José Roca

Sydney Biennial, Australia
Curator

José Roca is the Artistic Director of FLORA ars+natura, an independent space for contemporary art in Bogotá, Colombia. In 2022, he served as Artistic Director of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney. Prior to this, he managed the arts programme at Banco de la República in Bogotá, Colombia. Roca was a co-curator of the I Poly/graphic Triennial in San Juan, Puerto Rico (2004); the 27th Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil (2006); and the Encuentro de Medellín MDE07 (2007); and was the Artistic Director of Philagrafika 2010, Philadelphia’s international Triennial celebrating print in contemporary art. He served on the awards jury for the 52nd Venice Biennial (2007), and was the chief curator of the 8th Bienal do Mercosul in Porto Alegre, Brazil (2011). In 2012, he published the book Transpolitical: art in Colombia 1992-2012, which analyses Colombian art events at the turn of the 21st century.

José Roca was invited for a curatorial research trip in 2021 when he was appointed as Artistic Director of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney.

Jose Roca. Photo: Alejandra Quintero Sinisterra.