ABOUT
Art Fair 14C is New Jersey’s only international art fair — but we’re much more than an art fair.
We are the flagship public program of ARTS 14C, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating opportunities for artists, expanding access to the arts, and building a stronger creative ecosystem for New Jersey and beyond. Since launching in 2019, Art Fair 14C has become a platform where emerging and established artists, galleries, nonprofit organizations, collectors, and first-time art buyers come together in an environment that is welcoming, accessible, and refreshingly different.
Our name is a nod to New Jersey’s famous “What exit?” joke, but our ambitions are global. We proudly champion artists from our home state while creating meaningful connections with galleries and cultural organizations from across the country and around the world.
mission driven
Art Without Barriers
The traditional art world can often feel exclusive — defined by high costs and unspoken rules that limit who gets to participate.
Art Fair 14C was created to challenge that model.
As a mission-driven nonprofit, every decision we make is guided by one simple belief: the art world should be more accessible — for artists, exhibitors, collectors, and audiences alike.
That means:
- Creating affordable exhibition opportunities for galleries, nonprofits, artist collectives, and independent artists.
- Welcoming experienced collectors alongside people buying their very first piece of art.
- Encouraging experimentation, ambitious installations, and conversations rather than transactional booth sales.
- Building long-term relationships that continue well beyond the days of the fair.
Success for us isn’t measured only by sales during one weekend. It’s measured by the exhibitions, residencies, commissions, partnerships, museum acquisitions, and careers that grow from the connections made here.
Rooted in New Jersey. Connected to the World.
Headquartered in Jersey City — one of America’s most diverse cities — Art Fair 14C reflects the values of the community that inspired it: openness, creativity, diversity, and collaboration.
New Jersey has one of the country’s richest artistic communities, yet for decades many artists looked elsewhere for opportunity. Art Fair 14C was founded to change that narrative.
Today, exhibitors and visitors travel from around the region and across the globe, while our commitment remains firmly rooted in supporting New Jersey’s creative community.
More Than a Fair
What began as an annual international art fair has grown into something much larger.
Through ARTS 14C, our work now includes exhibitions, artist residencies, public art initiatives, professional development, community partnerships, and cultural programming throughout the year.
Art Fair 14C remains the public celebration at the heart of that mission — an event each May where artists gain visibility, collectors discover new voices, and our community experiences the transformative power of art.
STAFF
Robinson Holloway
CEO ARTS 14C
Robinson Holloway is the Founder and CEO of ARTS 14C.
She created Art Fair 14C as an initiative of the Jersey City Arts Council in 2018 while serving as founding Chair of the Jersey City Arts Council Board of Directors.
Holloway serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the London-based global organization Association of Women Art Dealers.
She is also involved in her community, serving on the Board of Directors of the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce as well as co-chair of the HudsonGives Steering Committee. She is also the Vice President for Communications for the Village Neighborhood Association.
Her focus on the arts came after a long career in sports journalism, focusing on PGA Tour coverage for Sports Illustrated, ABC Sports, ESPN and Golf Channel. She continues to work in television one day a year, writing the script for ABC’s coverage of the Rose Parade.
You can contact her at robinson@arts14c.org or (1) 917-859-4947
Sophie Couche
Deputy Director ARTS 14C
Couche is a program and artist manager with 10+ years of experience in the global arts and culture space. From international art shows in Paris and Sydney to cult-classic food institutions in New York, she has helped produce a variety of events by working with a diverse group of artists and patrons throughout her career.
Couche holds a BA in Middle Eastern Arts and French from Monash University, Australia.
Diana Burroughs
Executive Director Project 14C
Born and raised in Boston, Diana graduated with a degree in history from the University of Wisconsin. After spending two years in Egypt, where she taught in a private elementary school and successfully competed in the equestrian world (she won best dressage rider in Egypt), she returned to New York. There she worked at the American- Arab Association for Commerce and Industry. Diana returned to school and got her MA and PhD in Near Eastern Studies (China’s relations with the Arab world) at Princeton.
She was the receipient of a Domestic Fullbright for four years while at Princeton. She worked for a number of years in the art world, where she was president of Jason McCoy Inc., a contemporary art gallery. In the mid-90s she left the art world and became involved in education, first as co-founder and executive director of PENCIL, then as Manhattan Deputy to the Chancellor of the Board of Education, and finally as the co- founder and executive director of TeachersCount. She returned to the art world to work with the Robert Miller Gallery (two years), and Marlborough Gallery (eight years) before returning to the Jason McCoy Gallery. Diana is the mother of three children.
Sittra Omer
Director of Development
Sittra Omer joined ARTS 14C in January 2025 after working in fundraising and major gifts at Hip Hop General Health and most recently the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Emily Yourman
Communications Manager
Emily Yourman joined ARTS 14C in January 2025. She graduated from Kenyon College in 2024, Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude with a BA in English and Spanish. She trained in journalism at the School at the New York Times with honors and worked as an editorial associate at the Kenyon Review.
Gretchen Von Koenig
DESIGN Director ARTS 14C
Von Koenig is a Ph.D. Student in Design History. She holds her MA in History of Design and Curatorial Studies from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and is an adjunct professor of design history at Parsons School of Design, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Kean University.
She was a curator and grant writer for the Apple Tree House in the Office of Cultural Affairs, City of Jersey City and has worked as a design writer and editor for Metropolis Magazine, Cooper Hewitt, and Plot(s) Journal of Design Studies. She has presented original scholarship and chaired sessions at the annual conferences of Design History Society, College Arts Association, and The National Conference on the Beginning Design Student, and been featured in the NYTimes.
global ambition . New Jersey attitude .
board of directors
Chair Alysis Vasquez
Secretary Kristin DeAngelis
Treasurer Gordon Murray
Directors
Harrison Ball
Kathleen Beausoleil
Barbara Deen
Robinson Holloway
Jenna Laurenzo
John Ryan
SiAe Sung
Lynne Whitman