Lisa Slominski is an American writer, curator and cultural producer based in London. Her work explores activations of access and inclusion in the current art discourse and examines the historical framework of underrepresented artists with a particular interest in agency. She is undertaking her PhD studies at Kingston University with her research project On the Periphery: Repositioning ‘Self-Taught’ Women Artists and the Role of Cultural Intermediaries. She is also currently a Senior Art Producer for the Contemporary Art Society.

Lisa is also a co-founder of Art et al., an inclusive curatorial platform Art et al. which focuses on international commissions and collaboration between arts professionals with and without disability. Previously, she curated public art commissions on Chicago’s mass-transit system with the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs, and for Tenderpixel, London. Curated exhibitions include “Fair Vanity” (2020) which featured artists Nnena Kalu, Lee Godie and Yvette Mayorga, among others. She holds a BA in Visual and Critical Studies from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MA in Art Practice from Goldsmiths, University of London.

Her book, Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists (Yale University Press, 2022) presents an international history of artists often identified as ‘self-taught’ advocating for a nuanced understanding of art often challenged by the establishment. It considers how predetermined personal/cultural conditions (race, poverty, disability, mental illness) often presented challenging positions much more complex than just being self-taught. Her articles have also been published by Cambridge University Press, Burnaway: Contemporary Art and Criticism from the American South, Hyperallergic and ArtUK.