Fabiola Beracasa | |
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Born |
Maria Fabiola Beracasa Caracas, Venezuela |
Residence | New York |
Other names | Fabiola Beracasa Beckman |
Education | Boston College |
Spouse(s) | Jason Beckman |
Fabiola Beracasa Beckman is a film and television producer and philanthropist. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Beracasa Beckman is co-owner of The Hole Gallery, an art gallery in New York City.
Beracasa Beckman was born Maria Fabiola Beracasa in Caracas, Venezuela. Her father is Alfredo Beracasa, a Venezuelan banker and industrialist. Her mother, Veronica Hearst, married Randolph Apperson Hearst in 1987. Beracasa Beckman attended the Chateau Mont-Choisi boarding school in Lausanne, Switzerland, and later attended Boston College. Beracasa Beckman was creative director for Circa, a company that places fine and antique jewelry with dealers and private collectors around the world, until 2008. She is co-owner and creative director at The Hole Gallery in New York City.
While attending school, Beracasa Beckman had a summer internship spanning 4 years at Chanel’s Paris studio. She worked at the New York office of Christian Dior overseeing special events.
Beracasa Beckman is producer of "Desert Dancer," a film about an Iranian dancer who strived to reach his dream despite dance being forbidden in Iran. She also produces "The Grant", a TV show where social entrepreneurs compete for funding. Beracasa Beckman founded Planted Projects, a production company, in 2015.
In addition to her work as a producer, Beracasa Beckman was a contributing editor for ELLE, and is currently a contributing editor Interview Magazine.
She is a board member of the Art Production Fund, and an adviser for the New York Academy of Arts.