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Art advisor and curator Heidi Lee Komaromi, AAA, has over twenty years of professional experience specializing in Post-War and Contemporary art.

Her art advisory was established on her comprehensive understanding of the art market, her solid reputation in the industry, and her history of providing trustworthy art services with unwavering integrity.

Heidi has acquired and evaluated over 3,000 contemporary and Modern works of art and executed hundreds of curation projects. She has been responsible for all aspects of collection management, from researching and vetting individual works of art to overseeing and cataloging entire collections. Heidi has worked with private collectors, nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies. A selection of clients includes: Sunvesta (for One&Only Resorts), UBS, Marina Bay Sands, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Harris Beach PLLC, Exxon, A.T. Kearney, and J.P. Morgan Chase.

A pioneer in the art industry, Heidi founded EditionedArt in 2010, the first online consignment gallery for contemporary limited editions. She also co-curated a multimillion-dollar art platform for an e-commerce site funded by Silicon Valley investors GV, Redpoint, and IVP.

Heidi was awarded a curatorial grant from Affirmation Arts for Street Smart, an expansive exhibition on Urban art. She holds a Master's Degree in Modern + Contemporary Art, Connoisseurship, and the History of the Art Market from Christie’s Education and is a certified member of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA) and USPAP qualified art appraiser.

She currently lives between Sag Harbor and Manhattan with her husband and son.

 

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  • MEMBERSHIPS & SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS
  • REFERRING INSTITUTIONS
  • AWARDS & LEADERSHIP
  • TESTIMONIALS
MEMBERSHIPS & SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS
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  • Whitney Museum of Art, member since 2001
  • Museum of Modern Art, Patron and member since 2006
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, member since 2004
  • New Museum, member since 2010
  • Artadia, member since 2018
  • ArtTable, Board Member, 2013-14. Member since 2008.
  • Appraisers Association of America, Certified member since 2007.
  • Parrish Art Museum, Contemporary Circle Committee, 2019-Present
REFERRING INSTITUTIONS
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  • UBS
  • JP Morgan Chase
  • Christie’s Auction House
  • Sotheby’s Auction House
  • Phillip’s Auction House
  • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
  • Carbone and Molloy
  • Borro
  • AXA Art Insurance
  • Appraisers Assoc. of America
  • Artnet
  • ArtTable
AWARDS & LEADERSHIP
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  • Won Affirmation Arts Curatorial Grant for ‘Street Smart’, an exhibition featuring critically acclaimed artists Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey, Robert Williams and Ron English, 2010
  • Christie’s Education Alumni Society, Chairman, 2006-11 (twice elected)
  • Artadia, Contemporary Council and Ambassador Circle, 2018 – present
  • Guggenheim Museum, Young Collectors Council, Acquisitions Committee, 2005-09
  • New Museum, Co-chairman, Contemporary Council, 2010
  • Art Connects New York, Board Member, 2009-11
  • ArtTable, Board member, 2013-16
  • Friends of The Budapest Festival Orchestra, Board Member, 2017 – present
  • American Friends of the Sheba Medical Center, SILC Board Member, 2010-12
TESTIMONIALS

“Heidi has an incredible depth of knowledge in her field and a clear passion for art. Her experience in the crossroads between art and commerce, and her ability to think creatively, inject her work with initiative and thoughtfulness. She has been a formidable asset and I’m excited to see what she does next”. - Thomas Galbraith, CEO, Hindman Auctions

"With your help we were able to create an extraordinary atmosphere of access, insight and discovery for our intimate group of UBS clients, prospects and guests. From the perspective of incredibly connected and hard-to-impress guests--the entire package of events surprised, delighted and inspired our guests. The comments and feedback we received have been uniformly glowing!
I am also personally delighted to have been able to work with you over the weeks leading up to the fair. You have been open, receptive and engaging--which made our job all the more pleasant and our client's experience all the better. Your contacts, strategic thinking, and your energy were key to our success!"- Rod. V., UBS Private Wealth Management client

“I was always impressed by Heidi's deep knowledge of the workings of the art market, along with her ability to build a trusting rapport with clients and prospects. Her entrepreneurial spirit, the rigor of her thinking and her work ethic make for a very compelling combination. What made her a unique sales person though was the genuine personal touch she adds to these skills, her ability to make strong personal connections very quickly. Working with her was always a pleasure.” - Thierry D., Marketing Director, Port Authority

“Heidi has worked with clients in building first-class international collections of contemporary art.” - Micheal Gitlitz, Director of Marlborough Gallery

