Contributors
Co-Executive Director
Justin Freeman is a visionary community leader and arts advocate rooted in New York City. As the Director of Community Affairs for the New York State Assembly, he excels in forging meaningful connections between government entities and the diverse communities they serve. A proud CUNY alumnus, Justin’s passion for the arts as a catalyst for social change drives his commitment to Gallery Particulier.
His extensive background in community affairs, coupled with a hands-on approach to addressing societal issues, empowers him to champion innovative art projects that inspire, educate, and bring communities together.
Through strategic partnerships and community engagement, Justin envisions Gallery Particulier as a vibrant hub for cultural exchange and a beacon for transformative community impact. His dedication to fostering accessible art experiences for all underscores his belief in the arts as a unifying force, making him an invaluable asset to Gallery Particulier’s board.
Co-Executive Director
Arabella von Arx is the founder of Gallery Particulier. With a background in film and media, she let her attraction to the visual arts take over her professional life, and has not looked back. She is an art critic, and writes reviews about exhibitions in New York and in Europe. Her articles have appeared in Riot Material, Le Temps, Litro UK, Arte Fuse, The Decadent Review, and more.
Having served as the Executive Director of IQ, an international organization of film producers, she is bringing that experience to Gallery Particulier, as well as her passion for art, for people, for connecting all sorts of dots. Joy and kindness are not to be discounted, as far as she is concerned.
She lives in Brooklyn, having grown in Switzerland, and spent some wonderful years in London. She’s a writer. A friend (a good one, she hopes). An activist. A dreamer. A doer.
Gallery Manager & Junior Curator
Quiana is a writer, visual artist, and all around creative enthusiast from Brooklyn NY. She began practicing art at a very young age, continuing to foster her creative abilities first as a student at LaGuardia Arts High School, and then as a student at Syracuse University. Quiana has a deep passion for enriching the lives of others, and has always understood the importance of human beings empowering each other.
From programs such as Achievement First, Harlem Children Zone, and Queens Public Library, Quiana has years of experience working with the underserved youth of NYC. Quiana is utilizing her savvy to serve as the Communications Manager/Junior Art Curator for Gallery Particulier. Currently she is working on some personal writing projects, and when she isn’t in work mode, she can be found caring for her plants or outside communing with nature.
Special Projects Consultant & Producer
Alma Hutter is an urbanist with a specialization in the arts. She contributes to the Gallery by consulting on relations, communications, management, conceptualizations. She heads the project Art Out Front that is focused on artistic self expression of people in the city. This includes defining of parameters, research, field interviews and documentation, and more.
She founded the New Topologists Salon in New York City, which gathers emerging topologists, urbanists, ruralists, artists, and others concerned with place and cities.
Designer
Christian Meonada is a graphic designer and illustrator for branding and infographic, focused on layout and iconography. He has worked in Media agencies and Tech companies, with more than 10 years of experience in Manila and Dubai. He can be contacted for work at La Grafyka.
A graduate of Fine Arts, aside from visual art, his interests are music and science-fiction stories. He makes sense of philosophy and metaphysics by reflecting on his views towards living beings and the environment. He runs, boxes, and also loves the sea and going fishing.
All things Website Design
and Internet Advisor
Numen Rubino has a BA from Marlboro College, where he studied maths, computer science and pottery. He’s also a graduate from the Flatiron School in Manhattan, and works as a software engineer. He’s an expert in gaming strategy, particularly League of Legends. Available for consulting.