ABOUT

Janet Sirmon earned a B.S. in Economics from James Madison University

in Virginia before moving to New York to study photography at Pratt Institute,

where she eventually finished her MFA in sculpture. She started working in the

fine art photography business in 1994, working her way up from intern to gallery

director of Alan Klotz/Photocollect on Manhattan's Upper East Side. In 2001

Sirmon became the co-owner of the newly named Klotz/Sirmon Gallery and

opened a 2500 square foot gallery space in the heart of Chelsea's art district.

She worked with a solid stable of Contemporary Photographers, organizing solo

exhibitions that often times were in conjunction with an artist's new book

publication. In addition, there were active dealings with vintage material which

included representing The New York Times Vintage Photo Archive, LIFE Magazine

photography collection, and the National Child Labor Committee's Lewis Hine

Collection. During this time Sirmon participated in numerous art fairs - from

Art Chicago to Paris Photo, AIPAD, Photo San Francisco, and Photo L.A.

In 2005 she established Janet Sirmon Fine Art, dealing primarily in

vintage photographs with a strong emphasis on American Social Documentary

photographers and Czech Modernism.. She is the exclusive representative

of the Yale Joel Estate, selling vintage prints amassed during his tenure at

LIFE Magazine from the 1940's – 1970's. She also represents the

Edmund Teske Archives – a richly diverse body of work by one of the great

alchemists of 20th Century American Photography.

In 2010 Janet Sirmon moved to Los Angeles, California.

As a private dealer, Janet Sirmon works closely with serious collectors and

museum curators, helping them find significant pieces that add value, character,

dimension and beauty to their collection.

Janet Sirmon Fine Art is a member of AIPAD: The Association of International

Photographic Art Dealers.