Ombretta Agrņ Andruff -Artist, Curator & Art expert New York, USA
Ms. Ombretta Agrņ Andruff has lived in New York City since 1998 where she works as an independent curator 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 work of emerging Italian and international artists.
Since then Ms. Andruff has curated solo and group shows in Europe and the US collaborating with commercial galleries, museums, art festivals and art fairs such as Artists Space, GAle GAtes et al., Queens Museum of Art, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The Armory Show, The Miami Basel Art Fair, The Downtown Arts Festival, The d.u.m.b.o. art under the Bridge Festival and the Esso Gallery. In Europe she worked with the Maze Gallery in Turin, the Maria Cilena Gallery in Milan, Italy, and PLAY Gallery in Berlin. She 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. She has written essays for several books and catalogues.
In July 2001 Ms. Andruff 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, the New York University, the United Nations, and the Kingston University in London.
