Working in Art

The essential guide for anyone looking to find a job in the professional art sector, or make a career change into the industry.

Ever been told that your plan to work in art is a pipe dream? Or that the art world is far too opaque and nepotistic to break into? This book breaks down the barriers that stop people approaching a career in art, and gives practical advice for a wide range of career paths.

Through in-depth interviews with curators, gallerists, conservators, content creators, journalists, auction house employees, and many more, Alexandra Steinacker-Clark provides a fascinating insight into what it means to work in art.

Includes interviews with:

Sally Tallant, President and Executive Director of the Queens Museum, New York

Maria Rita Cerilli, Communications Manager at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

Elsy Lahner, Curator for Contemporary Art at the Albertina Museum, Vienna

Mikei Hall, Senior Art Handling Technician at Tate Britain, London

Thaddaeus Ropac, Gallerist

Bianca Bosker, Journalist and author of Get the Picture

Lisa Dennison, Chairman of Sotheby's, Americas

Alayo Akinkugbe, Author and creator of the Instagram account A Black History of Art

About the Author

Alexandra Steinacker-Clark is an American-Austrian art historian, curator, writer and podcaster living and working in London. Alexandra is the founder and host of the All About Art Podcast which, according to Spotify Wrapped 2022, was within the top 10% of most followed and most shared podcasts worldwide and it remains within the top 10% today. She is also the co-director of NXT GEN: AWITA x All About Art, a program designed to support early career arts professionals, a TEDx speaker, and serves on the Board of SALOON Network.

Alexandra has a BA in History of Art from University College London and an MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy from Goldsmiths University. She has previously worked as Gallery and Exhibitions Manager at Galerie Max Hetzler in London along with past positions at Skarstedt Gallery, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Shezad Dawood Studio, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, and Sotheby's Auction House.