In a Nashville home boasting mid-century interior architecture with all the right angles, New York City–based Damon List added showstopping furnishings with curves in all the right places…
Look Art + Design Luncheon // April 2024
Fairfield County LOOK in partnership with PURE Insurance and presented by Farrow & Ball threw an Art + Interior Design Luncheon to launch renowned interior designer, Philip Gorrivan‘s book, Authentic Interiors, Rooms that Tell Stories. The luncheon was held at The Barn @Downing Yudain, an art gallery owned by art consultants and co-hosts of the event, Lily Downing and David Yudain. An entertaining panel discussion was moderated by Julie Grace Burke of Compass real estate and included Lily Downing, Kate Bellin founder of Kate Bellin Contemporary, art consultancy, and Philip Gorrivan. The group chatted animatedly about incorporating art in your home design. Nikki Glekas provided the delicious box lunches.
Architectural Digest // September 2022
Kate Bellin Contemporary sourced art for a stunning, 8,000-acre Southampton home designed by Jenny Vorhoff with Studio Riga and Nina Cook John. Click the link above for more details
LUXE Interiors + Design // July 2021
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN: This Plush Amagansett Family Home Defies Stylistic Boundaries
“In the living areas, leathers, wool bouclés and kilims soften clean-lined furnishings that occasionally lean modern. “Amagansett has this fresh, modern vibe about it—more so than the other hamlets in the Hamptons—which we tried to honor,” McNellis says. “Take that vintage travertine coffee table in the living room: It lends a bit more of a cool factor to the space.” As do architectural lighting fixtures—which “break up the white oak ceiling planes,” Litman says—and colorful modern art, including the living room’s groovy collage by Texas artist Kelly O’Connor. “We wanted something more fun and less suggestive that this is a serious room,” the husband says. “It’s a piece that lets people know this is a home where they can let their guard down.”
The River Club // April 2022
Let’s Talk Art: Lunch and Discussion with Art Advisors Kate Bellin and Jessica Arb Danial
Kate was joined by Jessica Danial, a friend and fellow consultant, at the River Club, where she spoke to their Art Committee and other friends about all things art world. Kate’s friend and news anchor/on-air media trainer Gigi Stone Woods moderated the funny and wide-ranging conversation, which covered everything from local gallery recommendations to the longevity (or not) of NFTs.
NYFA Newsletter // February 2022
NYFA DONOR NEWSLETTER - KATE BELLIN
“Kate Bellin has been a friend of NYFA's since 2016 and we are grateful to count her among these dedicated donors. She has also worked on projects relating to our Immigrant Artist Program, including curating our 2017 Immigrant Artist Program Benefit Exhibition. We recently sat down with Bellin to learn more about her career as an art consultant, her relationship with NYFA, and why philanthropy is important to her.”
Chatham Hall // November 2021
“The Stuart Collection, an art collection… was a gift of Trustee Robin Peake Stuart ’69. It includes photography, drawings, paintings, and multimedia works of more than two dozen artists from around the world. The works were acquired and curated through Kate Bellin Contemporary, New York. With an eye towards subjects that would resonate especially with the Chatham Hall community, Stuart and Bellin selected works ranging from the pure abstract, to portraits of women and girls, a pin oak and summer reading, horses and dogs, swimmers, potters and dancers, and current events. For example, a purple and gold beaded collar worn by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg during oral arguments before the pandemic, a portrait of Greta Thurnberg, and Friends, a charming William Wegman photo of two Weimaraners, are among the pieces on display in the Large Drawing Room. The Sunflowers Quilting Bee at Arles by Faith Ringgold depicting significant women in African American history is displayed in the hallway of Pruden.”
Architectural Digest // November 2021
“Isabella Stewart Gardner was the original Boston patron of the arts. Occupying a Venetian Gothic Revival building defined by its dramatic palazzo courtyard, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is still the beating heart of the city’s art scene, even nearly a century after its founder’s death. The home remained in the hands of the Gardner family from Mrs. Gardner’s death in 1924 until it was sold directly to a young Boston family of five in 2011. By then it was deeply in need of a comprehensive renovation.”
“In the husband’s office, she added an edgy, sculptural light fixture and flat Roman shades in a tonal pattern, and swathed the walls in a Pollack heathered flannel. Four angular purple chairs accompany a bespoke backgammon table by Linley (the husband and son are both big table gamers), while an untitled work by Austrian artist Svenja Deininger riffs off the home’s exterior columns.”
