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Sadie Coles

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Sadie Coles
OBE
Born
Sadie Judith Coles

February 1963 (age 61)
UK
Alma materMiddlesex University
Occupation(s)art dealer and the owner of Sadie Coles HQ
Spouse(s)Juergen Teller
(2003-2018, 1 child)
Children1

Sadie Judith Coles OBE (born February 1963) is a British art dealer. She is the owner of Sadie Coles HQ, a contemporary art gallery in London, that has been at the forefront of the Young British Artists movement.

Early life

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Coles was born in February 1963.[1] She studied at Middlesex University in the early 1980s and received a degree in art history and film studies.[2]

Career

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Coles spent six years working for Anthony d'Offay, before opening her own gallery, Sadie Coles HQ in 1997.[2]

In 2003, Coles served on the selection committee for the first edition of Frieze Art Fair.[3]

In 2014, The Guardian named her in their "Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world".[4]

Coles was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to art.[5]

Personal life

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Coles is divorced from German fashion photographer Juergen Teller,[6] with whom she has one child.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Sadie Coles HQ Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b Rawsthorn, Alice (12 October 2006). "Space women". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. ^ Louisa Buck and Georgina Adam (1 October 2003), London aims to step into the big league The Art Newspaper.
  4. ^ Farago, Jason (8 May 2014). "Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. ^ "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B11.
  6. ^ Fisher, Alice (28 October 2018). "Juergen Teller: 'People say they're intimidated by me. I've no idea why'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. ^ Frankel, Susannah (30 June 2009). "Juergen Teller: Fashion's provocative photographer reveals all". The Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2014.