Art consulting & Artist management
supporting artists in developing their practiceand
navigating the international art field
Sona Stepanyan
Sona Stepanyan (b. 1987, Armenia) is a Stockholm based curator, currently employed at Avesta.
Konsthall as a guest curator for Avesta Art 2026. Her international curatorial practice has consistently been manifesting and centering artistic practices and context-driven thinking through research, exhibitions, and public programming.
Stepanyan’s previous institutional work includes Mint Konsthall (Stockholm), Armenia Art Foundation (Yerevan), and Garage Museum of Contemporary
Art (Moscow).
Independently, Stepanyan has been involved in jurying, guest curating, and consulting for international stipends, awards, and ongoing programs, including for Södertälje konsthall (2026), Havremagasinet (2025), Saastamoinen Foundation (2024), Stroom Den Haag (2020), Armenia Arts Council, viennacontemporary (2018),
Han Nefkens Foundation (2020) and others.
Areas of expertise include:
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Curatorial development of conceptual frameworks for artistic practices
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In-depth analysis and critical interpretation of artistic projects
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Connecting artistic work to broader cultural, political, and historical contexts
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Shaping the research and conceptual backbone of projects
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Supporting complex, experimental, and non-mainstream artistic practices
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Curatorial articulation of nuanced and multilayered ideas and processes
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Developing formats for presenting work beyond conventional exhibition models
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Supporting reflection processes and the evolution of artistic language