cindy sissokho

Bio

Cindy Sissokho (b. 1992, France) is an independent curator, cultural producer, art consultant, and writer whose practice focuses on anticolonial, social and political approaches within the arts and culture. Her curatorial work is nurtured by the urgency to broaden and disseminate knowledge and artistic production from systemically racialised and marginalised perspectives. 

Her practice takes shape across multiple formats, including curating multidisciplinary research residencies, small to large-scale exhibitions, critical writing, mentoring, lecturing, panel talks, and other forms of public engagement.

She is currently working on two long-term projects. The first is a collective digital glossary of non-terms for the Institution(ing)s project directed by Luísa Santos across Europe, opening up conversations around living knowledges, collective memory, and institutions.

The second is Atlantic Threads, an artistic and cultural programme initiated by the Brazilian organisation Pivô, where she works as Curator. This project fosters connections between Brazil, Europe and West Africa.

Deeply committed to curatorial and artistic development, as well as consultancy, she regularly collaborates with artists, curators, and institutions over short to long term projects. Her consultancy work spans mentoring, portfolio reviews, juries and selection panels, art school's curriculum review, and more.

CV

She recently worked as a Curator at the Wellcome Collection in London, where she curated the major exhibition Hard Graft: Work, Health & Rights (Sep 24-Apr25) and Expecting: Birth, Belief & Protection that opened on 24 October 2025 (closing on 19 April 2026.

She was the co-Curator of the French Pavilion at the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale in 2024 working with artist Julien Creuzet and curator Céline Kopp.

She previously worked as a Curator and Touring and Special Projects Producer at the New Art Exchange and as part of the Exhibitions & Public Programmes team at Nottingham Contemporary.