Svenja Deininger
Architectural Digest // June 2019
AD100 Carrier and Company Crafts a Family Home in Brooklyn for Sylvana Durrett
Honored to work with AD100 Carrier and Co. on this beautiful Brooklyn townhome. Sylvana and Adam Durrett exude style and chic; and they had a clear idea about what would compliment their existing art best, which made the process a joy. They put the same depth of knowledge into their interiors as they did into their particular combination of photography, works on paper, and paintings.
Forbes // May 2019
The Four Best Things to See at Frieze New York
"This year’s Frieze seemed absent the thematic fog of political outrage that hung over last year’s fair, and that, coupled with the absence of 2018’s heat wave, made the endless corridors feel really inviting," says Kate Bellin of art advisory firm Kate Bellin Contemporary. "This space—both literal and metaphoric—allowed me to focus on how craft-driven much of the art felt. Everyone’s making ceramics, textiles…and so much of the work had a straight-from-the-studio feel." Here are some of the insiders' must-see works on display.
Read more about what Frieze New York had to offer.
Medium // November 2017
Studio Visits by Way of Instagram - It's Where the Excitement Is
Alumnus Kate Bellin (Christie’s Education New York, M.A. Modern and Contemporary Art and the Market, Valedictorian, 2009) on her route to success.
I knew shortly after entering the Christie’s Master’s program that I wanted start an art consulting company at some point, matching clients with artists. How I would get to that point, I wasn’t sure. As the program wound down, I called upon a mentor, Michael Findlay, who gave me an internship at Acquavella Galleries, and then allowed me the opportunity to work on the Robert and Ethel Scull show at the gallery, after my official duties ended. As the curator’s assistant, I sourced works and interacted with artists, skills that serve me well still today. Through a posting at Christie’s, I then accepted a job working on the Jasper Johns Catalogue Raisonne of Paintings and Sculpture, where I contributed about three years of research, all the while developing relationships with galleries and artists and getting to know the art scene in New York intimately.
As I was finally working on a website and printing business cards for Kate Bellin Contemporary, I found out I was pregnant and — while initially worried that I wouldn’t have time to work after the baby was born — soon found that little Lucky opened up a whole new client base for me, “mom friends”! My business at first was all word-of-mouth, and friends of friends still form the bulk of my clientele, though it’s been significantly expanded since I began working with designers and engaging with social media. Most recently, I’ve focused on finding very emerging artists by doing a ton of studio visits — often arranged through Instagram or over email. That’s where the excitement is.
Houzz // July 2017
MEET ART EXPERT KATE BELLIN
Kate Bellin founded her namesake art consultation firm in 2011 to curate growing collections and connect up-and-coming artists with buyers. The New York and Houston-based consultant, who boasts an M.A. from Christie's and a stint at Harper's Bazaar, brings a discerning editor's eye when it comes to acquiring the right works for clients and their spaces, cultivating collections that feel right at home. She shared with us her favorite Viyet pieces and what makes them special to her.
Viyet // July 2017
New York Foundation for the Arts // April 2017
IMMIGRANT ARTIST PROGRAM BENEFIT EXHIBITION
Curated by Kate Bellin
The exhibition ran from March 14 – April 7, 2017 at New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) with the goal of raising awareness and funds for New York Foundation for the Arts’ Immigrant Artist Program (IAP).
Kate said, “When I started Kate Bellin Contemporary 6 years ago, one of my main objectives was to serve as a creative conduit between New York based collectors and New York based artists. That sense of local connection has generated within me a sense of responsibility to the programs that sustain the wonderful artists in our city.
A few weeks ago, Robin Pogrebin wrote in The New York Times that this is ‘a time of uncertainty for immigrant artists.’ That observation stuck with me – and it inspired me to revisit NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Program, which helps to build and serve precisely this diverse community. The fantastic IAP acts as the antidote to artists' insecurity, building a sense of confidence that their good work will be seen and that their practice will be supported.”
