Empowering artists to achieve their full creative and commercial potential.
About FRANK.
FRANK offers strategic business management and practical advice for artists worldwide.
Founded by Emily Andrew, with two decades of experience working in the traditional art market, including at the Royal Academy, Pace, White Cube, and the New Art Centre.
FRANK provides artists with commercial guidance to navigate the complexities of the contemporary art market and apply strategic business acumen to their careers. Working in unison with the galleries and studios, FRANK is a behind-the-scenes tool for creating opportunities and helping artists to achieve their full creative and commercial potential.
Informed by Emily’s experience of working with renowned artists such as Adrian Ghenie, Adam Pendleton, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Edmund de Waal, and the Hepworth estate amongst others, FRANK’s expertise is grounded in real-world success and a deep understanding of the international art market and blue chip galleries.
At FRANK, the focus is on:
Strategic Career Navigation
Offering valuable insight into industry’s nuances, helping artists identify and pursue the most effective routes to success.
Strategy
Planning & Accountability
Establishing realistic goals and timelines while ensuring artists stay accountable through regular check-ins.
Planning
Creative Development & Mentorship
Providing tailored advice to navigate the contemporary art market, with a keen eye for spotting and nurturing talent.
Mentorship
Marketing
Marketing & Profile-Raising
Using Emily’s expertise to enhance public profiles and market presence through innovative strategies.
Negotiation
Commercial & Business Acumen
Using strong business acumen to manage complex negotiations and strategic decisions for consignment agreements, gallery representation, and special projects.
Commercial insight blended with genuine care.
About Emily
With two decades of experience in high-level gallery and institutional roles, Emily combines her deep art market knowledge with a keen eye for nurturing emerging and supporting established artists.
Driven by a desire to prevent wasted talent, her approach blends commercial insight with genuine care.
Emily studied sculpture at the University of West of England, Art History at the University of Newcastle and spent time studying sculpture at the Academia d’Arte in Florence. She holds a diploma in Business and Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, is a trustee of State Ceramics, and has provided artist mentoring for the last two years for the ACS x Gurr Johns studio prize.