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Art rocks for Paul McCartney’s wife Nancy Shevell

Nancy Shevell, the wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, could be making a move into the art market. Shevell was spotted checking out the Young Collectors Exhibition at Leila Heller Gallery on Tuesday in Chelsea with art collector Beth Rudin DeWoody and her fiancé, photographer Firooz Zahedi, as well as Andy Warhol biographer Bob Colacello and former Armory Show director Paul Morris. The exhibition features work from emerging artists — ranging in price from $500 to $5,000 — and 10 percent of the proceeds go to the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, which gives artists grants, and a Hurricane Sandy relief fund for visual artists. Town & Country co-hosted the opening night, and online art site Paddle8 put on a presale for the show, curated by Alexandra Wagle and Laura Mintz. Any new works Shevell picks up would certainly be in good company: McCartney reportedly already owns blue-chip works by Picasso, Renoir and Magritte, and took up painting himself in the 1980s.