Holding a Master’s degree in Art History and Cultural Mediation from the Sorbonne, Madeleine Filippi has been an independent curator and art critic since 2011, working with both public and private cultural institutions (Beirut Art Fair, Colombo Art Biennale, Frac Champagne-Ardenne, Saison France-Roumanie, Centre d’art Ange Leccia, etc.). Her research focuses on the intersection of Memory, Language, and liminal spaces, viewed as vectors and witnesses of contemporary societal issues. Her curatorial approach is grounded in a critical practice informed by philosophy and sociology. Particularly attentive to time-based media and the status of the image (photography, video art), her projects also explore the porosity between these mediums and broader visual practices, spanning from installation to drawing. After serving as co-editor-in-chief of Revue Diapo, a magazine specialized in performance and video art, she became the director of Galerie Vanessa Quang (Paris, France). She was subsequently appointed collection manager for several private collectors, as well as for the Zinsou Foundation (Cotonou, Benin). She also taught the art market at the University of Corsica (2019-2023). Today, she contributes to various art magazines and exhibition catalogues focusing on emerging art scenes and the art market both in France and internationally (Art Press, Le Quotidien de l’art, L’art même, etc.). She regularly lectures at higher education institutions and universities (Paris College of Art, IESA, Sciences Po, etc.) and serves on various art juries. Former co-president of C-E-A (French Association of Curators) (2023–March 2026) and vice-president of CIPAC (Federation of Contemporary Art Professionals) (2023–2025), she is a member of the expert council of the Altaïr Think Tank, and a member of AICA France. She was shortlisted for the AICA Prize in 2020.
(Upcoming)
–Mazzeri Shifter, Yan Tomasewski (solo show)- Arsenale (Bastia), December 8 to 31, 2026 – Winning project of the Encore! Endowment Fund Curatorial Grant
– Spomenik, mon coeur va exploser – Solo show by Andrea Vamos – Bonneuil Cultural Center, November 8 to December 31, 2025
– Salon Emeraude #1 “Fragment” – Group exhibition featuring Esmeralda Da Costa, Cécile Granier de Cassagnac, Natalia Jaime-Cortez – December 6 to 14, 2025
– Punti di vista – Group Show Sébastien Arrighi, Yoann Giovannoni, Yan Leandri, Lea Eouzan Pieri, Mattea Riu and Lou Aude Sémété – Lectoure Foto Festival “Terra Nostra” (Lectoure, France) 20/07/2024 – 29/09/2024
– De ce Monde – Solo show Brankica Žilović – Julie Carreda Gallery (Paris, France) 16/05/2024 – 15/06/2024
– Entre là – Group show : Fernando Allen, Edgar Ariel, Marcos Avila Forero, Sara Bichao, Alice Brygo, Fredi Casco, Esmeralda Da Costa, Maria Laet, Glenda Leon, Sujim Lim, Violaine Lochu, Nefeli Papadimouli, Abel Rojo, Moussa Sarr, Sumuel Suffren, Capucine Vever, Zohreh Zavareh – Co- curatrice Claire Luna – Centre d’art Casa Conti – Ange Leccia (Oletta, France) 2/04/2023 – 2/06/2023
– Yesterday Was a Terrible Day #2 – Solo show vidéo, Mounir Fatmi – Videotage Art Center (Hong Kong) – 01/05/2023 – 30/06/2023 2022
– La Conscience de l’eau – Group show, Rune Guneriussen et Maud Louvrier Clerc – Maison de la Norvège CIUP (Paris, France) – Ora – Solo show, Sébastien Arrighi – Citadelle Miollis et Manifesto Paris (Ajaccio, France)
– Abitanti – Solo show , Marion Gambin – Citadelle Miollis et Manifesto Paris (Ajaccio, France)
– Yesterday Was a Terrible Day – Solo show vidéo, Mounir Fatmi – Centre d’art Casa Conti-Ange Leccia (Oletta, France)
– Les Heures Grises – Group Show, Marielle De Degioanni, Leo Dorfner et Michele Landel – Galerie Segolène Brossette (Paris, France)
– Public Pool #8 ” Les Espaces Autres”. Curatrices: Madeleine Filippi, Marie Gayet, Anabelle Lacroix et Leïla Simon pour C-E-A | Association Française des commissaires d’exposition – CCC OD (Tours – France)
– Divagations Amoureuses – Group Sow, Odonchimeg Davaadorj, Marielle Degioanni, Julien Serve, Bertrand Robert – Gallery Ségolene Brossette (Paris, France)
– The Sensitive Sea – Group Show, Saïd Affifi, Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen, Sabyl Ghoussoub, Ange Leccia, Sarah Trouche. Curated by Madeleine Filippi & Sophie Lanoë – Beirut Art Fair 2019( Beirut, Lebanon) with the support of French Institute.
