Jenifer Papararo

Jenifer Papararo (born 1966 in Chelmsford, UK) is a curator and writer of contemporary art and founding member of curatorial/design/service collective Instant Coffee. She currently holds the position of Executive Director at the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art in Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[1][2][3] She was previously a curator at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver and the director of Mercer Union, Toronto. She is credited with staging the first solo exhibitions of international artists Mark Leckey^[4] and Jeremy Blake in Canada.^{[citation needed]} Her writing has appeared in Canadian Art,^[5] Mix Magazine, C^[6] and Lola^[7] as well as numerous exhibition essays and catalogue contributions. She was "selected from a national sweep of experts in the fields of contemporary art" to act as one of the "Nominators" for the 2017 Scotiabank Photography Award.^[8]

Selected writing

• "Interview with Catriona Jeffries", Hunter & Cook #10, 2011
• "Frances Stark, I’ve Had It and A Half", C Magazine #111, 2011
• Sharon Hayes: Votes for Women, Contemporary Art Gallery Publications, 2011
• OK Big Time: Ruti Sela & Mayaan Amir, Contemporary Art Gallery Publication, 2011
• Damian Moppett: Just an Amateur, The Visible Work, Catalogue Essay, 2005
• Caught in the Act, an Anthology of Performance Art, YYZ Publications, 2004
• Mark Leckey: Soundsystem, Exhibition Essay, Mercer Union Publications, 2004