Meet the Branch Arts Team
SUSIE LAWSON – MANAGING DIRECTOR
Susie Lawson has over 25 years’ experience working in the arts industry. Her varied career includes periods at The Royal Academy, Frieze Art Fair and The Photographers’ Gallery. Having started out in specialist communications, Susie has partnered with some of the leading artists of our time. Her passion to help creatives reach their audiences motivated her to set up Branch Arts in 2017.
Susie’s PR career encompassed both in-house and agency work. After working for Cawdell Douglas she moved to The Photographers’ Gallery and on to the RA, before running the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. As a consultant, her clients include Frieze Masters, The Gallery of Lost Art in conjunction with TATE and Channel 4, The Art Room, LOPF, Fine Cell Work, Marlborough Gallery and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. With both PR and marketing expertise, Susie built a reputation for strategic communication campaigns across multiple platforms.
Building on her connection with artists and a deeper understanding of the arts industry, Susie has created a blossoming arts consultancy offering a personal approach to sourcing and commissioning individual works. Through regular studio visits and her wide network of gallerists dealers, her depth of knowledge and passion for the artists she works with is transparent.
As a passionate believer in the therapeutic benefits of art practice, Susie has worked for a number of years with The Art Room and is Trustee of a new initiative, AT The Bus. She is also on the Board of Advisors for Pangaea Sculpture Centre.
Susie prides herself on being a conduit for creatives.
WENDY SANDFORD
STUDIO MANAGER + ARTIST LIAISON
Wendy shares her interior and retail experience with Branch Arts. Having qualified as a lawyer, Wendy has since worked in many different retail roles, advising clients on design and project management for interior schemes. She has pursued her passion for art throughout and spent several years working as a studio manager for two well-known sculptors. Her knowledge of British artists working today and support of local Cotswold artists is infectious.
Working with the online sales, consultancy clients and administration, Wendy is working on Branch Arts’ exciting development of a specialist consultancy offering a bespoke service to clients finding the perfect piece for their homes. She works closely with Susie to support the Branch Arts recommended artists whilst also tapping into her extensive knowledge of exciting artists working today.
JOEL ARCHER
CREATIVE ASSOCIATE
Joel Archer has worked as a graphic designer on a diverse range of clients within the fields of art, culture and commerce. Most recently he has worked with The Henry Moore Foundation, Leeds Art Gallery and Yorkshire Sculpture International.
As one of the team working with Branch Arts, Joel focuses on Artlogic websites; catalogue and print material design.
AMANDA PARTRIDGE
EXHIBITIONS AND ARTIST LIAISON MANAGER
Amanda Partridge has ten years' experience working in major international auction houses as a specialist in Modern art. She has written about Contemporary and Modern art for a range of publications and most recently worked with the Wildenstein Plattner Institute on the new catalogue raisonné for Paul Gauguin.
Amanda brings her extensive experience with art, artists and collectors to Branch Arts, where she will focus on our exciting new exhibition programme.