– The Sensitive Sea – Group Show, Saïd Affifi, Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen, Ange Leccia, Sarah Trouche. Curated by Madeleine Filippi & Sophie Lanoë – Frans Krajcberg Foundation (Paris, France)
– Hier n’a pas eu lieu 1989-2019 – Group Show, with Irina Botea, Adrien Porcu Deiana, David Raffini and Stefan Sava – Ange Leccia Art Center (Oletta, France) & Studio Gallery 030202 (Bucarest, Romania) Label The France-Romania Season 2019
– Public Pool #6 “Commun – Common” – Curated by Jean-Christophe Arcos, Madeleine Filippi and Marie Gayet for C-E-A / French Curators Association at Frac Champagne Ardenne (Reims, France)
– Narcissus – Patty Chang and Ange Leccia – Video program, Super Dakota gallery (Brussels, Belgium)
– Videos-Performances program – Le Centre, guest curator. Artists : Jelili Atiku, Catherine Bay, J.F. Boclé,Guillaume Désanges, Kenny Dunkan,Eric Duyckaerts, Violaine Lochu, M.C. Messouma Manlanbien, Sarah Trouche (Cotonou, Benin)
– Public Pool #5 “VICINITIES”- Curated by Jean-Christophe Arcos Madeleine Filippi and Marie Gayet for C-E-A / French Curators Association at Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris, France)
– Casse Pipe – Solo show, David Raffini & Florian Pugnaire, Musée National de la Maison Bonaparte, Label European Heritage Days (France)
– Prova à Scappà #2 – Solo Show, Emilie Raffalli, Centre Culturel Municipal Le Diamant (Ajaccio, France)
– Public Pool #4 “ECRIRE L’ART”- Curated by Aurélie Faure, Madeleine Filippi, Marie Gayet and Sarah Mercadante, for C-E-A / French Curators Association at Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris, France)
– Memorie Vive – Flavia Bigi, Odie Chaavkaa (Odonchimeg Davaadorj), Mounir Fatmi, Francesca Romana Pinzari, Gaïa Scaramella, L29 Gallery (Rome, Italy). Label Rome Art Week (RAW)
– FACCIA A FACCIA, VENNI, VIDI, VISSI – Solo Show, Sarah Trouche, Vanessa Quang Gallery (Paris, France)
– Colombo IN Colombo – Jean – François Boclé’s conference-performance for the 4th Colombo Art Biennale, Curated by Madeleine Filippi & Rajesh Punj (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
– George Lilanga, Solo show, Zinsou Foundation (Cotonou, Benin)
– Exhibition of permanent collection from the Zinsou family, Group Show, Léonce Raphaël Agbodjelou, Sammy Baloji, Bruce Clarke, Omar Victor Diop, Kifouli Dossou, Kenny Dunkan, Romuald Hazoumè, Esther Mahlangu, Emo de Medeiros, Kwesi Owusu-Ankomah, Gérard Quenum, Malick Sidibé and Cyprien Tokoudagba, Ouidah Museum, Zinsou Foundation (Ouidah, Benin)
– LE SEIN-DESSIN – Group Show, Bianca Argimon, Zoulikha Bouabdellhhah, Camille de Galbert, Léo Dorfner, Mounir Fatmi, Sarah Fisthole, Carlos Franklin, Pole Ka, Cendres Lavy, Martin Lord, Lucien Murat, Domitille Ortès. Berttrand Robert, Fred Sallaz, Julien Serve, Michaela Spiegel, Jeanne Susplugas, Tatiana Wolska and Marion Zilio, VivoEquidem Gallery (Paris, France)
– Capturer l’éphémère – Group Show, Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen, Reynald Drouhin, Markus Henttonen, Emeric Lhuisset, Christophe Luxereau, Jari Silomäki, Berndnaut Smilde and Sarah Trouche, Vanessa Quang Gallery (Paris, France)
– A l’Ouest Rien De Nouveau – Solo Show, Emeric Lhuisset, Vanessa Quang gallery (Paris, France)
– POLKAPALACE – Group Show, Alexandre Perigot, Agnès Accorsi, Ange Leccia, Antoine Giacomoni, Antoine Graziani, Bernard Filippi, David Raffini, Dominique Degli Esposti, Emilie Raffalli, Hakima El Djoudi, Jacques Tati, Jean-Joseph Renucci, Jean-Louis Subissi, Jean- Luc Moulène, Jean-Paul Marcheschi, Jean-Paul Pancrazi, José Lorenzi, José Pini, Laurence Lorenzi, Louis Schiavo, Pierre Rossignol, Toussaint Dominici, Vincent Corrieri, Co-curated by Madeleine Filippi, Alexandre Perigot & Gabrielle Vitte, Musée d’art et d’Histoire de Bastia. Label Marseille Provence European Capital of Culture 2013 (France)
– Show Off Digital Art Fair – Group Show, Clarisse Tranchard, Annie Abrahams & Igor Stromajer, Curator for performative program (Paris, France)
-1812-2012 – Solo Show, Lucien Murat, Musée National de la Maison Bonaparte. Label European Heritage Days (France)