UAE Art Collector / Global Art Awards / Global Art Agency
Hi, I work for an artist and we have received two “fishy” proposals:
1. UAE Art Collector/Global Art Awards/Global Art Agency – they sent an email pay-to-play proposal to be included in their “Art Book” (cost: between 850-1500 USD). The email made it seem like this is an established publication (published at least once before, in 2017), however, on closer inspection we found out that it has never been published (they keep pushing the deadline). When we asked about last year’s book (there was a call for artists online) – they were dodgy and replied that this is the first one. This enterprise is somehow connected to the Global Art Awards, which are organised by the Global Art Agency (they also organise numerous fairs, all pay-to-play). I wonder if anyone has had any experience with them?
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Anonymous
Tasha and her husband run the Sakura Group and Tokyo International Art Fair. They are so lovely. Both from Tokyo, but living in New York. I exhibited and sold 3 huge artworks. Very happy with the organisation and will exhibit again this year. They took over the event from the previous owner. It was the best art fair I ever exhibited in. Highly recommend.
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Anonymous
You are a huge scam and your job is to steal artists! You make them believe they will sell their art at your art fair and all you do is create an event and invite people, take photos to make it real. But the amount of money you make artist pay is crazy. There are a LOT of artists who paid for your art fair and made zero money, spld zero artworks and lost a lot of time and money. A huge disappontment!
Artists don’t be fooled by their fake followers on instagram. Each post they make has no engagement. They did one art fair in Tokyo and it was a fail!
Keep your money and invest in your art and yourself.
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Anonymous
Sakura Group is owned by Tasha, and I met her last edition of the Tokyo International Art Fair. She is originally from Kyoto, Japan. Her and her husband who is Mr Sakura, and is from Tokyo. Have taken over the organisation. They organised TIAF2024 with a lot of success. I was one of the exhibitors, and I sold 3 artworks. I met a huge new art collector client also. I highly recommend the art fair.
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Anonymous
You posted this the day I filed a report against you. You say on your website or email that the fair exists since 8 years and has been successful every year. Now you are stating that a certain Tasha and her husband Mr Sakura run this fair since 2024?! you keep sharing fake informations to scam more and more people.
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Anonymous
has she been reported to the police? i am trying to claim my money but she has blocked my number
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Anonymous
Tokyo iInternational Art Fair is run by Joelle Dinnage, she change Global Art Agency for Sakura Group! She still owes money to many artists for events that never happened. Give me back my money!Stay away!
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Anonymous
Sakura Group representing the Tokyo International Art Fair is allegedly a scam orchestrated by an individual named Joelle Dinnage. Reports suggest that this event may have changed its name, and there are suspicions that Sakura Group, the supposed organizing entity, does not exist as a legitimate company. Furthermore, there are claims that another individual associated with this alleged scam, Tasha Bell, may not be a real person.
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Anonymous
Shanghai Art Fair is run by scam Global Art Agency and Joelle Dinnage. Stay away! They will probably scam you again.
Here are the profs:
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Anonymous
Please exercise caution at this time. Attention!
We have received a report regarding Joelle Dinnage, who owns the Global Art Agency.
It has come to our attention that this individual is suspected of engaging in fraudulent activities by targeting artists through a scam email related to The Shanghai International Art Fair, scheduled to take place from November 16th to 19th, 2023. Joelle Dinnage is the owner of the Global Art Agency. Please exercise caution and refrain from unnecessary expenditures, as this event is unlikely to occur. Its one more Global Art Agency Scam. Be Careful -
Anonymous
Same here… reading all the comments and absolutely agree that this agency is not going to organise anything. They’ve kept my emails without reply for 2 years and now they’re offering new exhibition in Shanghai, but you must pay extra. Most probably this event is not going to happen either. Please don’t invest your money into that and stay away from this agency!
