Vanessa von Heydebreck

Vanessa von Heydebreck is a creative consultant and project manager with over 18 years of international experience in arts and culture. She is passionate about empowering creative networks and individuals. Throughout her career, she has delivered innovative projects across various creative fields. At the core of all these is a focus on championing people, culture and collaboration. She is currently based in Montreal, Canada.

In London, England, Vanessa worked for the Borough of Sutton to deliver the Cultural Impact Award, which is part of the Mayor of London’s Borough of Culture programme. Before this, she delivered and developed artist development programmes with SPACE Studios. She also managed a multi-million research, development and innovation programme supporting the creative industry in emerging and innovative moving image technologies with London South Bank University and four partner organisations across the South East of England.

Vanessa started to build a successful career in Berlin, Germany, where she worked on a range of projects, including exhibition management, technical consultation, art fair sales, and liaison with artists, curators and museum directors. 

Vanessa von Heydebreck studied at Emily Carr University of Art and Design (Canada), Tartu University (Estonia), and Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee (Germany).