Andrew Schoelkopf

Owner

Andrew Schoelkopf literally grew up in an American painting gallery. His father, Robert Schoelkopf, opened an art gallery on Madison Avenue in 1958 and continued to run the family business until his passing in 1991. Andrew joined the Robert Schoelkopf Gallery (a member of the Art Dealers Association of America) as Director in 1989.

After the closing of the Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, Andrew joined Christie’s auction house as a Specialist in American Paintings and became Senior Vice President and Director of the American Paintings Department in 1995, leading several of the firm’s most successful auctions and private sales in the genre. Andrew managed the 1998 auction of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture from the Estate of Thomas Mellon Evans, which sold nearly $50,000,000. Mr. Schoelkopf subsequently held a number of senior positions with Christie’s as Director of Business Development for North and South America and in his final post with the firm as President of Christie’s Internet Auction business in 1999. Mr. Schoelkopf was a member of Christie’s Business Development, Management, and Operating Committees.

Menconi + Schoelkopf opened its doors in April of 2001 and is a leading gallery in the field.  The firm specializes in American paintings, drawings, and sculpture of the nineteenth-, and early twentieth-centuries with significant focus on the work of the American modernists. The gallery is committed to providing industry-leading advice and market information to the most active participants in the field of American art and is frequently asked to manage the most complicated deaccessioning projects for the nation’s leading museums and private collectors. The gallery is particularly proud of the important work it has completed for museums including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and many others.

Andrew holds a Bachelor’s degree from Denison University and a Masters of Business Administration from Fordham University Graduate School of Business. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Private Art Dealers Association of America, The Art Show Committee of the Art Dealers Association of America, the board of the ADAA Foundation, and the National Advisory Council of the Reynolda House Museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Andrew proudly serves as Board Chair of the Chordoma Foundation, an international non-profit that raises awareness and seeks to find a cure for chordoma, a rare cancer that affects the spine. Andrew was previously the Chair of the Foundation’s Education and Outreach Committee and is a member of the Development Committee, Finance Committee, and Nominating Committee. Andrew has served in many roles in the fine art industry and is the President of the Art Dealers Association of America. Andrew is a member of the Board of Advisors to Denison University in Granville, Ohio and of the Parents’ Committee at the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio.

Andrew, his wife Grace, and their two children, Henry and William, live in Greenwich, Connecticut and Chatham, Massachusetts.

Susan E. Menconi

Senior Advisor

Susan E. Menconi has been a dealer in American art of the eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and early twentieth-centuries for more than twenty-five years. She was a Director at Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, from 1980 to 1993, and was Executive Vice President of Richard York Gallery, New York, from 1993 to 2001. During these years, she curated dozens of exhibitions, accompanied by highly-researched, illustrated catalogues. In 2001, she went into partnership with Andrew Schoelkopf, and the two opened their own art business.

Her educational background includes a B.A. in Art History and Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, along with studies in sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and the National Academy of Design, New York. She also apprenticed to her father, the late Ralph J. Menconi, who was a professional sculptor, as was his father before him.

Currently Susan serves on the Art Panel of the Internal Revenue Service, reviewing gift and estate tax appraisals for works of American art. She also is Vice President of the Bermuda Artworks Foundation, a U.S. non-profit associated with the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Hamilton, Bermuda. Susan is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Art Dealers Association of America which is the leading association in the field.

Annie Gott

Operations Manager

As Menconi + Schoelkopf’s Operations Manager, Annie is responsible for the day-to-day management of the gallery’s facilities, and oversees the firm’s registration, shipping, and photography. Annie also oversees the firm’s risk management and insurance. 

Annie began as an intern at Menconi + Schoelkopf in 2018 and is pleased to be back in New York at the gallery. In addition to her prior experience at M+S, Annie held a wide range of internships in college, working for a non-profit in Mexico, her Maine congresswoman on Capitol Hill, and a music management firm in Los Angeles. Annie also worked in Georgetown University’s Department of Sociology throughout her undergraduate years. Annie holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, where she majored in Culture and Politics and minored in Justice and Peace Studies. 

As a born-and-raised Mainer, Annie is thrilled to be around so many works that depict her home state, and she is always happy to chat all things “Down East.”

Alana Ricca

Managing Director

Alana joined Menconi + Schoelkopf in the fall of 2018, just as the gallery moved uptown to its current location on 80^th Street. Alana draws on previous experience as a specialist in the field of Post-War & Contemporary Art at Bonhams.

In her role as Managing Director, Alana oversees the day-to-day management of the gallery, directing the gallery’s efforts with a special focus on sales, business development, and client relationships. Alana plays a crucial role in the strategic planning and project management of art fairs, exhibitions, and programming. She delights in speaking with the firm’s many clients on a daily basis and may always be reached with a phone call or email to the gallery.

Alana graduated with a B.A. from Colgate University in Russian and Eurasian Studies and speaks Russian and Spanish.

Susan Johnson

Director of Research

Susan Johnson oversees the gallery’s research and publications, including recent projects for Marin and the Critics and The Immaculates. She directs the gallery’s research plan on the complete range of works offered for sale and to support the robust program of exhibitions and fairs as well as advancing materials for client education. She specializes in late-19th and early-20th century American art with a particular focus on Modernism, and has done extensive research on the work of John Marin. Susan started her professional career at Sotheby’s, where she enjoyed overseeing paintings in all phases of the auction process–from working with consignors through research and catalogue production to assisting buyers on the exhibition floor–as well as developing relationships with clients and art professional during those years. She has conducted project-specific research for the Montclair Art Museum. Susan has longtime personal engagement with a variety of arts and cultural institutions, serving on the Executive Committee of the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Board of Trustees, The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s William Cullen Bryant Fellows, and the Advisory Board of Greenwood Gardens in Short Hills. Susan majored in English at Vassar College, and holds a master’s degree from the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.

Meghan Ferrucci

Marketing and Communications Manager

Meghan Ferrucci recently joined Menconi + Schoelkopf as the Marketing and Communications Manager. Meghan is responsible for the gallery’s expanding digital platform and coordinates outreach with clients, colleagues and the community. She oversees social media and the gallery’s online presence, including viewing rooms and participation in virtual art fairs such as Frieze Masters and Art Basel Miami Beach. Meghan’s interest in art began at an early age, deepening with visits to Washington D.C. to explore the Smithsonian museums and on class trips to the Clark Institute in Williamstown. She transferred that passion into her education and professional experience, further developing her skills in communications for arts organizations at the Everson Museum of Art and the New York State Council on the Arts during her graduate studies. 

Meghan holds a B.A. in Visual Arts from St. Bonaventure University and an M.A. in Museum Studies, an M.A. in Arts Leadership Administration, and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Cultural Heritage Preservation from Syracuse University. 

Tom Morrill

Logistics Manager and Art Handler

Tom Morrill has worked as an art handler and logistics manager in the New York gallery world for more than ten years. In that time, he has installed and organized significant museum exhibitions and gallery programming as Exhibitions Coordinator for Greene Naftali Gallery and Jane Lombard Gallery, respectively. At Menconi + Schoelkopf, Tom maintains the onsite inventory and oversees installation planning and execution. He received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and earned a Master of Fine Art from Hunter College. Tom is also a painter living and working in Brooklyn.