Zofia Kierkus (b. 2000, Warsaw) is an art curator currently based in Warsaw. She is a graduate of BA Interior Design at Chelsea College of Arts and MA Contemporary Art Curating at the Royal College of Art in London.
In her practice, she combines an interest in art and ecology, both of which are deeply rooted in her Polish heritage. She is particularly focused on the role of curatorial research in creating alternative models for embodying knowledge derived from Eastern thought, indigenous philosophy, and empathy.
Zofia has gained experience working on independent curatorial projects in London exhibition spaces and in design and artistic studios, including assisting in the studio of the artistic duo Ackroyd&Harvey. For her diploma project ‘we are all chimeras, theorized and fabricated hybrids,’ she had the opportunity to collaborate with artists such as Agnieszka Polska, Laura Selby, and the founder of the Institute for Postnatural Studies, Yuri Tuma. She actively participates in conferences related to culture and artistic residencies, including Design Nature by Studio Rygalik and Joya AiR in Spain.
Education
2024 MA Curating Contemporary Art | Royal College of Art
London, UK
2022 BA (Hons) Interior Design | University of The Arts London
Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK
Curating and editorial
2024 ‘in short, we are cyborgs.’, OmVed Gardens, London UK
2024 ‘Curious Habits - Design as Learning’ as part of the Brompton Design District’s programme curated by Jane Withers Studio, London Design Festival, London, UK
2024 ‘we are all chimeras, theorized and fabricated hybrids’, RCA Curating Contemporary Art, London, UK
2024 ‘Co-creating with Nature’, RCA SustainLab Society Annual Show, London, UK
2024 Ark Talks Magazine, Royal College of Arts, London, UK
2023-2024 Perediza Magazine, London, UK
Residencies
2024 Joya: arte + ecologíca / AiR, Vélez-Blanco, Spain
2023 Design Summer School 23’, Design Nature Studio Rygalik, Sobole, PL
Related Experience
2023-2024 Visitor Experience Assistant, Somerset House Trust, London, UK
2022-2023 Artist Assistant, Ackroyd&Harvey, UK
2022 Studio Assistant, Saintechanel Studio, London, UK
2022 Creative Assistant, UAL, London, UK
2020 Design Intern Zofia Wyganowska Design Studio, Warsaw, PL
In her practice, she combines an interest in art and ecology, both of which are deeply rooted in her Polish heritage. She is particularly focused on the role of curatorial research in creating alternative models for embodying knowledge derived from Eastern thought, indigenous philosophy, and empathy.
Zofia has gained experience working on independent curatorial projects in London exhibition spaces and in design and artistic studios, including assisting in the studio of the artistic duo Ackroyd&Harvey. For her diploma project ‘we are all chimeras, theorized and fabricated hybrids,’ she had the opportunity to collaborate with artists such as Agnieszka Polska, Laura Selby, and the founder of the Institute for Postnatural Studies, Yuri Tuma. She actively participates in conferences related to culture and artistic residencies, including Design Nature by Studio Rygalik and Joya AiR in Spain.
Education
2024 MA Curating Contemporary Art | Royal College of Art
London, UK
2022 BA (Hons) Interior Design | University of The Arts London
Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK
Curating and editorial
2024 ‘in short, we are cyborgs.’, OmVed Gardens, London UK
2024 ‘Curious Habits - Design as Learning’ as part of the Brompton Design District’s programme curated by Jane Withers Studio, London Design Festival, London, UK
2024 ‘we are all chimeras, theorized and fabricated hybrids’, RCA Curating Contemporary Art, London, UK
2024 ‘Co-creating with Nature’, RCA SustainLab Society Annual Show, London, UK
2024 Ark Talks Magazine, Royal College of Arts, London, UK
2023-2024 Perediza Magazine, London, UK
Residencies
2024 Joya: arte + ecologíca / AiR, Vélez-Blanco, Spain
2023 Design Summer School 23’, Design Nature Studio Rygalik, Sobole, PL
Related Experience
2023-2024 Visitor Experience Assistant, Somerset House Trust, London, UK
2022-2023 Artist Assistant, Ackroyd&Harvey, UK
2022 Studio Assistant, Saintechanel Studio, London, UK
2022 Creative Assistant, UAL, London, UK
2020 Design Intern Zofia Wyganowska Design Studio, Warsaw, PL