ARTSail TEAM
Ombretta Agro' Andruff
Founder, Executive Director
An Italian-born, Miami and Turin based freelance curator and environmental activist, Ombretta brings more than twenty years of curatorial expertise with an international practice across non-profit institutions, commercial galleries, and art advisory pursuits with private clients. Ombretta employs 360-degree competence in all aspects of the contemporary art world and has served across numerous boards including IKT, the International Association of Contemporary Art Curators, for which she is currently Vice President, the Art in Public Places Committee for the City of Miami Beach, and is part of the Advisory Board of visionary organization Earth 300.
An avid swimmer, diver and kiteboarder, since moving to Miami in 2013, Ombretta's passion for the Florida waterways inspired ARTSail.
For more information: www.ombrettaagro.com or click HERE for LinkedIn profile.
Captain William Rey
The Impossible Dream
Born in Coconut Grove Florida and raised in Western Dade County. William Rey spent his formative years studying science and computers. As a high school student he attended classes in computer programing at Miami Dade Community College. But it wasn’t until a full time student at MDCC in 1986 that he found his love of sailing. William found his way into an apprenticeship on a charter boat cruising the Bahamas. Taking college courses and shipping out to sea whenever possible. William found himself in the early 90’s with a college degree in Communications and a Coast Guard issued Captain’s license.
After 5 years at sea William decided to give his degree a go and worked in the TV News industry for 7 years, starting at WPLG TV 10 in Miami as a studio technician . after working nearly every job in TV news he became a producer at WPLG TV 4.
In 2004 Mr Rey went freelance and worked as a yacht captain, producer and videographer.
He is currently Captain of the Impossible Dream; a 58 foot fully accessible sailing catamaran. The Dream is owned by a non profit organization whose mission is to empower people with disabilities through sailing and to educate the public on the benefits, both practical and asteicof inclusive design.
For more information: www.theimpossibledream.org
Fernando Bretos
Program Officer, World Caribbean Region, The Ocean Foundation
Fernando is a conservation scientist who focuses on the restoration and health of tropical coastal and marine habitats and the study and conservation of marine migratory species. In 2008 he brought his project, CariMar to The Ocean Foundation’s fiscal sponsorship program. CariMar engages the countries of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico to work collaboratively in protected shared marine resources. He officially joined TOF in July 2019, becoming part of its portfolio in Latin American and the Caribbean.
During 12 years at Frost Science Museum, he created Museum Volunteers for the Environment, which since 2007 has engaged over 10,000 Miami residents in restoring over 25 acres of mangrove, dune and coastal hammock. Currently he is leading a multinational effort to create a marine protected area network in the Gulf of Mexico called RedGolfo de Mexico. He oversees other projects to protect critical Caribbean habitats and endangered marine species such as elkorn coral, sea turtles and sawfish. He holds a Master’s degree from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and a Bachelor’s degree in biology from Oberlin College. Fernando is a Kinship Conservation Fellow and recently became a National Geographic Society Fellow.
Gustavo Oviedo
Nautical History Consultant
French diver, researcher, and multidisciplinary artist, Gustavo Oviedo has worked in Miami for the past 20 years. Oviedo was born in Paris, France and raised between Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico and finally Miami. He has a Master’s Degree in Visual Effects and Animation. He works in various mediums including video, photography, collage, sculpture and mural. Oviedo’s work has been exhibited at the Art Center / South Florida, Young at Art Museum, Art and Culture center of Hollywood, Boca Museum of Art, among others.
For more information: www.gustavooviedoartist.com
Alex Markow
Videographer
A South Florida native, Alex earns a living as a prolific travel photographer and has recently started working on documentary films and directing live music videos. Alex provided documentation for the inaugural ARTSail residents with moving image, drones and SLR still images. Simon Faithfull's video aired on ART LOFT in April 2017 was shot and edited by Alex, who is committed to serving future ARTSail residents.
Alex works to be a creative, careful, open-minded observer and explorer. He wants to document people in their best light. “I am capturing who someone is in a visual format,” he says. “Overall, throughout my work, I’ve gravitated toward artists, dancers, musicians, and collaborating with creatives. I've always been intrigued by people that are different". He has worked with clients such as The Miami New Times, Travelspective, UrbanDaddy, Time Out Miami, The New Tropic, The Local Palate. His clients have included Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Zumba, Artex Productions, The Kula Collective, Porter and Sail, Compass, and The Corcoran Group.
For more information: www.alexmarkow.com
Carolina Kleine Samson
Social Media Director
Carolina is a, Argentinian nomadic worker, she is responsible for generating content and creating communication plans focused on digital media. She does a little of everything: plan the content, take photos, make videos, graphic design and everything related to the communication of the project. Carolina dives among the internet networks.
She believes that traveling (offline & online) encourages the search for new ways of seeing the world and, therefore, creating inspiring perspectives. The message can be a tool for change.