Candida Gertler (born 1966/1967) is a British/German art collector,

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, and former journalist.

Early life

She was born in

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, Germany, to Romanian Jewish immigrant parents. She studied journalism and law.

Career

In 2003 Gertler co-founded the art philanthropy organisation

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. In June 2015, she was given an OBE "for services to Contemporary Visual Arts and Arts Philanthropy". She is a member of the Tate International Council. In November 2024, she announced she would be stepping down from all her voluntary positions in UK art institutions.

Personal life

She is married to Zak Gertler. They are Jewish, and have two children.https://parkeastsynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Annoucements-02-15-19.pdf He has been called "one of London's leading property developers". In 2009, Zak Gertler and family had an estimated net worth of £150 million, down from £250 million in 2008. "The Gertlers developed offices in Germany, moving into the London market in the 1990s."

References

Living people British art collectors Women art collectors 1960s births People from Frankfurt Officers of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century German Jews German expatriates in the United Kingdom German people of Romanian descent German philanthropists German women philanthropists {{UK-activist-stub