Linda Chao: The unconventional curator building space for emerging artists

Curator Linda Chao at Cultural Tapestries: Threads of Pan-African Identity exhibition at The National Museum on January 25, 2026.

Photo credit: Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group

Linda Chao did not begin her professional life in the arts. Art found her unexpectedly when she encountered the visual art ecosystem.

After studying tourism and psychology, she pivoted into curatorial studies, exhibitions and artist management, drawn by a desire to understand not just art, but artists. Early roles at Ardhi Gallery, where she worked as an editorial and events curator and artist manager, sharpened her focus on emerging talent.

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