Natalie King
Australian curator
Natalie King (born 1966) is an Australian curator and writer working in Melbourne, Australia. She specialises in Australian and international programs for contemporary art and visual culture; exhibitions, publications, workshops, lectures and cultural partnerships across contemporary art and indigenous culture.
King was formerly Chief Curator of Melbourne Biennial Lab, the Creative Associate of MPavilion and curator for Tracey Moffatt for the Australian Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale 2017.
Since 2017, she has been a senior research fellow at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Australia and was recently appointed to the role of enterprise professor at the VCA. In that role she was named in The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence awards for Arts, Culture and Sport in October 2018. In September 2019, King was appointed as curator of the first Pacific and transgender artist, Yuki Kihara, to represent Aotearoa New Zealand at the 59th Venice Biennale 2022.
Early life
Natalie King grew up in North Balwyn, Melbourne Victoria, in a conventional Jewish household. From a young age she had an interest in the indigenous history of the city, including the work of Aboriginal artist Destiny Deacon and long-time collaborator Virginia Fraser.
Education
King completed a Master of Arts (M.A.), Visual Arts & Museum Studies at Monash University in Victoria Australia, between 1991 and 1993.
Career
Venice Biennale
Natalie King's curatorships include Tracey Moffatt's exhibition for the Australian pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale 2017; for the first Pasifika and Samoan artist, Yuki Kihara for the New Zealand pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale 2022; and in 2024, the inaugural Timor-Leste pavilion, Maria Madeira: Kiss and Don’t Tell at the 60th Venice Biennale 2024.
Other institutions and projects
King's previous roles include Chief Curator of Melbourne Biennial Lab, City of Melbourne; senior research fellow, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne and Creative Associate of MPavilion.
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