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New Art Centre, Reus (Newart Foundation)

Newart Centre

The New Art Centre (NAC) in Reus is a 3,000 m² institution dedicated to the intersection of art, technology, and science. Run by the New Art Foundation, it features exhibitions, workshops, and labs supporting innovative, technology-based artistic practices.

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Castle in the Air (2024) Christian Jankowski presented by SUPRAINFINIT. Photo: Isabella Tilli

Minor Atractions

London-based art fair that reimagines the gallery experience through immersive formats and cultural programming. Held at The Mandrake Hotel, the fair integrates exhibitions with performance, nightlife, and cross-disciplinary events. It positions itself as a more dynamic, community-driven alternative to traditional fairs, emphasizing accessibility, experimentation, and visibility for emerging galleries and artists.  

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Sade

An exploration of the Marquis de Sade’s aesthetic, political, and philosophical legacy from the early 20th century to today. The exhibition traced how Sade’s controversial writings have echoed through avant-garde movements, literature, visual art, and mass culture - simultaneously evoked as emancipatory and transgressive.

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Heat

“HEAT: A cold world that’s why we hold heat” featured works by Emmanuel Awuni and Koyejo Oloko. Hosted in collaboration with Harlesden High Street, the show transformed Sadie Coles’ The Shop into a site of poetic resistance and warmth, interrogating how artists anchor intensity in a world in tension.

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Los Pocitos

For the 15th Havana Biennial, which adopted “Shared Horizons” as its theme, the organization Food of War staged its fourth Edible Graffiti project. The work was split into two parts: the first took place in the Los Pocitos neighborhood, developed in collaboration with the Abakuá fraternity and their creative citizenship group, Akokán.

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More Knjiga

As Project Manager for three editions of the Zrinjevac Park Literary Festival, I oversaw the transformation of Zagreb’s historic park into a vibrant tropical beach - complete with sun, sand, and over 500 books in Croatian and English for visitors to browse and read in the open air.

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1:11

“Ana Sting: 1:11 – Inner Personalities”, was an intimate, immersive exhibition and live performance exploring identity, and healing. The show features eight self-portraits, each representing a distinct inner persona. 

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The Forbidden Journey

A retrospective exhibition addressing how conflict shapes food systems, scarcity, and survival. The show featured works by 19 contemporary artists across painting, sculpture, installation and performance -  from depictions of Chernobyl to explorations of Amazonian lands -  inviting visitors to confront food insecurity, access, and consumption in times of crisis.

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Tim Walker

“Tim Walker: Wonderful Things” was an immersive retrospective of Walker’s fantastical photography - combining images, films, set pieces and installations. Visitors explored ten new photographic series inspired by the V&A’s collections, entering surreal worlds where fashion, fantasy, storytelling and museum artefacts intertwine. 

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Unlux

At the intersection of art, property development, and web 3.0, UN-LUX was created as a collaborative project for the creation of artistic events around disused spaces in London. With an ethos of bridging the gap between public and private. 

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Dior: Designer of Dreams

The V&A’s most-attended exhibition to date, this retrospective delved into the designer’s enduring legacy and his profound influence on 20th-century British fashion, as well as the creative evolutions and design movements that followed in his wake.

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Metamorfosis

“Metamorfosis” was an exhibition that brought together the work of animation masters Ladislas Starewitch, Jan Švankmajer, and the Quay Brothers, exploring a century of European stop-motion artistry. Featuring puppets, photomontage, and handcrafted techniques, it traced a poetic history of animation through the 20th century, with a subsequent edition presented at La Casa Encendida in Madrid.

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Distinció

The exhibition was based on the fashion photography collection of the Museu del Disseny de Barcelona, featuring 464 photographs by 38 artists created between 1903 and 2016. It explored fashion photography as the leading medium for disseminating 20th-century style and as an essential component of the broader fashion system, encompassing editorial and commercial imagery alike.

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Dara

Set in Mughal India in 1659, this production depicted a brutal war of succession between two brothers with opposing visions for the empire’s future. Written by Shahid Nadeem and directed by Nadia Fall, the epic drama explored the conflict that helped shape modern-day India and Pakistan. It was performed at the Lyttelton Theatre.

