Ombretta Agro Andruff Bio
Ombretta Agró Andruff - Biography
Ombretta Agró Andruff, born in Italy in 1971, is a New York and Miami-based
freelance curator, consultant and writer. Moving to the U.S. in 1998, she curated
solo and group shows along with special projects in Europe, the United States and
India in collaboration with museums, art festivals, commercial galleries and art fairs
such as Artists Space; The Queens Museum of Art; Lower Manhattan Cultural
Council; The Armory Show; The Art Basel Miami Fair; The Downtown Arts Festival;
The d.u.m.b.o. art under the Bridge Festival; Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs;
the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games, and the Religare Arts Initiative. Agró's 360-
degree understanding of the intricacies of the art world come from her work within
both the non-profit and for-profit worlds. Through participation at art fairs via her
company Agró/Glickman STEP (1) (2005-2010), as an independent art consultant
and curatorial advisor, a contributor to art publications, books and catalogues. She
has consulted for the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, the advisory firm Art
Assets, the biennial event Asian Contemporary Art Week, and most recently served
as the International Art Advisor for the New Delhi-based Religare Art.
Respected for her uncanny ability to identify the valued artists of tomorrow
todayOmbretta began lecturing in 2001 when she was invited by the Whitney
Museum of American Art in New York to speak on her personal curatorial
experience. She has since lectured in New York City at Engine 27; the School of
Visual Arts; Pratt Institute; New York University; the United Nations; Cooper Union;
as well as Kingston University (London), the Fondazione Bevilacqua LaMasa
(Venice); Technarte (Bilbao); the inauguration of the Religare Arts Initiative (New
Delhi); and the JJ School of Art in Mumbai, India.
More than a decade of international contemporary art experience provides Ombretta
Agrò Andruff with a unique perspective, in an increasingly diverse art world, enabling
her to build cultural bridges that facilitate broader public awareness of emerging and
mid-career artists virtually the world over.
For more information: www.ombrettaagro.com