Director
Katya Garcìa-Antón
Born in London, 1966
Katya García-Antón, portrait. Credits Eirin Torgersen.
García-Antón is director/chief curator of the Office for Contemporary Art Norway. She graduated as a biologist, and transitioned into the arts with a master’s degree in 19th and 20th century art from The Courtauld Institute of Art, London. She worked at The Courtauld Institute of Art, Museo Nacional Reina Sofía Madrid, ICA London, IKON Birmingham, and the Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève. She curated the Nordic Pavilion, Venice Biennial in 2015 and 2022, and the Spanish Pavilion in the Venice Biennial 2011. In OCA, García-Antón has generated significant Indigenising practices and programs. In August 2022 she becomes director of the Northern Norway Art Museum (NNKM).