The team at our Vermont studio works on the business side of operations, establishing marketing initiatives and supporting our galleries in California, Boston, Palm Beach, Montreal, Stowe, Austria, and Switzerland. We manage commissions from start to finish, working with both public and private collections worldwide.
It is here in the lush green mountains that the idea for a work is born, taking shape in plaster as the artist designs and creates his models, which he then brings to Italy to be carved in stone or cast in bronze.
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About Abbey Meaker
Abbey Meaker
Director
Abbey Meaker joined Richard Erdman Studios in 2007, and today manages business operations, marketing, sales, and commissions ranging in scope from private residential clients to monumental public sculpture installations worldwide. Abbey produced Richard Erdman: A Profile, a ten-minute documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Amanda Zackem, and she edited the 2016 monograph Richard Erdman Sculpture. Abbey is an artist, writer, and curator. With a background in art history, she is passionate about contemporary art and its ability to create dialogue and community. As founding director of exhibition initiative Overnight Projects, Abbey works to facilitate meaningful experiences with socially engaged artwork, often in transitory spaces. Her photography has been featured in exhibitions both nationally and internationally, and she is a contributor to the LA-based arts and culture magazine AUTRE.
About Valerie Russell
Valerie Russell
Assistant Director
A born administrator, Valerie Russell has been Assistant Director at Richard Erdman Studios since November 2019, managing finance, inventory, shipping, and project management. Valerie is an artist and illustrator and was formerly the Housing Program Manager at the Community and Economic Development Office for the city of Burlington, Vermont. She is passionate about exploring the connection between art and community building and has exhibited work throughout Vermont. From 2012 – 2015 Valerie operated a boutique design company, Psychic Paper, creating eco-friendly illustrations and home goods, since then she has opened her own studio, Valerie Russell Art, exploring abstract expression of the natural world.
