Vellum LA immersive installation

Sinziana Velicescu

Curator · Creative Producer

Selected Works, 2014 – 2025

About

Building infrastructure for new media art — from gallery walls to public screens

Sinziana Velicescu is a creative professional with over 10 years of experience as a curator and creative producer. Her curatorial work specializes in large-scale LED installations and immersive exhibitions, blending technical precision with artistic vision to bring innovative projects to life for global audiences.

As Senior Creative Producer at StandardVision, Velicescu launched LA's first digital billboard public art program, expanding it to a citywide network of 10 LED billboards, and consulted on the development of Luma Canvas, a high-end display built for showing digital art. She brokered placements of work from LACMA, The Getty, MOCA, and The Broad onto public screens.

As Founder and Director of Vellum LA, Velicescu launched LA's first blockchain-backed digital art gallery, producing over 20 exhibitions and hosting a roster spanning emerging and internationally established artists. Work shown through Vellum was later acquired by LACMA and Centre Pompidou.

Vellum LA · Founder & Director · 2021 – 2024  ·  vellumla.com

Building an artist-development pipeline from the ground up

LA's first blockchain-backed digital art gallery. Over 20 exhibitions, a partnership with Artsy, an immersive installation at Art Basel Miami, and a roster spanning emerging talent to internationally established names. Work shown through Vellum was later acquired by LACMA and Centre Pompidou.

Selected Artists Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst  ·  John Gerrard  ·  Zach Lieberman  ·  Lauren Lee McCarthy  ·  Cassils  ·  Auriea Harvey  ·  Xin Liu  ·  Casey REAS  ·  Sofia Crespo  ·  Botto (Mario Klingemann)  ·  Nancy Baker Cahill  ·  Jimmy Edgar  ·  Claudia Hart  ·  Lu Yang  ·  LIA  ·  IX Shells  ·  Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley
Partnerships Artsy  ·  Feral File  ·  Gen.Art  ·  H+ Creative  ·  Epoch Gallery  ·  StandardVision  ·  Luma Canvas  ·  SuperRare
Color :: Field

