Jenifer Papararo
Jenifer Papararo (born 1966 in Chelmsford, UK) is a curator and writer of contemporary art and founding member of curatorial/design/service collective Instant Coffee. She currently holds the position of Executive Director at the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1][2][3] She was previously a curator at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver and the director of Mercer Union, Toronto. She is credited with staging the first solo exhibitions of international artists Mark Leckey [4] and Jeremy Blake in Canada. Her writing has appeared in Canadian Art,[5] Mix Magazine, C[6] and Lola[7] as well as numerous exhibition essays and catalogue contributions. She was recently "selected from a national sweep of experts in the fields of contemporary art" to act as one of the "Nominators" for the 2017 Scotiabank Photography Award.[8]
Selected writing
- Interview with Catriona Jeffries, Hunter & Cook # 10, 2011
- Frances Stark, I’ve Had It and A Half, C Magazine #111, 2011
- Sharon Hayes: Votes for Women, Contemporary Art Gallery Publications, 2011
- OK Big Time: Ruti Sela & Mayaan Amir, Contemporary Art Gallery Publication, 2011
- Damian Moppett: Just an Amateur, The Visible Work, Catalogue Essay, 2005
- Caught in the Act, an Anthology of Performance Art, YYZ Publications, 2004
- Mark Leckey: Soundsystem, Exhibition Essay, Mercer Union Publications, 2004
References
- ↑ "About Us | Plug In ICA". plugin.org. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ↑ "Why I chose Winnipeg over Vancouver". www.winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ↑ "Jenifer Papararo Appointed Programs Director at Plug In - Canadian Art". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ↑ http://mercerunion.org/blog/index.php/2008/05/13/turner-prize/
- ↑ http://www.canadianart.ca/art/features/2003/03/09/103/
- ↑ http://www.cmagazine.com/news/news_111_lecture.htm
- ↑ http://www.aabronson.com/art/gi.org/bibliography/reviews.htm
- ↑ "Nominators". www.scotiabank.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.