Fabiana Vidal Leao de Aquino

Brainstormer, Connector, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Event planner, Idea generator, Job-seeker, Project manager, Sales specialist, Social entrepreneur

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE  May 2010- present day- Country Manager Italy, Moooi. www.moooi.com  Dec 2007- present day- Untitled (FAB), Milan, Italy. www.untitledfab.com Owner. Agent, project advisor, and manager for artists of different skills, matching them with companies, galleries and cultural institutions. These professionals work independently or in collaboration on different projects. Exhibitions:  Hidden Heroes, Milan 2010 www.hiddenheroes.biz  Hidden Heroes, Milan 2009. Fuori Salone, Superstudio Piu. www.hiddenheroes.biz  Puces du Design, Lausanne 2009.  Expensive2bPoor, Milan 2008.  May 2007- present day- DesignPR, Milan and Amsterdam. www.designPR.info Owner. PR agency for young and upcoming international designers. Partners: Marlous Willems and Merel Kokhuis.  August 2006- January 2008- Marcel Wanders Studio, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Manager Marcel Wanders Personal Editions- Liaison between Marcel Wanders limited edition pieces and galleries, museums, and private collectors; Project manager. www.marcelwanders.com www.marcelwanders.nl/new-pages/marcel-wanders_summer-2007.html Exhibitions:  Museum of Art and Design, NY, USA. 2007 www.madmuseum.com  DesignArt, London 2007 with Carpenters’ Workshop www.designartlondon.com / www.cwdgallery.com  Salone del Mobile 2007 www.marcelwanders.com/slideshow/index.html http://marcelwanders.com/new-pages/milan2007-journal.html  Design Miami Basel 2006 with Barry Friedman/Friedman Benda Gallery, NY. www.designmiami.com , www.friedmanbenda.com  Among Others: Cooper Hewitt Museum, NY, USA. 2007 Friedman Benda Gallery, NY, USA. 2007 Cibone, Tokio, Janpan. 2007 Design Republic, China. 2007 Tools Gallery, Paris. 2007  October 2005- August 2006-FRAME Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - www.framemag.com- International Advertising Manager EDUCATION 09/2002- 07-2003 Master Degree in International Management/ Master in Global Management UAMS- University of Antwerp Management School, Antwerp, Belgium. Focus on project, product and strategic management and international trade. 03/1996- 07/2000 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science UnB- University of Brasília- Brasília, Brazil. Department of International Relations & Political Science. Focus on management, languages & public policies. LANGUAGES Portuguese: Native English: fluent Spanish: Good understanding, speaking, reading Dutch: Good understanding, speaking, reading Italian: Good understanding, speaking, reading German, Norwegian & French- Basic reading and understanding INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Milan- Italy- May 2008- present day Amsterdam- The Netherlands- November 2003- December 2007 Oslo- Norway- July 2003-October 2003 Antwerp- Belgium- August 2002- July 2003 Breda- The Netherlands- December- 1999-July 2002 Alta Loma- CA- USA- 1991/1992 Savannah-GA- USA- 1990/1991 Brasilia- Brazil- 1975- 1999 HOBBIES Collecting and studying contemporary art and design, tango, traveling, indoor climbing, & photography.

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