Dr Ainslie Gatt

Ainslie is an art advisor, private curator, collection manager, and qualified appraiser based in Perth’s Western suburbs. With three decades of experience in the art business and postgraduate academic expertise in Australian and international contemporary art, her academic qualifications complement her career.

During her career, Ainslie has cultivated a significant artist and client database, developing and maintaining strong relationships and ensuring high-quality design and research outcomes for her clients. With Ainslie’s academic qualifications and her longevity in the fine arts, she has developed an extensive understanding of contemporary art and the business of art.

Ainslie is a board member of the Perth Art Foundation, a former committee Councillor and Vice President for the Friends of the Art Gallery of Western Australia and a former committee Councillor for the Alliance Française de Perth.

 

Education

Dr Ainslie Gatt earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Art History from The University of Western Australia (UWA). Her postgraduate credentials also include a Master of Curatorial Studies in Fine Arts by Research and a Graduate Certificate in Business, both also from UWA. At the undergraduate level, Dr Gatt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Culture from Curtin University, Bentley, and a Certificate in Museum Studies from Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley. Additionally, her studies include a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Cultural Studies at Curtin University, majoring in Performance and Film and Television.

Impartiality

AGAC is not bound to or by any specific art dealer, auction house or gallery. We solely represent our client’s interest in the market, providing a personalised, independent and impartial service. Ainslie works only in her clients’ best interests and does not have conflicting priorities.

Services

As an art acquisition advisor, Ainslie’s extensive knowledge of art helps guide your acquisition decisions seamlessly.

As an art valuer, Ainslie has been appraising artworks for over two decades. Ainslie employs ethical research procedures supported by in-depth industry knowledge to document, research and value extensive and modest collections for private and corporate clientele.

As your art collection manager, Ainslie comprehensively assesses your collection, including its identity and development, to offer strategic guidance on acquisitions, deaccessions, and short- and long-term planning.

As your art project manager, Ainslie provides a convenient one-stop access point to the fine arts. Speaking the language of the developer, planner, designer, architect, and artist, Ainslie works to collaborate, link and integrate. 

Engaged from the initial planning stage to ensure the artistic concepts fit precisely into their environments, enabling Ainslie to deliver a distinctive sense of place with signature art and design features; cost-effectiveness, amenity & safety, and a unique spatial vitality that will captivate intrigue and beautify.

Ainslie assists in developing small to large-scale art projects and engaging artists across various mediums to create permanent or temporary artworks to enliven interior or exterior spaces. Accurately matching the client to the artist and providing seamless service, Ainslie delivers artworks of excellence on time and within budget.

Ainslie’s client network spans private individuals, property developers, interior designers, the corporate sector, the financial community, resource sector, resort industry, and legal community, with many established long-term client relationships. 

 

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