Meet The Team
Management
Isabell Sliwinski | Executive Director, London Group
After witnessing repeated funding cuts to school arts programs, the “pay-to-play” elitism of art, and the disheartening discouragement many face when pursuing a career in the arts, Isabell founded Culturally Arts Collective—an international nonprofit and community dedicated to connecting, empowering, and supporting artists globally. Alongside a dedicated team of arts advocates, she built a platform committed to equity, accessibility, and global reach in the arts.
Isabell is a lifelong artist and dancer with a multidisciplinary practice and a professional background in special project development, community outreach, and K–12 education coordination for the McNay Museum and other premier contemporary art museums across Texas. She has extensive experience curating and managing private collections, specialized in Baroque, watercolor, figurative work, and Abstract Expressionism art markets. Prior to her work with Culturally Arts Collective, she worked for private collectors, focusing on purchasing, managing, curating, and maintaining collections of 20th-century Slavic and Eastern European masters.
Isabell has a BS in Finance from American University in Washington, DC and MSc Investments from Imperial College London. She brings expertise in investment management and art as an alternative asset class to analyze and introduce investment-grade emerging artworks. Her innovative work with Culturally Arts Collective has earned her a spot in the American Business Journal and DCInno’s 25 Under 25 in Entrepreneurship 2022 cohort.
Board of Directors
Zbigniew
Vice President &
Chief Art Advisor
Edith
Secretary of the Board
Andres
Board Member
Elsa
Board Member
Curatorial Affairs
Isabelle Grace Brett | Director of Curatorial Affairs, New York Group
Columbia University (New York City) educated, Isabelle Brett brings a background in Art History and Psychology. Originally from Connecticut, she is now based in New York, where she works as a curator for Culturally Arts Collective, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing accessibility and representation in the art industry. She has contributed as an associate curator to exhibitions such as Celebration, an enigmatic solo show of Trinidadian artist Indra Persad Milowe, and In Liminal Light: The Space Between, a group exhibition exploring the vulnerabilities of the human condition through mediated experiences and heartfelt expressions. Her focus when curating exhibitions prioritizes well-defined and cohesive narratives that will deeply resonate with intended audiences. She greatly values the relationship between artist, curator, and audience, and understands the value of open, honest, and genuine communication between all parties.
Isabelle’s education in art history spans from ancient art and architecture to contemporary and emerging artists and movements. She feels most inspired by work that challenges conventions and embraces vulnerability, inviting viewers to see the world through new and empathetic lenses. Her curatorial practice is grounded in storytelling, inclusivity, and an interdisciplinary lens shaped by her background in psychology. She is particularly interested in how movements like Impressionism and Post-Impressionism redefined perception and personal expression—offering insight into the emotional and cognitive impact of visual art.
Andrea Maiello | Associate Curator, London Group
Andrea Maiello is a creative consultant with a background in design, art history, and visual culture, shaped by his studies at the Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna and Liceo Artistico Statale E. & U. Nordio in Trieste. His academic focus on the relationship between museums and society informs a thoughtful approach to cultural communication and audience engagement. Professionally, Andrea has worked as a curator and external associate with Confartigianato in Trieste, supporting artisan initiatives and bridging traditional craftsmanship with contemporary audiences. He also collaborated with the design studio Grattoni1892, contributing to product development and client experience in a global, design-driven context. His work reflects a commitment to cultural heritage, innovation, and meaningful design.
Kate Anderson | Associate Curator, New York Group
Katrina Anderson has a background in art history and classics. She holds a BA from Asbury University with study abroad time at the University of Oxford, where she studied ancient Roman art. She spent more time in the UK, where she got her MA at the University of Warwick studying the Visual Culture of Ancient Rome. She has also spent time in Rome, where she studied the art history of Rome. Katrina is a professor at Judson University. Here, she teaches art history from prehistory to contemporary art. She has curated an art exhibition in Beijing, China. While she loves all art history, her main areas of study are the interaction between history and contemporary work. She has published work on regional Pop Art, focusing on Hawaiian Pop Art. Katrina is furthering her studies in contemporary Central European, Latin American, and non-Western art.
Yukang Tao | Associate Curator, New York Group
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Yukang Tao is an interdisciplinary artist, curator and arts educator whose practice spans experimental animation, interactive media, video, and performance. Originally from China and now based in New York, he is a curatorial assistant and creative creator with Culturally Arts Collective, for Through the Eyes of a Child at Culturally Arts Collective, he helped shape the exhibition’s vision of childishness as a radical language of freedom and imagination. Tao worked closely with international artists to curate a dialogue between innocence and critique, reframing nostalgia not as sentiment, but as an emancipatory force that challenges conformity and rational control. Tao’s artistic research examines the entanglement of gender, technology, and corporeality through a lens informed by both engineering logic and poetic sensibility.
His works featured in international exhibitions including SIGGRAPH, ISEA, and the Arte Laguna Prize, analyze sensual and social complexities through data-driven forms, transforming mechanical systems into emotional landscapes. As a gay artist struggling from Confucian and hetero-patriarchal structures, he channels personal experiences of otherness into a broader exploration of posthuman empathy and media self-absorption. Educated in both civil engineering in China and computer arts at Syracuse University, Tao constructs immersive experiences that question authorship, identity, and the evolving relationship between humanity and machine, inviting audiences into a new terrain where art becomes both algorithm and emotion.
Pablo Peltier | Assistant Curator, London Group
Pablo Peltier Alonso earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh, where he studied Economics and Museum Studies/Art History, and is currently completing a master’s in Arts Management at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Rome. Born in Madrid, Spain, and raised in Washington, D.C., Pablo has worked with several cultural institutions, including the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, the de la Cruz Collection in Miami, and The Frick Pittsburgh.
His interests and research are reflected in the diverse exhibitions and collaborations he has contributed to. Working on eight shows with the Patrick McArdle Collection, to projects with Toast Project Studio, and ArchiZoom. His work focuses on developing innovative and engaging ways to connect art with the public. Deeply interested in street art and the use of public space in contemporary society, Pablo has collaborated with street artists in Florence to explore new models of artistic interaction and accessibility.
Sofi Antel | Assistant Curator, London Group
A graduate of English Literature from King’s College London, with an international background, Samantha is an expert in academic research, writing, visual storytelling, and the creation of narratives. She studied painting and art history at the MMOMA under the guidance of the prominent Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli. Samantha gained further experience as the cultural events coordinator at her university’s art society, where she curated intercollegiate art auctions for underrepresented artists. Additionally, she collaborated with London galleries to organize workshops and guest speaker events, bridging art and education while encouraging student engagement with the art world. As a curator, Samantha is dedicated to preserving cultural heritage by designing exhibitions and creating compelling narratives for emerging artists and their works.
Modern Renaissance Magazine
Leah Beth Sokol | Associate, New York Group
Anastasia Fedoseeva | Associate, London Group
Anastasia Fedoseeva brings experience from auction houses, contemporary galleries, and private collections, focusing on advancing the exposure of contemporary artists and fostering inclusion of emerging talents in the art world. She is drawn to art that is firmly rooted in its social context, emphasising a connection with present-day realities or a dialogue with the past, altogether creating a meaningful conversation with global audiences. Anastasia especially appreciates experiential art forms such as psychological expressionism, which reflect the psychological landscape shaping the artist’s creation. Currently, she is pursuing a Master’s degree in Visual Arts: Arts, Museology & Curatorship at the Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna. Her background in research, cataloguing, and editorial writing informs her contributions to the Modern Renaissance magazine.
