About Us
We know that art collectors and art collections grow and change over time: buyers may become sellers; artists may become collectors; small collections may become large collections; collections may become estates; and heirs and advisors often need support. X Gallery’s services are designed to be accessible, flexible, and scalable to meet your changing needs. Whether you need storage, sales, transport or collection management—or all of the above—we are here to help.
Our Team
Our team of committed professionals has the expertise to support the successful management of your collection.
Jennifer Viviano, Managing Director Art Services
Jennifer is an artist and designer whose curiosity about objects and the systems surrounding them informs her role as Managing Director. Her practice explores collecting, multiples, and the unseen—mirroring her work at X Gallery, where she stewards what she calls “the secret life of art.” With an MFA in Applied Craft and Design and a foundation in art history from Willamette University, Jennifer brings conceptual depth and community insight to every project.
Alex Gibson, Logistics Manager
Alex is a maker, builder, and logistics expert who supports the growth of X Gallery’s installation and transportation services. With a background in studio art and carpentry, he has completed a range of design/build projects, including a handcrafted modern cabin. Formerly the lead art handler at Pilchuck Glass School, Alex brings technical expertise and a collaborative spirit to every project. He holds an MFA from San José State University.
Ashton Hull, Managing Director Art Sales
Ashton is a lifelong storyteller whose background spans the visual, applied, and performing arts. Trained in costume design at Carnegie Mellon University, she has worked in film and television in Los Angeles, freelanced in Portland’s design scene, and supported theater production at Lewis & Clark College. Now based in Salem, Oregon, Ashton draws on her Pacific Northwest roots and creative breadth to shape thoughtful, interactive sales programming at X Gallery’s ReSale Art gallery.
Rebecca Gilbert, Archive Consultant and Project Manager
Rebecca brings decades of experience in small business and nonprofit leadership to her work at X Gallery. As co-owner of a letterpress studio and co-founder of several arts nonprofits—including the IPRC, C.C. Stern Type Foundry, and Partners in Print—she has long championed cultural preservation. With a BFA from PNCA and a focus on artist archives and career documentation, Rebecca works at the intersection of legacy, community, and print history.
Zach Hull, President
Zach brings a multigenerational perspective to the cultural landscape of the Pacific Northwest. Raised by an art historian and an artist, Zach’s background in literature, law, marketing, and business strategy informs his leadership as President. His deep knowledge of Northwest regional art and commitment to stewardship guide X Gallery’s vision for engaging with art, objects, and the communities that surround them.
Abbie Miller, Sales Associate
Originally from Jackson, Wyoming, Abbie is passionate about how we live with and experience art. Holding an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Abbie brings a strong background in craft and design. Most recently, she served as faculty in the Applied Craft and Design MFA program at PNCA, where she developed a thoughtful, student-centered approach that she now applies in her work with both artists and collectors.
Michael Smythe, Chief Financial Officer
Michael is a historian and financial strategist with a passion for art and culture. After earning a Master’s in Radio, TV, and Film and an MBA, he built a global career as a financial analyst, consultant, and CFO. A dedicated art collector, Michael currently chairs the Art Committee of the Multnomah Athletic Club, where he helps shape its cultural programming. His work at X Gallery is grounded in a belief in the value of supporting the region’s creative life.
Erin Jeffrey, Sales Associate
A longtime Portlander and graduate of the Pacific Northwest College of Art, Erin has worn many creative hats over the years, ultimately finding her niche in interior design. Since 2017, she’s brought her eye for color, space, and story to ReSale Art. In 2021, she officially became Erin Jeffrey after “winning” her husband Kerry in a poker game—a tale she shares with a smile. Passionate about art and devoted to her cats, Erin brings warmth and curiosity to all she does.
Our Inspiration
The inspiration for X Gallery is Bonnie and Roger Hull (1943‒2023).
Roger taught art history at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon for 40 years, and was the inspiration for and Faculty Curator of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. During his career, Roger wrote several monographs on canonical Northwest artists including Louis Bunce, Constance Fowler, Amanda Snyder, Barbara McClarty, Jan Zach, Charles Heaney, Harry Widman, Nelson Sandgren, Manuel Izquierdo, George Johanson, Jack McClarty, Clifford Gleason, Henk Pander and Myran Wiggins. During research for his work he often found that artwork was dispersed, difficult to locate or challenging to retrieve, and that records had been lost or scattered. He learned that preservation and storytelling was often also the humble work of storage and documentation, and the intensely personal work of engaging with artists and their families to help ensure that the legacy of an artist was carried forward.
Artist Bonnie Hull has a vital body of work including drawing, painting, and a fiber practice that translates her rich visual vocabulary into quilt work. Her work is inspired by and responds to her integral involvement in the historic preservation of neighborhoods, gardens, and community experience in Salem, Oregon, and Bonnie spent many years running a small business. Her blog following Northwest art has become an archive of shows, artists, and inspirations for living a creative life.
X Gallery founder Zach Hull internalized his parents’ work as he watched the Hallie Ford Museum be strategized and built, edited his father’s books, and watched his mother work as an artist and run a small business. Zach also spent countless hours in museums and galleries, talking to artists and collectors about art, and looking, looking, looking. X Gallery is built on this history, and the complex interdisciplinary work of caring for, displaying, selling, and managing artwork.
And through it all, there is the artwork—which has a surprisingly mobile life during which its meaning and value accrue and change. Artwork persists, across contexts, over years, from the studio out into the world.