Aria Spinelli
Amsterdam
Summary
Multifaceted curator excellent at selecting exhibition themes and designs. Well-organized and thorough in maintaining catalogues and operating basic records management systems. Offering extensive experience in socially engaged art and artistic activism
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University Of Amsterdam
02.2021 - 12.2023
- Liaised with supervisor to review grants and manuscripts to develop potential publications.
- Published research results in peer-reviewed art and cultural studies journals and presented at seminars at Universities, and International research Institutes.
- Leveraged interpersonal and communication skills to mentor PhD, graduate and undergraduate students.
- Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.
Associate Curatorial Researcher
MAXXI - Museum Of XXI Century Art
04.2018 - 01.2020
- Gathered and organised information for research purposes, online website and public program.
- Wrote reports, reviews, and summaries regarding independent art spaces.
- Networked at creative events to identify new talent and artistic works in local areas.
- Actively engaged with all stakeholders during events by tracking attendance, supervising volunteer staff and welcoming guests.
- Procured talented individuals to participate in public programs.
Co-Founder
Radical Intention
01.2010 - 07.2018
- Established foundational processes for events management.
- Networked with other independent art organisations and art institutions to increase opportunities and contacts.
- Wrote funding requests and grant applications to obtain additional funds for operating needs.
- Designed and edited promotional publications such as brochures.
Curator - International Residency Program
Pistoletto Art Foundation
06.2017 - 11.2017
- Procured talented visual artists.
- Networked at creative events to identify new talent and artistic works in local areas.
- Independently managed planning, implementation and oversight of international residency programs, public programs and exhibitions.
- Actively engaged with all stakeholders during events by supervising volunteer staff and welcoming guests.
- Wrote and reviewed grant proposals, journal articles, blog posts, institutional reports and multimedia materials.
- Planned and conducted special research projects in Eastern European Art, resulting in developing new exhibits.
Curator - International Residency Program
FARE - Cultura Contempornea Applicata
01.2012 - 04.2013
- Procured talented visual artists.
- Handled various types of artwork with exceptional care, following all standard requirements.
- Promoted events and exhibits via social media, email and other communication methods.
- Assisted in planning, implementation and oversight of several short residency programs.
- Received, photographed, catalogued, researched and prepared four commissioned artworks for display in Frigoriferi Milanesi exhibition space.
- Planned and conducted special research projects in Armenia, resulting in development of new exhibits.
- Networked at creative events to identify new talent and artistic works in local areas.
Education
Practice-based PhD - Fine Art
Loughborough University, School of Arts
Loughborough, U.K.12.2021
Master Of Arts - Visual Art And Curatorial Studies
New Academy of Fine Arts
Milan, Italy 02.2008
Bachelor Of Arts - Contemporary Art History
Art Historical Sciences, La Sapienza
Rome, Italy07.2005
Skills
- Exhibit Preparation
- Creative Direction
- Public Lecturing
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Grant Writing
- Organization and Time Management
Accomplishments
- Ten years of experience in independent curating and public programming.
- Pursued a career as an academic focusing on socially engaged art and artistic activism
- Worked as lecturer and course leader at art academies and universities across Europe.
- Created liaisons between universities, museums and independent art spaces.
- Published and edited catalogues, books, and peer-reviewed articles.
Certification
- Variations on Vulnerabilty, BOZAR - Center for Fine Arts (Brussels, BE). Co-curator Elena Sororkina. Seloua Luste Boulbina, Christine Eyene, Maria Arusoo, Alexis Blake, Romuald Demidenko, Sonia Dermience, Roel Heremans, Karol Radziszewski, Nataly Kozhuhovskaya, Valentinas Klimašauskas with Marta Trektere and Kaspars Groshevs, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Anni Puolakka and Viktor Viktor Timofeev, Last Yearz Interesting Negro/Jamila Johnson-Small, Jenny Moore, Kiwa Noid, Michal Novotny, Doireann O'Malley, Adéla Součková, Maija Rudovska, Michaël Van den Abeele, Andros Zins-Browne. 20 June 2018,
- Collateral Effects: Beyond a Radical Milan, Independent art organisation Homesession, Sala D'Art Jova and Fundacio Tapies (Barcelona, SP) - Francesc Abad, Rolando d’Alessandro, Studio Azzurro, Angelo Castucci, Domènec, Fernando De Filippi, Nuria Güell, Ugo La Pietra, Laboratorio di Comunicazione Militante, Leland Palmer, Daniela Ortiz & Xose Quiroga, Rhaze, Giovanni Rubino, Roberto Taroni, Claudia Ventola. 20 March – 16 April 2014
- Taking Positions: Identity Questioning, Frigoriferi Milanesi (Milan, IT). Co-curator Susanna Gyulamiryan Karen Andreasyan, Sabina Grasso, Armine Hovhannisyan, Angela Zurlo, , 27 May – 2 June 2013
- Milano Radicale, LAC - Liceo Artsitico Caravaggio (Milan, IT). Angelo Castucci, Tara Kaboli, Maria Pecchioli, Rhaze, Iacopo Seri, Giulia Ticozzi, Claudia Ventola. 16 April - 31 May 2012
- Producing Censorship, The Invisible Dog (New York, USA) and Fabbrica Del Vapore (Milan, IT). Co-Curator Jason Waite. Claudio Allia, AuroraMeccanica, Simona barbagallo, Amit Berlowitz, Ernesto Magro, Giuseppe Mendolia Calella, minimum, Elena Monti, Christian Varsi, Julia Winter, Daniel Abad, Stefano Butturini, Andras Calamandrei, Asli Cavusoglu, ChunTeng Chu, Andre' Feliciano, Slyvia Reitzema, Sara Rossi, Levente Sulyok, Petra Valdimarsdottir. 11-13 November 2011; 15-29 September, 2011.
- Architettando, Isola Art Center (Milan, IT). Co-curator Valerio Del Baglivo and Elvira Vannini. AUFO - Architectural & Urban Forum, Fabrizio Bellomo, Gianluca Brezza, Nebojsa Milikic, Ferhat Özgür, Peti Park (Fifth Park) | Stealth.unlimited, Marco Vaglieri - out, Anri Sala and Fani Zguro). 26 Novembre 2010 al 30 December 2010.
- Being Visible. Looking for contemporary ways of signification. CHAN Contemporary Art Association and Palazzo Ducale (Genoa, IT). Azin Feizabadi,
Fariba Ferdosi, Barbad Goshiri, Tara Kaboli, Rahim Milani, Neda Razavipur, Amir Hosseini Shahanazi, Shirin Sahabadi. 17 June - 8 July 2010.
Funding And Awards
- 2015, Graduate School Funding for Research led activities
- 2014 Pulitzer Art Fund, US
- 2014, GAI - Italian Foreign Ministry, Fund for Art and Mobility
- 2012/2015, AHRC-funded PhD studentship
Professional Memberships
2011, IKT- International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art
Languages
English
Native language
Italian
Proficient
C2
French
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University Of Amsterdam
02.2021 - 12.2023
Associate Curatorial Researcher
MAXXI - Museum Of XXI Century Art
04.2018 - 01.2020
Curator - International Residency Program
Pistoletto Art Foundation
06.2017 - 11.2017
Curator - International Residency Program
FARE - Cultura Contempornea Applicata
01.2012 - 04.2013
Co-Founder
Radical Intention
01.2010 - 07.2018
Practice-based PhD - Fine Art
Loughborough University, School of Arts
Master Of Arts - Visual Art And Curatorial Studies
New Academy of Fine Arts
Bachelor Of Arts - Contemporary Art History
Art Historical Sciences, La Sapienza
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