Tīna Pētersone

Tīna Pētersone (Latvia) is an independent curator with an MFA in Curating from Goldsmiths, University of London. In 2020, Pētersone received the “Young Curator!” prize at the Riga Photography Biennial, and in 2021 she co-founded TUR, where her exhibition program included two shows nominated for the Purvītis Prize.

In 2022, she undertook a residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, selected by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, followed by a residency at the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago, USA. In 2023, Pētersone was
awarded the Baltic Fellowship to contribute to the Performa Biennial in New York City.

Her most recent projects include a guest curator role for ETC. Magazine and an exhibition at the Ljubljana Art Weekend, showcasing artists from the Baltics to the Balkans. Pētersone continually enhances her expertise through participation in short-term curatorial programs at institutions such as the Salzburg Summer Academy, Stockholm University of the Arts, the University of Gothenburg, International Summer School of Photography in Riga, and Lokomotiva Skopje,
among others.

Her ongoing focus is on facilitating opportunities and increasing visibility for
artists and art professionals, emphasizing cultural exchanges that connect the Baltics with global artistic communities.

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.