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British art dealer
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Biography
Introduction
Sadie Judith Coles (born February 1963) is a British art dealer, the owner of Sadie Coles HQ, a contemporary art gallery in London, that has been at the forefront of the Young British Artists movement.
Early life
Coles was born in February 1963. She studied at Middlesex University in the early 1980s, and received a degree in art history and film studies.
Career
Coles spent six years working for Anthony d'Offay, before opening her own gallery, Sadie Coles HQ in 1997.
In 2014, The Guardian named her in their "Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world".
Personal life
Coles's husband is the German artist and fashion photographer Juergen Teller, and they have one child together.