We asked the partner at Timothy Taylor Gallery about the things she values most—in art and in life.

So much of the art world orbits around questions of value, not only in terms of appraisals and price tags, but also: What is worthy of your time in These Times, as well as your energy, your attention, and yes, your hard-earned cash?

What is the math that you do to determine something’s meaning and worth? What moves you? What enriches your life? In this new series, we’re asking individuals from the art world and beyond about the valuations that they make at a personal level.

Chloe Waddington is set to be the toast of the New York art world this week—and not by happenstance. 

For the past several years, Waddington, a partner at Timothy Taylor Gallery, has quietly shepherded the London gallery toward a New York expansion. Formerly homed in a small outpost in Chelsea, this week, Timothy Taylor opens the doors to the sprawling new 6,000-square foot Tribeca space, designed by studioMDA.

The new space is the fruition of one of Waddington’s many ambitions for the gallery and one that underscores the swift crescendo of her tenure. She joined the gallery in 2019 as the New York director, following positions at Christie’s and David Kordansky. From the get-go, she set her sights for the gallery higher. In only a year’s time, Taylor had named her partner—his first partner in the gallery’s two-decade-plus history—a striking indication of what she brings to the table. 

“I was lucky that Tim empowered me, pretty much from day one, to expand the gallery’s presence in the States and take some risks,” explained Waddington. “The most rewarding part has been the ability to grow the program with a new generation of artists, including Hilary Pecis, Honor Titus, Hayal Pozanti, and Jiab Prachakul—all of whom connect to the gallery’s DNA of great painters, like Alex Katz and Eddie Martinez, but are completely fresh, and who have received amazing support from collectors, curators, and critics through the gallery’s exhibitions and efforts.” 

The big-picture thinking seems to be paying off, as well. The inaugural exhibition—lusciously colorful paintings by Turkish artist Hayal Pozanti—has already sold out. Waddington can’t hide her enthusiasm for the artist.