Jenifer Papararo (born 1966 in Chelmsford, UK) is a curator and writer of contemporary art and founding member of curatorial/design/service collective Instant Coffee. She currently holds the position of Executive Director at the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1][2][3] She was previously a curator at the Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver and the director of Mercer Union, Toronto. She is credited with staging the first solo exhibitions of international artists Mark Leckey[4] and Jeremy Blake in Canada.[citation needed] Her writing has appeared in Canadian Art,[5] Mix Magazine, C[6] and Lola[7] as well as numerous exhibition essays and catalogue contributions. She was "selected from a national sweep of experts in the fields of contemporary art" to act as one of the "Nominators" for the 2017 Scotiabank Photography Award.[8]

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  1. ^ "About Us | Plug In ICA". plugin.org. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  2. ^ "Why I chose Winnipeg over Vancouver". www.winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  3. ^ "Jenifer Papararo Appointed Programs Director at Plug In - Canadian Art". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  4. ^ "Turner Prize : Mercer Union". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  5. ^ "Canadian Art -- First Person: Jenifer Papararo and "sweet..."". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  6. ^ "C Magazine Press Release". Archived from the original on 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  7. ^ "General Idea: Reviews and articles". Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  8. ^ "History". www.scotiabank.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.