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Anonymous
Absolutely agreed, I don’t recommend to do any business with them. They announced a few events since 2020, then the canceled everything and now they are coming back saying that they need extra money to compensate inflation rate. I would NOT trust this agency and would not recommend to commit to any exhibitions, awards whatever with them! There are many other trustful agencies and companies that work with artist in a completely different way.
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Anonymous
Hi everyone! Important information!!!
Joelle Dinnage owner of Global Art agency who scammed so many artists changed her name. Now she calles herself – Juliette Leon.
Now she represent herself as Certified Energy Healer, Lymphatic Drainage Therapist, Coach and Homeopathy Specialist, and soon to be doctor in in naturopathic medicine!!!!
Her new scam business called Happy Soul Marbella.
Website: https://www.happysoul-marbella.com/about
She gave ”appointments” in Calle Mendoza 4, Old Town Marbella
Inside the Nail Room -
Anonymous
Joelle Dinnage, Global Art Agency is a SCAM!!!!!! They took a lot of artist money since 2019 and ghosted everybody till now. No art fairs organised up to today too but in the email she kept lying by saying they are preparing the best art fair for all the artists. Artists who paid them as far as 2019 lost all their money till now! I personally lost my money too as tokyo international art fair is not happening. And Joelle Dinnaged dare to thrreatened us artists that she will sue us with a lawyer…. crazy b*
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Anonymous
Attention! Tokyo International Art Fair is not going to happen!!!Global Art Agency is a huge scam!! We called to venue, and it’s not even booked!!! Website is down and on Instagram, she deletes the dates of the event. She wouldn’t sue nobody! She is afraid of artists, she closes all she instagrams and all time change her location in Linkedin from Dubai to USA.
In fact, I discovered she hides in Marbella, Spain. Joelle Dinnage is scammer and international criminal, so she will be finish in prison!!
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Anonymous
Please be aware Global Art Agency owner Joelle Dinnage now is organising NFT ART EXPO TOKYO / DUBAI / AMSTERDAM
Global Art Agency owner Joelle Dinnage scammed dozens of artists and now is reported to authorities.
She closed all GAA website, canceled all events and did not give money back to us artists.
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Anonymous
Global Art Agency has taken deposits from Artists and then ghosted them!! WARNING!!! They have done this for Amsterdam and Oxford!! Now they are also promoting Tokyo.
I paid for a booth for Amsterdam Art Fair 2022, and I still haven’t heard back from them. They blocked me on social media and didn’t answer my emails. Now they even deleted their website.
The Owner of Global Art Agency is Joelle Dinnage. Joelle Dinnage is scammer. Now she hides that it’s her agency. She deletes this info from Linkedin and her website. She provides now services to artists, stay away this woman is a scammer.I will report them to the police.
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Anonymous
Yep i had issues where I wasnt paid and had to take a hit last year (NFT related).
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Anonymous
Some reviews of Global Art Awards Oscars of Visual Arts? I participated in votation and was nominated, but after to be in ceremony they asked 1000 dollars for seats…
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Anonymous
What about the founders and members of global art awards are they all fake and what about the partners and the event of last year and they do state that it’s a new book on the link you posted right ??
I had a similar email but they said it was her future artists new art book it might be a scam and actually the winners don’t win anything but An oscar worth nothing ?.
But is it a scam?
Maybe its easy way to make money But overall it’s the same as a scam-
Lucy
I checked, that founder and owner of Global Art Awards is Joelle Dinnage, after Global Art Awards she went for holidays to Maldives LOL
https://www.instagram.com/joelledinnage/
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Anonymous
Keen to hear of others experiences with this one too as I get many emails from them, unsolicited
Anonymous
I applied for Tokyo International Art Fair 2025. They had 150euro application fee, and I thought that was okay because they said that they would return 100% of it if my application is not accepted.
I didn’t get any email from them after that, so I thought I was going to get my application fee back. But instead they are now not answering my emails and DMs, and try to redirect my inquiries to some other branches that I highly doubt that even exist.
I started digging and found a lot of people who have been scammed. This is unbelievable. I am considering taking this to the police.