“Other advisors I talked to were going to charge me twice as much and take twice as long to do our first art exhibition and it would have been half the quality! Choosing to work with Heidi was a no brainer.” - A.T. Kearney

“I have worked with Heidi on a daily basis and believe she has an incredible understanding of the art industry; she brings a unique combination of Art Market knowledge and business savvy with a deep appreciation for art.
She impressed me by her work ethic, compassion and wide-ranging talent. She grasped the nuances and complexities of artnet's products in a short period of time and established herself as a top salesperson in her area.
I enjoyed working with Heidi; she demonstrated her ability as an executive who could communicate and work effectively with a team persevering through a variety of challenges. She is responsive, reliable and always enthusiastic. She is a pleasure to work with and I would recommend her with confidence to bring expertise and passion to any position.” - Cheryl S., C Fine Art, former colleague

“Heidi is an energetic person who truly loves art and working with artists. I found her to be knowledgable and enthusiastic about her curatorial projects with Twyla. Heidi visited my studio recently; her thoughts about my paintings were refreshing and insightful. I was impressed by her experience and involvement in the art world. She is truly part of the art community in the NY area. I wholeheartedly recommend Heidi, she would be an asset to any curatorial project or business!” - Carolanna Parlato, Visual Artist

“I met Heidi through an Armory Show Group visiting my art collection. That chance meeting has led to a lasting and rewarding relationship and friendship. I have an extensive collection located in my loft, an art storage room in the loft, an off-site storage area and art in my upstate home. I was a prolific but unorganized collector. Heidi promptly redressed that situation. We visited all sites, took photos and measurements and I now have it on DVDs. She provided labels for all the art and an appraisal for each piece. And this was all done at a very reasonable cost. Equally valuable, she has become my counselor on all matters art-related including strategy and disposition. We talk often. She is a trusted adviser and friend.” - Ron S., Client, Executive Adviser at Calatrava Grace Corporation

“Heidi’s enthusiasm and amazing capacity to put herself out there a hundred and fifty percent make her a valuable asset to any great endeavor.” – Jasmin S., Client, Director of Family Estate

“Heidi, thank you for your invaluable assistance picking up all those pieces at auction! You really helped me to bid with confidence that I would not overpay on pieces that are great investments as well as pieces I will enjoy looking at every day in my home and at my office.” - Lionel L., Client, art collector, New York

“Heidi is a gifted visionary and uniquely adept at championing artists and clients alike. While working closely with Heidi over the last two years at Twyla as a member of the art team, I had the pleasure of witnessing first hand Heidi’s ardent approach to all projects and challenges. Particularly impressive are her skills at encouraging collaboration and uniting forces to execute standout curatorial projects and experiences. Heidi’s magnetism and curiosity make her a powerful ally and I would endorse her for any role!” - Cornelia C., former colleague

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Heidi has become my counselor on all matters art-related including strategy & disposition. We talk often. She is a trusted adviser & friend.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Heidi speaks regularly at leading industry events. Click here to contact Heidi for panel and keynote engagements.

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MORNING LIGHT🌸☀️ For those collecting with MORNING LIGHT🌸☀️

For those collecting with an eye for color, cadence, and contemporary lyricism—#ColleenHerman hits the mark.  I’m thrilled to have recently placed her work in a large institutional collection for wider audiences to appreciate. 
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Colleen paints in a language all her own—one fluent in rhythm, restraint, and radiant color. Her canvases pulse with movement, but never lose their grounding.

Rooted in the legacy of Abstract Expressionism (yes, we’re looking at you, #MaryLeeAbbott and #HelenFrankenthaler), her work resists pure abstraction. Instead, she captures fleeting moments—like sunlight dappling across flower petals or the shifting seasons.

Her painting above titled Shhh (2024), from her latest series, hums with that same delicate touch. To me, it aptly captures the hush of morning light, right before the day blooms into itself.🌸

Herman lives and works in New York and has participated in numerous local solo and group exhibitions.⁠

🖼Courtesy of @EricFirestoneGallery⁠
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FRIEZE OPENING 🖼️ ✨ Join me for a VIP wal FRIEZE OPENING 🖼️ 

✨ Join me for a VIP walk-through of Freize NY at the iconic Shed in Manhattan!

The energy was electric despite a cooling market—proof that bold vision and sharp curation still captivate. Collectors were cautious but intentional, and galleries are meeting them with patience and precision. Sales remained steady despite the slower pace. 

