Art Market Dynamics

Isabel Causadias graduated in Fine Arts in 2006 at the University of Barcelona, where she also obtained her Master's degree in Artistic Productions and Research in 2008. In 2016, she defended her PhD dissertation, Primary Market of Contemporary Art in Catalonia, dedicated to the market strategies and professionalisation of visual artists within the primary art market. Since 2007, she has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Department of Visual Arts and Design at the University of Barcelona. Her main research interests include the economics of art and culture, primary art market dynamics, the sociological aspects of artistic careers, and the issue of value in cultural economics, with a particular focus on the role of trust in market interactions among artists, dealers, and collectors. She is also a member of RELAT, a research group dedicated to the narrative construction within contemporary artistic practice.