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HKFA
HKFA
Overview
| Date Established | 02/2002 |
| Founder | Heather Karlie Vieira |
| Industries |
Entrepreneurship
Home
Retail
Lifestyle
Business
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| Website | https://heatherkarlie.com |
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About
What began as an early morning, predawn trip to a flea market in New York City way back in 2002 has grown into HKFA at this very moment. A business built step by step by Heather Karlie Vieira, the single mom, Peter Pan style entrepreneur and art dealer hustler who is behind the scenes and at the shows. From shopping and sourcing to schlepping and loading, from storing and restoring to researching and rehoming, from driving all those miles and driving herself a little bit crazy – this is the story of Heather Karlie Fine Art. Whether it's a 20th Century abstract painting, a 16th Century Old Master portrait or something very much in the middle, Heather Karlie sources from across all genres and time periods. A fan of creating her own mix, Heather Karlie's home was featured in The Maine Antique Digest. And the home is at the core of HKFA. Sourcing and researching one-of-a-kind items, sharing the backstory and giving a voice to those objects are the secret sauce ingredients in Heather Karlie's business.
Founding Story
It was a cold and crisp Saturday morning in February when I stepped out of my East Village sublet apartment and onto the streets of Manhattan. The club kids and delivery men shared the same sidewalks as one group made their way home and another group began their day. It was 4am and I was headed to the 26th Street flea market in Chelsea. Two nights prior I had packed up my life into a rental truck and made the ninety mile journey from Philadelphia. A short two hours but surely a world apart. It was while I was living in Philly, working as a waitress, that I had had the realization. The realization that my childhood weekends spent with my family at the local flea markets were truly the moments that were inspiring. The early mornings spent looking at Queen Anne chairs and Queen LP’s, chandeliers and ball gowns, brass side tables and ship’s models - had laid the foundation of what was to be my moment of realization. I wanted to be an antique dealer.
Team Bios
From the beginning way back in 2002 in New York City through to this very moment right now, HKFA is on a journey. Heather Karlie Vieira is the single mom, Peter Pan style entrepreneur and hustler art dealer behind the scenes and at the shows. From shopping and sourcing to schlepping and loading, from storing and restoring to researching and rehoming, from driving all those miles and driving herself a little bit crazy – this is the story of Heather Karlie Fine Art.
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