Lauren Marie Vaccaro

Archivist at Petzel Gallery

Maintained all archival materials for represented artists; bolstered the existing database of historical records; systemized procedures for consistency; assisted sales directors with research to promote the gallery’s artist roster.

Junior Writer at Christie’s

Project managed, wrote, and created business documents within the Proposals Department; assembled and organized proposals for sale, market reports, and catalog sheets; gathered statistical information and illustrations of comparable property to support Specialists and Executives across all areas of the business.

Research Assistant at Christie’s

Assisted cataloguer and specialists in the Design department; researched and processed comparative images and copyright taglines; assisted with the research of supplementary texts for dedicated catalogues; created selections for sale documents and performed general data entry.

Digital Assistant at Independent Art Fair

Assisted the Head of Content & Museum Relations with exhibitor presentations and programming; exhibitor liaison for digital content; managed database and provided administrative assistance to the team.

Intern, Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Aided in sourcing reference images and information for the exhibition Women Dressing Women; researched needed materials for female fashion designers of the 19th to 21st centuries.

Intern, Painting and Sculpture at Museum of Modern Art

Supported staff by conducting research for the exhibitions Sophie Taeuber-Arp: Living Abstraction and Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition; sourced archival materials for documents for exhibition display; contributed to factsheets for objects included in each exhibition.

Digital Communications Intern at American Federation of Arts

Generated content for all social media channels; publicized upcoming exhibitions and events; sourced articles and images documenting exhibitions currently touring.