Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo is one of the world’s most prominent contemporary art collectors, philanthropists, and patrons. Since starting her collection in 1992, she has championed artists, commissioned new works, and built an internationally renowned platform for contemporary culture. In 1995, she established the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin, a leading non-profit institution dedicated to supporting living artists, curatorial research, and public engagement. Expanding her philanthropic footprint across Europe, she founded Fundación Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Madrid in 2017 to foster cultural exchanges between Europe and Latin America, followed by Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Venice on the historic Isola San Giacomo in the Venetian Lagoon, dedicated to artistic research, site-specific installations, and ecological sustainability.
Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
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As an active writer and advocate for patronage, she has authored publications on contemporary collecting and art ecosystems. She serves on major international advisory boards—including MoMA (New York), Tate (London), the Leadership Council of the New Museum in New York, the Advisory Committee for Modern and Contemporary Art of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Conseil d’Administration of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, the CCS Board of Governors at Bard College in New York, and the Board of Trustees of ICI in New York. She has received numerous prestigious awards for her enduring contributions to global arts and philanthropy. She is also a patron of the Fundación Museo Reina Sofía and the Fundación MACBA in Barcelona, as well as a major patron of CIMAM – the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art.
Over the years, she has received numerous awards and honorary titles, including the title of Commendatore of the Italian Republic (2023) and the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, bestowed by the French Republic (2009).