Fundraising Auction Art Academy London 2024 - Timed

As part of the tour, Mel and Mervyn will discuss how to best build and curate an art collection.

Melanie Gerlis, an established art world journalist and commentator, is the art-market columnist for the Financial Times and was previously Art Market Editor for The Art Newspaper. Mel graduated from Cambridge University with a BA in English Literature, and from Sotheby’s Institute of Art with an MA in Art Business.

Mervyn has been an avid collector of contemporary art for over 20 years, with a particular focus on portraiture. His collection includes works from Sam Mckinniss, Matthew Stone, Ryan Mcginley, Stuart Sandford, Dale Lewis, Rhed, Eric Yahnker, Andrej Dubravsky, David Speed along with more established YBA art pieces.

Mervyn is a Trustee to the board of The Discerning Eye, an educational charity, established in the UK in 1990, to encourage a wider understanding and appreciation of the visual arts and to stimulate debate about the place and purpose of art in our society.