Meet Marine Tanguy, CEO MTART Agency

CEO, MTART AGENCY

Marine Tanguy

"Constantly learning is one of my favourite things about my job"

What moved you to start MTArt Agency?

I managed my first gallery at age 21 under Steve Lazarides, who discovered Banksy and JR.

I then opened my first art gallery in Los Angeles at age 23 where I was lucky to be mentored by Michael Ovitz himself. After seeing the restrictiveness of the traditional gallery model, I launched MTArt Agency in 2015 to build reputations of the most incredible artists and to inspire everyone through their art.

I felt that the art world was too traditional in the way that it managed talents and that the visual sector - that is the urban realm, advertising sector and digital world - were poorly leveraged by visual arts professionals. So, MTArt Agency was born. Fast forward to today – MTArt Agency is the art sector's leading talent agency representing some of the most talented, forward-thinking artists in the world, working with global organisations and cities, and nurturing its international community of art-lovers and collectors.

Tell us about your childhood and what you wanted to be when you ‘grew up'.

Picture an island full of birds, tall grass and super high skies as you cycle through them. I was born on Ile de Re in France. As a child, I was already super sensitive visually and I wished to make a job of it, specifically supporting artists and creatives.

What were some of the early lessons you learnt about running a business?

I learn lessons everyday, not just in the early days and I love it! Constantly learning is one of my favourite things about my job.

What have been some career highlights so far?

I have highs and joys everyday. I couldn’t do this job if there were only a few big highlights per year. Every deal we win, every team member who loves what they do, scaling, and even challenges can be highlights as they help me push the company even further.