ABOUT the Special Recognition Jurors Suzanne Gray Michelle Nye Suzanne Gray is a partner in Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley, CA where she also resides. She has nearly a decade of experience in contemporary fine art, representing early and mid career artists. Along with her partner Donna Seager, she is recognized for her focus in materials based work including paintings, sculptures and artist books. She represents Seager Gray Gallery at international art fairs and is a member of the Marin Art Dealers Association and ArtTable. Suzanne has juried numerous art exhibitions in the Bay Area. Michelle Nye manages programming at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery, an arm of SFMOMA dedicated to the support of a thriving local arts community. Michelle steers Gallery operations, manages the art sales and rentals program, organizes events, and sources artwork from the vast network of contemporary Bay Area artists. During her 16 years at SFMOMA Artists Gallery she has developed relationships with hundreds of artists and collectors by placing the best of local art in homes and offices throughout the region. A Bay Area native, she resides in Oakland and studied fine art and art history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, California College of the Arts, the Università di Bologna, Italia, and L’Academia degli Belli Arti di Bologna, Italia.
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