Atena Abrahimia

Co-Fair Director, Affordable Art Fair Brussels and Amsterdam

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

About

I am a cultural manager and curator with a Master's in Culture Studies – Management of the Arts and Culture from Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon and a postgraduate degree in Curatorial Studies from KASK in Ghent. Currently, I am the Co‑Fair Director of Affordable Art Fair Brussels and Amsterdam. Alongside this role, I have curated exhibitions, written exhibition texts, and conducted artist interviews, driven by a commitment to supporting artists and making contemporary art approachable and inspiring for all.

Experience

  • Affordable Art Fair ()
    • Co-Fair Director
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

      Affordable Art Fair Brussels and Amsterdam

    • Marketing & Sponsorship Manager
      Mar 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Affordable Art Fair Brussels and Amsterdam

    • Marketing Manager
      Jan 2022 - Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Affordable Art Fair Brussels and Amsterdam

  • Co-Founder at Arte Murmur
    Sep 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Murmur is a contemporary art platform, aiming to promote artists based in Luxembourg, Belgium and Greece, while building a bridge between artists and art enthusiasts across Europe. Selected artists working with different mediums are invited to share their experiences and thoughts which will paint the context of their artistic practice, while letting Murmur’s audience see behind the closed doors of their studios and artists’ spaces. Murmur, as its name suggests, reveals our small and exciting conversations around the discovery of new artists and artworks. Our platform wishes to encourage an open dialogue between artists and art devotees, through the stirring process of discovering and collecting artworks produced by a younger generation of contemporary artists. Our online platform provides visitors with comprehensive information about the artists through their bios and interviews and a selection of their artworks are available for purchase. In addition, our online presence is complemented by the occasional organization of physical exhibitions.

  • Marketing Coordinator at Affordable Art Fair
    Nov 2019 - Apr 2020 · 6 mos

    During my time with Affordable Art Fair Brussels as a Marketing Coordinator I worked closely with the Brussels Fair Director, Brussels Fair Manager and the Global Marketing team based in the UK. Among other things, I worked on the Communication of the 12th edition of Affordable Art Fair Brussels which englobed social media, the creation of newsletters, updating of the information on the website, some B2B communication and logistics.

  • Communication Manager at Bâtard Festival
    Oct 2019 - Feb 2020 · 5 mos

    Since 2007 Bâtard organizes a yearly interdisciplinary festival in Brussels. Beside being an event, Bâtard eoperates as a platform for emerging artists and cultural workers in belgium and abroad. The 2020 edition took place from 28 January to 1 February at Beursschouwburg and Project(ion)-room.

  • Hostess at Luxembourg Art Week
    Nov 2019 - Nov 2019 · 1 mo

    Welcoming visitors at the Luxembourg Art Week, working at the visitor's cloakroom, helping at the kids corner workshop etc.