Naz Cuguoğlu

Naz Cuguoğlu is a curator and art writer whose work explores themes of intersectional identities and diasporic experiences. Currently, she works as a curator of contemporary art at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. She held positions at KADIST, Wattis Institute, de Young Museum, and SFMOMA. Her curatorial experience includes exhibitions and programs at documenta fifteen, the 15th Istanbul Biennial, the Taiwan Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale, the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, and Haus der Kulturen der Welt. She has previously held roles at institutions, such as KADIST, The Wattis Institute, de Young Museum, and SFMOMA. She was as an artist advisor for Joan Mitchell Foundation, and a juror for Sondheim Artscape Prize 2021. Her writings have appeared in Art Asia Pacific, Hyperallergic, and Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art. As a co-founder of Collective Çukurcuma, she experiments with collaborative curatorial practices through reading groups and international exhibitions.