ICRA Welcomes Matthew Stephenson to the Board

ICRA is delighted to welcome Matthew Stephenson to its Board.

Matthew Stephenson is a specialist in 20th-century and contemporary art with a particular interest in the art of Central and Eastern Europe. Previously he worked as Managing Director of Christie’s Russia and International Senior Director at PACE Gallery in London. Matthew is Chairman of The Photographers’ Gallery, London, an expert advisor to the Arts Council, England, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Czech Centre, London. In 2016, Matthew set up Stephenson art, specialising in representing artists’ estates and private collections. Stephenson art represents the estates of Alexander Archipenko, Anna Mahler and Daniela Vinopalová.

Matthew brings a wealth of experience to ICRA and will work on planning and delivering ICRA’s events programme including its Annual Conference which will be held on 5 December 2023 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.The theme for the conference will be ‘On Paper’.

Teresa Krasny, ICRA Chair, said:

We are thrilled to have Matthew bring his extensive professional and board experience to the benefit of ICRA. We greatly value his passion and commitment to this field and look forward to working together.