Reilly Clark

Founder at Passage Arts

Oceanside, CA, US

About

Stanford graduate making a life in the arts Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Passage Arts, a startup dedicated to cultivating the next generation of art lovers Passionate, driven and hard-working with strong academic credentials and meaningful work experience; dedicated to education and arts community, with a background in museums, conservation labs, university arts groups and even underwater archaeological sites Demonstrated interest in art collectors and collections building from experience in the Chairman's Office & Client Advisory at Christie's and at Heritage Auctions.

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Work experience

July 2020 – present
Passage Arts
Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Passage Arts is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of art lovers
January 2020 – March 2020
Heritage Auctions
Consignment Director, Fine & Decorative Art
October 2017 – October 2019
Stanford University
Founder & Co-President, Professional Art Society of Stanford
• Curating major art exhibitions, fundraising, writing grants and commissioning artists • Creating social and professional opportunities for Stanford arts students • Collaborating with museum directors, gallerists and arts administrators
June 2019 – September 2019
Keenlee
Art Advisor & Gallery Liaison
• Creating a transparent online platform for art advisors and art collectors • Liaising with fine art galleries in New York on behalf of Keenlee and Liaison Art • Developing the platform to be more accessible and user-friendly
April 2019 – June 2019
Stanford University
Artist Services, Stanford Live
• Supports artists performing at Bing Concert Hall and other campus venues • Assists with performance day logistics and contract management • Coordinates with the Stanford Live team
September 2018 – June 2019
Heritage Auctions
Neil Armstrong Family Collection
• Consulting on the sale of Neil Armstrong's personal collection and family estate • Assisting with previews as well as national and international media coverage • Assisting with catalogues, marketing and phone bidding
June 2018 – July 2018
Stanford University
Archaeologist, Marzamemi Maritime Heritage Project
• Excavating a Byzantine shipwreck near Marzamemi, Sicily • Registration, conservation and 3-D imaging of objects • Collaborating with a national heritage institution and a local museum
April 2018 – June 2018
Stanford University
Mixed Media Curator, Stanford University Archaeology Collections
• Rediscovering an Egyptian Collection studies original artifacts collected by the Stanford family and others around the turn of the 20th century • Rehabilitating these materials and associated records through research in museum archives, materials science inquiry and collections care as well as archaeological and art historical scholarship • Considering themes like memory and fantasy, colonialism and collecting, materiality, preservation and the politics of the past
October 2017 – June 2018
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University
Conservation Assistant, Art + Science Learning Lab
• Conducting scientific tests on ancient Egyptian mummy portraits, including wood sampling, UV fluorescence, infrared reflectography and X-radiography • Coordinating with major institutions like the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art and J. Paul Getty Museum • Advising on major exhibitions for Richard Diebenkorn and others
July 2016 – August 2016
Christie's
Intern, Chairman's Office & Client Advisory
• Researching potential clients in the San Francisco Bay Area, expanding local interest in art • Strengthening existing relationships with high-profile clients • Streamlining operations across specialist departments