Here’s my roundup of what’s making waves: 

👀Highlights & Booths to Watch:
 
👉#ThaddeausRopac delivered high with museum-worthy works by #marthajungwirth,#joansnyder #alexkatz and #HansJosephsohn (a large bronze was just acquired by The Met). 
👉#Gagosian brought the drama with #JeffKoons’s “Hulk Elvis” sculptures—one sold for a reported $3M within hours. 
👉#Perrotin’s solo booth of #ClaireTabouret’s luminous portraits sold out quickly, with prices ranging from $65K to $200K. 
👉#WhiteCube placed a #TraceyEmin painting for £1.2M and a bronze sculpture for £80K, while also selling works by #EtelAdnan and #AntonyGormley. 

🌟 Artists in the Spotlight
#Tabboo! (#StephenTashjian) is having a moment. His vivid, queer-coded paintings at #KarmaGallery bridge generations and histories. 
#YehwanSong’s digital installation at #GGallery critiques algorithmic systems with poetic force. 
#LuanaVitra’s eco-political sculptures at #MitreGaleria confront Brazil’s mining industry with raw materiality. 

🔮 Forecast
The fair is a study in contrasts: maximalist spectacle meets minimalist restraint, institutional gravitas meets emerging urgency. The art world is recalibrating, and this fair is a compass.

📍 Frieze New York runs through May 11 at The Shed, Hudson Yards. Don’t miss it.

#FriezeNY2025 #ArtAdvisory #ContemporaryArt #HeidiLeeKomaromi #ArtMarketInsights #EmergingArtists #JeffKoons #ClaireTabouret #Tabboo #YehwanSong #LuanaVitra

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FEMININE FLIGHT⁠⁠ ⁠ Highlighting this joyful FEMININE FLIGHT⁠⁠
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Highlighting this joyful installation as a reminder that art can elevate the spirit. ✨💫⁠
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Janet Echelman’s ethereal 1.8 Renwick floats through the Grand Salon of the @americanart at the #Smithsonian, a cathedral of color and light. Woven from knotted twine and suspended in space, the sculpture breathes with movement, shadow, and grace—transformed by a shifting symphony of light.⁠
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It’s a modern resurrection of form, embodying the strength and softness of womanhood, ever-changing and luminous.⁠
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#GreatFemaleArtists #JanetEchelman #ContemporaryArt #Womenartists #ArtThatInspires #LightAsArt #ArtandRenewal #SmithsonianAmericanArtMuseum
LEN & LOUISE🌿 ✨ Sneak peek: The Riggio’s l LEN & LOUISE🌿

✨ Sneak peek: The Riggio’s legendary collection is hitting the auction block at Christie’s this May.⁠
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Flashback to when I had the privilege to visit their Hamptons estate with ArtTable and fellow board members: Imagine stepping into a secret garden where every path leads to a masterpiece. 🖼️🌿⁠ Proof that collecting isn’t just about having art — it’s about living with it. ⁠

 ⁠ [Scroll to see some of the wonderful masterworks from the Bridgehampton estate, as well as works that are coming up at auction from #PietMondrian and #ReneMagritte and #GlennLigon and #KerryJamesMarshall!]⁠

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Save this as a reminder: Great collectors don’t just acquire — they curate a life. 🎯⁠
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About the auction: For over 30 years, Leonard ‘Len’ Riggio, the entrepreneurial founder of #Barnes&Noble, and his wife #LouiseRiggio amassed a formidable collection of #20thcenturyart. Fueled by the couple’s lifelong pursuit of knowledge and spirit of discovery, the collection for sale represents an anthology of the artists who challenged some of our most established ideas about art, culture, and society. From Mondrian’s pioneering approach to abstraction to Marshall's radical African American portraiture, the collection is a roll-call of 20th-century masterpieces in dialogue with one another. ⁠
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#ArtCollecting #ChristiesAuctions #HamptonsArt #ArtAdvisory #LivingWithArt #radicalcreativity⁠
MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL Who's deconstructing ph MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL

Who's deconstructing photography’s illusions most of all? #EileenQuinlan 📸✨

Quinlan isn't just pushing the boundaries of what a photograph is — she’s smashing them, setting them on fire, and coolly rebuilding them in the name of feminist history and radical self-awareness. 

Her images aren't windows into the world; they're mirrors reflecting back all the messy mechanics of how we present, consume, and believe images today.

Equal parts mesmerizing and unsettling (in the best way), Quinlan's work invites you to lean in and pulls the rug out from under you. 

She's exhibited everywhere that matters — the Venice Biennale, MoMA, the Met, the Whitney...(basically, her CV is more stacked than my coffee table during art fair season).

