Katharina Worf is a London-based curator and cultural producer specialising in contemporary art, public art and cultural projects. This website is a portfolio and archive of her professional work, documenting exhibitions, performances, commissions and cultural projects developed throughout her career. Her experience spans public art commissions, institutional partnerships, exhibition production and contemporary art collecting, working with artists and cultural organisations across the UK and Europe.
Katharina Worf is a curator and cultural producer based in London. This website is a portfolio and archive of her professional work, documenting exhibitions, performances, commissions and cultural projects developed over the course of her career. Born in Germany, she has spent the past two decades working across contemporary art in public spaces, producing site-specific commissions and curating projects that prioritise accessibility, diversity, and sustainability. She has collaborated with leading cultural institutions across Europe, including the Hamburger Bahnhof, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen and Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin, and presented artists at major international art fairs. Katharina has also shaped the creative direction of a private foundation in Vienna and managed artists’ studios. She currently works as Senior Art Consultant and Producer at the Contemporary Art Society Consultancy (CASC), where she leads public art commissions and cultural projects.
Her curatorial practice is rooted in collaboration and context, transforming public and unconventional spaces, from underground stations to disused car parks and swimming pools, into platforms for dialogue, connection and resonant experiences. Fluent in navigating both institutional frameworks and independent initiatives, and having lived and worked in London, Berlin, and Dresden, Katharina holds a nuanced understanding of international perspective and local sensitivity.
Driven by a belief in art’s capacity to foster social connection and lasting cultural impact, Katharina’s curatorial practice involves working closely with artists and collaborators, developing projects that are as critically engaged as they are socially responsive.
Katharina is Senior Art Consultant and Producer at the Contemporary Art Society *Consultancy (CASC), where she leads major public art commissions and collaborates with teams to develop cultural strategies for universities, local authorities, and urban developments across the UK, including art programme development or site-specific commissions for the University of Cambridge and the Zoological Society of London.
Alongside her public commissions work, Katharina brings specialist knowledge of art acquisition and collection development, drawing on previous experience working with private, corporate and philanthropic collections. This expertise informs her work at CASC, where she combines a research-driven and artist-centred approach with her experience across the public and private art sectors. Her previous work has included supporting emerging artists and contributing to longer-term collection strategies, with a focus on cultural value and ethical collecting.
At CASC, she combines public sector experience with art world insight to deliver projects that are artistically ambitious, environmentally conscious and community driven. As co-founder and Chair of the CASC Green Team, she is advancing sustainable practices across the organisation in line with Gallery Climate Coalition.
Since 2019, Katharina has worked with E-WERK Luckenwalde – a contemporary art centre generating renewable energy – as Senior Curator and Head of Power Night, contributing to its exhibitions, festivals and curatorial programme on a project-by-project basis. Her work there explores the intersections of art, sustainability and energy innovation. Notable projects include The Drop Out: Tell Them I Said No, an international festival examining themes of refusal and power, and the German premiere of the Golden Lion-winning opera-performance Sun & Sea, staged in a CO₂-neutral abandoned swimming pool. She has also contributed to performative interventions linking Berlin and Brandenburg and to the interdisciplinary Power Nights festival series, fostering experimental artistic practices addressing social and ecological concerns.
Earlier in her career, Katharina co-programmed Block Universe, the internationally acclaimed performance art festival spanning London, Berlin, and Venice. Across three editions, she co-curated over 50 site-specific commissions by artists such as Maria Hassabi, Paul Maheke, Florence Peake, Eglė Budvytytė and Nora Turato. The festival forged strategic partnerships with institutions including the Imperial War Museum, 180 The Strand, Tate Modern, and the Swiss Church, culminating in a major project at the 58th Venice Biennale. She also served as Associate Director at Laura Bartlett Gallery, overseeing more than 45 exhibitions and public art commissions in partnership with institutions including Tate, Serpentine, and LACMA, while supporting the career development of artists like Cyprien Gaillard, John Divola, and Nina Beier.
Katharina draws on her academic training in art history and performance, developed under the guidance of theorist Horst Bredekamp, bringing a deep understanding of socially responsive practices and cross-disciplinary thinking. Katharina holds an MA in History of Art and Visual Studies from Humboldt University, Berlin (specialising in performance art), and a BA in Art History from the Technical University of Dresden (with a focus on 19th- and 20th-century art and modernism).
Selected areas of practice
Public Art
Cultural Strategy
Curatorial Practice
Contemporary Art Commissions
Collection Development
Artist Liaison
Public Realm
Exhibition Production
