Frieze Connect Committee

A collaborative and collective approach is incredibly important to us at Frieze which has led us to the establishment of our Frieze Connect Committee; a group of international thought leaders within diverse industry sectors sharing varied perspectives and experiences. Our committee of AD100 Interior Designers, Fashion Designers featured in Vogue, Non-Profit Founders, Entrepreneurs, and C-Suite Executives are pivotal to the success and continued growth of Frieze Connect. Their invaluable expertise and commitment to supporting arts and culture guide us to explore some of the most timely topics and emerging talent out there today. 

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Campbell Addy

Photographer & Filmmaker



Campbell Addy is a London based artist born and raised in South London. His work follows unique narratives and authentic emotions in nature, with a focus on distinctive casting and under-represented faces. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 2016, he has worked with editorial outlets including but not limited to i-D, Vogue, Financial Times, Dazed, TIME, Wall Street Journal Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, and Garage Magazine. Addy’s striking imagery has garnered him international success and awards such as, Forbes 30 under 30, 2021 & British Fashion Awards in both 2018 & 19.

 

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Sophie Ashby

Interior Designer



Sophie Ashby is an interior designer working all over the world designing homes and commercial spaces. She has a studio of about 20 and is currently working on projects in Paris, San Francisco, London and the home counties and further afield. She is passionate about the importance and power of art in the home and is a collector of contemporary African art. She has a degree in History of Art and in 2020 co-founded a charity called United in Design, created to address the lack of diversity in the industry. She also started a homeware brand called Sister which now has a physical shop with our studio in St James's Park. 

 

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Alec Boateng

Music Executive



Alec Boateng is a British music executive and President of 0207 Def Jam. Founded in 2020 by twin brothers Alec & Alex Boateng, 0207 Def Jam is a London-born label which endeavours to deliver high quality music alongside ground-breaking artist campaigns. 0207 Def Jam is also the UK home of Def Jam Recordings, the American label which has propelled hip hop culture around the world for over 40 years. Prior to founding 0207 Def Jam, Alec held positions at Warner Music, worked as Head of A&R at Atlantic and had his own Breakfast Radio show on BBC 1xtra where he was known as Twin B. 

 

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Jenn Ellis

Curator



Jenn Ellis FRSA is a curator and founder from Switzerland, Colombia and the UK based in London following five years in Hong Kong. Passionate about the considered meeting of art, space and context, she has created over the last decade meaningful projects and connections between artists, galleries and institutions globally. As the founder of curatorial studio Apsara, Ellis has curated, led and conceived solo projects from Frieze 9 Cork Street to the UNESCO heritage sites in Burgundy, France. Jenn is equally the co-founder of acclaimed virtual platform AORA, which combines art, architecture and music to instil a sense of calm and wellbeing.

 

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Hyeyeon Han

Stylist, Celebrity & Fashion Influencer



Hyeyeon Han is a prominent stylist in Korea and is well known by her nickname Shu-Su-Su (Korean acronym for Super Star Stylist). She works closely with top-tier Korean celebrities in film and television, and has starred in various TV programs such as Korea’s Next Top Model, Get It Style, and Home Alone. She is a powerful fashion influencer who has 580k Instagram followers and an art lover.

 

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Andre Herrero

Architect



Andre Herrero received his architectural training at the Rhode Island School of Design. He worked for David Chipperfield Architects, SANAA and SO–IL before starting his own firm with Adam Charlap Hyman. In his role as a principal of Charlap Hyman & Herrero, Andre opened the firm’s Los Angeles office to expand its capabilities bi-coastally, his experience in the field has enabled CHH to take on large scale projects with a flexible and creative approach. Andre ranks among Forbes Magazine’s “30 Under 30” in their art and style category.

 

 

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Daisy Hoppen

Public Relations



Daisy Hoppen is the founder of DH-PR, a London based communications agency. They work with a global network of creatives on a range of projects providing a bespoke public relations service. She founded the firm in 2013 after having worked with several London based luxury PR firms. Daisy is a known for her timeless style, and passion for art and fashion.  

 

 

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Monica Irani

Investor



Monica began her art journey over a decade ago whilst visiting family in Iran and meeting with local galleries. She has taken a role to enable museums and galleries to collect from a more diverse group of artists from various backgrounds and professions. She helped establish the Young Ambassadors programme at the National Gallery where she is a member of their Steering Committee. Outside of her pursuing her passions, Monica works in the Hedge Fund industry, where she began her career nearly 15 years ago. 

 

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Heejae Kang

Fashion Entrepreneur & Influencer



Heejae Kang is the founder of Seoul-based fashion company UTG and has successfully operated her business for 20 years. She is leading the fashion industry as a first-generation influencer in Korea and has now expanded her business into beauty industry using her social platforms. Kang is a passionate collector who is interested in collecting various pieces of art, not confined to a specific genre, and continues her journey of pursuing creativity and innovation.

 

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Julianknxx

Poet, Visual artist, & Filmmaker



Julianknxx is an interdisciplinary poet, visual artist, and filmmaker, whose practice merges poetry, film, and performance to engage in a form of existential inquiry that at once seeks to find ways of expressing the ineffable realities of human experiences, while examining the structures through which we live. In casting his own practice as a ‘living archive’ or a ‘history from below’, Julianknxx draws on West African traditions of oral history to reframe how we construct both local and global perspectives. He does this through a body of work that challenges fixed ideas of identity and unravels linear Western historical and socio-political narratives, attempting to reconcile how it feels to exist primarily in liminal spaces. 

