Defining Patricia Phelps de Cisneros is extremely difficult, but by way of summary, you could say that the Venezuelan collector and patron (who also has Spanish nationality) is one of the most influential people in the art world. The range of positions she holds in entities and museums around the world, in addition to her countless awards, are proof of this. She has ties with MoMa in New York (one of only two Latin American members on its board of directors), the.