Ali Güreli is an entrepreneur, cultural leader and founder and chairman of Contemporary Istanbul, one of the region’s leading contemporary art fairs. For over two decades, he has championed Istanbul as a global hub for artistic exchange, bringing together artists, institutions, collectors and international audiences. Working at the intersection of art, culture and urban development, Güreli brings valuable insight into the role of creativity in fostering dialogue, shaping cultural identity and building connections across borders.
Anders Petterson is the founder and CEO of ArtTactic Ltd, a London-based art market research and analysis company established in 2001. A pioneer in using crowd-sourcing techniques to gather art market intelligence, ArtTactic publishes global reports in collaboration with partners including Deloitte, Hiscox, Mishcon de Reya, Sophie Macpherson SML, and Sotheby’s. Anders regularly lectures on art market topics at Sotheby’s Institute, Christie’s Education, and ESA Beirut, and served as a founding board member of PAIAM from 2011 to 2021.
Chimere Cissé is an art collector and founder with over a decade of experience in the cultural sector. She launched ArtKōrero in 2021 to connect commercial engagement with the arts and recently founded STELLA Alliance to increase the visibility of women art collectors. Previously, she represented the United Nations International Trade Centre and held senior roles at Burberry, Hearst UK, Harper’s Bazaar, and ELLE. Dedicated to philanthropy, she actively supports global charities including the British Council and Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation, where she is a long-standing committee chair.
Divya Sharma is a London-based British Indian textile artist and an alumna of the Royal College of Art, London. Her practice brings together myth, memory, and the cultural world of her mother tongue, Tamil. She was recently awarded the Visual Artists Association International Scholarship Award for 2025. She has conceived and curated five shows as founder of The Neulinge Collective and the Post-Colonials Collective. She is also the founder and host of the ARTiculate podcast and broadcasts on Apple Podcasts.
Dr. Shwetal Patel is a writer and researcher working at the intersection of contemporary visual art, exhibition-making, and development studies. A founding member of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, he played a key role in launching the initiative and building its international partnerships. He holds a practice-based PhD from the Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, and lectures internationally at institutions such as the Zürich University of the Arts, the Royal College of Art, and the University of Exeter. He also serves as trustee for the Milton Keynes Museum, Coventry Biennial, and the Kakar Centre of Psychoanalysis & Culture.
Jeffrey Boloten is Director of Art Business and Enterprise Programmes at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London. He co-founded and serves as Managing Director of ArtInsight Ltd., the educational partner of art market research firm ArtTactic. With a background in law, publishing (including Penguin Books), and institutional roles at the Tate and a London art college, Jeffrey is a frequent speaker on the global art, photography, and art investment markets. He also co-directs Sotheby’s Enterprise Studio and is a founding member of PAIAM (Professional Advisors to the International Art Market).
Leo Crane is a producer, artist and educator with over 25 years of experience across physical and digital creative industries. He has founded three creative studios and in 2024, established the AI Film Academy, focusing on innovation in contemporary moving image practice. He leads courses in art and art business at Sotheby’s Institute of Art and serves on the board of Animate Projects. His artistic practice spans animated film, figurative painting and experimental digital works, and his work has been widely exhibited, screened and awarded internationally. He is currently producing his debut feature film The Masterpiece of Tamagata, and is the author of Contemporary Figures in Watercolour (2021).
Mark Davy is the founder of Futurecity, a multidisciplinary agency dedicated to culture-driven placemaking. He has led private sector investment in major art projects including the Crossrail Culture Line, the Illuminated River Project, and the cultural strategy for Wembley Park. Mark is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and contributes to several boards and panels, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Advisory Panel, Hypha Studios, the Land Economic Society, the NLA Expert Panel for Culture, and the National Trust Regional Advisory Group.
Marta Orsola Sironi is a curator and critic based between Milan and London. She is co-founder and curator of MEGA Art Fair, which reimagines the art fair as an immersive, curated experience activating regenerated urban spaces with exhibitions, performances, talks, and music. Together with Mauro Mattei, she co-directs BeAdvisors Art Department, producing curated shows, cultural events, and collectors’ programmes across international art calendars. Her research focuses on decolonial feminism, identity, language, and memory, with a strong interest in urban space as a site of resistance.
Nicole Schoeni is an art dealer, collector, patron, and founder of Schoeni Projects. Previously, Nicole was the director of Schoeni Art Gallery, one of Asia's most influential art venues. Nicole has since curated the Hong Kong section of the China 8 exhibition and has consulted on arts projects such as for the Grand Lisboa Palace in Macau. She is an active patron of numerous foundations, is on the advisory team for Arts for Good Foundation, and sits on the Board of Directors of Asian Art in London.
Portuguese visual artist Paulo Arraiano explores the intersections of art, culture, nature, and technology through a multidisciplinary practice. He is co-founder of Re_Act Contemporary, an international art laboratory and residency programme based in the Azores that fosters dialogue between artists, researchers, and communities around pressing ecological, social, and cultural issues. Arraiano offers a distinctive perspective on the role of art in shaping how we understand and engage with a rapidly changing world. Portfolio
Rena Neville is Director of Corinth Consulting Ltd and Head of FCS Compliance Art Division. With over 30 years at Sotheby’s, she was the company’s first Global Compliance Director and previously served as European General Counsel and Global Head of Litigation. Today, she advises the art market on anti-money laundering compliance and is a frequent speaker on the subject, including recent talks at Harvard Law School and the Art Business Conference in Maastricht during TEFAF.
Roxane Zand is a Harvard and Oxford educated specialist in Middle Eastern art and culture. After three years at UNESCO and roles at the Iran Heritage Foundation and Asia House, she joined Sotheby’s in 2006 as Director for the Middle East and Gulf, rising to Deputy Chairman and Senior Director, before stepping down in 2020 to lead her own art advisory consultancy. She continues to serve as Arts Editor for the Encyclopaedia Islamica, advises through the Pictet Art Prize Advisory Council, and has authored several publications, including Geometry and Art: In the Modern Middle East.
Sigrid Kirk is a curator, adviser, and strategist who co-founded the Association of Women in the Arts (AWITA) in 2016. AWITA brings together women working across the arts sector through mentoring, collaboration, and a shared community. In addition, each year Kirk and her husband collaborate with Te Tuhi Gallery in Auckland to help fund an artist residency at Yorkshire Sculpture Park for Māori and Pacific Island artists. The couple are also patrons of Dundee Contemporary Arts,  Fruitmarket Gallery, Gasworks, Studio Voltaire, Iniva, and Goldsmiths CCA.
Sylwia Krason is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Contemporary Lynx Magazine, an international arts publication and organisation based in London. Since 2013, she has connected bold artistic voices with global audiences, with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe and emerging markets. She is also President of the Contemporary Lynx Foundation in Warsaw and regularly serves as a juror and panel moderator at major international art events, including Art Basel. Trained in art history and arts management in Kraków, Berlin, and London, she is currently based in Paris.
Ulrich Schrauth is a curator, artist, and creative director of UBS Digital Art Museum in Hamburg. Schrauth is also the founder of VRHAM! Biennale, shaping new ways of presenting and experiencing digital Art. Working between Hamburg and London, he also heads the Immersive Programme at the British Film Institute (BFI) and serves on the British Council’s Advisory Board for Arts and Creative Economy. In addition, he curates the digital section of Art Dubai, the premier international art fair for digital media. Ulrich is a jury member for prestigious awards such as the Lumen Prize and the Fedora Digital Art Prize, and is a regular speaker at major events including the Venice Biennale, SXSW, and the Cannes Film Festival. Portfolio

