Aaron Cezar is the founding Director of Delfina Foundation, where he develops and oversees its interrelated programme of residencies, exhibitions and public platforms. Over the last seven years, he has positioned Delfina Foundation as a meeting point and incubator of creative talent, forming partnerships with leading institutions internationally. Independently and through Delfina Foundation, he sits on numerous boards, committees and advisory groups such as All Change Arts, Shubbak, Davidoff Art Initiative, Caspian Arts Foundation, the Young Arab Theatre Fund, the Marrakech Biennale, and the Jarman Award 2012 among many others. Prior to Delfina Foundation, he worked as Project Director of Metal, ultimately becoming Managing Director of Metal’s arts-based consultancy overseeing creative projects with a focus on urban regeneration. He has also worked with London 2012, as part of its culture team that secured London’s Olympic bid; at The Place, London; and in New York, as a management consultant. Also working as a creative producer, Aaron has first degrees in Economics and Dance from Princeton University and a postgraduate degree in the Creative Industries from King’s College London.

Miguel Rios (Lisbon, 1965) is a Designer (MA). Along with his brother Manuel, he has been collecting contemporary art since 2002. In 2012 they founded the Leal Rios Foundation for Contemporary Art (Lisbon), where Miguel is the director and curator. The collection currently includes works by Portuguese and international artists, ranging from installation, video, photography, to drawing, painting and sculpture. Perceiving art as a global and visionary language, the decision to broaden the collection to international markets will, according to Miguel, help to contextualise the works of the Portuguese artists, thus allowing for a transversal reading and the acquisition of a more universal language.

Sandra Terdjman co-founded Council in 2013, an art organisation that researches, produces and supports artists and projects that renew the representation of societal issues. Council develops long-term inquiries that address political, social and environmental issues and are composed of different knowledges – from the arts, the sciences and the civic society. The inquiries generate a variety of programmes: artists’ commissions, exhibitions, workshops, conversations, and publications. Council also grants fellowships in support of individuals working in the arts and culture whose initiatives effects sustainable social change. From 2006 to 2012, as founding director of the Kadist Art Foundation (Paris), she developed a residency program for international artists and curators, overseeing the production of a series of works, films, performances and exhibitions. Presently, she serves as advisor for the Kadist on collection acquisition, production and dissemination. Sandra Terdjman has also been an advisor and guest lecturer in different fields of expertise, such as ‘collection and art market’, ‘art and social responsibility’, ‘art and institution building’ . She holds a degree in Art History (Sorbonne, Paris), a Master in Curating (Goldsmiths College, London) and has been a fellow of the art and politics program (Science Po – Institute of Political Studies, Paris).

Last update July 27th, 2018

Gabriela Galcerán is cultural producer who works with artists and platforms internationally. She launched The Voice of the Artist in September 2021, an open  digital platform that invites artists to share their reflections on universal issues in order to provide different angles to perceive what surround us.  In 2017 Gabriela co-founded art\collisions, an organisation that produces transformative sessions for corporate executives conducted by  artists, in which creative problem solving, team building and innovation are reviewed through the eyes of the artists. Prior to this Gabriela spent 5 years running TALKING GALLERIES, an international platform for contemporary art gallerists and professionals that produces conferences and publications  to debate issues intrinsic to the sector.

In 2009 she collaborated with artist Hannah Collins and the chef Ferran Adria (El Bulli) and designed the international production and funding of  THE FRAGILE FEAST–  Gabriela has cooperated with LOOP VIDEO ART Fair and Festival for a number of years and run LOOP DIVERSE  as content co-ordinator and programmer. She lives in London.

MA Cultural Leadership by Maastricht University and the Royal Academy London

Last update: November 13th, 2022