Stephanie Serra

Stéphanie Serra
55 Liberty St., Apt 15B, NYC 005
stephanieserra@gmail.com
Nationality: French

EDUCATION

2002 – 2006 International Business School IPAG (France)
Graduation Sept 06 Program of study “International Business”, Double Major: Finance/Marketing

Thesis subject

Which Investments stimulate the Contemporary Art Market? Comparison between Public and Private Funding in France and in the United States.
Studied Abroad Semesters

Completed June 2005 University of Wiesbaden (Germany) One semester Exchange

Completed June 2006 University Texas at San Antonio (USA) One semester Exchange

Completed June 2007 New York University (USA) One semester continuing education – Art History

Completed December 2007 Fashion Institute of Technology (USA) One semester continuing education – Jewellery Design

LANGUAGES AND SKILLS

French Mother tongue
English Fluent
German Fluent
Italian Fluent (parents French/Italian)

IT

Office XP (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher), Internet
Professional Software in Art Administration: Gallery Pro

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

January 2007 – present ACQUAVELLA GALLERIES in New York City (USA)June - August 2006 (Gallery representing living artists Lucian Freud and James Rosenquist)

Task Assistant Manager at a Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery
Assisted in the organization and taking place of Exhibitions and International Art fairs
Exhibitions
- Lucian Freud – Recent Works
- Drawings, Watercolors and Gouaches: From Toulouse-Lautrec to Freud
- James Rosenquist: Time Blades
- Fausto Melotti
Art Fairs
- Art Basel (Europe)–Art Basel Miami (USA)-TEFAF (Maastricht)-The ADAA Art Show (NY)
Events
- John Richardson’s last Volume (III) of Picasso’s biography: A Life of Picasso’s presentation

January 2007 – present ARBORIGINAL ART COLLECTION of Marc Sordello & Francis Missana (Nice)

Task World Representative and promoter of the 120 works of Art: exhibition and selling
Presented the Collection to NY Museums (the Metropolitan – the Guggenheim – MOMA), galleries or non profits to try to expose in the US

September – November 2006 LIVET REICHARD COMPANY in New York City (USA)

Task Fundraiser and Event planner in Visual Arts
Events
- 2 x 2 “Aids + Art” at the Raichofsky House (Dallas)
- PS1 MOMA 30th Anniversary Gala (Queens, NY)

May-June 2003 MAGDA DANYSZ ART GALLERY in Paris (France)(French leading Street Art and Graffiti Art Gallery)
Task Assistant Manager at a Contemporary Art Gallery
Exhibitions - Miss Van
- Space Invader
- Icon Tada

WORK HISTORY

July-August 2005 GESA form und Funktion in Dreieich (Frankfurt, Germany)

Creation of promotion shelves and displays for the cosmetic sector (L’Oréal, Maybellin)
Task Consultant
- Analysed the company’s departments (creation, sells, accounting, production, logistics)
- Wrote an internal report with suggestions for possible improvements

PASSIONS

The Arts Visual Arts, Dance (Flamenco, Tango, Ballet), Music (brazilian, latin), Books (of any kind), Theater
Travelling - People The richness of cultures