Experience

Various

• Investment Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Curator

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Please see "Projects" section for a detailed list of past and current curatorial projects. Please see "Projects" section for a detailed list of past and current curatorial projects.



Marcelo Reginato's Artist Archive (family-owned archive)

• São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

• Curator

  • Sep 2022 - Jan 2023

  Curatorial research of the material left by the artist Marcelo Reginato (deceased in 2021) and organization of a possible publication and exhibition. Curatorial research of the material left by the artist Marcelo Reginato (deceased in 2021) and organization of a possible publication and exhibition.



ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste

• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Guest Lecturer

  • Oct 2022 - Oct 2022

  Along with artist Paulo Wirz, Felix Toro conceptualized, organized, and executed the week-long series of lectures and workshops entitled "Art and the Museum-School". Talks by Felix Toro included lectures on Brazilian and Bahian Modernisms; and Other Functions for the Art Museum (case studies included the museum-school and the area museum). The lectures+workshops, led by Felix Toro and Paulo Wirz, took place from Oct. 3rd to 7th. Guests brought on by them included Marcelo Rezende (independent curator, and director of the Archiv der Avantgarden – Dresden), Ayrson Heráclito (artist, professor at UFRB, and Ogã of the Candomblé tradittion Jejê-Mahi – Salvador), and Julie Marmet (curator and activist for artists' remuneration, Espace 3353 – Geneva). Show less



Goethe-Institut São Paulo

• Brazil
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Coordinator for South and Central America

  • Aug 2021 - Oct 2022

  - Oversaw the funding of 52 cultural institutions throughout South and North America for the 2nd edition of the international relief fund Hilfsfonds.- Problem-solving based on each institution's local specificities, and in direct contact with them.- Helped the institutions implement their projects while also making sure that the requirements of the funding parties (Germany's Foreign Ministry and the Goethe Institut) were met.- Reviews and audits all of the institutions' accounting reports at the end of the funding period.- Responsibilities more than doubled in relation to the first edition, in the previous year (from 25 to 52 institutions overseen); became responsible also for North America; increased contact with headquarters in Germany; in a global project, became the regional coordinator responsible for the largest number of funded institutions.- Received positive feedbacks both from the partners who received the grants as well as from the grant organizers. Show less

• Regional Coordinator for South America

  • Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  -Oversaw the funding of 25 cultural institutions in South America for the 1st edition of the international relief fund Hilfsfonds. The fund was created by the Foreign Office of Germany and executed by the Goethe Institut. It provided financial aid to cultural and educational institutions worldwide, whose funding had been affected by the pandemic.-Was the point of contact both for the partners receiving the funds, as well as for the Goethe Institut (both the local offices and headquarters), making sure that the projects were successful on the one hand, but also that the rules and procedures of the grant were being followed, on the other.- Audited all of the projects after their completion. - Positive evaluation and feedback led to increased role and responsibilities in the following year's edition of the fund. Show less



Goethe-Institut e.V.

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Grant Application Support

  • Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

  - Supported two institutions in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, to apply for the then newly-created International Relief Fund, an emergency fund set up by the Foreign Office of Germany and executed by the Goethe Institut to provide financial support to cultural and educational institutions around the world whose sources of income had been affected by the pandemic. - Both applications were successful (Olodum and Acervo da Laje). - Constant feedback and communication with the Goethe Institut led to an invitation to take on the role of regional coordinator for the Fund. Show less



Eleventh International Conference on The Inclusive Museum

• Granada, Andalusia, Spain

• Guest Speaker

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2018

  Presentation of the lecture "The Listening Museum” at the Eleventh International Conference on The Inclusive Museum at University of Granada, Spain. Presentation of the lecture "The Listening Museum” at the Eleventh International Conference on The Inclusive Museum at University of Granada, Spain.



Goethe-Institut e.V.

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cultural Programmer

  • Mar 2016 - Jul 2017

  - Project manager and producer at the Cultural Programming department. - In-house curator – Helped establish and run the residency program Vila Sul. In that context, worked closely in projects with many of the artist residents, including Rike Frank, Sigrid Gareis, David Cruz, Helen Sebidi, Adolphe Binder, and Susanna Gyulamiryan, amongst others. – Curatorial projects include: Garden of the Gallery (workshop and exhibition program); Can Ghosts Create Systems? (exhibition); 02 (exhibition), and; Indiano Carioca (exhibition co-curated with Ruth Noack and in partnership with Acervo da Laje, at Lina Bo Bardi’s abandoned building in Salvador, the Coaty) – Production work includes theater plays, music concerts, performances, and public discussions. Major projects include the Salvador edition of "Reinventing Smetak" (Ensemble Modern), in which Felix Toro was the central point of connection in collaborations between the Goethe Institut, the DAAD, the Federal University of Bahia, the State of Bahia, the City of Salvador, transportation companies, the Ensemble Modern, the Solar Ferrão Museum, the TCA theater, the composers, and others. – Managed institutional partnerships at local and international levels, spanning from established institutions to small artists’ collectives. - Worked with a vast array of artist residents, researched their works and found pertinent points of contact for them in Salvador. Many collaborations between resident artists and local agents resulted from this work. Show less



MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia

• Brazil
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Workshop Coordinator, Education Department Curator

  • Oct 2013 - Dec 2015

  - One of two curators and coordinators of the museum's Education Department. Working directly for the Director of the Education Department and for the Museum's Director. - Coordinator of the Workshops of MAM. Developed and oversaw all of the museum’s workshops. - Managed a team of ten artists-teachers, eight administrative workers, and three art educators. - Expanded the workshop program to include new formats. New workshops included artists who were exhibiting in the museum's galleries and staff of the museum taking on teaching roles. - New workshops also included new venues and institutional partnerships with other museums, schools, the city, individuals, and associations, including associations of persons with disabilities. - Researcher. As a result of a research project into the history of the museum itself and its workshop program, artists who had begun their careers in the museum's workshops were tracked down and invited back for public programs. - Worked very closely with production and communication teams, always facilitating their work and making sure new project ideas were viable from the start. Show less



3rd Bahia Biennial

• Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

• Workshop Coordinator, Education Department Curator and Coordinator

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

  - Position in parallel with the work at the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia, as the museum was the Biennial's main organizer. - One of two curators and coordinators of the 3rd Bahia Biennial's Education Department, working directly with the Director of the Education Department and the Biennial's Chief Curator – 3rd Bahia Biennial's Workshop Coordinator – Conceived, organized, and realized permanent, temporary, and traveling workshops, programs, and publishing projects. Amongst these are: Oficina Cadastro (workshop); Mesas (exhibition/workshop/mediation program); Gardening Workshop (workshop); Jogo de Roda (educational material), and; Teacher's Manual (publication). - Was involved in the Biennial from the beginning, so the work wasn't just executing projects, but rather conceptualizing them, getting the necessary support, publicizing, and realizing them. - The 3rd Bahia Biennial built on Lina Bo Bardi's ideas of a Museum-School, and as such, the Education Department was one of the pillars and most active departments of the state-wide event. - Researcher. Amongst the archival documentation found is Agostinho da Silva’s project for the Museum of the South Atlantic (1960). - Headed the part of the Biennial that most had direct contact with the public. Show less



Bowery Coffee

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services

• Barista

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2013

  Barista as specialty coffee shop Bowery Coffee. Thrived in a high-paced environment that demanded multi-tasking and constant customer interaction. Obtained food and health certification. Barista as specialty coffee shop Bowery Coffee. Thrived in a high-paced environment that demanded multi-tasking and constant customer interaction. Obtained food and health certification.



Mary Blakemore's Artist Studio

• New York, New York, United States

• Artist Assistant

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2013

  Worked for artist Mary Blakemore, assisting her in producing large art pieces and installing them in shows. Worked for artist Mary Blakemore, assisting her in producing large art pieces and installing them in shows.



Instituto Tomie Ohtake

• Brazil
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Educator

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2012

  - Invited to join Tomie Ohtake's team of art educator's after positive referral from a previous employer (São Paulo Biennial). - Art Educator, researcher, and workshop instructor. - At the time, the Tomie Ohtake Institute had the most comprehensive and well-developed art education department in the country. - Invited to join Tomie Ohtake's team of art educator's after positive referral from a previous employer (São Paulo Biennial). - Art Educator, researcher, and workshop instructor. - At the time, the Tomie Ohtake Institute had the most comprehensive and well-developed art education department in the country.



Bienal de São Paulo

• Brazil
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Educator

  • Feb 2010 - Dec 2010

  Art Educator at the 29th São Paulo Biennial – Comprehensive six-month preparatory course. – Selected from the preparatory course to be one of the art educators of the 29th São Paulo Biennial. - Led groups in one or two-hour visits to the Pavilion. There was no pre-established route or script, so each visit was shaped based on the exchange between the educator and the visiting group. – Worked with a variety of groups and individuals: elementary, high school, and university students, teachers, groups with disabilities, researchers, art specialists, first-time visitors, etc. – In addition to the regular visits, was regularly selected for visits in other languages (English and Spanish), as well as to attend to VIP visitors. Show less