Hedva Ser, UNESCO Artist for Peace, GFAA Advisory Board Hedva Ser’s body of internationally recognized work includes tapestries, watercolors, and jewelry, but she is best known for her powerful sculptures. Ms. Ser’s monumental bronzes have become symbols of peace, tolerance, and intercultural outreach around the world. […]
Read MoreJuan Carlos Zaldivar, GFAA Advisory Board Cuban-born, Zaldívar lives and works in the United States. He completed both his BFA and a Masters of Fine Arts at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he has also taught as an adjunct faculty. He has […]
Read MoreBrian Schriner, GFAA Advisory Board Brian Schriner has over 25 years of higher education teaching and administrative experience. In 2011 he was appointed Dean of the FIU College of Architecture + The Arts (CARTA). Under Brian’s leadership and the faculty members’ expertise, the College’s academic programs have ascended to […]
Read MoreTerence Riley, GFAA Advisory Board and Nominating Committee As an architect, museum professional, teacher, and critic, Terence Riley is an internationally recognized leader in the design and development of cultural facilities and programs with great architectural significance worldwide. Riley has played a lead role in the […]
Read MoreTy Murphy, GFAA Advisory Board Ty is a Family Office advisor and consultant. His non-profit work includes work with BAFTA where he sat on the management committee for two years. He also founded UFFO the Universal Film & Festival Organization which promotes best business practices to […]
Read MoreHoward Lewis, GFAA Advisory Board In his early career, Howard Lewis worked for the patrician investment firm of Cazenove as a valuations assistant and subsequently at R Layton. He is the cofounder of Thesaurus, a pioneer in the provision of electronic information services to the […]
Read MorePatricia Lannes, GFAA Advisory Board Patricia Lannes has worked in the fields of visual literacy and museum education for over 20 years. She is the Founder and Project Director of CALTA21 (Cultures and Literacies through Art for the 21st Century,) a model initiative funded by a […]
Read MorePeter Hansen, GFAA Advisory Board and Gala Co-Chair Peter J. C. Hansen is an aficionado of contemporary art, on the board of the friends of Museum Villa Stuck in Munich, a lawyer in investment banking and an art collector. He travels the world on an art […]
Read MoreRon Flavin, GFAA Advisory Board Based in San Francisco, raised in Detroit, Ron Flavin is a lifelong entrepreneur who helps businesses and organizations to develop and implement growth and funding strategies that enable them to achieve their goals. Over the last ten years, he has helped […]
Read MoreMauricio Ferrazza, GFAA Advisory Board For more than 20 years Mauricio Ferrazza has been working with film, TV and animation production both in Brazil and in the US. With a B.A. in Advertising and Marketing, and a M.F.A. in Computer Animation, Mr. Ferrazza specialized in dynamics […]
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