* Shaping Art and Cultural Discourse

Welcome! My name is Sabine Linn (she/her). As a cultural practitioner I work at the intersection of contemporary art, research, and global cultural discourse. I understand curatorial practice as a space of engagement and intervention, with a focus on modern and contemporary art in transnational contexts.

My work is shaped by perspectives on decoloniality, diversity, and inclusion, and is oriented toward forms of postcolonial transformation that extend beyond academic debates into practice. I develop formats that activate processes shifting from representation into lived, embodied, and collective experiences.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. 

― Maya Angelou

My practice is shaped by sustained engagement with artistic processes, cultural exchange, and critical inquiry. I bring a global perspective informed by long-term professional experience across the United States, Europe, and Africa.

I develop curatorial and research-based projects that engage with questions of memory, identity, and structural imbalance. I am particularly interested in how art can function as a site for healing and rebalancing, creating conditions in which social, historical, and cultural tensions can be negotiated and transformed.

My work focuses on building relationships between artistic practices, cultural contexts, audiences, and on fostering forms of exchange that support reflection, dialogue, new ways of thinking, and collective processes.

* CV and references available upon request *

Curatorial Practice

I connect artistic practice with broader cultural and socio-political contexts, linking local realities with global perspectives. My work combines conceptual development with strong organizational and production expertise, ensuring the realization of complex transnational projects from initial idea to implementation.

I understand curating as a dynamic and collaborative process that builds relationships between artworks, people, and contexts, and contributes to social and cultural change. Care is a central curatorial method in my practice. This enables shifts in perception and opens space for reflection, connection, and reconfiguration.

I like to work through experimenting with spaces, formats, and collaborators, allowing each project to evolve in response to its specific context and conditions.

Professional Experience

I have contributed to exhibitions, research initiatives, and cultural projects in international contexts, especially at Iwalewahaus, University of Bayreuth, as well as in Stuttgart, London, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and across the African continent, particularly in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Namibia.

My work spans curating, project management, and the realization of exhibitions, performances, concerts, and educational formats in collaboration with artists, scholars, institutions, and interdisciplinary partners.

Expertise

• Curating, organizing and realizing exhibitions

• Research, archival work, and concept development
• Project management and international coordination

• Reflective and diversity-aware practice

• Collaboration with artists, scholars, institutions, and interdisciplinary teams

I work across institutional and independent settings, with a focus on modern and contemporary African art in a global context.

Education

I hold a Master of Arts in interdisciplinary African Studies, with a focus on Curatorial and Art Studies, and Social and Cultural Anthropology, from the University of Bayreuth.

My curatorial practice was further developed through the realization of exhibitions and project-based work at Iwalewahaus, University of Bayreuth, with a focus on modern and contemporary African art in a global context.

In addition, I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Imaging from the prestigious ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, California, USA.

I am available for curatorial projects, project management, and collaborative formats in the field of contemporary art and culture, including the development and realization of exhibitions, public programs, and interdisciplinary initiatives.

I work with museums, galleries, cultural institutions, and independent partners, and welcome professional opportunities in Germany and internationally.

* CV and references available upon request *

Ready to collaborate?

I would love to hear from you!