Eva Wittocx

Eva Wittocx is a curator and art critic based in Brussels. Since 2009 Eva Wittocx is head of the contemporary art department at Museum M in Leuven, Belgium. M presents both ancient and contemporary art through a varied exhibition program. The contemporary art program focuses on monographic exhibitions, both of emerging and established artists. Exhibitions she curated at M include Guy de Cointet, Markus Schinwald, Sarah Morris, Ugo Rondinone, Patrick Van Caeckenbergh, Pedro Cabrita Reis, Mika Rottenberg, Dirk Braeckman, Yael Davids and Sol LeWitt walldrawings. Between 1997 and 2006 she was curator at the S.M.A.K. museum for contemporary art in Ghent. From 2006 till 2009 she worked at the arts centre STUK in Leuven where she in 2007, together with the STUKteam, created a new yearly live art performance festival called Playground. Since 2009 this festival is a collaboration between STUK and Museum M, and takes place at both venues. www.playgroundfestival.bewww.mleuven.be