About Blumenfeld Fine Art

I have had the great fortune to make my career about my passion: to explore and communicate the excitement of the contemporary art world of New York City.

I chose art history as my major at Washington University in St. Louis. I pursued a master's in art history at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, studying with feminist art historian Linda Nochlin.

Over 20 years, I had stints as a gallery director before becoming a partner in Bridgewater Lustberg Blumenfeld in SoHo in 1999. During this time, I showed prints by Alex Katz, Alison Saar, Cindy Sherman, and Terry Winters, among others.

I love prints as a more affordable entry point for people to collect art. I continue using the skills and contacts I gained as an art dealer during this period.

My SoHo gallery had a successful but short run, as I decided to return to my first love, art education. Since 2003 I have been an educator at the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and the Whitney Museum of American Art. I have also actively practiced taking or conducting small group tours of NYC’s art world. 

With almost 40 years in the art field, including a six-year stint as chair of the New York City (and largest) chapter of ArtTable—the leading organization for professional women in the visual arts—I have a wealth of knowledge and connections. I know NYC’s gallery districts, the collections of virtually all of NYC’s museums, and artists able to host my groups in their studios.

Beyond New York City, I am presently planning (return) art tours to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, MO, and the Venice Biennale, Italy, as well as to the Hudson Valley, NY (potentially including the Dia Art Foundation in Beacon, Maggazino Italian Art in Cold Spring, and Storm King in Mountainville). I have also taken my groups to Art Basel in Miami, FLA, and Prospect New Orleans, LA. Other places on my “art map” include the Art Islands in Japan; Marfa, TX; MassMoCA, North Adams, MA; Mercer Art Museum, Doylestown, PA; Oaxaca, Mexico; and the Visionary (outsider art) Museum, Baltimore.