Experience

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  Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art

  • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Monuments for the Present / Monuments for Equality

    • May 2022 - Present
    • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Monuments for the Present is an open-ended project that invites dialogue around diverse ideas of equality and public space, and responds to recent debates around public monuments in the UK. The exhibition has been co-created by participants from the Maryhill Integration Network Museum of Things Art Group with the Monuments for Equality creative initiative (Paria Goodarzi, Mia Gubbay and Francesca Zappia). The works on display represent nine months of regular collaborative dialogue and co-creation using different media and techniques, and include videos, collages, and monuments made from soap.Monuments from the Present builds upon ‘Monuments for Equality’ - a series of pilot co-research sessions that took place throughout four workshops with adults and young people organised at the Unesco RILA Spring School (2022) and Govanhill Baths (2023). This research explored potentialities for diverse forms of equality within public spaces.The project is part of Glasgow International. It is supported by Glasgow International, Maryhill Integration Network, CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts, Byres Community Hub, See Me, Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Refugee Festival Scotland, and JACK ARTS Scotland.

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  The Glasgow School of Art

  • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • PHD Candidate

    • Sep 2023 - Present
    • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

    As a PhD researcher I am reimagining pedagogical futures for the Glasgow School of Art plaster caster collection, exploring themes of authenticity, (digital) colonialism, and remediation.

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  Indépendant

  • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Freelance curator, community engagement

    • Jan 2014 - Present
    • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

    * Curatorial research* Project management and coordination* Community engagement* Event and exhibition production* Liaising with partners, artists and other stakeholders

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  HEAD – Genève, University of Art and Design

  • Geneva, Switzerland

  • Guest Researcher & Curator

    • Oct 2022 - May 2024
    • Geneva, Switzerland

    As part of the research project ‘The Grey Zones of the Original’, led by artist Pierre Leguillon, Haute Ecole d’Art et Design – HEAD, Geneva, I am exploring values of plaster casts as objects that can be considered as originals. I will focus on the example of the Laocoön using a trans-historical perspective to dig into its past copies as well as recent digital reproductions.

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  The Glasgow School of Art

  • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Exhibitions and Cultural Engagement Coordinator

    • Mar 2023 - Jul 2023
    • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

    As an exhibitions coordinator I was involved in the organisation and production of the exhibitions:* POST - A selection of recent work from graduates students from the school, Reid Gallery, The Glasgow School of Art, in which I participated co-selecting works with Exhibitions Director Jenny Brownrigg and providing curatorial support.* Undercurrents Art and Ocean in Africa and the Pacific (curated by Dr Lisa McDonald, School of Simulation and Visualisation, The Glasgow School of Art), Eureka, London Design Biennale, June 2023* Undercurrents Art and Ocean in Africa and the Pacific (curated by Dr Lisa McDonald, School of Simulation and Visualisation, The Glasgow School of Art), reid Gallery, The Glasgow School of Art, Apr 2023

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  Centre national des arts plastiques (Cnap)

  • France
  • Artists and Writers
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Publication of Flâneurs

    • Nov 2020 - Dec 2022

    Co-published by Cnap & Shelter Press. English translation by Rachel Valinski.This curatorial project in a book results from a period of curatorial research within the collections of the Cnap | Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris. It explores the notion of reproduction exploring 19th c. copies and casts, and 20th-21st c. postmodernist appropriations and quotations. Looking at their socio-political context of production, the project disrupts the very notion of reproduction, claiming for the originality of the copy. Through a long interview the curator introduces the reader in the rooms of this imaginary museum.

  • Publication of Les Flâneuses

    • Oct 2020 - Nov 2020

    Co-published by Cnap & Shelter PressThis curatorial project in a book results from a period of curatorial research within the collections of the Cnap | Centre national des arts plastiques, Paris. It explores the notion of reproduction exploring 19th c. copies and casts, and 20th-21st c. postmodernist appropriations and quotations. Looking at their socio-political context of production, the project disrupts the very notion of reproduction, claiming for the originality of the copy. Through a long interview the curator introduces the reader in the rooms of this imaginary museum.

  • Grant for Curatorial research

    • Nov 2015 - Nov 2020

    An investigation within the collections of the French national fund of contemporary art (set up 1791) leading to question the changing approaches to artworks’ reproduction in the last two centuries (from the 19th century copies to the postmodernist reappropriations in visual art, fashion and design) and to highlight the different cultural values and specific socio-political contexts behind the production of these works.

