Henrietta's curatorial practice celebrates all forms of contemporary culture, offering a platform for the often overlooked and highlighting unconventional art forms. She has collaborated with some of the UK's leading emerging artists and to create dynamic, thought-provoking experiences that are visually captivating. Her personal curatorial work and academic research focuses on the intersection of contemporary art with internet culture, sexuality, girlhood and performative femininity. Recent exhibitions include Soft Edge of the Blade at Shipton Gallery, a five-artist group show that delved into the intricate and often misunderstood world of internet-age girlhood, specifically focusing on the Tumblr Sad Girl aesthetic of the early 2010s. Last year, Henrietta also collaborated with Mexican artist Lalin Vva to curate the show Venus Guerrera in Mexico City, an exploration of Mesoamerican culture from the Postclassic period and the occult through a contemporary digital lens.
Additional projects include large-scale group shows Intersections: Dynamics of Art, Space, & Perception and Raising Boys. Taking place in a multi-story industrial building, Intersections examined how art interacts with architectural forms; with the artworks in the exhibition carefully arranged with consideration of depth, balance, harmony, and order. Raising Boys combined painting, sculpture, photography, and film to explore how notions of masculinity during our formative years and adolescence may influence mental health. Henrietta has also drawn inspiration from inimitable cultural figures, curating shows influenced by the work of icons such as Robert Mapplethorpe and Anaïs Nin. Her curatorial work has been featured in notable publications, including The Face, Hypebae, and FAD Magazine.
Henrietta holds a bachelor's degree in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art and a master's degree in Curation from Central Saint Martins. Her thesis, which examined the underground art scene 'No Wave' in downtown New York between the late 1970s and early 1980s, has informed Henrietta's interest in the link between sociology and art, particularly her approach to cultivating creative networks and supporting artist-led initiatives.
