Sophie Brechu-West

Sophie Bréchu-West is director and founder of 571 Projects, a boutique art gallery located in Stowe, VT, with a focus on curated solo exhibitions by emerging and mid-career artists.  571 Projects launched in 2009 in New York City’s vibrant Chelsea gallery district.  When the building housing the gallery was slated for demolition in 2012, the program became nomadic.  Settled in Stowe since 2015, 571 Projects continues to build community through exhibitions and special projects.  A deep, lifelong love of art and a desire to promote the work of significant, and at times overlooked, emerging artists drives Brechu-West’s curatorial and consulting practice.  Through her studies and years of experience working in galleries and art fairs in Boston, London, and New York City, she has developed an eye for work by emerging and mid-career artists exhibiting a compelling aesthetic and strong craftsmanship.  She received a BA in Art History from The College of William and Mary and an MPhil from Christie’s Education, London (accredited through the University of Glasgow).

571 Projects supports the work of dynamic emerging and mid-career artists by bringing conceptually strong, well-crafted work to the notice of an engaged art going and collecting public, via  tightly curated solo exhibitions, independent curatorial practice and an informed art consulting practice.  We aim to bridge the gap between dynamic emerging and mid-career artists and engaged collectors, both those beginning to collect and those seeking new voices.

571 Projects online & in Print:

www.571Projects.com | 571 Projects: The First Three Years, catalogue raisonné (2013)