MEET THE TEAM

Visionary Art Collective is a contemporary art & artist development company in New York City.

President & CEO of Visionary Art Collective
@victoriajfry | victoriajfry.com

Victoria J. Fry is a New York City-based painter, educator, gallery director, and podcast host. She is the founder of Visionary Art Collective, New Visionary Magazine, and Warnes Contemporary. Through her work with these platforms, Fry has supported thousands of artists globally, offering resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help them advance their art careers.
Dedicated to increasing visibility for emerging artists, Fry collaborates with leading curators and gallerists to present both in-person and virtual exhibitions at Warnes Contemporary and beyond. She is the publisher of New Visionary Magazine and host of the acclaimed New Visionary Podcast.
Fry has been a guest speaker for the School of Visual Arts (NYC), Salmagundi Club (NYC) National Association of Women Artists, the Women’s Caucus for Art in Washington, D.C., Superfine Art Fair, Photo Trouvée Magazine, The Art Queens Society, Wilder Collage, and Huron River Art Collective. She has curated a wide range of exhibitions and served on the juried panel for numerous art organizations in NYC and beyond.
She holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts (2012) and an MAT from the Maine College of Art & Design (2014).

Vice President
warnesfry.com

Stephen is originally from England and has lived in Westchester, New York for 25 years. Married to Jane, they have 4 children, including Victoria. Since inception, Stephen has provided advice on company structure, go-to-market plans, and thought leadership which has greatly benefited VAC. In addition, Stephen has brought together legal, financial, and business expertise to underpin VAC's growth. With over 30 years of international business and sales experience, having worked throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas, Stephen is an accomplished leader in building businesses from start-up or early stage. Stephen speaks Spanish as a second language.

Designer for New Visionary Magazine
@iamvalerism | valerism.com

Valerie Auersperg is an Austrian artist and illustrator living in Auckland, New Zealand whose artworks stand out with bright colours and a humorous take on themes of memory, pop culture, and mental health.
Besides creating illustrations and paintings she has also created murals in private homes, offices, and public spaces in Sydney, Australia and all over New Zealand.
When she is not painting or drawing she works as a graphic designer for various companies in New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria and the US.

Director of Business Administration
@emmagracehapner | emmahapner.com

Emma is an artist living and working in New York City. She received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana and her Master’s of Fine Arts from the New York Academy of Art in NYC. Emma specializes in figurative oil painting. She also has experience in art education through her role as an Art Instructor at the Indianapolis Art Center and One River School of Art and Design.

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