Katya Taylor

Curator, cultural strategist, and public-policy contributor working at the intersection of culture, diplomacy, and institutional development. Former Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on cultural diplomacy; Laureate of the 100 People of Culture Award 2025 (NV). Founder and Chairwoman of Port of Culture, a cultural management agency and NGO. Curator of the HeForShe Arts Week Kyiv (2018, 2019), and author of the Women in Arts Award for UN Women Ukraine. Author of the book *Turnkey Art: Management and Marketing of Culture and the Art Management course at SKVOT.*

Has collaborated with UNICEF, UNESCO, UN Women, the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative, EEAS, UNDP, USAID, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, Liverpool Culture, the City of Brussels, and others. Focusing on international cooperation, cultural diplomacy, and developing policy frameworks that strengthen the visibility and resilience of Ukrainian culture globally.

Public service and leadership roles

2025 – present Adviser to the Minister of Culture  of Ukraine, Tetyana Berezhna, on international representation, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine

2024 Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, on cultural diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

2023 – present Member of two advisory commissions on memorialisation and public murals, Kyiv City State Administration

2022 – present Co-founder and curator of the Artists Support Ukraine Foundation

2018 – present Chairwoman of the Board, NGO Port of Culture

Selected Projects

2026

Curator of the installation *Observing the War* by Alevtina Kakhidze, EEAS, Brusselі

Curator  of the *The Class* installation initiated by UNICEF, Academy of Arts, Kyiv

2025

Сo-curator of the exhibition Serendipitous Events, in partnership with UN Women, Ukrainian House, Kyiv

2024

Curator of the exhibition *Behind the Lens: Culture Under Attack,* initiated by UNESCO, Khanenko Museum, Kyiv