A white male in his early 40s with blond hair and glasses wearing a blazer, sweatshirt and shirt, smiling and leaning with his arms folded against a concrete pillar.

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Joe Dunning is a business development expert with eighteen years’ experience in the art world. He has worked with artists, galleries, auction houses, art fairs, advisors, collectors, foundations and museums, with a particular focus on business development, client engagement, and the intersection of art with the fields of technology, finance, and philanthropy.

He founded Dunning & Partners in 2020 after a fourteen-year career in the commercial art world, where he held positions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s in both London and New York.

Joe holds a number of pro-bono positions. He is a mentor with Creative Access, a Critical Friend of UP Projects, an advisor to Hospital Rooms, and a member of the President’s Advisory Board of the New York Academy of Art. He also teaches at Sotheby’s Institute of Art.

He has a BA in Modern Languages from Oxford University and an MA in Cultural and Creative Industries from King’s College, London.