Tom Engels

Grazer Kunstverein
Artistic Director

Tom Engels (born 1989 in Belgium) works across visual art, choreography, and performance. Since 2021, he has been Artistic Director of Grazer Kunstverein, where he is currently bringing his tenure to a close with solo exhibitions by Tom Burr and Nora Schultz. From January 2026 onwards, he will take up the position of Director of Kunstverein München. In 2023, he was appointed Curator of the 15th Baltic Triennial at the Contemporary Art Centre in Vilnius, which he developed in collaboration with Maya Tounta. His projects and collaborations have been presented internationally at Museion (Bolzano), Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong), M HKA (Antwerp), and Jan Mot (Brussels), among others. At Grazer Kunstverein, publishing has been central to his exhibition-making, resulting in around fifteen volumes produced with Julie Peeters, alongside editorial projects with Sternberg Press, Axis Axis, Roma Publications, and Sarma. Engels has also collaborated with choreographers including Alexandra Bachzetsis, Mette Ingvartsen, Eszter Salamon, Mette Edvardsen, Bryana Fritz, and PRICE/Mathias Ringgenberg. He holds master’s degrees in Art History from Ghent University and in Choreography and Performance from the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies, University of Gießen.

Tom Engels will visit Norway on a curatorial exchange with OCA Norway in November 2025.

Photo: Marina Sula