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  Art-o-rama

  • Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

  • Guest Curator

    • Apr 2022 - Aug 2022
    • Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

    Reflecting about the immateriality of the artwork today, guest curators Arlène Berceliot-Courtin, Karin Schlageter, and Francesca Zappia were invited to contribute to the Salon immatériel with a piece of writing.Selected artist: JaneTopping https://immateriel.art-o-rama.fr/en/gallery/six-years

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  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

  • Glasgow, Écosse, Royaume-Uni

  • Guest Curator

    • Oct 2019 - Jan 2020
    • Glasgow, Écosse, Royaume-Uni

    Presented in the hall of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, the exhibition presents designs of traditional patterns by Victorian architect Owen Jones, alongside reproductions of vintage designs from the collections of the Glasgow School of Art (Sylvia Chalmers, Dorothy Smith, Margaret Stewart, Robert Stewart) and drawings by contemporary artist Susanne Nørregård Nielsen. The exhibition aims to highlight the psychological and wellbeing effects of patterns.

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  CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts

  • Glasgow, Écosse, Royaume-Uni

  • The Curator's Workshop

    • Apr 2019 - Dec 2019
    • Glasgow, Écosse, Royaume-Uni

    A monthly discussion group for Scottish based artists and curators. It fosters peer-led research and professional development by share of experience and resources.

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  la compagnie, lieu de création

  • Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France

  • L'intrigue se cherche dans le dénouement de son noeud

    • May 2018 - Jun 2018
    • Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France

    A one-year long collaborative research and exhibition with Marseille artist Doriane Souilhol & Glasgow-based Douglas Morland, exploring language, translation and misinterpretation. Their conversations and research materials are gathered in the exhibition’s publication.

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  past-forward.net | online platform for artistic and curatorial research

  • www.past-forward.net

  • Founder

    • Jan 2014 - Dec 2017
    • www.past-forward.net

    past forward is an online curatorial platform providing a space for presenting and producing visual arts on the Internet. Questioning the importance of knowledge production and transmission of memory in research-based artistic practices, it aims to connect art within a larger network of content available online.

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  Friche la Belle de Mai

  • Région de Marseille, France

  • Co-curator Raoul Reynolds: une rétrospective

    • Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
    • Région de Marseille, France

    This experimental exhibition was the result of a collaborative writing made by 12 Scottish and French artists, a poet and a curator who, together, have created the life and work of modernist artist Raoul Reynolds. A twofold group show and artists’ residency, it was part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the twinning between Glasgow and Marseille.

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  Scotland Street School Museums

  • Glasgow, Royaume-Uni

  • Co-Curator, Raoul Reynolds: a Retrospective

    • Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
    • Glasgow, Royaume-Uni

    This experimental exhibition was the result of a collaborative writing made by 12 Scottish and French artists, a poet and a curator who, together, have created the life and work of modernist artist Raoul Reynolds.A twofold group show and artists’ residency, it was part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the twinning between Glasgow and Marseille.Presented as part of Glasgow International festival 2016

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  The Pipe Factory

  • The Pipe Factory, Glasgow

  • Curator, East End Transmissions

    • Jun 2014 - Dec 2014
    • The Pipe Factory, Glasgow

    This curatorial programme aimed to disclose (hi)stories about the East End of Glasgow in order to create knowledge and debate and thus respond to the recent regeneration of the area. The programme included an exhibition, a series of events (performances, screenings and lectures), posters made during workshops with the community, a parallel website project and a publication. It ended a period of 6 months curatorial residency.www.eastendtransmissions.net

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  Centre national des arts plastiques

  • Paris, Île-de-France, France

  • Archivist

    • May 2013 - Oct 2013
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Provided scientific and technical consultancy within the frame of an extensive reorganisation of the archives of the collection in anticipation of the opening of a reading room.

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  VIDEOMUSEUM

  • Paris, Île-de-France, France

  • Archivist

    • Sep 2012 - Feb 2013
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Provided support to a network of 64 public and private collections using GColl (collection management system) and Navigart (web-publishing solution).

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  Ville de Paris

  • Paris, Île-de-France, France

  • Archivist at FMAC | Fonds municipal d'art contemporain de la Ville de Paris

    • Mar 2012 - Sep 2012
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France

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  Indépendant

  • Paris, Île-de-France, France

  • Artistic consultancy

    • May 2010 - Feb 2012
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Artist assistant and curatorial consultant.

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  Artis | François Pinault Collection, Paris

  • Paris, Île-de-France, France

  • Exhibitions and Editions Coordinator, Manager of the Video Collection

    • Oct 2008 - Apr 2010
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France

    – Exhibitions coordinator: Assisted curator Caroline Bourgeois in her duties, managing the planning and delivery of exhibitions of works from the collection, and co-editing exhibition catalogues. – Manager of Video Collection: Classed items and archives, implemented technical instructions, recorded acquisitions and dealt with loans. Prepared and followed-up preservation campaigns for masters and submasters according to regulations’ standards

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  Frac Île-de-France, Le Plateau

  • Paris, Île-de-France, France

  • Exhibitions Coordinator (interim)

    • Feb 2008 - Jun 2008
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France

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  Association Sculptures au Palais Royal

  • Paris, Île-de-France, France

  • Assistant curator

    • Nov 2005 - Feb 2007
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France