Sophie Macpherson – if the name sounds familiar it’s no wonder: Sophie runs the fine art world’s best known recruitment agency, and she started it from scratch, in her father’s garage, with hard work, a good idea, and some determination. Charlotte Appleyard finds out how Sophie not only created her own job, and company, but has helped thousands find work in a competitive industry.
I’ve had a lot of jobs. I’ve worked for very little and sometimes for free. To get anywhere in the art world you generally have to. Then as soon as I got a decent job my friends started emailing; “do you know anyone who can get me an internship/summer work?” While I stood helpless and apologetic with my lack of personal power, Sophie Macpherson saw an opportunity; she started a fine art recruitment agency.
