Patricia R HamiltonPatricia Hamilton has been involved in the art world for fifty years. First as assistant to Robert Doty at the Whitney Museum, then as Senior Editor of Art in America. Finally, she found her calling as a dealer and was Curator of Exhibitions at the Adrew Crispo Gallery. At the age of 26, she opened her own gallery on 57th Street, the Hamilton Gallery of Contemporary Art. This was 1977, and 10% of women were dealers, and most had family money. She raised all the money to open and showed 60-70% women. She wanted to show mid-career artists who had been ignored by the world. What better reason to show women? She showed Louise Bourgeois (for the first time in a commercial gallery in 15 years), Grace Hartigan, Deborah Remington, and Joan Snyder. Six of the artists have attained blue chip status. Aside from Louise, Deborah, and Joan, she would include Ron Gorchov, Sam Gilliam, and Robert Colescott. Then due to a family tragedy, she closed in 1984 and became an artist's agent. She rented pop-up spaces and showed artists in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. In 1990, she moved to Los Angeles before it was fashionable. She became the first director of Salander-O'Reilly Gallery and then went off on her own, selling art to Hollywood collectors. Today, she lives in Whitley Heights in Los Angeles with her two dogs and is peaceful and content. Read More Read Less