Andy Valmorbida

Andy Valmorbida is an international fine art entrepreneur. He is currently president of Unitled-1 Holdings and spearheaded River-Labs, a new company in the Generative Digital Art Movement. He became known as the "King of Pop Up" after 45 pop up art shows in 12 countries exhibiting largely street art, notably Richard Hambleton, Futura, Basquiait, Bacon and more.[1]

Career

Valmorbida was born at Melbourne, Australia. He educated in business studies and commenced his career at his family's investment firm based in New York. At the age of 25, Valmorbida transitioned from his initial involvement in Wall Street to street art. This move marked a significant shift in his career trajectory and had a substantial impact on his professional identity.[2]

After meeting artist Richard Hambleton in 2009, Valmorbida teamed up with Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld in 2011 to promote Richard Hambleton's art. Giorgio Armani, an avid collector of Hambleton’s work, sponsored several of the "pop up"[3] celebrity attended art shows exhibiting Hambleton's works which quickly rose in value.[4]

Valmorbida acted as executive producer on the 2017 documentary Shadowman reflecting Hambleton's life and career.[5]

In 2010 Valmorbida helped curate and assisted with the donation of two Hambleton pieces to the amfAR 17th Annual Cinema Against AIDS Gala During the Cannes Film Festival. The pieces sold for $920,000.[6]

In September 2021, Valmorida was described as consistently misleading in a court decision from a civil case in Jersey. The case revolved around accusations of fraud and alleged efforts to conceal his tax residence, leading to his case being referred to the local Attorney-General.[7][8][9]

Personal life

Valmorbida was born into one of the wealthiest families[10] in Melbourne, Australia and raised in New York City. His father was Paul Valmorbida.

Valmorbida has two children.[11]

References
  1. Redactie, Door (20 September 2022). "Andy Valmorbida Spearheads River-Labs, A New Digital Art Movement". Mashable Benelux (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. Seymour, Tom (19 August 2018). "The Tumultuous, Tragic Life of Street Art Pioneer Richard Hambleton". Artsy. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. "13 Questions: King of the Pop-Up (Gallery): Andy Valmorbida". HuffPost. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. "Viewpoints / Openings: Richard Hambleton pop-up show @ The Dairy, London « Arrested Motion". ArrestedMotion. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. Acevedo, Yoselin (14 April 2017). "'Shadowman' First Look: Tribeca Documentary Explores the Life of '80s NY Street Artist Richard Hambleton — Watch". IndieWire. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. "amfAR :: amfAR Holds 17th Annual Cinema Against AIDS Gala During Cannes Film Festival :: The Foundation for AIDS Research :: HIV / AIDS Research". www.amfar.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  7. "Coffee dynasty scion runs aground in Jersey". Australian Financial Review. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. O'Neil, Patrick (23 October 2021). "Australian art dealer admits to multimillion-dollar frauds over Bacon, Basquiat paintings". The Age. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  9. "Art Dealer Andy Valmorbida Confessed to Falsifying Invoices and Pocketing Profits". Observer. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  10. Estcourt, Patrick O'Neil, David (19 September 2020). "Valmorbida patriarch pitted against son's widow in multimillion-dollar will dispute". The Age. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  11. Staff, OK! (12 December 2022). "Andy Valmorbida Announcing The Re-Launch of Valmorbida & Co". OK Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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