Pia Singh is an independent curator and arts writer based in Chicago, IL. Born in Bombay, India, she served as the Associate Director of Volte Gallery (DXB) before moving to Chicago, where she worked as an organizational consultant for South Asian not-for-profit organizations. As an independent curator, Singh has mounted group exhibitions at Heaven Gallery, Julius Caesar, Aspect/Ratio (now Engage Projects), Ads Donna, Chicago, and at the Northeastern Illinois University Art Gallery. She is currently planning a group exhibition at NONSTNDRD, St.Louis for 2025. During the early days of the pandemic, Singh founded 'by & for’, an online platform to build lateral solidarities between local emerging curators, contemporary artists, and arts professionals to bolster community-led social justice initiatives. Her academic research focuses on community-engaged arts practices at the intersection of contemporary art and design, challenging structural and pedagogical hierarchies within and outside of which artists forge pathways toward systemic change. Singh serves as curatorial advisor to Shillim Institute's Residency Program in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, IN.
She has been published by Sixty Inches from Center, Chicago Reader, NewCity, Brooklyn Rail, Tussle, Hyperallergic, Cultured Magazine, and ArtIndia, alongside other regional publications.
