Esthella Provas
Esthella Provas (born in Nogales, Mexico) is a Mexican art dealer regarded as one of the world's most influential art advisors. She is considered pivotal in the creation of the Museo Jumex in Mexico City, Mexico, the largest contemporary art collection in Latin America, and responsible for the collection's acquisitions. Career 

Provas is well-reputed as an art adviser and has been fundamental in building the careers of notable artists, including John Baldessari and Mary Corse. At the start of her career, Provas worked for Hanson Galleries in Beverly Hills, California. In the 1990s, Provas co-founded Chac Mool Gallery with Eugenio López Alonso in Los Angeles, California, which was a fixture in the Southern California art scene until its closing in 2006. Initially López Alonso and Provas dealt in contemporary Latin American art but grew their program to encompass international and local legends like Charles Arnoldi, and Robert Graham, Edward Ruscha, Robert Ryman, Kenneth Noland, Bernar Venet, and Robert Gober. Provas is a decisive figure in the international art world. She is a co-founder of the Latin American International Art Council for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA). Provas is a Development Consultant for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's (LACMA) Latin American Initiatives and serves as a member of the museum's Director's Circle. In addition to her involvement in the institutional world, Provas was the Chair of LAXART and a founding member of the Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND). Provas is an avid supporter of AmfAR in Mexico City and has hosted auction dinners with López Alonso featuring performances by Gloria Gaynor and Grace Jones. In 2022, artist Urs Fischer made a candle for his retrospective exhibition 'Lovers' at the Museo Jumex featuring Provas and Jumex president Eugenio López Alonso. Museo Jumex 
She also is responsible for guiding the acquisitions of the Colección Jumex with artists including Richard Prince, Francis Alÿs, Alighiero Boetti, Gego, Donald Judd, Glenn Ligon, Nancy Rubins, Jeff Koons, Gabriel Orozco, Mariana Castillo Deball, Jose Dávila, Pia Camil, Richard Serra, Julie Mehretu, Lucio Fontana, Andy Warhol, Louise Bourgeois, Damien Hirst, Bosco Sodi, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Catherine Opie, Lari Pittman, Jannis Kounellis, Tracey Emin, Minerva Cuevas, Dan Graham, Charles Ray, Rudolf Stingel, Lucio Fontana, and Ellsworth Kelly. Provas has also curated exhibitions with artists Chris Levine, Mario García Torres, Jill Magid, Peppi Bottrop, Micol Hebron and Jorge Méndez Blake. Personal life 
Provas lives and works in Los Angeles, California and Mexico City, Mexico. References 

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