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A suspect was arrested in the brutal killing in Brazil of an American art dealer who was the co-owner of a prominent gallery in Manhattan, police said Thursday. Brent Sikkema, 75, was found dead on Monday with 18 stab wounds in his Rio de Janeiro apartment. Rio state police arrested a man who they identified as Alejandro Triana Trevez near the city of Uberaba, in the neighboring state of Minas Gerais.

Brazilian police say that a suspect has been arrested in the brutal killing of an American art dealer who was the co-owner of a prominent gallery in Manhattan.

Police say Brent Sikkema was stabbed multiple times in a "premeditated and cruel" attack.

Brent Sikkema, the founder and a co-owner of respected New York contemporary art gallery Sikkema Jenkins & Co., was found dead in a Rio de Janeiro apartment on January 15.

VIA Art Fund is pleased to announce its 2023 grant recipients across three categories: Artistic Production Grant Fund, VIA | Wagner Incubator Grant Fund, and the VIA Curatorial Fellowship.