Kate hails from Vancouver but now calls Toronto home.

Gracious and cool-headed, Kate orchestrates all public and private events in the gallery. Behind the scenes, Kate can be counted on to hold a Bride’s hand or to calm a frantic Director, while pleasing the crowd, all the while ensuring that the event unfolds seamlessly.

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Derek lives by the mantra that “fortune favors the bold” and acts on this belief in his business model in Canada and China.

As an intellectual weaver of distant disciplines and cultures, Derek is always ready to provoke a response from a willing crowd. Derek is a frequent speaker for corporate institutions and private groups. His past lectures and workshops include: The Future Famous, Pricing the Priceless, Seeing is Believing and Contemporary Chinese Art: 1979-2006.

Ruth is responsible for planning and executing every stage of the gallery’s exhibition schedule. From artist correspondence to logistics and writing critical texts, Ruth plays a key role in introducing international artists to Canadian audiences. 

In April 2009, Ruth, and China-based curator Nikun, will launch the first of a series of annual exhibitions featuring contemporary Chinese artists working in new media at the 501 Art Space in Chongqing.

Kristina is the creative force that guides Gibsone Jessop’s brand and image. A trained graphic designer, Kristina is responsible for the gallery’s numerous communication needs.

Like a jazz musician, Kristina responds to the changing exhibitions and events of the gallery, and is adept in communicating the artist’s spirit and ideas without a fixed visual vocabulary. Kristina also creates communication solutions in a cross-cultural environment.