Monika Szewczyk (CA/PL) is director at De Appel Amsterdam since May 2019. She was head of publications at Witte de With from 2008 until 2012. Following studies in International Relations (BA) and Art History (MA) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, she split her time between curating, writing, editing and teaching. In Rotterdam, she was also a core tutor at the Piet Zwart Institute. Her writing on art and culture may be found in numerous catalogues and in journals such as Afterall (print and online), A Prior and e-flux journal (online).