Vit à : Paris/Zurich , France/ Suisse
Julia Cistiakova (b.1979 in Lithuania, lives and works between Paris and Zürich), the graduate of the School of Curatorial Studies École du Magasin (2007, Grenoble, France), holding a Master of Visual Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts of Vilnius (2004, Lithuania), is currently Artistic Director of JPS Art Foundation Zug-Paris, as well as independent curator, and artist.
In 2021, she held the position of Director for Contemporary art development in the Department of the Nièvre in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region at the French Ministry of Culture. Prior to this, she has been Artistic Director of the IN SITU patrimoine et l’art contemporain (2020) project in the Occitan Region.
From 2017 to 2020 Julia took on the directorship of Contemporary Art Space in Privas (France), where she developed an outstanding international exhibition program, and brought the institution to a higher level. For her achievements in Privas, Julia has been decorated with the special mentioning from the French Ministry of Education.
In 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, Julia co-curated two yearlong exhibition projects at La Box, Bourges, and at Grand Cordel, Rennes, France, respectively. Between 2012-2014, in Lithuania, Julia curated several important international exhibitions at the Contemporary Art Center in Vilnius, and in Klaipeda, as well as at Nida Art Colony, and Academy of Fine Arts in Vilnius. Her projects have changed the artistic landscape of the country. Earlier, as an independent curator, she curated numerous exhibitions in France, Switzerland, Canada, Belgium, Russia, and co-curated an exhibition for Performa’09 in New York. Julia has repeatedly collaborated with Hans Ulrich Obrist on the BEC (Brutally Early Club) project. She’s the author of a series of short films about curatorial work.
From 2018 to 2019 Julia has been a member of Administration Council of the LUX – Scène nationale Art visuels + Arts scéniques Art Center in Valence, France.
Julia Cistiakova is editor of multiple contributions and authored essays to catalogues on contemporary art. She is also co-author of the book Harald Szeemann. Individual methodology (2008).
Julia is also a member of IKT International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art.
EXPOSITIONS (selection)
2024
April
I Resolved to Make a Virtue of My Desire, Spazio Malvasia, Venise, IT, exposition collective avec Julia Declaire, Tracey Emin, Cecilia Granara, Dorothy Iannone, Robin Meier Wiratunga, Jonas Mekas, Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Malù Dalla Piccola, Recycle Group, Ekaterina Shcherbakova, Morgane Tschiember
2023
Septembre-novembre
U, exposition personnelle de Sergio Verastegui, Praz-Delavallade Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Octobre -novembre
A Wild Weed, exposition personnelle de Ceirra Evans, Perspective Galerie, Paris, FR
2022
Octobre
Désolé, Madame, pop-up exposition, JPS Art Foundation, Paris, FR
2021
Oct. – déc.
Le Jardin, exposition personnelle d’Anna Solal, Espace d’art contemporain, Privas, FR
2020 -2021
R, exposition personnelle de Sergio Verastegui, Espace d’art contemporain, Privas, FR
2020
Juin-aout
In Situ-Patrimoine et art contemporain, exposition itinérante dans la Région Occitanie, FR (annulé à cause de COVID-19)
Jan.- mars
21, rue Franki Kramer, 07100, Annonay, exposition personnelle de Pieter van der Schaaf, Espace d’art contemporain, Privas, FR
2019 – 2020
Apposite Sustainability, exposition collective avec Benedikte Bjerre, Dominique Koch, Nicolas Momein, Philipp Schwalb. Double exposition à l’Espace d’art contemporain du Théâtre de Privas et au CAP–Centre d’arts plastiques de Saint-Fons, FR
2019
Mai-sep.
Storytelling (Fragments d’histoires), avec Wilfrid Almendra, Jonas Brinker, Delphine Chapuis-Schmitz, Robin Meier, Cécile Serres, Lawrence Weiner. Première exposition itinérante dans la ville de Privas, FR
Mars-avr.
Affinités des sols et autres histoires des plantes, exposition monographique d’Uriel Orlow, Espace d’art contemporain, Privas, FR
Jan.-fév.
Entre les frontières , exposition collective avec William Anastasi, Baptiste Croze, Nick Devereux, Lucile Littot, Espace d’art contemporain, Privas, FR
2018
novembre – décembre
Eva Koťátková & Co,Espace d’art contemporain, Privas
septembre – octobre
Lei Saito, exposition monographique, Espace d’art contemporain, Privas
juillet – septembre
On était en dessous du niveau de la rivière. Julia Borderie & Eloïse Le Gallo, Espace d’art contemporain, Privas (co-commissaire)
avril – juin
Under the Carpet. Morgane Tschiember, Espace d’art contemporain, Privas
https://www.theatredeprivas.com/morgane-tschiember/
février – avril
Paradigme de la visibilité, Espace d’art contemporain, Privas
https://www.theatredeprivas.com/paradigme-de-la-visibilite/
2017 novembre – 2018 janvier
La Perspective du monde, Espace d’art contemporain, Privas
https://www.theatredeprivas.com/la-perspective-du-monde/
2017
septembre – novembre
La Recherche de réseau. Recycle Group, Espace d’art contemporain, Privas
https://www.theatredeprivas.com/recycle-group/
2016 septembre- 2017 mai
Co-commissaire, cycle des expositions Back to the Future, Grand Cordel, Rennes, France
http://www.grand-cordel.com/expositions/programmation-16-17/
http://www.grand-cordel.com/2016/08/30/dispositif-specifique/
http://www.grand-cordel.com/2016/11/28/templeos/
http://www.grand-cordel.com/2017/02/28/volume-doubli-30-03-03-06-2017-lei-saito/
2015 septembre – 2016 mai
Co-commissaire, cycle des expositions Città Invisibili, Galerie La Box, Bourges, France
https://www.ensa-bourges.fr/index.php/fr/2015-09-21-14-55-21/citta-invisibili
2014
novembre
The Other Sight, CAC Vilnius, Lituanie
http://www.cac.lt
juin
Exposition personnelle du photographe lituanien Antanas Sutkus Untitled, Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lituanie
http://www.galerijavartai.lt
2013
Novembre
Entre temps et histoire, Titanikas, Vilnius, Lituanie
Commandé par l’Institut Français et le Goethe-Institut
http://nidacolony.lt
Octobre
What Is Missing ?, CAC Klaipeda, Lituanie
http://www.kkkc.lt
2012
Septembre
Exposition franco-lituanienne Prestige : Fantasmagorie de notre temps, CAC, Klaipeda, Lituanie
http://www.kkkc.lt