Alex Proud- One Of the Most Hardworking Entrepreneurs

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Alex Proud
Alex Proud- British entrepreneur

• Alex Proud is now viewed as a distinguished
  commentator on issues surrounding media and the
  photography and entertainment industries.

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Early Career
On leaving the University of York in 1991 Proud
began an apprenticeship with a Japanese art
dealer in London before opening his first
gallery in 1994 selling rare Japanese prints.
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Proud Group
In the autumn of 1998 Proud founded the
photography gallery Proud Central in Londons
West End The gallery brought high quality
photography to a mainstream market, based upon a
formula of exhibiting accessible shows around
popular themes. Proud Galleries has three
locations in Chelsea, Camden Town and the
Strand. Since its inception, the Proud Group
has expanded into a number of areas including
live music events, cabaret shows and
restaurants. Proud Camden is located in the
200-year-old Grade II listed Horse Hospital in
the Stables Market in Camden, London. The venue
has been restored, but it retains most of its
original features, including the stables that
once housed the horses that were injured pulling
canal barges.
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Other work
With photographer Rankin, Proud co-founded the
photographic art book publishers Vision On,
launching with Rankins books Nudes, Snog and
Celebration, Audrey Hepburn by Bob Willoughby,
and over 100 other titles. Since 2013, Proud
featured as a returning dealer on the Channel 4
series Four Rooms, wherein entrepreneurs and
businessmen and women are pitched collectibles
from members of the public. Four Rooms won Best
Daytime award at 2014's Royal Television Society
awards. Proud served as a judge on Channel 4s
Picture This with photographer Martin Parr of
the Magnum Photos photo agency and Brett Rogers
of the Photographers' Gallery.
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Personal Life
Proud lives between East Sussex and London. In
2020, Proud was accused of sexually harassing
members of his female staff.