Beatrice Leanza

Beatrice Leanza (born in 1978 in Italy, lives and

works in Beijing) is an art writer and independent researcher. She holds an MA

in East Asian studies from Ca’ Foscari University, Venice (2002), where she

joined the China Art Archives and Warehouse (CAAW) directed by artist Ai

Weiwei, which she curated and managed until early 2005. Consultant for both

international projects and institutions (MoMA, ICP, Pro Helvetia, Royal College

of Arts) and private collections, Beatrice Leanza has written about

contemporary art in China and Asia for catalogues and publications, and is

China correspondent for Flash Art International. She has organized

various independent exhibitions in China, as well as projects during the

biennials of Beijing and Shanghai and the Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture and

Urbanism. In 2006 she founded BAO Atelier, a creative studio for integrated

research in editorial, curatorial and design practice.