Diane Abela

Spear's Review

Diane Abela is director of Middle East for Gurr Johns, the international art advisory agency.

She works with individual investors, family offices and galleries on acquisitions, strategy, authentication and market advice. My clients are mostly in Saudi, UAE, Qatar and Beirut,’ she told Spear’s. ‘My role is really to build collections. I work with acquisitions but also sales on behalf of clients, museums as well as private collectors. I’m privileged to work with some of the most amazing objects, from paintings to dinosaurs.’

‘When collectors start spending significant sums of money they want to be sure they are not overpaying, that the work is in good condition and they’re buying the right thing, and that’s where I can really help. Art has become an asset class, but I always tell clients it’s not a liquid asset.’