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Valerie Dillon

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Guest Artist, Visual Arts

About Valerie

Valerie Dillon, founder and president of Dillon Gallery, came to the United States in 1983 from Zimbabwe to study piano performance at the American University. After graduation in 1987, Dillon began working for Eduard Nakhamkin Gallery in Beverly Hills as an art consultant dealing in non-conformist Soviet and Russian art. Between 1989 and 1994, Dillon worked for Bowles Sorokko Gallery in Beverly Hills and San Francisco before relocating to New York City to establish and operate a third gallery for Bowles Sorokko primarily dealing in 20th century master prints. In 1994, she founded Dillon Gallery in Soho, New York City with the purpose of identifying, representing, and building careers for young emerging talent.