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35 Fragments

Set in Mughal India in 1659, this production depicted a brutal war of succession between two brothers with opposing visions for the empire’s future. Written by Shahid Nadeem and directed by Nadia Fall, the epic drama explored the conflict that helped shape modern-day India and Pakistan. It was performed at the Lyttelton Theatre.

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Fuentes Angarita

The Fuentes Angarita Collection is a contemporary art collection focused on Latin American, feminist, and socially engaged practices, founded by Andreina Fuentes Angarita. It preserves and promotes artworks that explore identity, gender, and cultural dialogue across global contexts.

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Anue

ANUE (Asociación para las Naciones Unidas en España), hosts a collection of over 200 modern and contemporary artworks, with a heavy influence of catalan masters such as Tàpies, Jaume Plensa and Modest Cuixart. 

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Praznine

Praznine (Emptiness), was an interdisciplinary project by Odeon Art in collaboration with HNK Zagreb and Školska knjiga. It united twelve young artists in an immersive performance that blends theatre, film, visual art, and music. Set in a nontraditional sound hall, the audience shares space with three women who navigate the pressures of modern society.

PROJECTS

I’m a freelance cultural manager and strategist working at the crossroads of art, society, and institutional change. Over the past decade, I’ve helped shape exhibitions, non-profit transformations, and international collaborations. I build partnerships, scale small teams, and turn artistic ideas into sustainable cultural projects. For me, art isn’t just about aesthetics — it’s a way to generate dialogue, connection, and lasting impact. 

Based between Barcelona, London, and Miami. 

EXPERIENCE

ARTS CONNECTION FOUNDATION

Senior Project Manager

2023 - current | Miami

 

MINOR ATTRACTIONS FAIR

Project Liaison

2023 - current | London

 

ESTUDI FRANCESC PONS

Project Manager

2021 - current | Barcelona

 

HARLESDEN HIGH STREET

Project Manager & Sales Executive

2021 - 2023 | London

 

VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM

Gallery Assistant

2019 - 2021 | London

 

FOOD OF WAR

Senior Project Manager

2016 - 2025 | London 

 

CROATIAN NATIONAL THEATRE (HNK)

Project Manager

2019 - 2020 | Zagreb

 

LONDON AUCTIONS

Assistant Art Director

2017 - 2019 | London

 

ŠKOLSKA KNJIGA

Associate Producer

2017 - 2019 | Zagreb

 

THE SAMOSA MEDIA

Assistant to the Director (Internship)

2015 - 2016 | London

PAST WORK

Selected clients from freelance work: 

 

INSTITUTIONS/GALLERIES

 

Ambika P3

Arts Council England

CCCB

de Appel

Harlesden High Street

La Casa Encendida

Museo Caja de Burgos

Museu del Disseny

Pirelli HangarBicocca

Plataforma2

Proyecto Akokán

Recinte Modernista Sant Pau

Rich Mix

Saatchi Gallery

Somers Gallery

Victoria & Albert Museum

 

FOUNDATIONS

 

airWG

Arts Connection Foundation

Asociación para las Naciones Unidas en España

Feuerle Collection

Food of War Platform

Fuentes Angarita Collection

Hypha Studios

Newart Foundation

Nodos de Acción Cultural (NAC)

Proposition Studios

 

BIENNALES

 

Berlinale

Bienal de Bogotá

Bienal de la Habana

Biennale di Venezia

Istanbul Biennial

 

FAIRS

 

ARCO

Art Antwerp

Art Basel

ArtBo

Art Marseille

Armory Show

Dallas Invitational

Frieze

Independent

Minor Attractions

NADA 

Scope

SP-Arte

SWAB

Volta

Zona Maco

 

FESTIVALS

 

48h Neukölln

Ars Electronica

MMMad

Miami New Media Festival 

 

 

 

General Studies of Contemporary Art

MoMA | 2023

 

Charting the Avant-Garde

School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 2022

 

Antiquities Trafficking & Art Crime 

University of Glasgow | 2021

 

Charting the Avant-Garde

School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 2022

 

UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER

Contemporary Media Practice & Fine Art BA Hons

2015 - 2019 | London

TRAINING

EDUCATION

RODRIGO VARGAS

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