Asian art specialist leaves Christie’s Hong Kong for Pace Gallery to focus on new artists

Co-head of Asian 20th century and contemporary art at Christie’s Hong Kong, Evelyn Lin is joining Pace as president for Greater China

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Evelyn Lin, who worked in the auction world for 26 years, is leaving Christie’s Hong Kong and joining the city’s Pace Gallery as president for Greater China. Photo: Akira Yamada

Published: 5:15pm, 9 Sep 2024

Evelyn Lin, co-head of Asian 20th century and contemporary art at Christie’s, is leaving the auction world where she worked for 26 years and joining Pace Gallery as president for Greater China.

Lin, currently on “gardening leave”, will begin her new role on October 1 and continue to be based in Hong Kong.

“This is an interesting career change for me. I have been working with auction houses since 1998.

“All this time, I have really enjoyed developing new markets and introducing new artists to collectors. So now I am going to focus on that and this position will give me more opportunities to connect with artists directly,” Lin told the Post while attending Frieze art week in Seoul, where Pace Gallery has a blockbuster exhibition pairing works by Mark Rothko and the Korean artist Lee Ufan.

Evelyn Lin at a media briefing on Chinese master Zhang Daqian’s Crimson Lotuses on Golden Screen, in 2002, when she was Sotheby’s Chinese painting specialist. Photo: SCMP

A specialist in Chinese art, Lin began her career at Sotheby’s in 1998 in Taiwan, where she was born. In 2002, she moved to Hong Kong and remained with Sotheby’s until 2018, when she moved over to Christie’s, where she also had the title of deputy chairman, international director.