Who we are - Art Central Hong Kong

TIM ETCHELLS
CO-FOUNDER

Tim co-founded ART HK – the Hong Kong International Art Fair in 2008 ART HK quickly became a major fixture of the international art world, and in 2011 Art Basel acquired a majority stake in the Fair. More recently, furthering his interest in emerging art trends and markets, Tim  founded Art13 London, and launched Sydney Contemporary in 2013.

SANDY ANGUS
CO-FOUNDER

Sandy is Chairman of Angus Montgomery Ltd and was a co-founder of ART HK. Sandy is a Director of India Art Fair, and in 2013 co-founded ArtInternational, Istanbul’s newest art fair, as well as co–founding Art13 London. 2014 has seen the founding of Photo Shanghai, the first international art fair dedicated to photography in Asia-Pacific.

WILL RAMSAY
CO-FOUNDER

Will is the founder of the PULSE Art Fairs which are staged annually in New York and Miami.  He was a co–founder of ART HK and is a director of India Art Fair.  Will is also founder of the Affordable Art Fairs, which are staged in a variety of cities across the world.

CHARLES ROSS
MANAGING DIRECTOR

Charles was Managing Director of ART HK since the fair’s inception in 2007 and was solely responsible for developing the fair’s successful marketing and sponsorship initiatives. He played a pivotal role in ART HK’s collaboration with Art Basel, and was Managing Director of Art13 London since its inception.

SHUYIN YANG
FAIR DIRECTOR

Shuyin started her career in art at Christie’s auction house, working in London, Singapore and Hong Kong for over six years and contributing world record prices for Southeast Asian art. She then joined a contemporary art gallery as a director of the Singapore space, helping to develop their gallery program and art fair strategy. 

ROSIE LAMB
SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER

Rosie’s background degree was in Art History. Her first experience of an art fair was working as an Operations Assistant on the first Sydney Contemporary in 2013. Since then she relocated to London where she has worked across a variety of industries with different events. This includes three art fairs in London. She is now the Operations Manager for Art Central.

ELIZA SANGSTER
JUNIOR OPERATIONS MANAGER

Eliza has been in the events industry for the previous 5 years, working on a large range of Exhibitions to parties within various industries globally. With her love of Art at core with a Business Management degree, she is passionate about creating a successful unstoppable Fair for 2019. With 2 years experience working on Sydney Contemporary and multiple events’s over the years, she is now the Operations Manager for Art Central.

EMMA BATTAGLENE
MARKETING MANAGER

Emma began her career working in Melbourne’s art scene before relocating to Singapore in 2014 to lead the operations for an international gallery. In this role she contributed to projects and exhibitions including collaborations with international museums, art fairs and cultural organisations. She joins Art Central in 2018, and holds a Masters Degree in Arts Management and a Bachelor of Fine art.

JOYCE NG
VIP RELATIONS MANAGER

KATY LI
FAIR COORDINATOR

Possessing a background in design, Katy began applying her passion towards art by working in an art gallery. She later joined an exhibition design project as a project assistant in order to play an administrative role in the arts and design industry. Katy is currently devoting her full attention to Art Central as its Fair Coordinator.