Alanna Nichelle is a Cultural producer and Creative Entrepreneur & Spacemaker based in Lisbon, Portugal. She is the founder of M8triarch — a cultural platform and creative space in Graça built around a single conviction: that artists need conditions, not just opportunities.

Her path to M8triarch ran through more than a decade in Oakland, where she founded and operated Urban Stitch Boutique — Artist development and retail studio spaces, that supported over 200 designers & artists, earning a Sunset Magazine feature amongst other national publications, produced events with Dreamforce, Google & several museum retail installations as an Experiential designer, and directly with Oakland City Planning/ Small business development iniciatives. Before that, working as a Fashion Industry professional & Celebrity wardrobe stylist throughout Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. With an extensive background in Merchandise Buying, she maintains lasting relationships with personalities and corporate brands throughout the U.S. and Europe. While in Lisbon, highlighted as the lead Curator for Lisbon Ddesign Week 2025's,Perspectives of Belonging — a 14-artist exhibition presented and commissioned w/ Novobanco sponsorship.

M8triarch takes its name — and its founding ethos — from Alanna's grandmother, the Matriarch. Nona's belief in the possible is the room M8triarch tries to build every time its doors open.

Now in Lisbon, Alanna runs M8triarch's programming, develops its patron infrastructure, and works at the intersection of art, community, and cultural production across two continents. Her transatlantic positioning bridges Oakland, Silicon Valley, and Los Angeles with Lisbon and the broader European cultural ecosystem.

M8triarch's in-house programming includes, The Salon Every First Friday, UNSEEN Speakers Series, & CREATIVA RETREATS (announcement coming soon).