Célia You is an independent art advisor and dealer specializing in Post-War and Contemporary masterworks. Based in London, she works with distinguished collectors, families, and family offices across Europe and Asia, offering discreet guidance on acquisitions, sales, and long-term collection strategy. Her practice combines the independence of an advisor with the market access of a dealer, enabling clients to build collections that are both culturally resonant and strategically positioned.

In 2025, following her experience at leading blue-chip institutions such as Gagosian, Célia founded You Art Advisory, a client-first practice shaped by her belief that collecting is ultimately about vision, legacy, and cultural influence. With a cross-cultural perspective, she brings together a discerning eye for quality with a strong sense of timing in the market.

Her track record includes sourcing works by Gerhard Richter, Cecily Brown, Helen Frankenthaler, Oscar Murillo, among others across the Post-War and Contemporary field, reflecting both access to blue-chip art and a sharp eye for emerging voices of significance. Clients rely on her expertise in navigating both primary and secondary markets and in structuring acquisitions that balance connoisseurship with market opportunity.

Célia began her career in Paris, working on museum-level artist projects at the Centre Pompidou and Palais de Tokyo, before returning to Shanghai to help shape distinguished private collections. She later joined Gagosian, where she worked with established collectors and families across Asia and Europe. Her tenure exposed her to landmark sales and refined her understanding of how cultural positioning, market momentum, and client strategy intersect. Founding her own practice allowed her to provide independent guidance while leveraging dealer-level access to works rarely available on the open market.

Her work extends beyond transactions to helping clients consider the long-term value of their collections, including museum donations, philanthropic initiatives, and cultural positioning, ensuring that each collection carries lasting impact.

Educated in both France and the United Kingdom, she studied Fine Art in Aix-en-Provence before completing a Master’s degree at Central Saint Martins and an MSc in International Marketing at King’s College London. This dual foundation of artistic training and market expertise enables her to speak fluently to both connoisseurs and investors.

Operating internationally, Célia maintains close ties with collectors in Asia, the UK, and across Europe, embodying a cross-cultural perspective that reflects the evolving balance of global art collecting.