casey & associates art advisors
Casey & Associates is a full service art advising firm specializing in creating corporate art collections. We offer research, selection, and placement advice. Our goal, in collaboration with our clients, is to create a collection that reflects the particular business ethos. We have worked on many site-specific commissions in sculpture, murals, and large-scale paintings. Our firm has established relationships with a diverse network of galleries, artists, and private dealers, allowing us to propose unlimited and unique concepts for each project.
In addition, we have built a reputation for creating outstanding rotating art programs in several major high-rise buildings. The implementation of an art rotation program fulfills the client's need to expose their tenants and guests to a wide selection of artwork in various mediums.
Jan Casey Bertrand | caseart@earthlink.net
Jan Casey Bertrand has been an art advisor for over 25 years. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Art History, with an emphasis on 17th c. Dutch painting. She belongs to ArtTable, an international organization for professional women in the arts. She has previously been on the board of Youth in Arts, dedicated to promoting the arts in public schools.
Jan and her then partner, Marion Dillon, were hired to select art for the first city mandated “Percent for Art” program in 1987. She has since worked on several of these projects including the art program for the Giants at AT&T Park. This consisted of commissioning two artists to create 10 murals, as well as placing historical photography and other baseball themed artworks. She also worked with Microsoft in the creation of a collection of artwork depicting the history of television, as well as many other unique and ground breaking projects.
Nina Viakhireva | funartstudio1@gmail.com
Nina Viakhireva completed her BA at the University of California, Los Angeles with a double major in Art History and Fine Art. Nina also graduated from New York University with an MA in Visual Art Management. Nina is also an artist, producing abstract work in her Oakland studio. Prior to working with Casey & Associates, she worked at Christie's and Bonham's Auctioneers (San Francisco, New York), Hammer Museum (Los Angeles) and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Recently, Nina is working on her brand, which she calls “Kuro Neko”. This is a space where she leads mindfulness retreats, tea ceremonies, ‘Ikebana’ workshops, and promotes various degrees of coaching to both creatives and professionals.