Education
- M.A in Exhibition and Museum studies
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA.
Thesis: Ipso Factich, Exploration of The Museum of Jurassic Technology
- M.A in Early Modern History
La Sorbonne University, Paris IV, Paris, France.
Thesis: Working confraternities (Guilds) in Early Modern Age Bologna
Thesis: Women in Working Confraternities (Guilds) in Early Modern Age France
- B.A. in History and Art History
La Sorbonne University, Paris IV, Paris, France.
- Preparatory Classes, Hypokhagne
Centre Madeleine Danielou, Rueil Malmaison, France
Professional Experience
HexagArt: Art Representative: launched in April 2015, San Francisco, CA
---Representation of a curated selection of French artists in California.
Bass&Reiner Gallery November 2014 to present, San Francisco, CA
---Gallery Partner and Curator
---Facilitate the day-to-day function of the gallery, supervising artists’ work and organizing the curation of the shows
managing the finances…
ZK Gallery June 2014 - Dec 2014, San Francisco, CA
---Sales Associate
---Art Consultant: assisting with the artist selection, in charge of finding new buyers, assistant curator
---Visitor Service: greeting and interacting with visitors and performing general office and reception duties.
Refusalon Gallery Dec 2013 - May 2014 J.W Marriott, San Francisco, CA Internship
---Curatorial Practice: assisted the director in the building of the exhibition. Participated to the install and de install.
Wrote curatorial statement for shows…
---Artist Management: managed a direct contact with artists, in charge to find new emerging artist for shows
---Visitor Services
The Napa Valley Museum Sept 2013 - January 2014, Yountville, CA Internship
---Education: Supervised a art project called “art trunk” for K-12
---Collection Management and Protection: registrar assistant
---Curatorial Practice: assisted the chief curator with all exhibit
The Swell Gallery Dec 2012- Jan 2014, SFAI Graduate Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA
---Committee Member/Director
---Social Media Support: In charge of all social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, Offical SFAI Page)
---Artist Management: coordination with artist and curatorial assistance.
Archeological Museum of Barcelona Jun 2009 - Aug 2009, Barcelona. Spain Internship
---Collection: tour guide and registrar assistant
---Media Support: helped with construction of their web site. Wrote translation in French and Italian.
---Curatorial Practice: assisted the curator in chief and the director.
Silvacane Abbey July - Aug 2010 and July - Aug 2011, La Roque, France
---Tour Guide: for individual and groups (adults and schools)
---Visitor services and gift shop management
---Learning Engagement Program coordinator (for schools)
Curated Exhibitions/ Publications/ Projects
Curated Exhibitions:
Bass and Reiner Gallery: To Whom it May Concern, San Francisco, CA, 2015
The Lab: Hz Gate, San Francisco, CA, 2014
Bass and Reiner Gallery: Bang! San Francisco, CA, 2014
GOOGLE PLEX (MTV and SF): If…, Mountain View, San Francisco, CA, 2014
San Francisco Art Institute: Engendering Performance (Pop Up Project) San Francisco, CA, 2014
Refusalon Gallery Group Study, San Francisco, CA, 2013
Diego Rivera Gallery Invisible Merkin, San Francisco, CA, 2013
Swell Gallery Situational Irony, #whysoserious?, San Francisco, CA., 2013
Diego Rivera Gallery, Border/Line, San Francisco, CA, 2013
Old Mint , Principal, San Francisco, CA, 2014 (Tours/ Bookroom)
SOMArt : AAA Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, 2012
Publications:
- Colloquy Zine, The Two Most Interesting Artists in the World! Article on Marshall Elliott and Lisa Ajtay, SFAI, 2013.
- Principal Catalogue, Ipso Factish, Exploration at the Museum of Jurassic Technology SFAI, 2014.
- Curiously Direct (Art Blog): International Art Museum of America. Article. March 2015.
Projects:
Parking Lot Art Fair, San Francisco, May 2015
Five Neon Signs: Curatorial talk with Artist Tom Loughlin Oakland, May 2015
Skills
French: native language
English/ Italian: fluent
Chinese: basic knowledge