Sophie von Olfers

Since January 2006, Sophie von Olfers is assistant curator at Witte de With in Rotterdam, where she has worked on the group exhibition Don Quijote, the solo project and publication of Danish artist Jesper Just and, a series of debates on national representation (2007), as well as the mid-career exhibition of Liam Gillick. In 2007 she coordinated the German Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, together with curator of the Pavilion and director of Witte de With, Nicolaus Schafhausen. Previous to her position at Witte de With, Sophie worked with the London-based artist group The Artist Placement Group, together with founding members and artists John Latham and Barbara Steveni. She curated an archive exhibition and organized a conference on the group's history and legacy at Tate Britain. She did her MA in Curatorial Studies at Goldsmiths College, London.