John Martin
Co-founder and Fair director of the DIFC Gulf Art Fair

John Martin studied at Camberwell School of Art and Edinburgh University before opening his first London gallery in 1992. He specialised in contemporary and Irish art. He organised nearly 200 exhibitions in Britain and the U.S. during the last fourteen years, published over 100 books and catalogues and produced three films. In 1999 he helped establish ARTLONDON with Ralph Ward-Jackson, and continues to sit on the advisory committee for this event. John Martin founded the Gulf Art Fair together with Benedict Floyd. It was organised for the first time in March 2007 as the first art fair in the Gulf.


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