Carmen Schjaer

Director
Barcelona

Juan Varez

Managing Director - Christie's Spain, Head of Private Sales
Madrid

Born in San Sebastian (Spain) in 1962. Law degree from University of Complutense, Madrid. Varez completed a two-year MA in Art History at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, specializing in Spanish Old Masters Art between the XVI and XVII centuries. During his second year he specialized in “The portrait of European Courts in the sixteenth century”, taught by Professor Lorne Campdell, who conducted his dissertation “The Court portrait of Elizabeth of Valois”. Juan Varez first joined Christie's in 1991 as an Old Masters specialist. In 1997, Varez moved to Christie’s New York to work at the Old Masters department, also collaborating with the Latin American Art department and becoming, in 1999, head of this department. In February 2000, Varez moved back to Spain after being appointed Managing Director of Christie’s, the position which he still holds today. He has taught Art and Market classes for postgraduate students at the “Instituto de Empresa” and “Instituto IArt”, both in Madrid. In addition to this, he has lectured on the art market several times in institutions such as the “Circulo Ecuestre” of Barcelona.

Dalia Padilla

Director - Christie's Spain
Madrid

Dalia Padilla joined Christie's Iberica team in 2004, after six years working in the art world in London and Paris. In Madrid she coordinated the Spanish Sale in 2006 and 2007, helping to achieve historic results in both auctions. Dalia became the Business Manager of the Madrid sale in 2007 and now serves as Director of Spain.

María García Yelo

Director - 20th Century Art
Madrid

María García Yelo, Director of the Modern and Contemporary Art Department of Christie's Ibérica, was previously the General Deputy Director of Conservation, Investigation and Diffusion at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, Spain), from March 2005 until March 2008. María has curated various exhibitions on Contemporary Art in both public and private institutions, and is also author of numerous articles and essays on history of art, published in specialized media. She has further collaborated, as art critic, with the cultural supplement of the newspaper ABC.

José Miguel Zamoyski

Specialist
Madrid

Yolanda Muñoz

Junior Specialist, Valuations
Madrid

Yolanda Muñoz joined Christies in April 2006 as assistant of the Art Department, collaborating with the experts at the Madrid office. After an intense year working in the Art Department she has progressed to coordinator of of Valuations and is starting as a Junior Specialist in the field of decorative arts and furniture. Yolanda completed her studies in History of Art at the University of Sevilla. She further specialized in Cultural Management and the Market and Taxation of Art, specializing in Contemporary Art at The Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset and The Instituto Superior de Arte de Madrid.

Maria Eugenia Alvarez

Administrator (Vendors & Buyers Inquiries)
Madrid

María Alonso

Senior Coordinator - Business Development
Madrid