 

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Emmanuel Lawal

Creative Entrepreneur



From music to fashion, work is play and play is work for Emmanuel Lawal, the founder of FORESTALGIA and co-founder of the duo AUDIOCOMINGSOON. In 2023, Emmanuel launched Forestalgia, his London based design studio with the objective to connect and communicate global communities through the lens of unique product offerings. Through his respected career in music and broadcasting paved by the cult podcast, The ACS Show, Emmanuel has served as an ambassador for a string of organisations and companies. For Emmanuel Lawal, the centre point to his life work are people.

 

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Edeline Lee

Fashion Designer



Edeline Lee is a British-Canadian, London-based designer whose work has been worn by Alicia Vikander, Olivia Colman, Sharon Horgan, Sally Hawkins, Helen Mirren, Gemma Chan, Karen Elson, Taylor Swift, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ciara, Naomie Harris, Cynthia Nixon, Ruth Negga, Lashana Lynch, Amy Fine Collins, Queen Rania of Jordan and Solange Knowles. Her thoughtful approach features forward-thinking concepts about femininity, precise cut and refined craftsmanship.

 

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Soyoung Lee

Art Educator & Art Essayist



Soyoung Lee is the founder of Seoul-based art educational institutions, Sotong Art, Joy Museum and Big Fish Art. She is also an art essayist who is the author of Mesmerizing Artworks: One Page At A Time, Art Museum Taken From The Drawer, Initiating A Conversation With Art, and Meeting Art Collecting For The First Time. She is dedicated to educating the public about art through her YouTube channel, Art Messenger Lee Soyoung.

 

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Ebele Okobi

Board Member & Advisor



Ebele is a principled leader, advisor and board member with a 25-year track record of advising and building mission-driven global teams and organizations as well as supporting creators.

Ebele's experience includes stints as a Senior Policy Advisor at OpenAI and as the CEO of The New Humanitarian, the non profit news agency dedicated to covering humanitarian crises. Previously, she was a Venture Partner for Impact and Equity at Ada Ventures, built and led the Africa, Middle East & Turkey public policy teams at Facebook, built and led the Business and Human Rights Program at Yahoo, was in the Management Development Program at Nike, was an advisor and policy advocate at Catalyst and Consumers Union, and a corporate lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York, London and Paris.

 

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Junsub Shim

Wine Bar Director & Collector



Junsub Shim is a wine bar director who operates his wine bar OPNNG in Seoul and a passionate art collector. Before OPNNG, he worked in fashion commerce for 13 years. Based on his experience of collecting various items from his childhood combined with visual stimulation acquired from his fashion commerce career, Shim naturally became an avid art collector. He exhibits his collection of art at OPNNG, which represents an opening, and OPNNG exists as a public art space where delicacy and art coexist.

 

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Yujin So

Actress



Yujin So is an actress and has starred in numerous genres from dramas and plays to TV shows and radio programs for 24 years. As a mother of three children, she received the certifications as Child Art Instructor, Art Psychotherapist, and Art History Educator for Children to enable her children to experience art through various methods. Since then, she has been actively participating in art-related TV programs, educational programs, ambassadorial roles as well as recording audio guides for art exhibitions. She is also an enthusiastic art collector, and a part of her collection has recently been unveiled to the public for the first time through an exhibition.

 

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Sonya Tamaddon 

Advisor & Curator



Sonya Tamaddon is an advisor and curator specializing in exhibition programming, brand strategy, strategic partnerships and creative production for emerging galleries, private collections and alternative arts platforms.

 

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Jihaari Terry

DJ



Jihaari Terry or DJ Jihaari is a connoisseur of sound. He has opened for Kaytranada, Manny Fresh and even did and impromptu  DJ set for Yo Yo for Brandy's I wanna be down remix.  He is based in LA, and has been practicing his art for many years.  

 

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Connor Tingley

Artist, Designer & Creative Strategist



From a young age, Connor Tingley was lucky to have a handful of mentors in pursuit of craft, personal language, and cultural awareness which has melded him into the type of artist and designer he is today. His direction is always intention first, with drawing and process following to address all his creative ventures. He is based in Los Angeles where he was born and raised-however, he considers the world his home. In 2023 he is between art practices, and leading the creative direction of his design firm, COOL, which focuses on creative business development, communication of ideas and storytelling for brands and people alike. 

 

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Teo Yang

Designer & Entrepreneur 



Teo Yang is a multidisciplinary designer and entrepreneur whose practice focuses on translating Korean tradition and heritage into a modern design language. He is the founder of the interior design firm Teo Yang Studio as well as the furniture company Eastern Edition, the skincare brand Eath Library, and the scent brand Sinang. Teo Yang’s work widely ranges from brand-consulting the city of Seoul to designing national museums and creating scents using AI, crossing boundaries between various fields. He resides in a traditional Korean house, Hanok, and is an avid collector of contemporary art and antiques. Yang has also been selected for the AD100.

 

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Judy Zhou

Financier & Investor



Judy is passionate about art, people, and philanthropy — and the ways in which they're interwoven. Having studied art history alongside her primary degrees in finance and biology at Penn, she's especially passionate about bridging and enabling conversation between contemporary art with Old Masters and historical art. Judy also loves connecting younger generations to art, collecting, and institutions, and vice versa. She devotes herself to supporting causes she cares about, including the National Gallery, the World Monuments Fund, the Neue Galerie, and the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation. Judy balances her personal passions with her day job in finance, across investment banking and investing.