Katja MelzerCA/QC
Katja Melzer (she/her) is a curator and cultural worker with a specific interest in new media practices and artistic collaboration. Holding an MA in art history, business studies and cultural studies at Humboldt University Berlin, she has worked at the Ludwig Museum for Contemporary Art in Budapest, and the German Robert Bosch Foundation in Hungary before relocating to Canada. Here, she co-directed The HTMlles 11 – ZÉR0 FUTUR{E}, feminist festival of media arts + digital culture produced by Studio, and then joined SAW Video Media Art Centre in Ottawa as programming coordinator. Since 2016, Melzer has been the Director of the Goethe-Institut Montréal and its liaison office in Ottawa. The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach, promoting the study of German abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange.
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