Team

Irina Tarsis, Founder & Managing Director

Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Irina Tarsis, Esq. is an art historian and a practicing attorney in New York. She earned her Masters Degree in Art History from Harvard University and her J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (NY). In 2012, Irina took over what is today Center for Art Law and made it a sustainable non-profit. Ms. Tarsis has served on the faculty of Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (2012, 2017-2018) and the European Shoah Legacy Institute/Provenance Research Training Workshops in Vilnius, Lithuania (2013), Athens, Greece and Rome, Italy (2014). An active member of multiple bar associations and art law committees in New York, Irina also personally contributes to scholarship through regular publications and lectures on various topics, including resale royalty rights, due diligence in provenance research, and fair use issues affecting visual arts. Her publications include articles in the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal,Cultural Heritage & Arts Review, Library and The Cultural Record, the ArtWatch UK Journal and the Institute of Art & Law’s journal, Art Antiquity and Law.

Louise Carron, Executive Director

Louise Carron manages the Center’s daily operations, including editing and reviewing articles and the Center’s monthly newsletter, planning and coordinating events, along with training and supervising interns. Ms. Carron actively engages in scholarship and has participated in numerous conferences on art law topics, including legal issues surrounding street art, fin tech, and authentication. As a New York attorney since May 2019, Ms. Carron teaches workshops on legal basics for artists and advises visual artists and creative entrepreneurs on contract matters, copyright use, and business law. Ms. Carron pursued her legal studies in France at the Université Paris Nanterre, where she earned a double Bachelor’s degree in French law and Common Law, supplemented by a Master’s degree in Comparative Business Law. She obtained a Master’s of Law (LL.M) at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2018. A member of the Art Law Committee of the New York State Bar Association and of the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, Ms. Carron believes in helping artists to protect their creations, rights, and legacies. (Photo credits: justinewebster.com)

Supporting Staff

Director of Development: Margot Steinberg (since April 2019).

Guest Editors: Tess Bonoli (Newsletter, since 2019); Courtney Doagoo (2012-2016).

Interns and Fellows

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