Digital Innovation in Art
Award by .ART

Dean Phelus is the senior director of special projects at the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). With nearly three decades of experience at AAM, he oversees the AAM Annual Meeting and Museum Expo, the largest professional gathering for museums worldwide. Dean also leads professional development and training programs, enhancing the competencies of museum professionals and advancing their institutions' service and relevance.

Brian Beccafico, known as Arthemort in the WEB3 community, is a prominent figure at the intersection of Blockchain and Art. With a deep involvement in NFT projects, he has curated multiple IRL NFT exhibitions at art fairs, Web3 events, and galleries. Brian holds the position of NFT Specialist and Paris department head at Sotheby's. Additionally, he co-founded ArtCrush, a company that showcased hundreds of artists on billboards worldwide.

Paul Nicks started at GoDaddy in 2007 as a development lead and has served in increasingly important roles, most notably as Vice President of Aftermarket for six years. He now oversees all areas of domains and registrars, with a relentless focus on improving customer experiences and helping them find the right domain.

Nik Honeysett, current CEO of the Balboa Park Online Collaborative, previously served as Head of Administration for the J. Paul Getty Museum and led its Web Group. Earlier, he was Head of Production at UK's CogApp. His board experience includes positions with the American Alliance of Museums, Museum Computer Network, and he's presently the Board President of the Institute for Learning Innovation.

Anton Vidokle is an artist and editor of e-flux journal, based in New York and Berlin. His work has been exhibited internationally at renowned events such as Documenta 13 and the 56th Venice Biennale. Vidokle's films have been showcased at various prestigious venues including Berlinale International Film Festival, Tate Modern, Garage Museum, and MMCA Seoul.

Valérie has spent over a decade leading sales and business development at private galleries in the UK. Specialising in photography, she has worked with the leading collections, artists and estates working with the medium. She joined the London hub of the Tezos blockchain ecosystem to bring her knowledge of traditional art and strategy to a thriving web3 ecosystem of creators and collectors.

Victoria holds a Masters degree in Art History and has extensive experience in the art world. She worked for galleries, institutions, and as a freelance curator and writer. From 2014 to 2019, she managed a Private Foundation's collection, which inspired her to create simplify.art. Victoria also founded Galerie Wonnerth Dejaco, a Vienna-based gallery for young contemporary art.

Amir Soleymani is the founder and president of Mondoir Ventures and Mondoir Galleries. Recognized as one of the most influential collectors in the digital art and NFT space, Amir founded Mondoir Galleries which is now established in Liverpool, UK and Dubai, UAE, with expansion plans including the Middle East and Asia regions through 2024. In 2023, Amir founded Mondoir Ventures. Operating at the intersection of blockchain technology and art, Mondoir Ventures employs the mandate to advance Amir’s long standing support of artists through the development of tools, deployment of systems and delivery of experiences.