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BIO

Anna Souter is a writer, researcher, and curator with an interest in the intersections between contemporary art and ecology. As an art critic and journalist, her work has been published by Art Monthly, The Architectural Review, Burlington Contemporary, The Guardian, Hyperallergic, and Resurgence & Ecologist, among others. Her curatorial projects include collaborations with Omved Gardens, Roman Road, DATEAGLE ART, Lychee One, and RCA Critical Practice. She also writes fiction and has participated in research groups and residencies with Kone Foundation, Corridor8, Exposed Art Projects, and Artquest Peer Forum at Camden Art Centre. 

RESIDENCIES, RESEARCH GROUPS & AWARDS

Group residency, ‘In Light of Plants‘, 2022, Saari Residency hosted by Kone Foundation

Writer-in-residence, Thinking Through Extinction, 2020. Hosted by Corridor8 in partnership with University of Leeds & Manchester Museum

Recipient of the GRAIN Projects Writing Bursary 2020 supported by Arts Council England

Artquest Peer Forum at Camden Arts Centre, 2019-[ongoing]. Organised by artist Lea Collet, the group explores the importance of collective affection and how artists can organise, communicate, present themselves and work towards social change by sharing a more personal and intimate voice through their work.

‘Intelligence Debiased‘ research group at Exposed Art Projects, 2020-[ongoing]. The group is investigating how intelligence can be recognised and understood beyond the anthropomorphic bias.

Shortlisted for the Financial Times/Bodley Head Essay Prize 2018