Larisa Zmud

Larisa Zmud (Argentina) As a curator based in Argentina, Zmud uses curating to explore gender and food politics to address social justice and equity. Zmud grew up nomadic, living between coastal city of Mar del Plata and Patagonian Steppe, where her father was a rural teacher in Mapuche communities.

Currently, she lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where experiences of multi-diverse ways of living influence her practice. Zmud has a Degree in Art Curating (BA), a Master’s degree in Politics and Gender Studies (BA).

In 2014, Zmud attended the Artists, Critics, and Curators Program of Torcuato Di Tella University by Ines Katzenstein. She founded Sin Destino Aparente, critical thinking groups with gender perspective. From 2020-21, Zmud was a member of Argentine National Directorate of Cultural Policies Ministry for Equality for Women, Gender and Diversity.

Zmud is part of feminist collective Belleza y Felicidad Fiorito where she coordinates Comedor Gourmet, an artistic and gastronomic space that redefines nutrition as a way of thinking about politics of bodies and desire.

Zmud coordinates Mapa Contemporáneo de Arte Argentino en Construcción, created in CIMAM 2023 Annual Conference. She was resident of 2024 KADIST program. Through exhibitions, public lectures, curatorial projects, she creates new methodologies of access to knowledge.

CPR 2024: WIBH brings up to 8 international curators to Finland, Norway, and Sweden in September-October 2024 to research the regional art scene with the ambition to get a better understanding of the complex history and current political situation in the Nordics.