Brandi Sjostrom

Brandi Sjostrom is an independent curator who has brought together numerous exhibitions in Chicago and California, and currently works at Night Gallery, Los Angeles. Her research has focused on the construction of virtual identities, the exploration and manipulation of our technological realities, and the building of the contemporary performance we call life.

Brandi Sjostrom is an independent curator and art historian working and living in Los Angeles. She currently works as the Sales Assistant at Night Gallery. In 2018 She received her Master’s Degree in Modern and Contemporary Art History, Theory and Criticism from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Focusing on Post-Media Theory and Contemporary Art History, Sjostrom’s thesis dove into the performative series, ‘Excellences and Perfections’ by the Argentinian-born artist Amalia Ulman, and examined how identity was constructed on social media platforms. In 2012, she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from UCLA with a focus on Dada and Surrealist art. 

Her curatorial interests lie with artist run projects, emerging artists, virtual realms, and engaging curatorial methodologies. Partnering with emerging artists, she has curated multiple exhibitions across Chicago, including her work with Young Chicago Authors (YCA). Sjostrom’s curatorial endeavours included a solo show by Chicago-based artist David Heo, a two-person show with Anneli Goeller and Yao-Yi Wang, and a group show titled ‘My Feelings,’ that explored the cross sections of empathy and technology.