{"id":20667,"date":"2017-07-24T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=20667"},"modified":"2017-07-26T15:14:03","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T15:14:03","slug":"summer-series-favorites-will-ramsays-top-10-up-and-coming-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/summer-series-favorites-will-ramsays-top-10-up-and-coming-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Series Favorites: Will Ramsay’s Top 10 Up-and-Coming Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"
As founder and CEO of the\u00a0Affordable Art Fair<\/a>, Will Ramsay constantly searches for fresh and yet-to-be-recognized talent in the art world. His international fairs have attracted 2.1 million visitors who have subsequently purchased $408 million worth of contemporary art. Don\u2019t let those numbers intimidate you, though; as the name suggests, Affordable Art Fair offers works within a very reasonable range of around $100 to a ceiling price of $10,000. If you\u2019d like to avoid the scoffs and glares shot at you from behind the half moon glasses of a fine art historian because you pronounced the \u2018t\u2019 in \u2018Basquiat,\u2019 Affordable Art Fair (and Will\u2019s Art Warehouse<\/a>\u2014the gallery that served as the inspiration behind AAF) is the place for you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With the 2017 Affordable Art Fair NYC<\/a> coming up in September, we want to be sure that you know which artists to keep an eye on when you\u2019re shopping for a new piece to add to your collection. For this week\u2019s installment of \u201cSummer Series Favorites,\u201d we are excited to share Will\u2019s top 10 up-and-coming artists, each of whom will be featured at the fair. Here\u2019s a little about him and his top 10 list:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Full Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Will Ramsay<\/p>\n Position:\u00a0<\/strong>Founder & CEO of Affordable Art Fair and Will’s Art Warehouse<\/p>\n History:\u00a0<\/strong>My\u00a0own art history began with the launch of my London gallery, Will’s Art Warehouse, in 1996. I\u00a0founded the gallery with the aim of making art more accessible: I wanted to help people learn more about art and dispel the misconception that you have to be a squillionaire to buy art.\u00a0From these founding roots, I\u00a0was inspired to establish the Affordable Art Fair, which I did in 1999 in London. I\u00a0also founded contemporary art-hub PULSE<\/a>, held annually in Miami; co-founded Asia\u2019s leading art fair \u2013 the prestigious Art Hong Kong, which has since become Art Basel Hong Kong<\/a>; and I have worked behind the scenes in many other art events. In addition to my passion for art, I served in the British Army for five years, I am Chairman of YPO\u2019s Art Network<\/a>, and I am\u00a0also working hard setting up a hydroelectric business, running a farm, writing a book, and playing the bagpipes. I\u00a0recently won my first race as an amateur jockey. And as if all that wasn\u2019t enough, I am\u00a0married and busy bringing up four daughters!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. Guillaume Cornet<\/a> (Represented by: DECORAZONgallery<\/a>)<\/p>\n