Marianne Hultman (b. 1970) is a highly accomplished professional in the contemporary art world, with a strong background in curatorial leadership and institutional management.
Over the past three years, Hultman served as Director of the North Norwegian Art Centre and the Lofoten International Art Festival. Prior to that, she was Artistic Director of Oslo Kunstforening for 15 years, following her role as Curator of Temporary Exhibitions at Norrköping Art Museum in Sweden.
With an academic foundation in art history, mediation, and curatorial studies, Hultman has spent more than two decades promoting and curating contemporary art. Her extensive experience spans local, national, and international projects, reflecting a deep commitment to fostering artistic exchange and interdisciplinary collaboration across borders and contexts.
In addition to her curatorial work, Hultman has been actively engaged in cultural policy and advocacy. Her efforts to establish Norwegian, Nordic, and European networks for contemporary art centres underscore her dedication to strengthening the role of small and medium-sized institutions within the broader cultural landscape.
Marianne Hultman’s career reflects a holistic approach to the arts—combining curatorial excellence with strategic leadership and a strong belief in the societal relevance of contemporary art. Her work continues to support artists and institutions alike, contributing to a more connected and vibrant international art scene.
Over the past three years, Hultman served as Director of the North Norwegian Art Centre and the Lofoten International Art Festival. Prior to that, she was Artistic Director of Oslo Kunstforening for 15 years, following her role as Curator of Temporary Exhibitions at Norrköping Art Museum in Sweden.
With an academic foundation in art history, mediation, and curatorial studies, Hultman has spent more than two decades promoting and curating contemporary art. Her extensive experience spans local, national, and international projects, reflecting a deep commitment to fostering artistic exchange and interdisciplinary collaboration across borders and contexts.
In addition to her curatorial work, Hultman has been actively engaged in cultural policy and advocacy. Her efforts to establish Norwegian, Nordic, and European networks for contemporary art centres underscore her dedication to strengthening the role of small and medium-sized institutions within the broader cultural landscape.
Marianne Hultman’s career reflects a holistic approach to the arts—combining curatorial excellence with strategic leadership and a strong belief in the societal relevance of contemporary art. Her work continues to support artists and institutions alike, contributing to a more connected and vibrant international art scene.
With more than 20 years of experience in the art world, I bring a multidisciplinary background in art history, museum education, and curatorial studies, alongside extensive leadership experience. I have initiated, curated, and produced exhibitions and collaborative projects of varying scales—locally, nationally, and internationally—each shaped by a commitment to dialogue and discovery.
In addition to curating, I contribute to the field through writing and editorial work. I’ve served as editor for catalogues, anthologies, and other publications, and have authored both essays and scholarly texts that reflect my interest in the intersections of art, context, and interpretation.
‘Strange Attractors’ together with Martin White for ‘Letters Sent from Heaven – Frozen and Vaporized Water: Ukichiro Nakaya and Fujiko Nakaya's Science and Art’, OK BOOK, Oslo 2022
‘Noa Eshkol, Rules, Theory & Passion: About the Status of Textiles in Her Artistic Practice’, interview with Mooky Dagan, chair of the Noa Eshkol Foundation. Together with Anne Dressen, the curator of contemporary art at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, and Lars Sture, curator at Norwegian Crafts, The Vessel, March 2022 (Digital)
‘Space is the Place’ for ‘Eline McGeorge, As Spaces Fold, Companions Meet’, OK BOOK, Oslo, 2020
‘The Blue Hour’, for Contours, Dak’Art 13, 2018, pp. 55–73
Interview with Céline Condorelli and Uriel Orlow, in Terrain Vague – Persistent Images, artist book by Condorelli and Orlow, 2011
‘Our Man in New York – An Interview with Billy Klüver on Collaborating with Moderna Museet’, for ‘The History Book: On Moderna Museet 1958–2008’, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 2008
‘Mud Muse 1968–1971 Arbetet bakom ett konstverk’, for ‘Teknologi för livet - Om Experiments in Art and Technology’ (Technology for Life – On Experiments in Art and Technology), Schultz Förlag, 2004
‘New York Collection for Stockholm 1973’, for ‘Teknologi för livet - Om Experiments in Art and Technology’, Schultz Förlag, 2004
‘The Opening of Sverigehuset in May 1969 – A Collage, in Perspectives on Our Time’, Eidos, Department of Art History, Stockholm University, 2002
‘The Opening of Sverigehuset in May 1969 – A Collage’, in Moderna Museet Projekt Liesbeth Bik & Jos van der Pol, Exhibition Catalogue No. 309, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 2001, pp. 67–70
‘The Mirror Tour: On Information, Observation, Reflection and Display’, co-written with Liesbeth Bik, Moderna Museet Projekt Liesbeth Bik & Jos van der Pol, Exhibition Catalogue No. 309, Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 2001, pp. 30–36
‘Robert Rauschenberg’s Mud Muse – Artistic Dissolution or Rebirth?’, Art After 1945, NORDIK and Åbo University, Finland, 1999, pp. 97–102