Ismini Kyritsis is a curator and art historian working at the intersection of art, science, and ecology. With a specific interest in the ecological and societal impact of digital technologies, her curatorial practice takes an ecosystemic turn shaping connections between different entities, disciplines and practices. Through exhibitions, research, and residencies, she fosters dialogue between human, natural, and technological entities while developing curatorial methodologies that respond to ecological and ethical uncertainties.

Ismini holds a Masters degree in Arts and Culture (Museums and Collectiosn) from Leiden University (2023) and a postgraduate degree in Curatorial Studies form the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent (2024). In recent years she has co-curated exhibitions and public programs in Kusthal Ghent (BE), Het Paviljoen (BE), Vleeshal (NL), iMAL (BE) and TINC (KR). She is currently part of Off-Centre, a collective of art workers bringing visibility to local art initiatives within the neighborhoods of Brussels through public tours and workshops. With a focus on artist-run spaces, its members aspire to foster community engagement, encourage mutual support, and create opportunities to learn from local collectives who demonstrate resilience in face of cultural and economic challenges.



Contact: isminikyritsis@gmail.com

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Education

2025 -now   Phd Candidate in Philosophy
                          Monash Univeristy, Australia 
                          Thesis: Curating Assemblagies: Digital arts as fields of collective avocacy
                          Supervisor: Prof. Vincent Dziekan 

2023-2024   Postgraduate degree Curatorial Studies
                            Royal Academy of Arts Ghent (KASK) / Ghent University, Belgium 

2021-2023   MA Arts and Culture (Museums and Collections)
                            Leiden University, The Netherlands

Exhibitions

Über Marionnette, TINC, Seoul, Duo show: Élie Bolard, Murphy Yum | 21st Sept.- 31st Oct. 2025 (upcoming)
Weltschmerz, KBK Gallery, Brussels, Solo exhibition: Élie Bolard | 15th -25th May 2025 
The End and the Beginning, iMAL, Centre of Digital Cultures, Brussels |8th Nov. 2024- 30th Mar. 2025
Grains of Sand like Mountains, Kunsthal Gent, Gent | 1st May.-30th Jun. 2024
Jumping Fences (Residency Program), Het Paviljoen, KASK, Gent | 22nd Feb. - 27th Jun. 2024
Jumping Fences (Exhibition), Vleeshal, Middleburg | 28th Apr. - 20th May 2024 
MUSÉE IMAGINAIRE: A Poem on Shared Vision, Zwarte Zaal | 9th - 25th Feb. 2024 
All Senses Operative, Mediamatic, Amsterdam | 11th Dec. 2022 - 26h Mar. 2023

Public Programs
Artist-Run Spaces tour, Art Anderlecht, Brussels, Off-Centre in collaboration with Brussels Artist-Run Network (BARN) | 11th - 14th Sept. 2025

Selected professional experience
Teaching Assistant, Vrije Universitiet, Amsterdam |Jan. 2024-now.
MA Module: History of Digital Cultures, Coordinator: Dr. Danny Beckers

  • Mentored student groups with diverse backgrounds in collaborative research projects, extensive report writing and structure.
  • Organised and distributed learning materials
  • Monitored and assessed research projects through one-to-one support and group guidance.
  • Offered support and guidance in the development of academic skills (critical analysis, presentation skills, research structure).

Museum Educator / Project Developer, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden | Aug. 2021 - Feb. 2022      
Project: Connecting Museums and Collections


Researcher Assistant (digital collections), WARCnet /Leiden University | March. 2021 -Jun. 2023   
  • Researched digital -born collections of the KB Nationale Bibliotheek.
  • Researched the online exhibition acrchive and preservation project of the International Museum of Women (I.M.O.W, online museum).
  • Conducted interviews with Kees Teszelszky (Curator of digital collections, KB) and Peter de Bode (Web archivist/collection spesialist, KB).
  • Conducted intervirews with Marie Williams Chant (Director of Archives and Special Projects of Feminist Institute in New York) Contribute to the publications:
    • “Exploring special web archive collections related to COVID-19: The Dutch Web archive (KB)”, WARCnet papers (Nov 2021)
    • “Preserving the International Museum of Women: An Interview with Marie Williams Chant.” Internet Histories, (2023), 1–12.

Conferences / Workshops
Symposium in Museums, Collections and Society 
Leiden University, The Netherlands / 5-6 July 2023 
Presentation: Social Media as museum objects: the case study of Museum of London.

Prato Academy Workshop 2024, by invitation 
Sensilab (Monash University, Australia), Institute for Digital Culture (University of Leicester, United Kingdom), Leiden University (The Netherlands), Ars Electronica / 16-18 July 2024

Practising Art thinking as a method for interdisciplinary research this 3-day workshop led by Ars Electronica the participants explored new ways to generate and produce new understandings of digital culture and creative technology by forging connections between practice and research.

Publications

“Exploring special web archive collections related to COVID-19: The Dutch Web archive (KB)”, WARCnet papers (Nov 2021).

“Preserving the International Museum of Women: An Interview with Marie Williams Chant.” Internet Histories, (2023), 1–12.