Trained as a specialist in French art and Old Master drawings, her research and writing extend across the histories of the art market, the ongoing influence of Old Masters on ultra-contemporary art, young collectors of historic art, and the state of cross-category collecting today. As an independent consultant, she works with artists and private collections on art historical research, artist statements, editorial projects, and collection development strategy, with particular expertise in building conversations across historical and contemporary categories.​

 

She earned her PhD in the History of Art and Architecture from Harvard University in 2024. Her dissertation, Multiple Exposures: Drawings, Displays, and Their Spaces in Eighteenth-Century France, examined the origins of contemporary exhibition practices through the lens of early public and semi-public art exhibitions. Combining quantitative analysis with rediscovered archival materials, the project offered new insight into works by artists such as François Boucher, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Gerard van Spaendonck, and Charles de Wailly, and considered how these strategies shaped the rise of the secondary market for drawings and prints. She also holds an MA in Design and Decorative Arts from the Bard Graduate Center, an MA in Old Master drawings from the Courtauld Institute of Art, and a BA in Art History from Wellesley College.​

 

A dedicated and detail-oriented researcher, Cabelle brings the same archival rigor and critical curiosity to her writing and consulting, from locating overlooked historical documents to spotlighting under-discussed projects and details in interviews, essays, and moderated talks. Her writing has appeared in The Art Newspaper, Artnet News, Observer, Cultured, Elephant, Master Drawings, Journal18, and Thresholds, as well as in edited volumes and exhibition catalogues for museums, galleries, and foundations.

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With more than a decade of experience in museums and arts nonprofits, she remains committed to broadening public engagement with the arts and expanding visibility for underrepresented and emerging artists. She additionally serves as President of the Association of Print Scholars, where she has been an officer since 2019.