Our goal is to create textiles and wall coverings with meaning. The democratic dissemination of art and the conceptual process of creating art meant to exist in the living environment are central to our mission. We want to give artists the opprotunity to create something that works within their artistic practice while exposing it to new audiences.

Priscilla Polley is both an artist and an arts administrator. She was born in Portland, Oregon and attended Oberlin College, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and Brandeis University, graduating with degrees in Music Composition and Fine Art. Since moving to New York she has worked with many of New York’s creative luminaries including Lou Reed, Ian Schrager, Anda Andrei, and Victoria Bartlett. In addition to developing Tenant she is currently working as fashion stylist with an extensive roster of photographers and publications. She is also a showing artist with a background in printmaking and installation. Her interest in the democratic dissemination of art and the changing focus of the contemporary art and music markets were the primary inspiration in the founding of Tenant.

Lisa Thompson was born in Vienna, Austria. She received her Bachelors in Art History from the University of Washington and a Masters of Philosophy in Art & Design History from the University of Glasgow. Her career in the art field includes working in museums, art galleries, auction houses and in art publishing. She has worked at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy, in the Curatorial Department at the Seattle Art Museum, at Kate McGarry Gallery in London, and studied at Christie’s. When first moving to New York she held the position of Photo Editor at Artforum magazine and most recently worked with Ian Schrager.