Steven Sergiovanni
Visiting Assistant Professor
Biography
With over 20 years experience in the gallery world Steven was a former Director of Mixed Greens, a gallery established in the late 1990s to support emerging artists so they could gain a wider audience. Mixed Greens had a reputation as an approachable and inventive gallery where artists were given their first New York solo exhibitions. It was also a gallery who pioneered promoting artists online and in experimental spaces.
He was a founding member of The Remix, a project-based curatorial team established to exhibit the work of underrepresented artists. The Remix launched a 15 episode podcast series exploring the challenges of creating and sustaining a business and career in the visual arts.
Prior to Mixed Greens, Steven started his career at Jack Shainman Gallery and has since worked for several galleries including Charles Cowles, Holly Solomon and Andrea Rosen. He a career advisor at Sotheby’s Institute of Art (SIA) and a member of the New Art Dealer’s Alliance (NADA) and was the former Vice President of the Board of Directors for Visual AIDS, a Contemporary arts organization committed to HIV prevention and AIDS awareness. Lectures include Yale University, Brown, NYU, New York Academy of Art.
Education
B.A., Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX
M.A., New York University