White Cube has appointed Jessie Washburne-Harris as a global director, based in New York, effective October 2025. She joins from Pace Gallery, where she was senior vice president, and has previously worked at Marian Goodman, Gagosian, Petzel, and Sotheby’s, as well as cofounding Harris Lieberman gallery. The appointment coincides with the second anniversary of White Cube’s permanent New York space, which opened in 2023 in a former bank on the Upper East Side and has hosted exhibitions by Tracey Emin, Theaster Gates, Antony Gormley, and Ilana Savdie.
This hire signals White Cube’s strategic push to deepen its leadership in the US market, which CEO Sam Johnson called central to the gallery’s global outlook. The gallery recently participated in the Armory Show for the first time in over 30 years and plans to exhibit at Art Basel Miami Beach. With upcoming shows by Sylvia Snowden and Marguerite Humeau, the appointment underscores White Cube’s commitment to expanding its American presence while maintaining its artist-centered legacy.