Catapulta, hosted Allison Glenn, curator of the 2026 Toronto Biennial of Art, on a research trip to Spain from October 6–10. As part of her curatorial process for the upcoming biennial, Glenn traveled to several Spanish cities to visit artists in their studios, attended exhibitions in museums and contemporary art centers, and engaged with local art professionals.
Allison Glenn is a New York-based curator and writer whose work focuses on the intersection of art and public space through public art, biennials, and major new commissions by contemporary artists. She was the Artistic Director-at-Large of The Shepherd, Detroit at the time of the visit.
For over fifteen years, she has been committed to producing ambitious, site-specific, and experimental projects in collaboration with artists from around the world. Her previous roles included Co-Curator of Counterpublic Triennial 2023, Senior Curator at New York’s Public Art Fund, and Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. She served on the Board of Directors of ARCAthens.
