Amelia Manderscheid
- Organisation
- Legacy Art Partners
- Biography
- Amelia served as Specialist and Global Head of eCommerce for Post-War & Contemporary Art at Christie’s in New York. She was Head of Sale for the Andy Warhol auctions, overseeing Christie’s multi-year partnership with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. While at Christie’s, Amelia earned her Master of Business Administration, with a concentration in Value Investing from Columbia Business School. After the success of Christie’s online sales, she also worked with David Zwirner Gallery on launching their Online Viewing Room and innovation projects. A highlight of her initial stint in New York was being the Auctioneer for the Trevor Project Gala honoring Ian McKellen. Most recently, she was Vice President and Senior Director of Contemporary Art at Bonhams in San Francisco. She led strategic development for the West Coast, quickly becoming the top revenue generator for the contemporary department in America. Amelia staged the highest-grossing exhibition in Bonhams’ history, The Medium is the Message: Women Artists in Contemporary Art at Bonhams Madison Avenue. She was selected to become a Bonhams auctioneer and continues to work with leading nonprofits as a charity auctioneer. She was a Founding Partner of the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco and on the Auction Committee for the Headlands Center for the Arts. Amelia is currently a Founding Partner at Legacy Art Partners, a full-service contemporary art advisory firm. Legacy Art Partners supports collectors throughout the entire collecting journey, offering services in sales strategy, acquisitions planning, and art market valuation and analysis. Amelia is a sought-after public speaker on art as an alternative asset class, particularly within the financial community. She is also an Accredited Member of the Appraisers Association of America, specializing in Postwar, Contemporary, and Emerging Art. Amelia chronicles the latest developments in the Contemporary Art Market and describes emerging technology trends in her podcast Art Breaker. She is an active participant in the New York Arts community, including MoMA’s Young Patrons Council and is a member of Women Moving Millions, the largest organization funding a more gender equal world.
Speaker on
Will technology ever disrupt the art market? A brief retrospective on innovation in the art world.
Session
10/16/2026
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14:15 - 14:25