Cristina Nicotra
Cris is an interdisciplinary artist, producer, and curator based in Dublin. Her practice explores the emotional, political, and ecological dimensions of human and more-than-human entanglements.
As an artist, her preferred medium is textiles, particularly weaving, embroidery, and fabric manipulation techniques. She creates tangible and tactile representations of emotional journeys and inner research using ancient, simple textile techniques applied to significant storytelling materials. Influenced by Maria Lai and the movements of Relational Art and Arte Povera, she connects textile practice with embodied and participatory experiences. She works with fibres, emotions, and communities to explore the relational complexity of society through an ecological lens, embracing the challenge of “staying with the trouble.”
She curates and produces exhibitions and interdisciplinary events to create spaces for collective explorations of human and more-than-human ecologies, as well as artistic perspectives on the consequences of the climate crisis. Her aim is to nurture in both artists and participants a sense of community, shared experience, and awareness of the deep interconnections within our complex systems.
She is currently curating Entangled Life, a year-long programme at Pallas Projects supported by Community Foundation Ireland. Running from May to December 2025, the initiative explores climate, community, and ecological interdependence through monthly talks, workshops, artistic interventions, and a culminating exhibition. It features contributions from artists, experts, and community organisations, inviting diverse voices to reflect on aspects of the climate crisis through creative and participatory formats.
In early 2025, she curated Earthbound Tales as part of the Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women festival. The programme focused on urban ecologies and identities; the exhibition included a public panel discussion with artists and scientists and a pinhole eco-photography workshop.
She holds a BA and MA in Politics from the Università degli Studi of Milan and has completed postgraduate certificates in Art and Ecology and Sustainable Exhibition Making at NCAD, as well as Climate Entrepreneurship at Trinity College Dublin. Recent exhibitions include Ravel – Unravel, MTU, Cork, 2024; a performance at the Independent Fashion Designer Showcase, GalleryX, Dublin, 2024; Brigid with The Liberties Weavers, Pallas Projects, Dublin, 2024; Collective Residues, Pallas Projects, Dublin, 2023.
Her curatorial ethos is rooted in care and attentiveness to underrepresented forms of knowledge. She prioritises ecological awareness, community participation, and more-than-human perspectives through inclusive, sustainable practices.