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Director @ Daata | International Digital Art Curator and Producer, Artist Manager

David Gryn is a seasoned art professional with a rich background in curating and promoting artists' time based media. Currently Director of Daata, a groundbreaking online platform he founded for the sale of artist-commissioned video, sound, and web art editions, he has been instrumental in shaping the platform since its launch in May 2015. Under his leadership, Daata has become a pioneering space, introducing audiences to a diverse array of digital artworks.

Gryn's journey with Daata began with the launch of Daata Editions, where he successfully brought together artists to create unique video, sound, and web art editions. The platform, which debuted in May, 2015, has continued to thrive, commissioning over 100 artists, showcasing the works of renowned artists such as Petra Cortright, Tracey Emin, Rashaad Newsome, Jacolby Satterwhite, Matt Copson, Jeremy Couillard, Rachel Rossin and many more. Daata's Season One, launched at NADA New York in 2015, marked a significant milestone, further solidifying Daata's presence in the art world, followed by great projects released at art fairs and art venues around the world: Frieze, NADA, Art Basel, Art Rio, Art Cologne, EXPO CHICAGO, Photofairs Shanghai, Art Fair Philippines, Art LA Contemporary, Jodhpur Arts Week ... and many more

David has collaborated with major art fairs, galleries and museums world-wide to support and empower their promotion and support of artists time-based and digital media, including: Art Basel in Miami Beach, Armory Show NY, Independent NY, Art Cologne, Art Rio, NADA NYC and Miami, Frieze London/NYC, LOOP Barcelona, Art LA Contemporary, EXPO Chicago, PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, Art in Marrakesh, Art Athina, Jodhpur Arts Week, Moscow Museum Nights, Phillips Auction House, New World Symphony, Times Square Arts, Park Avenue Armory, Tate Galleries, Hammer Museum LA, The Bass Museum, Hauser & Wirth, Gagosian, Marian Goodman, White Cube, Sadie Coles HQ, SOHO House, citizenM Hotels, NeueHouse, Artspace, KOKO London, Shoreditch Arts Club and many many more

David worked with the Directors of Art Basel, to work with them as Curator of Film and Sound at Art Basel in Miami Beach between 2010-2018 to build a robust programme of artists film, video and sound for each annual art fair, working with over 300 galleries to elicit the best curated program each year and to empower them to show time-based media artworks. The programme was shown on the 7500 sq foot screening wall of the Frank Gehry designed New World Symphony with 160 speaker surround sound system and an audience capacity of 1000.

Art Talks, at Art Schools, Museums, Art Fairs and Leading Art Venues for Art Students, Art Professionals, Collectors and General Public since 2000: Art for Tomorrow, Doha (with Jeff Koons and Marina Abramovic). Art in Marrakesh. Tate Lates. IKON Gallery. New Art Birmingham. Austen Forum. Kiasma Helsinki. FMX at Stuttgart. Munich. Sotheby’s Art Business. Christies. Goldsmiths. LCC. Wimbledon. Kingston. RCA. RA. Central Saint Martins. Cass School of Art. Slade. Farnham. Plymouth. Art Basel in Miami Beach: Dara Birnbaum, Jesper Just, Chrissie Iles with Rachel Rose, Tabor Robak, Dara Friedman and more. Art LA Contemporary. New World Symphony. CPH Dox. Rotterdam Film Festivals. Venice Agendas. Anthology Film Archives. LOOP Barcelona. MoMA NY. NADA NY and Miami. citizenM Art Talk series. Queertopia in San Fransisco and Somerset House, Greenland Street, FACT Liverpool, Art on the Blockchain at ACE Hotel NY, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Art Night London, Zoo Art Fair, Frieze Art Fair, Tate Britain, Kiasma Helsinki, Strangelove Film Festival.

Specialties: Creates innovative strategies for the creation of bespoke and focused projects that have a power to advance and change artists, arts venues, museums, galleries, festivals and fairs. The development of projects infused with logics to benefit all parties and all walks of life. David also works closely with artists to help guide, navigate and empower them through the complexities of the artworld.

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