Elizabeth Markevitch

Elizabeth Markevitch is the founder of ikonoTV, an international media platform streaming visual arts. She has held various roles in the international art establishment, including at Sotheby's Geneva and as the founder of the art advisory department of Schröder Bank. Elizabeth's passion for democratizing art led her to co-found the first-ever online art platform, eyestorm.com in 1997. With ikonoTV, Elizabeth has created a platform that features carefully curated videos, films, and Channels with Partners as part of a VOD offering. With over 1 million downloads through SmartTV applications, ikonoTV demonstrates that art can be as accessible as music. Elizabeth’s work includes also #ArtSpeaksOut, an Open Call for video artists around climate issues during each COP since 2015 by bringing emotional and visual storytelling to scientists' research. A new upcoming format specifically designed for social media will break down climate issues into special daily Shorts on a global scale using Ai Avatars.