ABOUT ART ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, LLC


Leslie Neiman-Goldsmith has had years of experience in the art industry. Starting off as a painter herself and growing up in the most prestigious art center of the world, Manhattan, allowed her a great depth of understanding to the business of art.

Ms. Goldsmith was a graduate of three major institutions: A high school graduate of the “famed” La Guardia High School of Music and Art (depicted in the movie “Fame”), she received a BFA in Painting from Carnegie- Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, and a MA in Arts Administration from New York University.

She has worked for well known NY businesses such as Hammer Galleries, NYC, Hilde Gerst Galleries, NYC, Dyansen Galleries, NYC, Museum of Modern Art, Sothebys - NY, as well as non profit organizations like the International Craft Association and the New York Experimental Glass Workshop.

As a graduate intern, Leslie Goldsmith worked on the 1984 Venice Biennale and lived there for 3 months. Subsequently, she traveled all through Europe exploring many countries and their cultural attributes. Leslie still continues to travel both nationally and internationally exhibiting and promoting artists. In addition to her own business, Leslie has partnered with Chiara Goya of Goya Galleries in Melbourne, Australia. Her exclusive relationship with the renowned Goya Galleries offers her American clientele, one of her specialties, the finest of Australian art.

Currently, Leslie is based in New York and has an office in Melbourne, Australia.