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Clint Roenisch Gallerist for Historical and Contemporary Art
How has having children enriched your every- day life?
I didn’t have children until I was 50 years old, and I thought that ship had sailed. Then I met Leila — a dazzling woman, full of life — and my own life changed. Before Isa arrived, and then Lua, I didn’t feel as though I had seen it all. By no means. But I did think that I was old enough to have weathered the full emotional experience of being alive. The sublime, delirious heights of new love, the bottom- less misery of love lost, that kind of thing. Then my children arrived, and my world deepened beyond everything I’d imagined.
What is the best advice you’ve received about fatherhood?
To be as present as possible and to be acutely aware of the passage of time. Babyhood is a magical, exhausting time for parents and then it’s over before you know it.
Has becoming a father influenced how you perceive and interpret art?
I was always interested in drawings by little ones. But, when your own kids start making their own, you get much closer to the innocence behind the expression. Also, having a gallery is such a bonus. I love hearing what my children think of whatever show may be up at the time.
Do you hope your children will develop their own passion for the arts?
I would love for them to become passionate collectors, generous philanthropists, or nurturing patrons. But artists? That is a difficult and rocky path strewn with more rejections and dashed dreams than it is eight-figure cheques and Venice Biennales. I do hope to foster in my children the kind of resilience, conviction, and strength that a true artist needs to survive — but the artist’s life itself? It’s a tough journey.
What has been the most challenging thing about fatherhood for you?
Cultivating patience! And time management. My gallery used to be my only baby.
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