Gabriella De Ferrari

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Gabriella De Ferrari
BornGabriella De Ferrari
1941 (age 82–83)
Tacna, Peru
Occupation
  • Writer
  • art historian
NationalityAmerican

Gabriella De Ferrari is an American art historian, curator, and writer who has worked with and led major arts institutions throughout the United States.

Background and education

Born in

The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University, and an M.A. in art history from Harvard University. After her studies, she became an influential art historian, curator, and administrator at major US art institutions, such as The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, where she became director. She moved to New York City
in 1989, where she began to write about art, design, and general-interest subjects.

Art historian and curator

De Ferrari served as curator of exhibitions of The

Patrick Ireland, and Mary Miss, as well as a James Lee Byars exhibition and the exhibition of the Busch Reisinger Museum Collection at the National Gallery of Art
in Washington, D.C.

In 1994, De Ferrari became the founding chair of the board of governors of the Colby College Museum of Art. Under her leadership, the museum's collection added major works by artists Sol LeWitt, Terry Winters, and Richard Serra, among others.

From 2000 to 2006, De Ferrari served as the philanthropic advisor to the chairman and CEO of

Hartford,[2] and a program that funded exhibitions, including one of Vincent van Gogh’s drawings and one of Jasper Johns’ Grey Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York.

In 2007 and 2008, De Ferrari was creative director of Project Globe 2008[3] for American Express Publishing and Travel + Leisure magazine. The project commissioned arts and designers to create works in response to the concept of the globe.

Writer

De Ferrari is the author of a novel, a memoir, and numerous articles published in magazines, newspapers, and other periodicals.

Her novel, A Cloud on Sand, was published in 1990 by Alfred A. Knopf. In 1990, Barnes & Noble awarded A Cloud on Sand a Discover Award[4] via its annual “Discover Great New Writers” program. It was also named one of the ten best books of 1990[5] by Entertainment Weekly and was published in many languages.

In 1994, she published Gringa Latina: A Woman of Two Worlds (

Houghton Mifflin
), a memoir about growing up as a “gringa” in Peru and then becoming a “Latina” in the United States. The book appeared in many foreign editions.

De Ferrari currently writes for

New York Times, including a piece on 9/11[8] and one on private art in public spaces.[9]

Philanthropy

As a result of her extensive activities in the cultural sector, De Ferrari has earned a place on the boards of trustees and advisory boards of numerous cultural and educational institutions. While serving on the board of trustees of the

Harvard University Art Museums and the visiting committee for the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. She was the founding chair of the advisory board of the Colby College Museum of Art. She is a member of the board of the Bogliasco Foundation in Genoa (Italy) and the Bank Street College of Education in New York,[10] and was chair of the board of Creative Time
in New York. She is the chair of the board of the CUNY Graduate Center Foundation. She is a member of the board of Pen America.

Awards and recognition

In 1990, Barnes & Noble awarded A Cloud on Sand a Discover Award

One of the ten best books of 1990 by Entertainment Weekly (A Cloud on Sand) (1990)[5]

The New School Medal for Distinguished Service (1996)

Honorary Doctorate in Letters from Colby College (2008)[11]

External links

A Cloud on Sand [12] Gringa Latina: A Woman of Two Worlds [13]

References

  1. ^ "National Arts Awards". Artsusa.org. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  2. ^ Vogel, Carol (2006-09-22). "Inside Art - NYTimes.com". New York Times. Madison Square Park (NYC). Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  3. ^ "Global Art for a Cause - Articles | Travel + Leisure". Travelandleisure.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  4. ^ "Discover Great New Writers: 1990 Discover Award Archive - Barnes & Noble". Barnesandnoble.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  5. ^ a b "Best & Worst Books | Books". EW.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  6. ^ "Search results".
  7. ^ Ferrari, Gabriella De. "BOMB Magazine: search articles". Bombsite.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  8. ^ De Ferrari, Gabriella (2002-08-01). "Solace in the Stars - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  9. ^ De Ferrari, Gabriella (2002-10-21). "Private Art in Public - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  10. ^ "Bank Street College: Six New Trustees for Bank Street". Bankstreet.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  11. ^ "Colby College | Commencement | Citation for Gabriella De Ferrari". Colby.edu. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
  12. ISBN 0394551451.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
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  13. ISBN 1568361459
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