Associates

LiKailin Founder & Director, Catherine Raines, PhD is an art dealer with over 20 years experience of living and doing business across Europe, the USA and China. After holding business leadership positions around the world, Catherine launched LiKailin in the UK and has successfully placed artwork into public and private collections at home and overseas. Catherine holds a degree and PhD from London University in the UK and is a Member of the Contemporary Arts Society.

LiKailin is pleased to work in close association with experts in Asian art:

Scott Theodore Chanatry is a New York and Beijing-based banker, investor, artist and art dealer. His experience spans the worlds of investment banking, art finance, and alternative asset management. He is a Junior Associate at the NY Museum of Modern Art, a member of the Asia Circle at the Asia Society in New York, and a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He holds BA and MA degrees from Stanford University in the US.

Frenchwoman Agnes Cohade holds an MS in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University and is the Owner and Director of headline galleries in Shanghai and Beijing that specialize in Contemporary Chinese Art from both emerging and established artists.

Educated at the Sorbonne and a fluent Mandarin speaker, Jérémie Thircuir is an independent fine art professional and experienced Art Director and curator based in Beijing. With deep contacts and a broad network into the academic art institutions in China and beyond, Jérémie can identify key emerging artists before they become more widely known by collectors.

Nicky Kielty is an Englishwoman who lives and works in Shanghai.  Speaking fluent Mandarin, Nicky's specialist field is the identification of emerging talent in photographic art.