Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Cultural strategist, Curator and business advisor delivering large-scale interdisciplinary programmes and organisational transformation across Europe, the Middle East, and North America. I design and lead public art, cultural, and digital initiatives that connect contemporary art, architecture, and emerging technologies, generating measurable impact for institutions, audiences, and stakeholders. Over the past decade, I have collaborated with 300+ artists and international institutions to deliver cultural projects valued at over €1M, reaching audiences of 100,000+ visitors, and receiving global media coverage including ARTE, ZDF, Financial Times, Forbes, FRIEZE, and ARTNET. From establishing institutional curatorial vision, programming strategy, and international partnerships, my independent practice, ApertoArts, focuses on interdisciplinary projects and strategic advisory services that combine curatorial expertise with executive-level leadership. My projects have been featured in Frieze Sculpture 2021, Riyadh Season 2021, 2023 and 2025, and as a BIENALSUL finalist. I also advise international organisations on M&A transitions and digital transformation, guiding cross-functional teams and institutions through strategic growth initiatives. My work frequently involves collaboration with artists, scientists, engineers, and organisational leaders to deliver projects at scale. Languages: Portuguese (native), English (fluent), Spanish (professional), German (professional) Banner Image: Valley, art installation by Karolina Kalatek commissioned for the exhibition Moving Space (2017), curated by Lavínia Freitas Profile: Lavínia from the series "Ponto" © Matthew Webb
ApertΩArts curates and collaborates to conceive innovative and challenging interdisciplinary art projects as well as with architects and interior designers in private commissions. Since its inception, ApertoArts have curated and produced exhibitions in the UK, Germany, and Saudi Arabia featuring the work of over 300 artists, from great masters to the emerging to the super established.
Business Change Management and Market localisation with a focus on digital business. Currently consulting: - Lecturio Portuguese-speaking countries: High-quality digital medical education with state-of-the-art learning technology used by more than a million learners and educators in more than 175 countries. https://www.lecturio.com
Consultant and curator for Kunstkraftwerk, a cultural space inaugurated in June 2016 in the west of Leipzig. With nearly 8000 sqm of usable space, I developed and directed their interdisciplinary programme of Art and Sciences.
Curation, production and design • 1 collective and 9 international artists created 14 works for the spatial industrial context of the Kunstkraftwerk. With the use of intangible materials such as sound, colour, light as well as physical elements such as an endoscopy pill, threads, mirrors, the objects and site-specific installations evoked certain aspects of how we comprehend the world. • Artists: Jeongmoon Choi (KR), Ivana Franke (HR), Karolina Halatek (PL), Wisp Kollektiv (DE), LAB212 (FR), Guillaume Lachapelle (CA), David Rickard (NZ), Holger Schulze (DE), Ief Spincemaille (BE), Ben Tyers (UK) • 60.000 visitors • Major press coverage across Germany, including ZDF Heute Journal, der Spiegel, local press in newspaper (Front cover of LVZ), radio and local news programs such as MDR and Leipzig Fernsehen.
Strategised and directed the commission of ILLUSION, an exhibition created by Science Gallery Dublin at Trinity College, for the first official exhibition at the Kunstkraftwerk. • Commissioned, with a board of scientists, German artists to expand this edition of the Science Gallery touring exhibition. • Featured 22 works by 25 international artists. Encompassing sculptures, multimedia installations with simple and ultra-high-technology, most works were developed in collaboration with scientists and engineers, to highlight the gaps in our perception and different aspects of how we view the world. • 40.000 visitors • Press coverage across Germany, including a 4-minute special report at the ZDF Heute Journal; local, national local and international press in newspaper, radio and local news programs such as MDR and Leipzig Fernsehen.
Advisory and curatorial agency collaborating with galleries and independent curators to host exhibitions in members' clubs, restaurants and temporary gallery spaces. The agency launched Art at Lloyds, at The Lloyds Club in 2011 and in September 2013 launched The Collective art programme for the House of St.Barnabas. In addition, temporary exhibitions were set-up in high-profile urban locations across central London.