Former Christie’s Specialist Opens Gallery in Pittsburgh: ‘I Think I Can Take This Risk’

As a contemporary art specialist at Christie’s, Lexi Bishop established herself as a core part of a team well practiced in spotting emerging artists that went on to become market phenomenons. Then, in a surprise move, she left in 2019 for the gallery world. Following a stint as an associate dealer at Los Angeles’s Nino Mier Gallery during the early stages of the pandemic, she struck out on her own, and has now made moves to open her own gallery in a city without a sizable art-market