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Mikaela L

- Research Program Mentor

MS candidate at University of Chicago

Expertise

Art Markets, Modern & Contemporary Art

Bio

Hi! I am a market researcher & data analyst at Sotheby's Auction interested in the untapped, transformative potential of technological innovation and international collaboration within the cultural/creative industries. Originally from Shenzhen, China, I came to the US alone when I was 14 for the opportunity to explore my extracurricular interests--in the arts and sports in particular. I am interested in art+tech+international business and have decided to pursue the path before I knew any job existed at that intersection. Fun fact, I had a hard time choosing between art and sports and almost went the sports+tech route! I love basketball--used to play D3 and was a head manager for Duke Women's Basketball. #ballislife!! I believe that everyone should follow his heart and find the unique intersection that best leverages his passion and skillset!

Project ideas

Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.

Comparing Auction Sales between Locations (eg. Sotheby's HK and NY)

- Scrape and clean public auction data - Visualize and manipulate data in Tableau - Research relevant literatures (market reports, academic papers, etc.) - Draw insights and build narrative using quantitative and qualitative data

Analyzing an Artist Market

- Breakdown artist market via quantitative and qualitative analysis of market data, art historical literature, and particular artworks

Coding skills

Tableau, SQL, python

Languages I know

Chinese

Credentials

Work experience

Sotheby's (2021 - Current)
Market Researcher & Analyst
Masterworks.io (2020 - 2021)
Alternative Asset Sales; Digital Marketing Analyst
Bidgala (2020 - Current)
Strategy Consultant
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2019 - 2019)
Corporate Development Intern

Education

Duke University
BS Bachelor of Science (2020)
Economics and Art History
University of Chicago
MS Master of Science candidate
Data Science

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