New auction house teems with talent

For further information, free valuations and consigning art for auction, contact:
Johannesburg:
Mary-Jane Darroll 082 567 1925
Ruarc Peffers 084 444 8004

Note to Editors:

Mary-Jane Darroll, who is an MAFA graduate from Wits University, is a former Curator of the Standard Bank Gallery and Corporate Collection. During her tenure at the Bank she was also Fine Art Coordinator of the Standard Bank National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. Subsequently she was Head of the Paintings Department at Stephan Welz & Co/Sotheby’s and later a Director at Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg. She is also a founder member and Executive Director of Strauss & Co and most recently a Curator and Art Project Director at the Nirox Sculpture Park.

After graduating with a Fine Arts degree from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, Ruarc Peffers began his career as intern for Stephan Welz & Co/Sotheby’s and progressed to become Director and Head of the Paintings Department. He completed an MSc degree in History, Curating and Criticism at the University of Edinburgh. He worked in the primary market with Blank Projects and in the NGO field with the Visual Arts Network of South Africa. More recently he returned to the auction industry as Senior Art Specialist and auctioneer at Strauss & Co. He has worked on many local and international art fairs – most recently Frieze London and The Cape Town Art Fair. He regularly conducts charity auctions for Artist Proof Studios, ABSA, Art Angels, the Cancer Association, WWF and the Wits School of Art, amongst others.

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