About our juror: Ombretta Agro' Andruff
An Italian-born, Miami and Turin-based freelance curator and ocean warrior, Ombretta brings more than twenty-five years of curatorial expertise with an international practice across non-profit institutions, commercial galleries, and art advisory pursuits with private clients.
Ombretta employs 360-degree competence in all aspects of the contemporary art world and has served across numerous boards including IKT, the International Association of Contemporary Art Curators, of which she is currently Vice President, and the Art in Public Places Committee for the City of Miami Beach. An avid swimmer, diver and kiteboarder, since moving to Miami in 2013, Ombretta's passion and concern for the Florida waterways inspired ARTSail, a nomadic residency and research initiative that instigate creative and climate change inquiry.
Since founding ARTSail in 2016, Ombretta’s interest and focus has shifted towards investigating how arts and culture can promote resilience and sustainability and moving communities from climate awareness to climate action. She has completed a certification with the Cleo Climate Speakers Network, is a FL Rights of Nature Ambassador, and sits on the advisory board of visionary undertaking, Earth 300.
Ombretta holds an BFA from the Universita` di Siena, Siena, Italy; and a degree in International Cultural Management from the Fitzcarraldo Foundation, Torino, Italy and the International Center for Cultural Management, Salzburg, Austria.