Artsy (website)

Artsy
Genre
Founded2 March 2009 Edit this on Wikidata
FounderCarter Cleveland
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Key people
  • Mike Steib, CEO
  • Carter Cleveland, founder, and executive chairman
  • Sebastian Cwilich, co-founder and former president and COO
  • Devang Thakkar, former VP of Marketplace and Head of Auctions
  • Wendi Murdoch, co-founder and board director
  • Dasha Zhukova, co-founder and investor
Websitewww.artsy.net

Artsy, formally known as Art.sy Inc is a New York City based online art brokerage.[1] Its main business is developing and hosting website for numerous galleries as well as selling art for them.[2] It utilizes a search engine and database to draw connections and map relationships among works of art.[3]

The brokerage was founded by Carter Cleveland, a Princeton University computer science graduate.[4] It is currently led by Jeffrey Yin, who was appointed CEO in June 2024.[5]

  1. ^ Razumovskaya, Olga (July 18, 2017). "Artsy Draws $50 Million in Funding". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Online art marketplace Artsy raises $50M at $275M valuation to double down on auctions". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Chad Hanna, James. "The Power of Suggestion". www.blouinartinfo.com. BLOUINARTINFO. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  4. ^ Miller, M.H. (June 14, 2011). "Point, Click, Collect: Art.sy Brings the Art World Online… Again". START-UPS. The New York Observer. ISSN 1052-2948. LCCN sn88099997. OCLC 1010541123. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Cassady, Daniel (June 17, 2024). "Artsy CFO Jeffrey Yin Moves into Chief Executive Role". ARTnews.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.