Sarah Lookofsky

Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Director

Sarah Lookofsky is Director of Kunstnernes Hus in Oslo, a kunsthalle founded by artists in 1930 that includes exhibition spaces, a cinema, and artist studios. As the institution approaches its centennial, Lookofsky hopes to explore how art and its institutional armatures inherit and respond to histories amid contemporary crises. Previously, Lookofsky was Associate Director of MoMA’s International Program in New York, focusing on modern and contemporary art from Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America. She has also worked at the intersection of art and education, serving as Dean of the Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo (2020–2023) and as faculty and head of the Curatorial Studies programme at the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Programme (2010–14). Lookofsky has curated and published widely across platforms, served as General Advisor to the 9th Berlin Biennale, and was Arts Editor for DIS Magazine. She holds a PhD in Art History, Theory, and Criticism from the University of California, San Diego.

Sarah Lookofsky will visit Vienna on a curatorial exchange with OCA Norway in November 2025.

Photo: Julie Hrncirova/Studio Abrakadabra