Suzanna Petot
Curator // Writer
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about

SUZANNA PETOT

Born in 1994 in Queens, NY.

Lives and works in London, UK.

Freelance curator, writer, and copy-editor.

Former curator at Gallerie delle Prigioni | Luciano Benetton Collection, Treviso, Italy.

Suzanna’s curatorial approach focuses on increasing accessibility to and understanding of contemporary art to a diverse audience. Her curatorial projects explore interdisciplinary practices, especially performance, installation, film, and fibre art. Her research interests include the history of curating, feminist art, retrospective exhibitions with living artists, and the intersection between community art and urban planning.

She also has great interest in young people’s programming in arts institutions, stemming from her first engagement with museums as a member of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Teen programs.

Suzanna holds an MA in Curating the Art Museum from The Courtauld Institute of Art, London and a BA in the History of Art & Architecture from Boston University. She has curated exhibitions at The Courtauld Gallery, Fabrica, and Gallerie delle Prigioni. She was the curatorial intern for the exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963 – 1983 at Tate Modern, currently on view at The Broad Museum in Los Angeles. She has worked at numerous museums, galleries, and non-profit arts organizations in the U.S, UK, and Italy including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Boston Center for the Arts, M.I.T List Visual Art Center, and Tate Modern.

 
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Hello! My name is Suzanna Petot and I am a curator and writer currently living in London, originally from Queens, NY.

I am a Assistant Curator at the Hayward Gallery, recent exhibitions include Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life (2026), Haegue Yang: Leap Year (2024), Naomi Rincón Gallardo: Sonnet of Vermin (Project Space, 2024), Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine (2023), Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art (2022) as well as major outdoor commissions such as Asim Waqif: Venu (2023) and Monira Al Qadiri: Devonian (2022).

I launched petz projects in 2023 in collaboration with Rabbet, which focused on providing a platform for emerging artists in London.

I am also a co-organiser of the interdisciplinary arts project Decorating Dissidence with Dr Jade French and Dr Lottie Whalen.

I have previously worked for the for the Arts Council Collection, White Cube, Gallerie delle Prigioni | Luciano Benetton Collection, Tate Modern, The Courtauld Gallery, M.I.T List Visual Arts Center and the Boston Center for the Arts.

My projects explore contemporary art and interdisciplinary practices - especially video, installation, and textile art. My research and curatorial interests lie in craft & textiles, photography, feminist art and community art practices, and the legacy of catholic guilt in contemporary art.

Outside of the art world, I enjoy football (yes, soccer), cooking and spritz campari. I am always looking for freelance projects so do contact me if you want to work together!