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Mary Boone was born on 29 October, 1951 in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American art dealer and collector. Discover Mary Boone's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Occupation Art dealer, collector
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 29 October 1951
Birthday 29 October
Birthplace Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1952

Mary Boone (b. 1952) is an American art dealer and collector.

1970

Whereas conceptual and minimal approaches to sculpture had dominated the 1970s in the art and cultural downtown scenes, Boone's gallery and presence throughout the 1980s offered a fresh and prophetic departure from status quo by supporting a revival in painting.

1973

She studied art history at Rhode Island School of Design and received her BFA in sculpture in 1973.

Boone met sculptor Lynda Benglis at Hunter College and the artist introduced her to the director of Bykert Gallery, Klaus Kertess, where she would eventually work.

1977

In 1977, Boone opened a gallery, Mary Boone Gallery, in SoHo, New York City.

The gallery quickly rose to prominence by exhibiting new painters associated with Neo-expressionism such as Eric Fischl, Julian Schnabel, and David Salle.

1979

A New York Times critic later described her gallery's 1979 exhibition of Julian Schnabel's work as perhaps being "the key launching pad" for Neo-expressionism.

The Swiss art dealer and collector Bruno Bischofberger partnered with the gallery and mounted early shows featuring the painter Jean Michel Basquiat.

1980

As the owner and director of the Mary Boone Gallery, she played an important role in the New York art market of the 1980s.

She would go on to play an important role in the New York art market and shaping contemporary art in the 1980s.

The gallery played a significant role in the development of the art market in the 1980s.

Boone was one of the first dealers to require waiting lists for collectors to buy works not yet produced.

1982

Her first two artists, Julian Schnabel and David Salle, became internationally known, and in 1982 she had a cover story on New York magazine tagged "The New Queen of the Art Scene".

Boone is credited with championing and fostering dozens of contemporary artists including Eric Fischl, Ai Wei Wei, Barbara Kruger, Laurie Simmons, Peter Halley, Ross Bleckner, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Originally based in SoHo, Boone operated two galleries, one on Fifth Avenue, the other in Chelsea.

In 1982, Boone was named "The New Queen of the Art Scene" by New York magazine.

1984

Basquiat joined Boone's gallery in 1984 after his first solo show there.

The two galleries shared a selection of artists.

Boone successfully brought a Neo-expressionist movement to Europe and Bischofberger situated these American painters alongside the post-war painters like Anselm Kiefer and Georg Baselitz.

1988

In 1988, Barbara Kruger became the first woman to join the gallery.

1996

The Mary Boone Gallery moved from SoHo to uptown New York in 1996.

2000

In the early 2000s, Will Cotton, Tom Sachs, and Inka Essenhigh joined the gallery's roster.

Boone's career as an art dealer spans the epoch formally classified as Contemporary Art and she is regarded as one of the most successful art dealers of her generation.

Though Boone's reputation in the art world has fluctuated as drastically as the art market itself over the past four decades.

2018

In September 2018, Boone pleaded guilty to filing false income tax returns and "agreed to pay more than $3 million in restitution for taxes she owes for 2009, 2010, and 2011."

During the trial proceedings, collectors, dealers, artists Wendy White and Sheila Pepe, and art critic Jerry Saltz gave testimony to Boone's character and her lifelong dedication to the art establishment.

"Mary's been a target forEVER," Pepe tweeted, "Like all the boys aren't cooking the books."

2019

Following her 2019 conviction and sentencing to 30 months in prison for tax evasion, she indicated the intention to close both galleries.

Boone moved to New York City at the age of 19 from Erie, Pennsylvania.

Her parents were working class Egyptian immigrants.

On February 14, 2019, Boone was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.

In a statement to ArtNews, Boone said "If I'm going to be the Martha Stewart of the art world, I would hope to do it with the same humility, humor, grace and intelligence that she did. I'm trying to be optimistic and see this as a learning experience."

2020

She was released from prison in 2020.

Artists who have been represented or shown by the Mary Boone Gallery include:

• Ai Weiwei