Catherine Petitgas
Collector, Patron & Art Historian
Catherine Petitgas is a London-based collector, patron and art historian. She collects modern and contemporary art, mostly from Latin America. Catherine holds a Masters in the History of Modern Art from the Courtauld Institute, London. She is a Trustee of the Whitechapel Gallery, of Gasworks/Triangle Network and chairs the Franco-British initiate, Fluxus Art Projects. She is also a member of the Tate Latin American Acquisitions Committee, the Executive Committee of the Tate International Council, the Council of the Serpentine Gallery and the International Council of the Centre Pompidou. She was Executive Editor of 'Contemporary Art Brazil' (2012), 'Contemporary Art Mexico' (2014) both published by Thames and Hudson, and is currently working on 'Contemporary Art Colombia'. She curated 'Everything you are I am not', a selection of Latin American contemporary art from the Tiroche DeLeon Collection, Miami, December 2015.
Browse her favourites below, or watch her video here.
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"I find Flora and Sachie’s selection of artists truly impressive. They paint a portrait of Cuban society today in subtle brushstrokes, avoiding clichés and giving a voice to younger generations as well as more established artists. It has been hard to limit my choice to just five works! Many congratulations also for sharing some of the proceeds of the exhibition with Akokán, such an important gesture for the times we live in"
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Catherine's Top 5 Artworks:
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