Hello, I am Nina
Folkersma (1969) and I’m an independent curator and art critic, based in
Amsterdam.

After receiving
my Master’s degree (with honours) in Art History from the University of
Amsterdam, I completed the Curatorial Programme of De Appel in 1996. Since then I have worked
both as an independent and employed curator in a number of different contexts.

In 1997, I stayed
in Johannesburg (South Africa) for 3 months where I served as an assistant to
the Artistic Director Okwui Enwezor and his co-curators at the 2nd Johannesburg Biennale. Two years
later, I coordinated a comprehensive seminar together with Okwui Enwezor for
the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden.

In
2003, I initiated a new project space in Amsterdam, called Quarantine Series, a small-scale institution that
presented a dynamic and internationally oriented programme of solo exhibitions,
music performances, screenings and debates. Added element to the programme was
the creative use of the website and invitations as autonomous platforms for
graphic designers and sound artists.

In 2006, I
moved to Ghent (Belgium) to work as guest curator for 3 years at the S.M.A.K., Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst. I was selected on
the basis of my exhibition project about ornament, craftsmanship and
critical thinking. Apart from developing my own project as an international
co-production, I also curated exhibitions of Jesper Just, Daria Martin and
Victor Alimpiev, and generally acted as an international ‘ambassador’ for the
museum.

In 2010, I was
appointed the Artistic Director of the 3rd international Madness & Arts Festival, a
multi-disciplinary festival about art and psychiatry that took
place in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

Next to my curatorial
experience, I have a curriculum as an art critic and editor. From 1998 to 2003
I was an editor of Metropolis M, the
Dutch magazine on contemporary art. I also regularly contribute to art
magazines and catalogues.

Since 2009, I am a regular tutor at the Sandberg
Instituut Amsterdam (Design department), an occassional advisor of the
Mondriaan Foundation and a member of the board of ArtTable Nederland.

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