GRAHAM STEELE TO JOIN HAUSER WIRTH & SCHIMMEL LOS ANGELES

Hauser & Wirth announced today that Graham Steele will join the gallery as senior director at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel next month. Based in Los Angeles, Steele will lead the sales team with a focus on both primary and secondary market sales, build new client relationships and work with Hauser & Wirth’s artists to manage their global presence. He will also have responsibility for developing and curating site-specific projects and exhibitions.

Steele earned his masters in art history at University College London, and began his career working in client services for Sotheby’s. He was with White Cube since 2006, most recently as the senior director of White Cube in Asia where he was responsible for launching their Hong Kong space.

Hauser Wirth & Schimmel is due to open in a 100,000-square-foot former flour mill complex in downtown Los Angeles in January 2016 under the direction of partner and vice president Paul Schimmel, the former chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.