the staff
James Steen
Owner
Jim founded the Bucks Gallery of Fine Art in 2001 as an adjunct to Acme Design Group whose offices are also in the building. "We were looking for a way to keep in touch with the emotional side of what we were doing as graphic designers," he says, "and much the same way we were using links in the websites we were designing, the Gallery was a link back to why we got into the art field in the first place."
The Gallery is located at a former Hudson car dealership that brought some of the first cars to Bucks County in the 1920s. The facility, which was redesigned by Jim and transformed into a vibrant community for creative professionals, also includes a printer, public relations firm and photographer.
Joan Perkes
Gallery Director
Joan's resume consists of 35 years of self-employment creating contacts and credibility in the art world. During this period she has had experience as the gallery director of Joan Perkes Fine Art Gallery, Philadelphia, New Hope and briefly in the Laceworks in Lambertville, New Jersey, curator, artist agent, private dealer and art consultant. These art related endeavors have occurred separately and have also run concurrently. She has participated in art charity events for Children's Hospital, as well as, creating visibility for her company and clients through participating in large venue art shows.
Joan Perkes joins the Bucks Gallery of Fine Art staff as an outside residential and corporate consultant. She will be in the gallery on Saturdays and by appointment.