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Art Voyage Biennial is a new biennial concept set to premier in 2028. This event will be a global celebration of art, artists and the art world honouring innovation, creativity and artistic brilliance. 

Alongside the biennial, Art Voyage is developing a programme of exhibitions, artist mentorships, training initiatives, workshops, and cultural summits that support artistic growth, professional development, and international collaboration across the creative sector.

We believe that great art should not be limited to a single place. Therefore, we have developed an original nomadic structure, moving to a new location for each edition of the biennial rather than establishing a permanent base. Each edition of the biennial will be shaped by the local art scene, creating a fresh programme influenced by local artists and community needs.

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Symbolic Vault | VIP Panel Discussion & Artist and Curator-Led Tour
20 October 2026 · Istanbul

Join leading voices in contemporary art and academia for an engaging discussion on art, nature and technology. Then explore the exhibition with artist Ecem Dilan Köse and curator Tima Jam, hear the stories behind the works and experience the art from a new perspective.

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We’re delighted to announce that Art Voyage has received funding through Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants to support out Who Owns Culture Now? Curatorial Training Programme & Symposium in London. 

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Tima Jam moderated FOCUS Symposium

Moving Perspectives Across Cultures | FOCUS Art Fair
16 October 2026 · London

How do art and cultural narratives change as they move across borders?

Art Voyage Biennial founder and curator Tima Jam moderated an engaging symposium at FOCUS Art Fair, bringing together artist Laurel Holloman, curator Manmeet K. Walia and multidisciplinary artist Nedko Water.

 

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“To Move is to Bloom” (2025) — Vladimir Lalić

 In 2025 Art Voyage commissioned a sculpture from Serbian Artist Vladimir Lalic with the theme of “Migration” in conjunction with our Echoes of Migration Project. This sculpture uses symbols of movement and animal migration to discuss themes of displacement, migration and his Serbian Heritage.

“I imagined creatures emerging from water, pushing upward, changing form, evolving through movement. It’s a physical manifestation of migration. The title To Move, is to Bloom captures that: through movement comes growth” – Vladimir Lalić

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Echoes of Migration - Public Art

Showcase new sculptural works in the London Borough of Lewisham.

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Tapestry of Voices - Textile Exhibition
October 29, 2026 12:00 pm
A contemporary textile art exhibition exploring memory, identity and cultural heritage through the works of five artists.
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Who Owns Culture Now? - London Art Summit 2027
February 12, 2027 9:00 am
Art Voyage Biennial is proud to present its second annual summit: Who Owns Culture Now? bringing together 40+ international speakers for 10 dynamic panel discussions.
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Tapestry of Voices - Textile Workshops
October 19, 2026 12:00 am
A series of artist-led textile workshops exploring memory, identity, heritage and belonging through hands-on making, storytelling and creative connection.
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Symbolic Vault - Panel discussion & Curated Tour
October 20, 2026 4:00 pm
Go beyond Symbolic Vault exhibition with two special events - panel discussion and curated tour - during Istanbul’s September art season.
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Tapestry of Voices - The Project
October 29, 2026 12:00 pm
Tapestry of Voices is a major artist-led textile and sculptural programme exploring textile practices as a living archive of migration, memory, and cultural identity.
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The Magic Corner
April 10, 2027 12:00 pm
Magic Corner aims to refurbish and revitalise the playground at Manor House Gardens, to improve the experience for young families and the wider community.
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