I'm beyond grateful to have had the opportunity to place her work into a permanent collection, ensuring these reflections (and disruptions) endure for generations to come. ✨

Thank you @miguelabreugallery for championing such powerhouse talent. 🚀

#ContemporaryArt #Photography #FeministArt #ArtAdvisorFavorites
ART & PROCESS 🖌️ “I work on a lot of piece ART & PROCESS 🖌️

“I work on a lot of pieces at once and it becomes a meditative process… It’s almost like a mantra every day… less thinking, less judgment… that’s when the work breathes. Accept where you are and work with it.” – Nick McPhail

McPhail’s layered architectural paintings are rooted in observation and repetition. Blending memory, environment, and intuition, his process evokes a mindful rhythm—where form, light, and time coexist.

Xylor Jane’s paintings are intricate constellations of numbers—grids of hand-painted digits that map time, emotion, and logic. A quiet geometry pulses beneath the surface. Working with prime numbers, Fibonacci sequences, and calendrical systems, Jane’s work occupies a space between math and mysticism, order and obsession.

Both artists are deeply process-driven: McPhail’s intuitive mark-making parallels Jane’s continuous systems. In their own way, each suspends time—one through breath and brush, the other through numbers and structure. Together, they invite a different kind of looking—one that lingers, listens, and lets the logic of the work unfold slowly.

I’m elated to have place these exceptional works with an important permanent collection—where rigor, resonance, and quiet beauty find their place.

#ContemporaryArt #XylorJane #NickMcPhail #ArtCuration #PaintingAsProcess #ArtThatBreathes #PrivateCollection
#LAartists #landscapepaintings #artandmeditation 
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EXISTENTIAL STILL LIFE 🍶⁠🍏 ⁠ You think y EXISTENTIAL STILL LIFE 🍶⁠🍏
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You think you’re looking at leftovers. Half-eaten fruit, a crumpled napkin, maybe a rogue spoon teetering on the edge. But #LauraLetinsky’s photographs are less about what's there, and more about what’s gone. 🍽️✨⁠
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Channeling the #Dutchmasters and subverting them with the precision of someone who’s read #RolandBarthes, Letinsky’s still lifes hum with absence, longing, and beautiful chaos.⁠
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I’m delighted to have recently placed her work in a major permanent collection—proof that crumbs, when curated properly, can be forever. 💫⁠
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#LauraLetinsky #HLKartacquisition #StillLifePhotography #PostFeastPoetry #ContemporaryPhotography #ArtAdvisorApproved #TableForNone⁠
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⁠ 🎨✨ Innovative Women Artists: Spotlight on ⁠
🎨✨ Innovative Women Artists: Spotlight on Agathe Snow ✨🎭💜💛💚⁠
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Art can elevate the mundane into the remarkable, and Agathe Snow’s work beautifully exemplifies this.⁠

⁠I've admired her artistry for years and have had the good fortune to meet her on multiple occasions. She consistently displays warmth, openness, and a readiness to share, whether it involves her visual art, culinary skills, or homegrown @mattituck.mushrooms!🍄‍🟫

Her diverse artistic approach includes live performances like the 24-hour celebration at the Guggenheim (see last slide!), alongside text, sculpture, installation, and painting. She skillfully transforms found items, such as Mardi Gras beads and other unconventional materials, into striking and thought-provoking sculptures. Her creations address themes of moral decline while celebrating resilience and creativity, instilling a sense of hope and optimism. 🌎🔄⁠
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Agathe’s work inspires and pushes boundaries. I feel truly fortunate to have played a small part in helping place her work in the #GuggenheimMuseum’s permanent collection and to have acquired the above work for another major institution. Witnessing deserving artists secure a permanent space is always fulfilling. 💫⁠
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I can’t help but smile and feel the vibrant energy captured in this piece. Much like the annual New Orleans celebration, Agathe's work is a joyful fusion of spontaneity, culture, and creativity. 🎭💜💛💚 ⁠
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Let’s take a moment to celebrate and elevate the remarkable women artists shaping today's art scene!⁠
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Who’s a female artist that inspires you? Drop their name in the comments! 👇✨⁠
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#AgatheSnow #Womenartists #MardiGrasenergy #ArtReimagined #CreativeVisionaries #SupportWomenArtists #womenshistorymonth #hlkartacquisition #guggenheimcollection #permanentartcollection #instutionalartcollections #collectingcontemporaryart #dashsnow #liveartfully ⁠
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