauty campaigns with art-world positioning, translating visual culture and brand discipline into market-facing strategy.




CONTEMPORARY +
DIGITAL CULTURE


Generative Art
Emerging Formats
AI

Advising on contemporary digital culture, including generative and hybrid formats, through a market-literate lens focused on editions, collecting, and distribution.




CV
I am currently a Senior Art Consultant at Lik Fine Art in New York, working within a high-traffic, commission-driven environment serving an international clientele.

My role combines sales advisory with hands-on oversight of production, logistics, and installation. Previously, I served as Sales & Marketing Director at Showplace Art + Auctions and founded JazzFest Gallery, an independent art and design initiative. Earlier in my career, I worked as a Creative Director in fashion and beauty, leading international campaigns for global brands. 

I hold degrees in Art History & Museum Professions and Graphic Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New Yor, production workflows, and e-commerce systems.







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