I am a curator, researcher and an art historian based in the Midlands. My curatorial interests are East-Central European identities and representation, migration and xenoracism, institutional critique, equity in UK-based art institutions. Read more about my work here.
8. 06.2021- Co-Curator - Piotr Krzymowski: Major Incident, Project THIRTEEN, London
Selected Conferences and Public Speaking
1. 04. 2025:
Shaping the Future: People, Place and Practice - Panel Chair, UK New Artists, Nottingham
2. 04. 2025: Between Stereotype and Subversion – Folk in the Practices of Contemporary Polish Artists in the UK - Panellist, Association for Art History Annual Conference, University of York
3. 12. 2024: Curatorial Imaginings - Panellist, British Art Network, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, UK
4. 06.2024:
Genius from the Periphery: Revisiting Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle
of Thread and Rope Exhibition at Tate Modern, Panellist, Agents of Change: Process, Transformation, and
Decentring Art’s Histories, Summer Symposium 2024, Association for Art History, Liverpool John
Moores University, UK
Selected Writing:
1. 04. 2025: Ill female body in practice - Notations by Malgorzata Dawidek, JAWS Journal
As a curator and researcher, I explore issues of East-Central European identity and representation in post-Brexit Britain. My practice looks at the systemic and cultural frameworks of CEE-related art production, curation, and facilitation. It often includes interrogation of politics of gender, class, queerness, national stereotypes, and underrepresentation of CEE artists in the UK and globally.
My approach towards working with artists, fellow curators, and institutions is based on mutual respect, empathy, and care. My practice is transnational, queer and feminist.
My Ph.D. study at the University of the Arts London is an integral part of my practice. My project looks at the history of exhibitions of East-Central European women artists in Britain after 1989.
I am also working as an Artist Development Coordinator at BACKLIT Gallery in Nottingham. As part of my role, I implement development strategies for BACKLIT’s studio and associate artists.