The art hunter: Tanya Baxter

Art consultant and gallery owner Tanya Baxter grew up in Waterford and now clocks up thousands of airmiles travelling to the world’s top art events and selecting art for international clients

Tanya Baxter in front of Marc Quinn, Upper East Side Glacier (2007), Oil on Canvas. Pic: Fergal Phillips

CV: Tanya Baxter

Role: art dealer and adviser

Age:50

Lives: London

Family: married with three children

Favourite Film: Life is Sweet, by Mike Leigh

Favourite Book: The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway

Hobbies: tennis, theatre going, collecting vintage clothes (Victorian and 1920s) and watching the kids’ sports matches

Anyone who enjoys the privilege of spending time in the VIP Lounge at Heathrow will be familiar with Tanya Baxter’s taste in ...