Rose Bouthillier

Rose Bouthillier (Canada) is a contemporary art curator and writer based in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Throughout her career, her focus has been on working closely with artists to develop and present new projects, promoting under-recognized voices and creating thoughtful inter-generational dialogues.

Bouthillier joined Bonavista Biennale as Artistic Director in April 2022, and co-curated the 2023 edition, Host, with Ryan Rice. The Biennale takes place on
Newfoundland’s Bonavista Peninsula, embedding contemporary art in the landscapes, historic spaces and daily places of rural communities.

Previously, Bouthillier served as Curator (Exhibitions) at Remai Modern, in Saskatoon, Canada, where she programmed solo exhibitions by Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo), Zadie Xa, and Walter Scott, and the presentation of new works by respectfulchild, Julie Oh, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Faye HeavyShield
and Laurie Kang.

Her writing has been published in monographs on artists including Tony Lewis, Xavier Cha, Kirk Mangus and Michelle Grabner, as well as in magazines and journals including CURA., C Magazine, BlackFlash, Foam Magazine, esse, and frieze. She is the editor of a forthcoming monograph on Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo), co-published by moCa Cleveland, Remai Modern, and Kunsthaus Glarus.

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.