Rafal Niemojewski

Dr Rafal Niemojewski is the Director of the Biennial Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the study, recognition, and appreciation of biennials of contemporary art, design, and architecture. He also serves as Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Diriyah Biennale Foundation and as an Accredited Expert at the European Commission. Prior, Niemojewski led projects for the Serpentine Gallery, Bergen Kunsthall, Manifesta, and dOCUMENTA(13), and worked as Programs Curator at the Hayward Gallery/Southbank Centre and Director of Programs and Education at the Neuberger Museum. Niemojewski graduated in History of Art and Curatorial Studies from La Sorbonne and earned his doctorate from the Royal College of Art in London. He worked in the capacity of Assistant and Associate Professor at Central Saint Martins, Sotheby’s Institute, Royal Institute of Art (Stockholm), and Course Director at Chelsea College of Art and Design. His writings appeared in numerous journals and books, including The Manifesta Decade (MIT Press, 2006), Biennial Reader (Hatje Cantz, 2010), and The New Curator (Laurence King, 2016). His latest book Biennials: The Exhibitions We Love to Hate was published in 2021 by Lund Humphries.