Bridget Finn
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Bridget Finn is an American art dealer and gallerist who has served as the director of Art Basel Miami Beach since 2023. She is the first director of Art Basel Miami Beach to have herself been an exhibitor.[1]
Finn earned a B.F.A. from the College for Creative Studies in 2005.[2] She then worked at the Anton Kern gallery in New York. From 2010 to 2013, she was director of strategic planning and projects at Independent Curators International.[3] For four years, Finn was the director of contemporary programming at Mitchell-Innes & Nash. In October 2017, she joined Reyes Projects, a gallery in Birmingham, Michigan as its managing director.[4]
In July 2023, Finn was selected as the incoming director of Art Basel Miami Beach.[3] She began the role in September of that year,[3] with Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 being her first fair that she organized.[1] Finn says that the galleries remain the heart of the fair, focusing on "modern-art presentations."[5]
Personal life
Finn was raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.[4] As of 2025, she is a New York resident.[6][7]
In 2020, Finn and musician Sam Beaubien had a daughter while living in Lafayette Park, Detroit.[8] They returned to Grosse Pointe in December that year.[8] Their daughter was diagnosed with a STXBP1 disorder on November 15, 2021.[9] On Rare Disease Day in 2022, they launched Flourish, a fundraising platform for the STXBP1 Foundation on Rare Disease Day.[8] The same year, Flourish partnered with Christie's in New York to host an art auction fundraiser.[9]
References
- 1 2 Sokol, Brett (2024-11-30). "Bridget Finn Takes the Helm of Miami's Big-League Art Fair". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ↑ Kobersmith, Kim (2022-11-16). "Interview: Gallery Owner Bridget Finn". UnderMain. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- 1 2 3 Kinsella, Eileen (2023-07-19). "Veteran Gallerist Bridget Finn Appointed Director of Art Basel Miami Beach". Artnet. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- 1 2 Freeman, Nate (October 30, 2017). "Bridget Finn Joins Michigan's Reyes Projects as Managing Director". ARTnews. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ↑ Graver, David (2025-11-25). "The Director of Art Basel Miami Beach, Bridget Finn, On This Year's Fair". SURFACE. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ Rex, Katie. "For Bridget Finn, Miami is a city of convergences". Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ "Bridget Finn - About - Independent Curators International". curatorsintl.org. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- 1 2 3 McVeigh, Jody (2022-09-29). "In full FLOURISH: Local fundraising platform partners with Christie's for auction". Grosse Pointe News. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- 1 2 Donoghue, Katy (September 28, 2022). "Gallerist Bridget Finn Launches Benefit Sale Inspired by Her Daughter and Rare Disease Diagnosis". Whitewall. Retrieved 2023-08-21.