Color :: Field

2021

Sofia Crespo: Brief Histories of Simulated Lifeforms

Sofia Crespo: Brief Histories of Simulated Lifeforms

2022

Maggie West: Eternal Garden

Maggie West: Eternal Garden

Immersive Exhibition, 2021

Jimmy Edgar: Oxygen

Jimmy Edgar: Oxygen

2022

Botto (Mario Klingemann): The Decentralized Unionists

Botto (Mario Klingemann): The Decentralized Unionists

2022

Immutable: A GEN.ART Residency

Immutable: A GEN.ART Residency

Opening Night, 2022

Simulation Sketchbook

Simulation Sketchbook

In partnership with Feral File, 2022

Hotel Blue: A Home for the Virtual Beings of Tomorrow

Hotel Blue: A Home for the Virtual Beings of Tomorrow

Immersive installation, SV Studios, 2022

Enrique Agudo: Ipseity

Enrique Agudo: Ipseity

2023

Artists Who Code

Artists Who Code

Group Exhibition & Auction on Artsy, 2022

Nancy Baker Cahill: SLIPSTREAM — Table of Contents

Nancy Baker Cahill: SLIPSTREAM — Table of Contents

Solo Exhibition, 2022

Lauren Lee McCarthy

Lauren Lee McCarthy

Lifelike Group Exhibition, 2023

Casey REAS: Conjured Terrain

Casey REAS: Conjured Terrain

2023

Postgender: Human After All

Postgender: Human After All

2023

Lu Yang: Material Wonderland

Lu Yang: Material Wonderland

2023

Digital Ritual

Digital Ritual

Art Basel Miami, 2022

Elsewhere Is a Negative Mirror

Elsewhere Is a Negative Mirror

2022

Next-Gen LA: Digital Artists to Watch

Next-Gen LA: Digital Artists to Watch

2023

Exhibitions, 2021 – 2023

2021
Sea Change: Digital Art in the Physical WorldCurator / Creative ProducerClaudia Hart, Auriea Harvey, Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst, Luna Ikuta, IX Shells, Blake Kathryn, Krista Kim, Marjan Moghaddam, Planttdaddii, Sabrina Ratté, Nicole Ruggiero, Anne Vieux
2021
Maggie West: Eternal GardenImmersive Exhibition · Curator / Creative Producer
2021
Color :: Field | Meditations on Digital AbstractionCurator / Creative ProducerAndy Gilmore, IX Shells, LIA, Zach Lieberman, Nicolas Sassoon, Alida Sun, Anne Vieux, Zouassi
2022
Elsewhere Is a Negative MirrorCurator / Creative ProducerSaks Afridi, Kirk Finkel (untitled, xyz), Vince Fraser, Mari.K (MadMaraca), Le Fawnhawk x DeepLight Labs, Nate Mohler, Kristen Roos, Sabrina Ratté, Nicolas Sassoon, Thato Tatai
2022
Immutable: A GEN.ART ResidencyIn collaboration with GEN.ART · Creative ProducerNadieh Bremer, Jens Clarholm (jenslabs), Chris Egli (r0zk0), Greweb, Hevey, Lucas Swick, Laya Mathikshara, Kelly Milligan, MrHabMo, Rich Poole, Alexander Reben, Tengil, Toiminto, Jos Vromans, Dan Zucco
2022
Botto (Mario Klingemann): The Decentralized UnionistsCurator / Creative Producer
2022
Artists Who CodeGroup Exhibition & Auction on Artsy · Curator / Creative ProducerMorehshin Allahyari, Aya, Cibelle Cavalli Bastos, Sofia Crespo, Emily Edelman, Mia Forrest, Carla Gannis, Licia He, Patricia Infinity, IX Shells, Aleksandra Jovanic, Göksu Koçakcıgil, LIA, Anna Lucia, Maya Man, Mieke Marple, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Marjan Moghaddam, Lisa Orth, Ellie Pritts, Barbara Rehbehn, Sarah Ridgley, Helena Sarin, Anne Spalter, Alida Sun, Kaoru Tanaka, Ivona Tau, Waambat, Sammie Veeler, Shawna X, Emily Xie
2022
Hotel Blue: A Home for the Virtual Beings of TomorrowGuest curated by Alice Scope · Creative ProducerStacie Ant, Vitória Cribb, Crosslucid, Harriet Davey, Huntrezz Janos, Keiken, Wednesday Kim, Paola Pinna
2022
Sofia Crespo: Brief Histories of Simulated LifeformsCurator / Creative Producer
2022
Simulation SketchbookGuest curated by Jesse Damiani, in partnership with Feral File · Creative ProducerAlida Sun, Anne Spalter, Behnaz Farahi, Botto (Mario Klingemann), David OReilly, IX Shells (Itzel Yard), John Gerrard, Mimi Onuoha, Monica Rizzolli, Qianqian Ye, Reeps One (Harry Yeff)
2022
Jimmy Edgar: OxygenCurator / Creative Producer
2022
Electric Psychedelia: Exploring Altered Consciousness Through Visual SynthesisGuest curated by Ellie Pritts · Creative ProducerAmu, Ellie Pritts, Jah., Kristen Roos, Luis Ponce, Mark Weaver, Rensi Ardinta, SOFJA
2022
Nancy Baker Cahill — SLIPSTREAM: Table of ContentsCurator / Creative Producer
2022
Digital Ritual: An Immersive Group ExhibitionArt Basel Miami · Curator / Creative ProducerCan Büyükberber, Ellie Pritts, Jesse Woolston, Kaoru Tanaka, Luna Ikuta, Marjan Moghaddam, Nancy Baker Cahill, Nicolas Sassoon, Robert Seidel, Sabrina Ratté, Sofia Crespo
2023
Next-Gen LA: Digital Artists to WatchCurator / Creative ProducerAinslee Alem Robson, Breanna Browning, Caleb Craig, Carrie Chen, Connie Bakshi, Creative Aya, David Guerrero, Enrique Agudo, Hirad Sab, Nate Mohler
2023
Enrique Agudo: IpseityCurator / Creative Producer
2023
Postgender: Human After AllGuest curated by Alice Scope · Creative ProducerCrosslucid, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Evelyn Bencicova, Huntrezz, Jazzelle x Nick Knight, Operator, Martina Menegon, Nicole Ruggiero, Tabitha Swanson, Yatreda
2023
Lu Yang: Material WonderlandGuest curated by Alice Scope · Creative Producer
2023
Lifelike: Exploring Body Sovereignty in Web3Guest curated by Katie Peyton Hofstadter, in collaboration with Epoch Gallery · Creative ProducerEdgar Fabián Frías, Lans King, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Oona x Lori Baldwin, Sammie Veeler, Cassils, Xin Liu
2023
Incarnation: Exploring Imaginary Notions of the Human FormGuest curated by Hannah Stouffer, in collaboration with H+ Creative · Creative ProducerBlake Kathryn, Bloo Woods, Chad Knight, Jason Ebeyer, Jess Johnson x Simon Ward, Kira Xonorika, Ninocence, Paulina Almira, Renderfruit, Rzarekt
2023
Casey REAS: Conjured TerrainCurator / Creative Producer

StandardVision · Senior Creative Producer · 2012 – 2024  ·  standardvision.com

Large-scale public art & institutional placement

Launched LA's first digital billboard public art program and grew it to a citywide network of 10 screens. Consulted on the development of Luma Canvas, a high-end display built for showing digital art. Brokered placements of work from LACMA, The Getty, MOCA, and The Broad onto public screens across Los Angeles, with projects extending to Beirut, Doha, and Dubai.

