Curator
London
Carolina Lio is a contemporary art curator and researcher based in London. Her work develops exhibitions, public programmes and research projects at the intersection of contemporary art, social practice and cultural research. She holds a BA in Semiotics from Università di Bologna, an MA in Curating Contemporary Art from the Royal College of Art, London, and is also a graduate of the CuratorLab programme at Konstfack University, Stockholm.
Current work:
→ Founder and Director, Looking Forward Art Projects, London (2019–ongoing) – Link
→ Co-curator, Visible, Cittadellarte–Fondazione Pistoletto (2020–ongoing) – Link
→ Senior Lecturer and Unit Leader, Istituto Marangoni London (2020–ongoing)
→ Editor-in-Chief, Art Notes Journal (2025–ongoing) – Link
→ Curator, Slow Disasters, UK/MX/ZA (2022–ongoing)
→ Co-Lead and Curator, AHRC/Future Observatory's Design Generator project Field Hospital (2026–2027)
remote residency

SAC International Curatorial Residency
Residency awarded by Sant Andreu Contemporani, Barcelona. A residency by City of Barcelona and Institut Ramon Llull in collaboration with Premi Miquel Casablancas.
2020
with Sprovieri, London

Sprovieri at Frieze London
Frieze London
Giorgio Andreotta Calò, Francesco Arena, Pedro Cabrita Reis, Jimmie Durham, and Jannis Kounellis
2018
with Sprovieri, London

Nan Goldin / Boris Mikhailov
Photo London, Somerset House, London
In the context of Photo London, Sprovieri presents works by Nan Goldin and Boris Mikhailov, two masters of intimacy and life on the margins.
2018
with Sprovieri, London

Pedro Cabrita Reis, Jimmie Durham, Cildo Meireles
Sprovieri, London
Group show in collaboration with Galeria Luisa Strina, Sao Paulo.
2018










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