Raina Mehler, Director at Pace Gallery

Raina Mehler is the Director of Pace Gallery, one of the leading international art galleries representing some of the most influential contemporary artists. She is also an independent curator, producer, and writer, working in both physical and digital spaces (AR, VR, NFTs, Metaverse).

With over 15 years of experience in the fine art industry and a Masters in Art History, Raina is an authority in the field of experiential, time-based art, and the Web3/Crypto/NFT space. 

Topics discussed:

• Raina’s work trajectory at Pace Gallery, starting out with a registrar role to being the gallery’s director
• The state of digital art today and the role blockchain technology plays in it
• Her transition from traditional to digital art, and the biggest challenges she encountered with collecting and curating digital art
• What excites Raina about digital art today
• Noteworthy digital art exhibitions in the past years
• What Raina looks forward to  seeing  in the world of digital art a year from now
• The story behind the #Retouched exhibition
• Raina’s advice for artist who are just starting out in digital art