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Valeria Napoleone

Valeria Napoleone collects contemporary art only by women, a rule she has kept since she began in the 1990s. Through Valeria Napoleone XX she also funds acquisitions and commissions that place women artists in public institutions.

Artists named in the collection

Lily van der Stokker, Ella Kruglyanskaya, Ida Ekblad, Monica Bonvicini, Tomma Abts, Nicole Eisenman, Phyllida Barlow, Haegue Yang, Lisa Yuskavage, Andrea Büttner

On record

  • Valeria Napoleone XX was set up in 2015.
  • Since 2016 a scheme with the Contemporary Art Society has given a work by a living woman artist to a UK museum each year.
  • Hyperallergic describes her as London-based, while Wikipedia lists New York.

Institutional roles

  • Trustee, Contemporary Art Society
  • Board, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
  • Member, NYU President's Global Council
  • Former chair, Studio Voltaire Development Committee, 2010-2022

Questions

What does Valeria Napoleone collect?Valeria Napoleone collects contemporary art only by women, a rule she has kept since she began in the 1990s. Through Valeria Napoleone XX she also funds acquisitions and commissions that place women artists in public institutions.

Which artists are in the Valeria Napoleone collection?Cited sources name works by Lily van der Stokker, Ella Kruglyanskaya, Ida Ekblad, Monica Bonvicini, Tomma Abts, Nicole Eisenman, Phyllida Barlow, Haegue Yang.

Sources

  1. Valeria Napoleone, Wikipedia
  2. Collector Valeria Napoleone on the need to support women artists, Hyperallergic

Last verified 2026-10-31.

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