Matilde Nuzzo

Image: Courtesy of Matilde Nuzzo

Residency Period: September 4 - 8, 2025

International Curatorial Resident Matilde Nuzzo is a sinologist by training and visual arts curator by profession, graduating from Venice’s venerable Universita Ca’Foscari. Over the last five years she founded LensArt, an initiative to highlight neuro-diverse artists and inclusivity, and has curated and managed numerous exhibitions, workshops and cultural events to deliver significant viewer experiences. Project partners include Pistoletto Foundation, University of Verona, Fondazione Marchesani (Venice), ArtVerona 2023, l’Atelier Espressivo Ticino and Spazio Thetis (Venice), among others. Matilde is project manager for the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka and was a project coordinator and gallery manager for Art Museum at the University of Toronto’s presentation of Ydessa Hendeles: Grand Hotel, an official collateral event at the 60th Venice Biennale (2024). Matilde also produces the monthly people column on ArtsLife.com featuring interviews with artists (including Canadians such as Leesa Streifler, Mats Nordstrom and Zachari Logan).

While in Canada, Matilde will conduct studio and gallery visits and offer public talks on her curatorial practice including her ongoing projects to elevate inclusivity and community-development practices with neuro-diverse artists.

Image: Courtesy of Matilde Nuzzo