Ep.6 | Gillian Au Howard on how her failed art space was the beginning of her successful Digital Art Fair

In this episode I talk with Gillian Au Howard. She tells her story of how she always wanted to be an artist but instead studied journalism. While Gillian was in New York she developed a passion for photography that started her career, not as a journalist but as a gallerist in Hong Kong. During her time as a gallerist she met actress Carrie Fisher of Star Wars, who she didn’t immediately recognise, but this lucky encounter was the beginning of her long journey of organising the very first digital art fair during the global pandemic in 2021. Gillian Au Howard is the co-director of Digital Art Fair Asia - the new generation of art fair in Asia focusing on new media art, NFT art and immersive art experience. Accomplished in fine galleries and museum management, Gillian has previously managed private museum collections and international galleries in Hong Kong and London. She has also consulted museum projects in Hong Kong, China and Russia. She also studied Art Business with the Sotheby's Institute of Art in London, With an extensive knowledge of new media art, she is now leading the Digital Art Fair Asia team and curators on creating a brand new art experience combining art and technology such as blockchain, 3D mapping, VR and AR. The Digital Art Fair www.thedigitalartfair.io | Instagram @DigitalArtFairAsia ----- The Last Supper Instagram @thelastsupper.asia Website The Last Supper | Email: [email protected] ----- The Last Supper is supported by the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association http://www.hk-aga.org