Accomplished contemporary art curator and manager of art projects with an MA in Art History, Curatorship, and Renaissance Culture at The Warburg Institute in London, with over ten years of experience in managerial and curatorship roles within the arts industry. Experienced fine arts professional with proven success in developing and leading exhibitions, community engagement, and educational programs, and extensive experience in collections management and interpretation, having obtained funding for several projects and galleries. Proven skills in public relations with many contacts in the local and national media to effectively promote new and exciting exhibits.
Work history
Social Media Team MemberStarling Bank
London, United KingdomPart Time
Outline:
Social Media Team Member with a reactive role in all social media platforms, developing study cases and strategies to widen the brand love, undergoing proactive work, and understanding the company tone of voice.
Key Responsibilities:
• Reactive role in all social media channels.
• Developing study cases and analytics to implement strategic and creative campaigns.
• Dealing with customers' requests and suggestions over social media.
• Supporting and making the first direct connection to our customer service team.
• Responding to reviews (Trustpilot, Google Play, Apple Play, and Google Business).
• Understanding the company's product and processes and maintaining an adequate tone of voice.
Key achievements/projects:
Nominated the 'Listening of the Team', a project developed to widen the brand's love and awareness by guiding and monitoring the work made by the team and creating monthly reports with the growth of the proactive work accomplished to present the company's products and features outside our reactive performance on social.
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Contemporary Art Curator & Head of Art ProjectsSelf Employed
London, United KingdomFreelance
Outline:
Curator and manager of art projects and judge in art competitions to support emerging artists.
Key Responsibilities:
• Developing and maintaining a calendar of exhibitions.
• Establishing project timelines, reporting evaluation, and delivery frameworks.
• Working with art leads, curators, artists, researchers, and supporters to develop exhibition concepts and thematics that engaged target audiences.
• Advising on display aesthetics, accessibility, and installation logistics for staff and supporting the installation process as needed.
• Review and edit interpretative text and guide the graphic design services for exhibition labels, panels, and lightboxes.
• Producing or coordinating the production of exhibition labels, panels, and other graphic material in line with the programme and calendar of exhibitions.
• Ensuring installation and de-installation periods were coordinated with the gallery programme and my independent projects' activities.
• Supporting and developing fundraising events.
Key achievements/projects:
2021: "Paula Rego and Her Contemporaries" – Collaborating with the Portuguese Embassy in London and Europe House, sponsored by Camões Institute.
2019: "1/3 MeelPress, Portuguese Contemporary Artists" – Sponsored by Camões Institute, The Portuguese Embassy in the UK, and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
2017 – 2019: "Eclectic" - a solo show by Alexandro Pelaez.
2014 – 2016: "PortugArt" – A project to showcase the best emergent and mid-career Portuguese artists in London. Supported by the Portuguese Embassy in London, UK, and Strategy International. Curatorial project in collaboration with Professor Dr Marcos Rizolli.
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Skills
- Contemporary Arts
- Art Curation
- Cultural Projects
- Visual Comunication
- Creative Arts
- Creative Media
- Art Direction/copywriting/creative/digital/build/campaigns
- Art and Creative Direction
- Marketing
- Art Consultant
Education
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Master of ArtsThe Warburg Institute
- London, United Kingdom
Master of Arts – MA, Art History, Curatorship and Renaissance Culture
Dissertation: Drawing in the Portuguese School: A Dialogue between Portugal and Italy – Theory and Practice in the 16th Century
Obtained: 2.2
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IELTS C1 LevelLewisham Southwark College
- London, United Kingdom
IELTS proficiency test | Academic - 2018
Overall Band Score: 7.0 | CEFR Level: C1
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