TEAM 2026
Sanna Almajedi, the Iana Safina co-curator
Sanna Almajedi is a curator and writer based in New York, currently serving as Performance Curator at e-flux. She recently served as Performance Curator for the 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale, Séance: Technology of the Spirit, held between August and November 2025. Almajedi co-curated Publishing Against the Grain–which was produced by Independent Curators International and toured institutions including Zeitz MOCAA and CCA, Lagos–and more recently curated Babel at SARA’S / Dunkunsthalle, Summer Dinner at Slip House, and Bricks of Memory, Fragments of Home, an online exhibition for White Columns.
Photo: Ali Asperheim
Anna Khimasia, the Cynthia Wu co-curator
Anna Khimasia is an independent curator and has curated exhibitions and performance events in both Canada and the United States. Her curatorial projects are often collaborative and focus on underrepresented voices and histories. She was the 2023–24 AIRspace Curator-in-Residence at Abrons Arts Center and is a co-founder of International Arrivals (IA), a NYFA-sponsored project supporting artists hailing from countries in conflict. She produces and hosts the IA podcast, which features conversations with international artists about displacement, migration, and transnational belonging. Recent publications include a new essay on Harold Offeh’s early performance video work and an assistant editor role for Kambui Olujimi: North Star, Meditations on Boundlessness. She has taught courses on contemporary art and performance at Carleton University, UCLA, and Rutgers University, where she is currently a lecturer. She received her Ph.D. from the Institute of Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture (ICSLAC) at Carleton University.
Photo: Sean Lynch
Anoushka Bhalla, Development Officer
Anoushka Bhalla is an artist and arts professional whose work spans contemporary art, cultural strategy, development, and partnerships. She received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and has exhibited internationally. Alongside her studio practice, she has built a robust global network within the art market, and has contributed to arts media, international outreach initiatives, sponsorship development, and relationship-building across galleries, nonprofits, artists, and cultural organizations. She served as the first Director of Development and Relations at IMPULSE, where she lead fundraising and strategic partnerships in support of the magazine's mission and public programming.
Alice Herbert, Catalog Designer
Alice Herbert is a contemporary artist and curator based in New York City. Following her graduation from UC Davis, Herbert relocated to the city and presented her inaugural New York-based artist-curator exhibition in 2026 and will be featured in Spring/BREAK in September, while also maintaining a studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Her practice is informed by investigations into information systems, temporality, and object life cycles.
Eva Mayhabal Davis, the Bailey Coleman co-curator
Eva Mayhabal Davis (b. Toluca, Mexico) is a cultural advocate and curator, collaborating with artists and creatives in the production of exhibitions, texts, and events. Recent projects include the Indigenous Practice Studio (IPS) at the Queens Museum and co-curating Bronx Calling: The Bronx 5th Biennial at The Bronx Museum of Art. She is a co-director at Transmitter, a collaborative curatorial initiative in Brooklyn. Her work in advocacy and equity is rooted in Indigenous and diasporic dialogues. She is a founding member of El Salón, a creative meetup based on a soulful potluck. In 2018, she was a fellow at the Art & Law Program, in 2019, she was a fellow at the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Leadership Advocacy and the New York Foundation of the Arts Leadership Boot Camp, and in 2020, she completed the Artistic Freedom Initiative Art & Cultural Heritage Law Certificate Program. Davis is a guest working from the occupied territories of the Munsee Lenape and Canarsie.
Photo: Xicanayork
Sofia Thiệu D’Amico, the Lesley Bodzy co-curator
Sofia Thiệu D’Amico is an independent curator, writer, and researcher based in New York and co-director of Transmitter. Her work engages social practice and poetics, with recent research focused on intercolonial solidarities and abolitionist imaginings. She previously served as assistant curator at Canal Projects and has held arts administration roles at the Vera List Center for Arts and Politics, the Isamu Noguchi Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), among others. Sofia holds an MA from Bard College’s Center for Curatorial Studies; her thesis research will appear in Borders of Art: Migration, Mobility and Artistic Practice (American University of Cairo Press, 2026). She has been a visiting critic at residencies including NARS Foundation, ISCP, and Brooklyn Navy Yard Studios.
Photo: Paul Rho
Anders Newman, Visual Branding Designer
Anders Newman has worked as a designer at publishing houses, ad agencies, startups and an internet radio network since graduating with a BFA at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He’s currently a senior designer at Geletka+ and lives and works in Chicago.
His artwork aims to signify a distinct sense of place, the freedom of movement, and how subtle contours of surrounding objects in a geographical setting subconsciously direct the traveler. Most of his works are inspired by personal experiences guided by Guy Debord’s theory of the dérive: prescribing one to abandon the standard motivation for transport in order to encounter an entirely new and fortuitous exploration.
Shuran He, Creative Video Producer
Shuran He is a creative video producer and marketing professional based in New York City recognized for her creative production work on prominent independent cultural events, visual arts platforms, and music performances. He holds a degree in International Relations from Syracuse University ('23) and pursued further studies in Global Marketing Management at Boston University.