Rachel Vancelette Profile

For more than 25 years, Rachel D. Vancelette has worked with museums and cultural institutions around the world, spanning Asia, Europe, South America and the United States. Her international practice encompasses acquisitions, museum placements, exhibitions, artist publishing and cultural collaborations, building enduring connections between artists, collectors and institutions.

Rachel Vancelette is the founder of Vancelette Global Art Acquisitions Corp, a multi-faceted contemporary art & fashion creative agency dedicated to art, design, fashion and technology. VGAA continues to advance creative collaborations in the Tech x Art x Fashion industries.

Vancelette remains a sought-after art industry specialist, contributing to prominent media outlets such as BBC, FOX5NY, Vogue Italia and Metropolitan NY. She continues to advance conversations at the intersection of art, fashion, and technology, shaping discourse in these dynamic sectors. Host of the TV Series "In the Pursuit" on YOURHOMETV. She has held senior positions as managing director of fordPROJECT, curator/manager of the Domus Collection Beijing/New York, Director of Barbara Gladstone’s 21st Street Gallery, and Senior Director for Yvon Lambert New York among other projects. She launched Gladstone Gallery 21st Street in 2008 with artist Anish Kapoor and noted architect Annabelle Selldorf, in 2007 opened the Yvon Lambert Gallery 21st St with artist Richard Jackson and architect Richard Gluckman, dedicating herself to the art industry. Rachel is renowned for her expertise in launching new businesses and creative spaces, driving innovation and transforming concepts into impactful ventures.

With a certification in art appraisal and expertise in blue-chip, mid-career and emerging artist sectors of the contemporary art market, she continues to provide private art consultation services, including art acquisition, appraisal, licensing, marketing and curatorial management for leading art collectors, artists and art advisors; multiple private and public art collections; non-profits, art foundations and museums in Asia, Europe, South America and the United States. Vancelette Global provides strategic art advisement for select private art collectors & UHNW clientele focused on art acquisitions across art galleries, art auctions and art fairs, with client-to-client experiences advising top international art collections.

Rachel has extensive expertise in managing IRL and online project execution, including commercial interiors, exhibitions, WEB3, OVR galleries & creative industry projects and business launches, bridging physical and digital art through e-commerce, media management and innovative technology. As a software architect and app developer, Rachel created platforms ARTSEEN, ARTXPUZZLES, GLUTEN GIRL, and others, and founded INTROXPERT, connecting minds globally while driving collaboration in creative industries.