Amanda Sharp (born in 1969) is an English publisher and entrepreneur, who joined ''

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'' in July 1991 and, with

Matthew Slotover Matthew Slotover (born 1968) is an English publisher and entrepreneur. He co-founded Frieze, a media and events company that has a focus on the art scene and that also produces the annual Frieze Art Fair. in 2021 he co-foundeToklasrestaurant, ...

, co-founded

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in October 2003.

Life and career

Sharp grew up in

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, where at the age of 12 she met Frieze co-founder Matthew Slotover at a

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. She encountered Slotover again at

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, where both were studying, dabbling in writing and editing for university publications. Slotover launched Frieze magazine in June 1991, which Sharp joined in July that year. They co-founded Frieze Art Fair in October 2003, expanding it to New York in 2011. The duo were both appointed as Officers of the

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(OBE) in the 2012

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for services to the visual arts.

References

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