About

Art Wanson Group

Art is a universal language that contributes to a better understanding between people, cultures and nations.

Our mission is to merge culture without boundaries in a quest to build lifetime relationships with our global partners and clientele.

AWG is a dedicated family of professionals whose aim is to create and deliver excellence in Art and the Private Sector.

History

Léon Wanson founded the Wanson Group in Belgium in 1949. A visionary in his time, his avid interest in technology made him focus on the great innovations of the moment. His dedication and energy allowed him to rapidly expand to France, Italy and Morocco, becoming present in thirty-nine countries over the following years.

With the desire to perpetuate the legacy of the Wanson family, in 2008 Art Wanson Gallery was launched in the Marbella Club Hotel, a place of genuine elegance and where the Wanson family had their residence in the time of Alfonso von Hohenlohe. Building on a successful family tradition guided by innovation and its pioneering spirit, we saw in the arts and culture the essential values to generate profound and global changes.

The iconic emblem of the buffalo that once used to adorn grandfather Wanson’s factories, is now reborn. A revered symbol, it represents strength, stability and most of all wisdom, and has been brought back to life with the Art Wanson Group (AWG).

Team

We are an international platform built by a team of professionals with conscience, ethics and a sense of responsibility generated from the worlds of business, communications, technology, science, the Arts and philosophy.

Actively engaged, all of our professionals contribute strategically to the global exchange of ideas through the Arts and business, and we always strive for excellence and exclusivity.

After years of global expansion, our team of experts spans from Europe to America, Asia, the Persian Gulf and Africa.

Main cities where we operate:

DOHA · DUBAI · LONDON · MADRID · MARBELLA · MIAMI · NEW YORK · PARIS · ROME

MERCEDES DUERINCKX

Chief Executive Officer

The founder of Art Wanson Gallery and co-founder of Art Wanson Group. A cosmopolite entrepreneur whose career spans over twenty years of experience in companies based in Europe, The Middle east and North African countries (MENA). Mercedes launched Art Wanson Gallery in 2008 and since then it has become one of the leading galleries and Art consultancies in Europe, with an impressive portfolio comprising collections from the 18th- 20th century masters.

MATTHEW MAHONY

Chief Operating Officer

The US Partner at Art Wanson Group. As a former commodity trader who founded a private consultancy in 2013, Matthew has a consultative sales style with exceptional relationship skills and understands the universal and timeless qualities that identify great art. After more than a decade of experience in international trade, Matthew can provide extraordinary solutions for multinational companies and sophisticated investors.