Maria Gabriela Brito

• Name — María Gabriela Brito • Born — 24 January 1976 • Birthplace — Caracas, Venezuela • Education — Harvard Law School • Occupation — Art advisor, curator, author • Notable Works — Greek Gotham; Out There: Design, Art, Travel Shopping; The "C" Files

Brito was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. She graduated from Católica University in Caracas and then from Harvard Law School in 2000.

After law school, Maria moved to New York City to pursue a career as a corporate attorney. She started collecting contemporary art in the same year while working at the law firm of Cahill Gordon & Reindel. After nine years practicing law and acquiring art, Brito opened her own interior design and art advisory company, then called Lifestyling by Maria Brito (now María Brito, LLC). Brito has worked as an art consultant and interior designer for Sean "Diddy" Combs, Gwyneth Paltrow and Tracy Anderson, among others. In 2014, Brito launched her first collection of luxury fashion accessories in collaboration with contemporary artists Kenny Scharf, Erik Parker and Carlos Rolon/Dzine, and the collaborations have expanded to include more than 50 different products designed by Brito with a variety of artists including Katherine Bernhardt, Nir Hod and assume vivid astro focus. Brito is also a writer and public speaker about the interdisciplinary approach of integrating art and design.

In the summer of 2016, Brito curated her first contemporary art show, titled Greek Gotham, in Mykonos, Greece. Consisting solely of New York-based artists, the exhibition featured works from assume vivid astro focus, Nina Chanel Abney, Greg Bogin, Mira Dancy, Raul De Nieves, Michael Dotson, Sebastian Errazuriz, Nir Hod, Todd James, Misaki Kawai, KAWS, Robert Lazzarini, Austin Lee, Taylor McKimens, Matthew Palladino and Erik Parker.

In 2019, she created and hosted "The "C" Files with Maria Brito", a TV and streaming series for the public media platform "ALL ARTS". Guests included contemporary artists Sanford Biggers, Swoon, Juliana Huxtable, Hank Willis Thomas and the art collective For Freedoms.