Participating artists: Priscila De Carvalho, Ye-seul Choi, Helen Dennis, Alessandra Exposito, Rosemarie Fiore, Hiroyuki Hamada, Chemin Hsiao, Kenro Izu, Jen Mazza, Maia Cruz Palileo, Natalia Primo, Maria Providencia Casanovas, Marco Scozzaro, Miryana Todorova, Denise Treizman, and Shihori Yamamoto.
The Immigrant Artist Program provides professional resources to immigrant artists working in the New York City metropolitan area, helping them navigate the cultural world of New York City and beyond while upholding their distinct identities. IAP supports artists through the free, monthly Con Edison Immigrant Artist Newsletter; IAP Directory; and the Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program that offers individual guidance, access to professionals, and peer community. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the program has served 200 mentees and has an engaged community of more than 300 alumni. For more information, visit www.nyfa.org.
Domino // January 2017
HOW TO CREATE A GALLERY WALL IN A TINY APARTMENT
Gallery walls should be very personal and always in progress. For this reason, art consultant Kate Bellin of Kate Bellin Contemporary prefers to have them in the more private spaces of one’s home like bedrooms, stairways, hallways, and bathrooms....
“Just before my first little boy, Lucky, was born, a funny thing happened,” says art consultant Kate Bellin. “I felt myself drawn to tiny art. Visiting galleries or fairs, I’d end up with a little drawing or a small canvas, and now after five years it’s turned into a wall full of treasured pieces that reminds us of happy times. Lucky has even started to become involved as well; for every Christmas he asks for a Matchbox car drawing from Kate Schelter, whom he now knows by name. He likes for the car paintings to be hung low, so he can see them, and close together, like a race car team.”
Modern Luxury // July + August 2015
THE MOTHER LOAD
When friends Mia Brous, Kerri Goldfarb and Louise Marsh decided it was time to pool their interior design backgrounds and parenting passions, Madre, their swank boutique for high-end children's gifts and interiors, was born. Housed in the superhot Lovers Lane bungalows (near Cabana), precious finds like monogrammed cosmetic and seersucker bags ($30 to $50), custom headboards (in the happiest fabrics, from $875) and original watercolors sourced by Kate Bellin Contemporary in NY ($550 to $1,250) punctuate the bright yet soothing space.
House Beautiful // April 21, 2015
INSIDE A NEW YORK STYLE BLOGGER'S DREAM FIRST APARTMENT
Kate Bellin Contemporary’s collaboration with Nina Carbone at Christina Murphy Interiors is featured in House Beautiful's article on blogger Sarah Rose's dream apartment. "In the entry, stools covered in a purple velvet, Romo's Zola, next to heirloom chairs covered in Designers Guild's Varese make for an unexpected combination of colors that grabs attention right away."
Bungalow // Spring 2015
THE COOL KIDS
"Two Dallas shops team up to create a decor and dress boutique that specializes in little ones.... Just behind the coral door hangs a mood board with designer fabrics, symbolic of trio's affection for color. "We love color, whether it is a pale palette of lavenders, greens and blues, or just a bold one with pieces mixed in," says Goldfarb. You won't find cliche nursery themes here, the shop has lighting from Coleen & Company, Madeline Weinrib durries, Stray Dog Designs and Vibrant Oomph furniture and an abundances of gifts for all ages. MADRE represents Sister Parish wallpaper and fabric, original watercolors by Caitlin McCauley and Kate Schelter and MADRE upholstery collection."
Architectural Digest // April 9, 2015
A CHARMING CHILDREN’S FURNISHINGS SHOP OPENS IN DALLAS
Kate Bellin Contemporary is proud to have Madre, a chic new kids' store in Dallas, featured in Architectural Digest. As art consultant, KBC has secured pieces from artists such as Kate Schelter, Caitlin McGauley, and Gray Malin. "Dallas has a chic new source for all things kids, thanks to Madre, which opened in the city last month. Founders Mia Brous, Kerri Goldfarb, and Louise Marsh set out to create a shop featuring their favorite items, from Madeline Weinrib dhurries to children’s totes. Since all three partners are mothers, they realized the importance of carrying pieces that could easily transition from nursery to playroom to guest room."
Luxe magazine // Spring 2015
Kate Bellin Contemporary’s collaboration with designer Allison Hennessey, on a chic Upper East Side apartment, yielded a sumptuous dining area. Teal grasscloth, green velvet chairs and a sublime Sharon Horvath artwork to anchor the room.
