Romi Studio is a peripatetic, project-based curatorial platform founded in 2021, dedicated to supporting multidisciplinary artists through experimental exhibitions, digital tools, and dialogue within the larger art system. Founded by Chilean-American curator and artist, Romina Jiménez Álvarez, the project began as a way to connect with her roots and to spotlight the richness of Latin American contemporary art. Over time, Romi Studio has expanded its scope to collaborate with artists from diverse backgrounds who push the boundaries of form, technology, and conceptual practice.
A defining aspect of Romi Studio’s curatorial ethos is its commitment to working with transdisciplinary artists—creatives who maintain a separate, deeply engaged professional life outside the art system. These are scientists, athletes, coders, chefs, educators—people whose day jobs are rooted in other disciplines but who approach art-making with equal intensity.
Romi Studio actively partners with spaces in those disciplines—labs, athletic facilities, schools, and public environments—to bring art into new contexts. This decentralized approach invites the broader public to engage with contemporary art outside conventional venues, often forming deeper, more sincere connections to the work. The founder is committed to amplifying these voices and champions the integration of art in public and cross-disciplinary spaces.
Untethered to a fixed visual aesthetic, Romi Studio moves intuitively—adapting to new contexts, communities, and collaborations. The studio works closely with artists at pivotal moments in their careers, helping to build professional toolkits, organize hybrid exhibitions, manage inventories, and cultivate lasting relationships with curators, collectors, and audiences.
Romi Studio creates space—physical, digital, and in-between—for artists who challenge the art system and reimagine the possibilities of contemporary art.
Romina "Aurora" Jiménez Álvarez is a New York-based curator, artist, and arts professional. Born in Santiago, Chile and raised in the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C., she moved to New York City in 2014 to attend Barnard College at Columbia University, where she earned her degree in Economics and Social History. Her interdisciplinary interests led her to study painting and drawing alongside her academic coursework.
In 2020, Romina relocated to Paris to continue her studies at the Louvre, a formative chapter that ignited a series of international experiences. Over the next two years, she lived and worked across Santiago, Mexico City, Oslo, Rome, and Berlin—encounters that deeply shaped her global approach to contemporary art.
Romina has worked across multiple sectors of the art system—including blue-chip galleries, art advisories, and international art fairs—and brings a multidisciplinary perspective to everything she does. As an arts professional, she wears many many different and colorful hats. Most recently, she works full time at Untitled Art leading VIP Relations & Programming.
She is the founder and director of Romi Studio, a nomadic curatorial platform dedicated to multi- and transdisciplinary artists. The studio creates experimental exhibitions and brings art into public and unexpected spaces—especially those outside the traditional art system. Romina currently operates an appointment-only viewing salon in Brooklyn and continues to build a network of artists, collectors, and institutions through collaboration, conversation, and curiosity.
