Published in the Palm Beach Arts Paper on February 21, 2015 By Gretel Sarmiento.
Ford Fine Art’s Suzanne Snider: Bringing Central American modernism to Delray
Suzanne Snider has been running the hidden treasure that is Ford Fine Art gallery long enough to know its best years are still ahead.
Delray Beach is not where one would expect to find the most significant collection of Central American modern masters and established artists in the country. But that’s exactly what the gallery houses, according to Snider, who used to be the executive director of The Children’s Museum of Iredell County, N.C.
A move to Costa Rica and several chance encounters later led to a business partnership with Mark Ford, the gallery owner, with whom she shares a love for drawings. After meeting Ford, she spent the next six years traveling and learning about Central American art. Slowly, she built and managed a handsome inventory that now features more than 1,000 pieces. Buyers come from local areas as well as Europe and Central America.
With two Art Basel shows behind her and interest building up by the hour, Snider now looks forward to the culmination of two projects: a new gallery space opening in Nicaragua and the upcoming release of a book that should stimulate the conversation on Central American art. Last month, Nicaraguan pieces from the gallery were on display at the Highland Beach Library.
Read the full Q&A here: http://palmbeachartspaper.com/ford-fine-arts-suzanne-snider-bringing-central-american-modernism-to-delray/