Who we are

Alexandra Ray

Alexandra Ray, Director of Alexandra Ray Art Advisory, has been an art advisor, private art dealer and curator on the West Coast for 15 years now.  Alexandra Ray began dealing privately in art in London at the pinnacle of the exploding British Art scene in the late 90’s working with the YBA’s and placing them in several corporate and private collections. Having relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006, she set up her art advisory business on the West Coast, focusing primarily on Post War European and American Contemporary art for corporate and private residential collectors.She has curated numerous pop up shows showcasing many international emerging artists in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Additionally, she has worked with some of the most talented Interior designers and architects placing art in their client’s interiors and advising new collectors on expanding their art collections.

 

Alexandra gained a BA Honors Degree in Fine Art at Central St. Martin’s in London, England.  She currently serves as a member of San Francisco MOMA’S SECA (Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art) is a board member for StART Up Art fairs in L.A and San Francisco and the Headlands Center for the Arts, SF.  

 

 

Catherine Loewe

Catherine Loewe is a freelance curator and consultant based in the UK. After completing a degree in Art History at the University of East Anglia, Catherine worked at Christie’s, Waddington Galleries and Anthony d’Offay, liaising on gallery and institutional exhibitions for artists Bill Viola, Ellsworth Kelly, Howard Hodgkin, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter amongst others. She subsequently worked for art publishers Flash Art, Art + Auction and Ocula, before launching an independent agency developing a wide variety of projects, collections, commissions and exhibitions in collaboration with emerging to established artists. During the pandemic Catherine co-founded the digital platform Eye of the Huntress featuring a critically acclaimed exhibition highlighting women artists, Her Dark Materials, co-curated with Phillipa Adams. Recent exhibitions and texts with fully illustrated catalogues include: Tete a Tete, Sue Arrowsmith & Ian Davenport, Rob & Nick Carter, Charlotte & Philip Colbert, Rossella Fumasoni & Piero Pizzi Cannella, Emilia & Ilya Kabakov, Carolina Mazzolari & Conrad Shawcross, Annie Morris & Idris Khan, Shirin Neshat & Shoja Azari, with portraits by Maryam Eisler, Mucciaccia Gallery, Rome; Philip Colbert The House of the Lobster, National Archaeological Museum, Naples; Visions, Emma Talbot, Mucciaccia Projects, Rome (2024); Touching the Sky, Sola Olulode & Tiffanie Delune, Mucciaccia Projects, Rome; Philip Colbert The Lobster Empire Via Veneto/San Salvatore in Lauro, Rome (2023); When a Happy Thing Falls, Annie Morris, catalogue text, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, UK (2022); Erwin Wurm, Via Veneto inaugural Sculpture Project, Rome; Lothar Goetz façade commission for Arte in Nuvola, Rome; Colourspace, David Batchelor, Ian Davenport, Lothar Goetz, Jim Lambie, Annie Morris, Fiona Rae, Mucciaccia Gallery, Rome (2021); Richard Patterson & Ged Quinn, Rome, Mucciaccia Gallery, Rome (2018). Zak Ove, Rob & Nick Carter, De Buck Gallery, St Paul de Vence, France.

Catherine served on the committee for Kensington & Chelsea Art Festival, London in 2022. Specialising in Modern & Contemporary Art, Catherine has advised a number of private, public and corporate collections in areas including acquisitions, commissions, cultural programmes, philanthropic projects, museum exhibitions, education and events. She has served as a patron of Tate Modern, London and Modern Art Museum, Oxford.

Our Concept

Alexandra Ray and Catherine Loewe have partnered from both sides of the pond to bring you The Eye of the Huntress. With their combined years of experience in the art world and deep knowledge of post-war and contemporary art  market, these two ardent art lovers have combined their talents to launch a progressive, more immersive way for art collectors to view and buy art.

In addition, we also offer a seamless personalized service that includes shipping, insurance and installation from the gallery or studio, straight to your home.  We also work with clients to  source specific pieces or commission site-specific installations.

Why now?

Today’s buyer can be overwhelmed with art choices.  Our carefully selected artworks by sought after artists and   capsule collections save you trawling through hundreds of art world websites and newsletters. Our mantra is less is more and we believe in “edit, edit, edit “ for the discerning collector!  With many years  working with clients on the rewarding journey of creating  collections, we have developed a sense of what is  the ‘zeitgeist’  and we leverage this expertise and access to  assist  new and seasoned collectors  invest in distinctive pieces by notable artists and rising stars.