Partnerships Getty Museum  ·  MOCA  ·  LACMA  ·  The Hammer Museum  ·  Los Angeles Public Library  ·  The Broad  ·  Month of Photography LA  ·  MIT  ·  FEMMEBIT  ·  Arsnl Art  ·  Long Beach City Hall  ·  Curate LA  ·  CIRCA ART  ·  Bitforms Gallery
The Getty × StandardVision

The Getty × StandardVision

Ed Ruscha, “12 Sunsets” — Marriott LA Live, Los Angeles, CA

Mia Forrest

Mia Forrest

Artist Showcase — Glendale Plaza, Glendale, CA

Petra Cortright

Petra Cortright

In partnership with FEMMEBIT — 3rd & Mariposa, Los Angeles, CA

Dev Harlan

Dev Harlan

US Bank Tower, Los Angeles, CA

Ryan Burke

Ryan Burke

Artist Showcase — Kurve LA, Los Angeles, CA

Hudson Pacific Properties

Hudson Pacific Properties

Corporate lobby programming, Los Angeles, CA

Anna Lucia

Anna Lucia

In partnership with Arsnl Art — Melrose & Spaulding, Los Angeles, CA

Nancy Baker Cahill

Nancy Baker Cahill

LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA

Carrie Chen

Carrie Chen

Artist Showcase — Circa, Los Angeles, CA

Custom Artwork

Custom Artwork

Natural Resources Headquarters, Sacramento, CA

Hoi Chan

Hoi Chan

Artist Showcase — 3500 6th St, Los Angeles, CA

Cinema City

Cinema City

Immersive ceiling installation — Beirut, Lebanon

Eliot Lee Hazel

Eliot Lee Hazel

One Culver, Culver City, CA

The Broad × StandardVision

The Broad × StandardVision

Mike Tyus, “Fallin' Man” — Marriott LA Live, Los Angeles, CA

Sabrina Ratté

Sabrina Ratté

MIT Engineering School, Cambridge, MA

Lisa Orth

Lisa Orth

Artist Showcase — 3rd & Mariposa, Los Angeles, CA

Bill Viola

Bill Viola

Crossroads — Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar

Luna Ikuta

Luna Ikuta

Artist Showcase — 3rd & Mariposa, Los Angeles, CA

Robert Seidel

Robert Seidel

Long Beach City Hall, Long Beach, CA

Lulu Lin

Lulu Lin

Artist Showcase — Melrose & Spaulding, Los Angeles, CA

US Bank Tower Lobby

US Bank Tower Lobby

Custom Artwork Production, Los Angeles, CA

Ainslee Alem Robson

Ainslee Alem Robson

LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA

Kahlil Joseph

Kahlil Joseph

The Webster at Beverly Center, West Hollywood, CA

Long Beach Airport

Long Beach Airport

Public Art Program, Long Beach, CA

Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer

Qualcomm Headquarters, San Diego, CA

Selected Projects, 2014 – 2025

2014
Cinema CityCreative direction & content production for 8K immersive ceiling screen
Beirut, Lebanon
2015
Jenny Holzer at Qualcomm HeadquartersTechnical consultation on adapting the artist's work for LED display
San Diego, CA
2015
Bill Viola at Hamad International AirportTechnical consultation on adapting the artist's work for LED display
Doha, Qatar
2016–2025
Marriott LA LiveLaunched LA's first digital billboard public art program in Los Angeles; commissioned artists and filmmakers and assisted in producing site-specific work from concept to completion; partnered with film and photography festivals, museums, and local institutions to bring in a wider variety of art and audiences
Los Angeles, CA
2016–2025
Public Art Billboard Program, Los AngelesCurated rotating public art programming across a citywide network of 10 LED billboards, including Circa, Kurve LA, Melrose & Spaulding, 3rd & Mariposa, Wilshire Landing, Vermont Spectacular, and 3500 6th St, selecting artists and adapting their work to each screen's format
Los Angeles, CA
2017
Convergence LA by Refik Anadol and Susan NarduliTechnical consultation on adapting data-driven artwork by Refik Anadol and Susan Narduli for Metropolis Towers' LED display
Los Angeles, CA
2017–2024
Wilshire Grand TowerCreative direction & curation for custom generative art activations for the building's inaugural launch
Los Angeles, CA
2018–2025
Los Angeles Public LibraryCurated a public art program on Los Angeles Public Library's video wall in Downtown Los Angeles, featuring emerging and established artists; creative direction on custom artwork tied to the library's history
Los Angeles, CA
2019–2023
US Bank TowerArt Programming for Corporate Lobby; creative direction for artwork display on the lobby's 8K ribbon screen
Los Angeles, CA
2019
Damac Paramount HotelCreative direction & content production for an immersive 360° installation in the hotel lobby
Dubai, UAE
2020
Kahlil Joseph x The Webster at Beverly CenterTechnical consultation on adapting Kahlil Joseph's work for LED display
West Hollywood, CA
2017–2025
Art Programming for Corporate & Institutional LobbiesCurated interior art programming for private lobbies, including Glendale Plaza, One Culver, Natural Resources Headquarters, Hudson Pacific Properties, Long Beach City Hall, and MIT's Engineering School
Los Angeles, Sacramento, Long Beach, CA & Cambridge, MA
2024–2025
Long Beach AirportCurated a rotating public art program featuring emerging and established artists
Long Beach, CA

Press

Selected coverage

Currently available for creative production and curatorial work.