Commissions and site-specific selection, with close attention to architecture and to the relationship between a work and its surroundings. Alongside this, artist and patron relations, public relations and editorial work.
Artist sourcing · Commissions · Site-specific selection · Patron relations

2B Gallery · Exhibitions and Collector Relations (2024–2025)
Sales strategy · Client relations · Public relations
Supporting 2B Gallery’s seasonal exhibitions of contemporary artists, Michelle contributed to sales strategy, client relationships and public relations, connecting the artists’ work with private collectors, corporate patrons and architectural spaces.
Exhibitions & Press
John Paul Azzopardi, The Beautiful Bones (2024). · Press →
Charlene Galea, Breaking Boundaries (2025) · Press →
Madeleine Fenwick, Thinking in Different Languages (2025). · Press →
Corporate collections
Sourcing · Selection · Placement
Artworks sourced and placed for corporate environments, chosen for the architecture of each space and the identity of each organisation.
Private collection advisory
International patron
Acquisition and collection advice for a private international collector. Details kept confidential.
PONKS Collective
Patron relations · Public relations · Sponsorship
Patron, press and sponsor relations for the sound and visual poetry collective, in collaboration with Sam Alekksandra and Julien Vinet. ponks.org → Visit PONKS →
Curation
Curator of the arts section of a privately owned, members-only gallery for international collectors.
Sourcing · Selection · Placement
Sourcing and selection of artworks for corporate environments, with consideration for architectural context and the identity of each organisation.



For advisory, commissions and collaborations
art@michelle-amato.com
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Michelle Amato-Lia · Malta
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