What clients say about me...
"I would recommend, and in fact I always do recommend Deirdre for translations. She is serious and thorough, delivers on (and even ahead of) time, and I never have to worry with her translations because I know they’re always perfect. She’s a pleasure to work with, I have nothing but gratitude for her."
- Yolanda Torrubia, Chief Curator, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo / Andalusian Centre for Contemporary Art
"In my 15 years working in the cultural management sector in Spain and the United States, I have never come across a translator of Deirdre’s calibre: she is an expert at translating texts on contemporary art, understands the concepts (and even detects errors in the originals), writes very well, always rises to the occasion when an emergency comes up, and her personal manner is impeccable."
- Luisa Espino, cultural manager and editor
"There was a total connection when working with Deirdre. It was an enriching experience to comprehend her sensibility in understanding the text and receive her passion and creativity as she transferred it to another language; the translation undoubtedly improved on the original in more than one aspect."
- Minke Wang, writer
"For me, you’re the best translator I’ve come across in my entire career, and I’ve been an art curator for 35 years now. I’m not sure how to put this… it reads like a poster advertising a film or book, but you know I’ve recommended you for the top places."
- Virginia Torrente, independent curator
"Excellent professional, fast and highly refined, accurate translations. Super grateful and highly recommendable."
- María Cañas, cultural agitator and audiovisual artist
"We would like to thank Deirdre B. Jerry for her contribution to the exhibition catalogue Murillo IV Centenario [Murillo 4th Centenary], our latest publication and the most extensive and complex to date. Being a technical publication, we consider that the translation of specific art terms was accurate, the style of the texts written by experts on the subject was respected, and the translator carried out important research work, essential and rigorous in a publication of this nature. We thank her for her constant availability, her coordination with other translators to maintain unified criteria, and her timely deliveries. We would be delighted to work with her again."
- Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla / Museum of Fine Arts, Seville
"Deirdre B. Jerry is an excellent professional who has been a part of our team for the past 15 years and to whom we regularly entrust projects of the utmost sensitivity and complexity, chiefly for publications put out by the prestigious art institutions in our client portfolio. She consistently meets the strict requirements we demand of our translators, which are timely deliveries, thorough research and verification of terminology, subject matter, spelling and typographic criteria in the texts she is given, and exhaustive final read-throughs. [...] Her writing style and knowledge of general culture are excellent."
- Translation agency, Madrid
"In addition to producing error-free translations, she has the ability to adapt to any topic; she pays careful attention to style, documentation, spelling and many details that in some cases we hadn’t even considered, because she anticipates our needs (and sometimes deadlines as well!). We are truly fortunate to have worked with her for over 10 years, not only because of her impeccable, unfailingly punctual, high-quality work, but also because of the highly professional and pleasant manner of her dealings with us on every project. Without a doubt, Deirdre Jerry is our number-one collaborator."
- Translation agency, Madrid
"An excellent professional. The best of the best. Serious, responsible, attentive to detail… With an amazing command of both English and Spanish. An example of what a good translator should be. Working with her is an assurance of quality, as well as a genuine pleasure."
- Translation agency, Barcelona