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Ottavia Sella

@ottaviasella

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I manage gallery operations, exhibitions, client relationships, and art-market strategy.

Italy

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead gallery and cultural-sector projects where I can connect artists, collectors, institutions, and partners while strengthening operations, exhibitions, client engagement, and art-market strategy.

I'm managing Studio Casoli's new Rome space, coordinating daily operations, exhibition programming, client relationships, budgets, communications, and sales performance analysis.

At Christie’s, I supported the Chairman of Post-War and Contemporary Art Europe and Italy, coordinating global consignments, valuations, client engagement, contracts, logistics, research, and executive communications. I also drafted articles and press releases while working across auction and private-sale processes.

I've developed art advisory and digital marketing initiatives at Kooness, curated cultural programming at Banca Patrimoni Sella, and contributed to contemporary-art auctions at Christie’s. I'm passionate about promoting art and building meaningful relationships among collectors, artists, institutions, and partners.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Gallery Manager

Current

Studio Casoli

Sep 2025 - Present (1 year)

Coordinated the launch of the gallery's new space in Rome and managed daily operations, exhibition programming, client relationships, budgets, and communications.

exhibition planning Client Relations Budget Management Financial Reporting Sales Analysis Market Research

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Master's Degree, Economics and Arts Management

2017 - 2019

Grade: 110 cum laude/110

Master's Degree in Economics and Arts Management, taught in English, with a final grade of 110 cum laude/110 and a thesis in Statistics.

Stanford University

Exchange Program, Technology and Innovation

2018 - 2018

Grade: A- / A

Activities and societies: Silicon Valley Innovation Academy: an opportunity dedicated to 100 top international students with the aim of developing a team-based moonshot project.

Exchange Program (International Honours Program) with courses in Technology Entrepreneurship, The Power of Social Networks in Everyday Life, and Effective Negotiation and Persuasion, all with grade A or A-.