Since receiving her B.A. in Art from the University of Washington, Seattle, Claudia James Bartlett has managed and dealt art in several galleries. Beginning with Larry Gagosian. Claudia has intermittently worked for Artforum as a West Coast Representative and in 2002, with her husband, Peter founded the Hayworth Gallery, which effectively championed the work of young emerging artists. From 2012 through March of 2016 she directed the Cohen Gallery. Presently she is co-owner and director of photo l.a., FOCUS photo l.a. and works as an art advisor.