Stephanie von Spreter has over twenty-five years of experience as a professional in the field of contemporary visual art in Norway and internationally, including curating exhibitions, seminars and conferences, writing, editorial and academic work, consulting, and management of large-scale exhibitions and projects.
Her expertise entails photography, Nordic/circumpolar art and artistic practices engaging with AI. Her research lies at the intersection of contemporary artistic practices, art history, posthuman feminism, decolonial and cultural theory, and Arctic and environmental humanities discourses. She has curated a large number of contemporary art exhibitions and published extensively in leading academic journals, anthologies, artist books and exhibition catalogues.
Stephanie von Spreter previously served as artistic and managing director of Fotogalleriet, Oslo, and worked for international exhibitions including the 3rd, 4th and 5th Berlin Biennale, the 50th Venice Biennale and Documenta11. She holds a PhD in Art History from UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, an MA in Contemporary Art from Manchester University/Sotheby’s Institute and a BA in Art History from UCL University College London.
Keywords: contemporary art, photography, new media, AI, Arctic, circumpolar North, Nordic, feminism, decoloniality.
2026
Paper: Entangled Temporalities and AI: Lesia Vasylchenko’s Chronosphere
Scientific Organizers: NECS European Network for Cinema and Media Studies; University of Montpellier Paul-Valéry
Panel Participant
2025
Paper: Speculative Methodologies for New Nordic [Feminist] Art Histories
Scientific Organizer: The University of Oslo
Panel Participant
2025
Panel: Biennials in the Nordic Countries: Histories, Places, Practices and Politics
Scientific Organizers: NORDIK Nordic Association for Art Historians; Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki; University of Helsinki
Panel Moderator
2024
Paper (with Ulla Schildt): Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen and Flowers from Svalbard
Organizers: The National Library of Norway, Preus The National Museum of Photography in collaboration with Arkiv i Nordland and Gallery Nõua, Bodø
Panel Participant
2023
Paper: Ghost of the Past? The (In)visible Hans Egede Monument at Trinity Church, Oslo
Scientfic Organizers: Kulturbyrået Mesén; Vigeland Museum; The University of Oslo
Panel Participant
2022
Scientific Co-organizers: Marthe T. Fjellestad, Hanne H. Stien, Elin Haugdal / UiT The Arctic University of Norway; Perspektivet Museum, Tromsø
Scientific Organizer
& Moderator
2021
Paper: Artistic (Re)search Into the Ice: Seeing What We Cannot Grasp, Grasping What We Need to See
Scientific Organizers: Anne Hemkendreis, Anna-Sophie Jürgens / Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald; University of Freiburg; Australian National University, Canberra
Panel Participant
2021
Paper: Feminist Strategies for Changing the Story: Contemporary Artistic Practice Re-imagining Arctic Exploration Narratives
Scientfic Organizers: The Norwegian Association of Art Historians; The National Museum of Architecture, Oslo
Panel Participant
2021
Paper: Shifting Focus. From Representation to Re-presentation and Materiality: Reading the Photographic Works of Pia Arke (1958-2007)
Scientific Co-organizer: Linn Burchert / Humboldt University, Berlin; UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø
Scientific Organizer
& Panel Participant
When the World Shimmers explores the subtle beauty of everyday life through moments of light, movement, and atmosphere. The project captures fleeting impressions and transforms them into visual experiences, inviting viewers to pause, observe, and discover new perspectives in the world around them.
The Image of Things brings together the artistic practices of Juan Covelli, Anna Sofie Mathiasen, Lara Ögel, Amind Sahan, and Kim Svensson. Presented at the Guttormsgaard Archive in Blaker, the exhibition explores the relationship between images, objects, archives, and contemporary artistic perspectives, inviting visitors to reflect on how images shape our understanding of things and the world around us.
For research collaborations, curatorial projects, academic invitations, commissioned writing, lectures, editorial work, and contemporary art consulting.
Contemporary art research, curatorial practice, and critical writing at the intersection of art history, photography, and environmental humanities.
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