Short Bio of Ombretta Agrò Andruff

Ombretta Agrò Andruff has lived in New York City since 1998 where she works as an independent curator, researcher and art critic.  Born in Turin, Italy, in 1971 she graduated from the University of Art and Literature in Siena, Italy, in 1995 and started her career as a curator of a not-for-profit space, VELAN, dedicated to showcase the works of emerging Italian and international artists. 

Since then she has curated solo and group shows in Europe and the US collaborating with commercial galleries, museums, art festivals and art fairs. As of 2003 she has been collaborating with The Armory Show presenting three projects during the art-fair: Beyond Metamorphosis in 2003, by Victor Matthews, which took over the entire Pier 92; ILLA, a one-night performance by Angelo Musco in both VIP lounges in 2004; and Parthenogenesis, again by Angelo Musco, a one-night installation at the Atrium Garden.  In 2003 she also presented STYLIN’, a group show part of the Art Loves Design event in collaboration with the Miami Basel Art Fair in the Miami Design District.

Respected for having a “sharp eye” when it comes to identifying the valued artists of tomorrow—today—Ombretta is a New York contributor for Italian art magazines Arte Critica, Tema Celeste, and Label as well as collaborating with the New York-based, The Art Tribune and New York Arts Magazine.

In July 2001 she was invited by the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York to hold a conference about her curatorial activity. Since then she has lectured at Engine 27, School of Visual Arts, the Pratt Institute and the New York University.

Working from a global viewpoint, Ombretta Agrò Andruff’s perspective, in an increasingly diverse art world, enables her to build bridges between cultures to facilitate a larger public awareness of emerging artists virtually the world over.   

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Short Bio of Rena Glickman

Emmy award winning producer Rena Glickman has been creating television segments and short documentaries on contemporary art for more than 15 years. At "Good Morning America" and, later, at Martha Stewart Living TV, she produced a series of pieces on gallery and museum shows including two successive Whitney Biennials and Damien Hirst's 2001 show at Gagosian.

Rena has also produced two short documentaries for PBS. "For the Love of Art" examines what drives collectors to collect art and was aired in 2000 on EGG, the arts show. "Dealer's Choice," which aired on "City Arts," explored the relationship between artist and dealer by focusing on artists Gary Hill and Julia Jacquette and their dealers, Barbara Gladstone and Holly Solomon. For this piece, she was nominated for a local Emmy award in 1998 (for best arts programming). In 2001, she won a national Emmy award for her work as a broadcast producer on the "Martha Stewart Living" show.