Nancy Gamboa is an internationally recognized art advisor based in Los Angeles. Her boutique advisory services center on establishing and expanding collections that value sustained cultural, critical and market significance. Since 2012, Gamboa has worked closely with new and established private collectors, guiding their individual acquisitions to build focused collections tailored to each client’s larger vision. Gamboa’s specialized experience covers emerging, mid-career and blue chip contemporary art in all media, including the traditional forms of painting, drawing, and sculpture as well as site specific sculpture, complex installations, and time-based media works. Gamboa is versed in running ambitious collections the quality of which has earned her clients recognition in the ArtNews Top 200 Collectors list and resulted in frequent contact with museums and non-profits, overseeing loans, philanthropic efforts, and major gifts.

Most recently, a collection of 300 works by emerging and under-recognized Los Angeles based artists guided by Gamboa’s advisory formed the basis of the of an unprecedented gift shared by LACMA, MoCA, and the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. Gamboa’s deep regional  knowledge paired with a global outlook and consistent travel for art fairs, major exhibitions and studio visits has established Gamboa’s international presence. In addition to working closely with galleries, auction houses and artists in placing works, Gamboa maintains an extensive network for sourcing artworks via her sustained secondary market dealing. Gamboa’s advisory clientele  includes senior executives in global finance, investment banking, media, entertainment and real estate. Educational grounding in Political Science, with an emphasis on Theory and Aesthetics (UCLA) allows Gamboa an intellectual literacy across a wide range of cultural objects and social forces.