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Jeanie Ambrosio has spent her career studying the reasons why people make art and questioning the psychological relationship people have to objects. She has dedicated 12 years of her life to working for the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse where has she honed her interest in modern and contemporary art—particularly in the history, material, and philosophical qualities of art. She has installed many exhibitions at institutions including FAU, Broward College, USF and the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse. Ambrosio has specialized knowledge of 20th and 21st Century art and photography. She has a commitment to continuing arts education for our South Florida community through her research and tours. Her most recent curatorial projects include an exhibition of 60 vintage photographs by Lewis Hine and a retrospective of New York Street photographer Helen Levitt. Ambrosio attended the University of South Florida where she was the recipient of the James Rosenquist Fellowship and received her MA in art history specializing in contemporary art and photography in 2018. 

Interview in L’oeil de la Photographie with CYJO on Helen Levitt exhibition

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Installation Views of “Helen Levitt New York Street Photographer 1930s and 1940s,” Co-curated by Jeanie Ambrosio and Katherine Hinds, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, 2023-2024. Photos by: Jeanie Ambrosio
Installation Views of “The Bitter Years Photography Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans,” Co-curated by Jeanie Ambrosio and Katherine Hinds, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, 2022-2023. Photos by: Jeanie Ambrosio

Installation Views of “Why Shouldn’t We Talk About These Things At The Table? A community based conversation with South Florida Artists,” co-curated by Jeanie Ambrosio and AdrienneRose Gionta, Schmidt Center Gallery, University Galleries, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 2022. Photos by: Paris Valladares


Installation Views of “Shared History: Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection,” curated by Jeanie Ambrosio, Ritter Art Gallery, University Galleries, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 2020. Photos by: Jeanie Ambrosio


Installation Views of “Epigraphs: A Symbiotic Vision,” co-curated by Jeanie Ambrosio, Allison Moore and erin hughes, Carolyn M. Wilson Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, 2018. Photos by: Jeanie Ambrosio

Installation Views of “Altarations: Built Blended, Processed,” co-curated by Jeanie Ambrosio and Rod Faulds, Schmidt Center Gallery, University Galleries, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 2015. Photos by: Brittani Wright


Installation Views of “Making Space: Beyond a Room, Selections from the Collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz,” co-curated by Jeanie Amborsio, Sarah Michelle Rupert and Sofia Bastidas, Rosemary Duffy Larson Gallery, Broward College, Davie, 2015. Photos by: Eddy Peñafiel           

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