Raina Marie

Raina Marie currently serves as Director at Pace Gallery, acting as an artist liaison to Pace’s interdisciplinary artists. She works closely with the artists on executing their vision, from the inception of the idea to the realization of the work on site. Additionally, she helps new collectors build collections that mix traditional and contemporary artworks, as well as works with existing collectors to expand and diversify their collection. Raina has been at Pace for over a decade, working in various roles. Previously, she served as the Director of Media Arts at Pace Gallery, founding this new department dedicated to developing best practices for exhibiting analog and digital artworks, as well as working on sales strategies, which directly contributed to increased sales of digital artworks and aided in expanding Pace’s program of exhibiting interdisciplinary art collectives. She oversaw Pace’s Art + Technology initiatives in 2016, which was Pace’s first foray into ticketed experiences. She also co-curated Pace’s Staff Show in 2019 and her artwork was included in the Pace Staff Show in 2023.

She is also an independent curator, producer, and writer, working in the physical and digital spaces. Raina is an authority in the pioneering fields of experiential, time-based art, and the Web3 space. She serves on the Guggenheim Young Collectors Council and Advisory Board Members for Superchief and CADAF. She currently writes for WhiteHot Magazine and Sculpture Magazine.

She speaks globally about art history, art market, and art and technology movements.She has given lectures at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY), Christie's Education (NY), Hunter College (NY), and The Australian Registrar Conference (AUS). She also participates on panels, most notably at the Avalanche Summit II (May 2023), South by Southwest (March 2022),  SEDG (November 2021), Ars Electronica (September 2020), ADAA (November 2021), as well as is a frequent speaker on Podcasts and Twitterspace.

Raina graduated from UNC, NC with a Bachelors in Art History and a Minor in English and has a Masters in Art History from Hunter College, NY.