Vija Skangale is a writer, curator, and researcher from Georgia currently based between Tbilisi and London. She is a PhD candidate and a visiting lecturer at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Vija has participated in various art projects, including those at Kunsthalle Tbilisi, Tate Modern Late, and Tate Exchange, among many others. Her practice lies between research and curated exhibitions & performances (including performance re-enactments). Vija's written work has been published in outlets such as MoMA, S.M.A.K. Museum, Biennial Foundation magazine, the Calvert Journal, and the Tbilisi Public Art Fund, among many others. The upcoming publications include the Aftarall journal and a contribution to a book by Routledge and the University of Basel. Her research focuses on the exhibition histories within the context of post-socialist transitions. She examines under-documented performance practices and exhibition histories in Georgia, aiming to broaden our understanding of performance-making during significant cultural and political transformation. In 2025, she founded the Institute for Contemporary Art Research in Georgia.
Vija Skangale is a writer, curator, and researcher from Georgia currently based between Tbilisi and London. She is a PhD candidate and a visiting lecturer at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Vija has participated in various art projects, including those at Kunsthalle Tbilisi, Tate Modern Late, and Tate Exchange, among many others. Her practice lies between research and curated exhibitions & performances (including performance re-enactments). Vija's written work has been published in outlets such as MoMA, S.M.A.K. Museum, Biennial Foundation magazine, the Calvert Journal, and the Tbilisi Public Art Fund, among many others. The upcoming publications include the Aftarall journal and a contribution to a book by Routledge and the University of Basel. Her research focuses on the exhibition histories within the context of post-socialist transitions. She examines under-documented performance practices and exhibition histories in Georgia, aiming to broaden our understanding of performance-making during significant cultural and political transformation. In 2025, she founded the Institute for Contemporary Art Research in Georgia.