John Varoli

John Varoli is an American public relations practitioner, who worked as a journalist in Russia from 1997 to 2010. In that period he wrote about 3000 articles for publications including the St Petersburg Times, Radio Free Europe, the New York Times,[1] the International Herald Tribune, Bloomberg News,[2] The Art Newspaper,[3] Art & Auction magazine, Art Khronika, and many more.

He also had some experience working for TV. In the first half of 2003, he hosted a TV programme on Russia’s Kultura Channel called ``A Walk Down Broadway’’. From the middle of 2006 to the middle of 2007 he worked as a TV news producer at the Moscow bureau of Reuters, responsibly for producing TV news from across Russia and the former Soviet Union.[4]

Early career

John Varoli graduated from Cornell University in 1990 with a degree in Russian Studies. He came to Russia in June 1992, and soon after joined with a group of young Russians to create Moscow’s first organization helping street children. He served as general director of Off the Streets Charity until 1996, leaving only to care of his new family and moving to St. Petersburg where he began to write for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and for the St Petersburg Times.

In 1998 The New York Times appointed him stringer for St Petersburg and Northwest Russia. In this year, he also began to write regularly for Bloomberg News, and for the London-based monthly, The Art Newspaper. As one of the only full-time foreign correspondents in St Petersburg, he contributed to other publications, including People magazine, Departures and Art & Antiques.

In 2004, Bloomberg News appointed Varoli to the company’s newly created arts department (Muse), and to write about art and culture in Russia. From 2004 to 2010, Varoli primarily wrote for Bloomberg, and The Art Newspaper. He often covered Russian auctions in London and New York, as well as interviewing Moscow’s secretive billionaire collectors, and tracking their acquisitions. He also wrote on the problem of fakes on the Russian art market.[5][6]

John Varoli PR & Art Consultancy

In early 2011, Varoli left journalism and established John Varoli Public Relations, working for both corporate clients and major players in the art world.

References

  1. ↑ Art / Architecture; Amber Room, Lost to War, Is Recreated, The New York Times
  2. ↑ Billionaires Splash Out on Middle-East Art as Dubai Fair Grows, Bloomberg
  3. ↑ No market is immune: Russia, The Art Newspaper
  4. ↑ Legendary Performances, Administration, Legendary Performances
  5. ↑ Tycoon Ivanov Vies Faberge, Boosts $2 Billion Museum Collection, Bloomberg
  6. ↑ Russia's New Art Regulator Fights to Stem Tide of Forgeries , Bloomberg
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