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 is a UK-based cultural platform connecting artists, communities and cultural leaders across borders. Working locally and internationally, we create opportunities for artistic practice, cultural exchange and meaningful connections across cultures and disciplines.

Our Mission

Creating Opportunities Through Art

Our mission is to create a more open and connected cultural landscape where artists, communities and diverse perspectives can contribute to contemporary culture.

We support artistic development, encourage cultural exchange and widen participation in the arts, creating space for experimentation, dialogue and collaboration across cultures and disciplines.

As a migrant-led Community Interest Company (CIC), our perspective is shaped by movement, exchange and encounters between different histories and experiences. We believe culture is strengthened when more people have the opportunity not only to experience it, but to participate in shaping it.

What We Do
Breaking Boundaries, Building Community

Art Voyage develops programmes that connect artists, organisations and communities across borders through artistic practice, public engagement and international exchange. We present exhibitions, commissions, residencies and site-responsive projects that give artists opportunities to develop their practice and reach new audiences, alongside public art, workshops and participatory programmes that invite communities to engage with contemporary art through making, learning and shared experiences.

Our cultural summits, panels, talks and roundtables create space for dialogue, bringing together voices from across the cultural sector to exchange ideas and explore the questions shaping culture today. We also support artists and emerging cultural professionals through mentorship, training, practical experience and access to wider professional networks.

Why Art Voyage Exists

Artists and emerging cultural professionals continue to face significant barriers:

  • Limited access to opportunities, networks and professional development
  • Insufficient visibility and representation for emerging and underrepresented voices
  • Unequal access to resources needed to build sustainable creative careers

The cultural sector also faces wider challenges:

  • Barriers to access, participation and engagement
  • A need for greater diversity and representation
  • Funding pressures and long-term sustainability
  • Limited opportunities for exchange between artists, communities and cultural organisations
  • The need to respond to a rapidly changing cultural and technological landscape

Art Voyage exists to help bridge these gaps, creating opportunities, widening participation and
building connections across cultures, communities and borders. Through a collaborative and international approach, we support creative development, exchange and new perspectives.

How We Create Change

Our Work is Designed to Create lasting value for artists, communities and the wider cultural sector

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Artistic Opportunities & Development
We create pathways for artists and emerging cultural professionals to develop their practice, knowledge and networks. Through exhibitions, residencies, mentorship and professional opportunities, we connect creative talent with wider cultural networks and support longer-term artistic and professional development.

Cultural Exchange
Our nomadic and international approach connects artists, curators, cultural leaders and communities across borders. Through collaborations and international programmes, we create opportunities for different ideas, perspectives and creative practices to meet, encouraging exchange between local and global cultural contexts.

Community Participation
We create opportunities for communities to experience, contribute to and shape contemporary culture. Through participatory programmes, public art and creative engagement, we encourage meaningful involvement and bring different lived experiences and perspectives into the cultural conversation.

Dialogue & Learning
We create spaces for conversation, knowledge exchange and critical thinking. Through summits, panels, workshops and professional development, we bring different voices together to explore the questions shaping contemporary culture and share knowledge across the cultural sector.

Our Values

ARTISTIC FREEDOM

Supporting experimentation, interdisciplinary practice and the freedom to explore new ideas

INCLUSION

Creating space for diverse voices, experiences and perspectives within contemporary culture

EXCHANGE 

Building connections between artists, communities and cultures across geographic and cultural boundaries

PARTICIPATION

Enabling people to contribute to and shape culture, rather than simply experience it

COLLABORATION

Building relationships with artists, communities, organisations and partners that can grow beyond individual projects

The Global Vision of Art Voyage Biennial

As the Art Voyage Biennial continues to grow, we are excited to expand our presence across continents, bringing together diverse cultures, artists, and communities. Our future plans include hosting editions in vibrant cities known for their cultural heritage and emerging creative scenes. From London to Sharjah, Berlin to Hong Kong, and beyond, each location will offer unique dialogues between global and local artistic voices. These future editions aim to nurture creative exchange, support new talent, and continue our mission of making contemporary art accessible, inclusive, and impactful. 

Our Founding Director

Tima Jam

Tima Jam is an Iranian-British curator, art consultant, and cultural strategist dedicated to amplifying emerging and underrepresented voices in contemporary art. 

With more than two decades of experience and a background in Contemporary Art and Art Business, Tima has shaped the global art landscape through curatorial work, consultancy, mentorship, and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

As the founder of Blue Rhino Art, she has reimagined art consultancy. Through curatorial and advisory projects that span Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Tima has fostered impactful partnerships that transcend borders.

Her latest initiative, Art Voyage Biennial, is a community-interest company and nomadic platform that champions cross-cultural artistic exchange. Through exhibitions, public installations, digital experiences, and high-profile panels, Art Voyage brings together artists, thinkers, and cultural leaders to engage in critical dialogue and creative exploration.

Art Voyage is a new nomadic platform, committed to building a dynamic artistic ecosystem – a space where innovation flourishes, collaboration thrives, and every artist has the opportunity to grow and succeed.

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