Photos Daria Lomova Daria Lomova is an art advisor and founder of CulturedArt Consulting, a Dubai-based consultancy specialising in Modern and Contemporary Art, with a focus on the MENA region. She supports clients in navigating the art market, managing collections, and shaping cultural strategies that integrate art into corporate identity. Throughout her career, Daria has worked with Binghatti, Julius Baer, Piaget, A.R.M. Holding, BMW and other brands and has contributed to the development of several significant private and corporate collections in the region. Prior to establishing her practice, Daria gained extensive experience managing, promoting and curating international cultural projects with leading art institutions and auction houses. She has previously worked at Christie s Middle East, assisting in organising Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art auctions in Dubai. As a curator and consultant, she catalogued the largest private collection of Viktor Nikolaev s work and organised his first posthumous solo exhibition After the Concept. In 2021,2022, she curated several digital art exhibitions in Dubai, introducing leading international artists and creators to UAE audiences for the first time. In August 2022 Daria received the UAE Golden Visa as a Cultural Advisor. Daria holds an MA in the History of Artistic Culture and the Art Market from the Higher School of Economics, and a BA in Art History from Moscow State University.