At Artbook | D.A.P., founder and executive director Sharon Helgason Gallagher is stepping down after 36 years at the helm. Gallagher will continue to contribute to Artbook | D.A.P. as director of special projects, developing ideas for new publications.
With the change, Avery Lozada has been named president. Lozada joined Artbook | D.A.P. in 1990 as Gallagher's first hire. Lozada has held multiple positions at the company--director of publisher services, sales director, and marketing director--and currently serves as the company's senior v-p, a position she has held since 2015.
Gallagher cofounded Artbook | D.A.P. when important international monographs and exhibition catalogs were difficult to source in the American marketplace. Over the next three decades she grew the New York company into the world's premier distributor of books on art, photography, design, and visual culture, championing the work of museums, publishers, and small presses. In addition to distributing more than 25,000 publications, under Gallagher's leadership Artbook | D.A.P. launched e-commerce partnerships with cultural institutions, expanded into the gift and specialty retail market, and broadened its distribution into new territories, including Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
Lozada said, "I want to express my deep gratitude to Sharon and acknowledge her vision, fearless spirit, and profound impact on the publishing industry as I step into the role of president. Working alongside--and learning from--Sharon has been a pleasure and an honor. I'm thankful for the passionate staff of Artbook | D.A.P. as we look ahead to driving growth and success in the future."
In other changes, longtime sales director and senior v-p Jane Brown will become executive v-p and business intelligence director, and Kaitlyn Cicciariello will move into the role of v-p, finance & operations.