Jamie Stagnitta, Principal
Over the past decade, Jamie has created large scale international art collections for the luxury hospitality industry, including 5-star-hotels, restaurants, retail and private collections. He has developed art projects from concept to completion for international design firms, including Yabu Pushelberg. Combining his artistic sensibility with an understanding of project management and interior design programming, Jamie’s clients include: W Hotel in Taipei and Guangzhou; Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto; Four Seasons Golf Club, Dubai; St Regis Hotel and Residences Bal Harbour, Miami; St Regis Museum Hotel, San Francisco; Waldorf Astoria, Beijing; MGM Grand Emerald Tower Hotel, Las Vegas; Sofitel Hotel, Los Angeles and multiple luxury condominium collections for the Related Group in Miami. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture and graphic design, as well as post-graduate studies in project management and multimedia design.
Francisco Alvarez, Principal
Francisco has extensive professional experience in the arts and culture sector. As Director of the Institute for Contemporary Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum, he produced more than 25 exhibitions and associated public programs and publications. Projects Include: Edward Burtynsky: Oil, El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa, Shanghai Kaleidoscope, David Hockney’s Fresh Flowers, Vanity Fair Portraits, Bollywood Cinema Showcards, Observance and Memorial: Photographs from S-21 Cambodia, and Housepaint Phase 2: Shelter. With a thorough knowledge of arts management and communications, he has solid expertise in international contemporary art, museums, non-profit and commercial galleries and artists. Holding Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Business Administration degrees, Francisco serves on several Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards, including Toronto’s Nuit Blanche.
Nik Manojlovich, Design and Accessories Consultant
Nik is one of Canada’s most sought-after experts in entertaining, event planning and lifestyle management. He’s also the much-loved host, writer and co-creator of Savoir Faire, the hit television series that shows viewers how to entertain and live their lives with elegance and ease. Nik’s keen attention to detail and his ability to imagine how spaces can best function at their full potential make him the perfect person to lead Mr. Pink’s Design and Accessories Department.
Dale Barrett, Art Consultant and Graphic Designer
Dale has been an accomplished curator in the Canadian public art gallery and museum sector for over 30 years. He has held positions at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Oakville Galleries, Inter/Access: Electronic Media Art Centre, The Craft Gallery, Ontario Crafts Council, Prime Gallery, Toronto, and John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto. Dale has curated exhibitions and produced catalogues for notable Canadian and international artists. Dale is also a graphic designer, developing identity programs, marketing materials and publications for art galleries, museums, arts organizations and cultural institutions for over 20 years. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from Asbury University, Lexington, Kentucky.
Andrea Carson Barker, Art Consultant, Writer, Social Media
Andrea is an expert in contemporary art and architecture and the founder & publisher of one of Canada’s most widely read culture blogs, VoCA. A founding curator of the daily online art auction Artbomb, she is a writer who works with cultural organizations on strategic profile building & social media implementation. In addition to blogging for the Huffington Post, as an art critic Andrea writes for publications including Azure, ARTnews, Art Review, DesignLines, the Globe and Mail, Quill & Quire and Toronto Life. Andrea sits on the City of Toronto Public Art Commission. She promotes art, architecture & design on Facebook & Twitter.