Lisa Slominski is an American writer, curator & researcher based in East London. Her work explores activations of access and inclusion in the current contemporary art discourse and examines the historical framework of underrepresented artists with a particular interest in agency. Recent writing and research have been centred around women/non-binary artists and their practices’ relationship to care, healing and spiritualism. In 2022 her book "Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists" was published by Yale University Press and has received great accolades. It considers how predetermined personal/cultural conditions (race, poverty, disability, mental illness) often presented challenging positions much more complex than just being self-taught.
Lisa lectures for Queen Mary University of London and Christie’s Education, and has written for Hyperallergic, Burnaway, ArtUK, Yale University Press and Cambridge University Press. Curated exhibitions include “Fair Vanity” (2020) which featured artists Nnena Kalu, Lee Godie and Yvette Mayorga, among others. Previously, she curated public art commissions on Chicago’s mass-transit system with the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs, and for Tenderpixel, London. 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.
In 2020, she co-founded the inclusive international curatorial platform Art et al. alongside Sim Luttin of Arts Project Australia and Jennifer Gilbert of Jennifer Lauren Gallery.
Slominski Projects is a curatorial platform and consultancy collaborating with significant private collections, institutions, supported studios, and archives. Slominski Projects also offers advisory for organisations and individuals looking to increase their inclusivity in contemporary art.
Slominski Projects' most notable clients include Cranford Collection whom Lisa has been consulted from 2011-2022. Curatorial and educational affiliations include Christie’s Education, Queen Mary University’s MSc in Creative Arts, Fabrica Centre for Contemporary Art, LUX Moving Image, and The Gallery of Everything. Previously, Lisa was the curator for the project space Tenderpixel, Head of Visual Culture for the Museum of Everything, and curated the first series of public art commissions on Chicago’s mass-transit system with the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs before emigrating to Britain.