Mirjam Varadinis is Curator-at-large @ Kunsthaus Zurich and the Founder and Director of the Mirjam Varadinis Art Agency. With an extensive international career, her curatorial practice explores expanded formats of contemporary curating, often extending beyond the institutional boundaries.

She regularly contributes to artist publications and exhibition catalogues, and frequently speaks on international symposia and serves on judging panels. Her portfolio includes large-scale international exhibitions such as the award-winning Manifesta12 in Palermo (2018), a special project for the 5th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (2013), and an annual contemporary arts festival in Toulouse, France, which used the city itself as artistic material.

At Kunsthaus Zürich, she has curated major exhibitions featuring some of the most prominent contemporary artists, including Marina Abramović, Yoko Ono, Olafur Eliasson, Kader Attia, Pipilotti Rist, Cindy Sherman, Rosa Barba and Urs Fischer.

Based in Zurich, the Mirjam Varadinis Art Agency, Switzerland, offers a wide range of services in the fields of contemporary art: conceiving and curating landmark exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad, strategically advising institutions as well as developing educational formats and research-driven projects.

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