Katriina Campitelli (she/her) is a Toronto‑based public art curator and cultural producer whose practice is rooted in creating site‑specific works that foster dialogue, cultural tourism, and meaningful community engagement. With nearly two decades of experience, she has commissioned and produced more than 400 public artworks, both temporary and permanent. Her curatorial projects span festivals, sculpture gardens, railway stations, and urban parks, consistently transforming public space into an opportunity for artistic encounter.

As digital life increasingly shapes our lives, Katriina is drawn to physical, built environments and creating real spaces where people can gather, linger, and experience art. Her work is guided by a belief that public art should be accessible, ambitious, and deeply connected to its surroundings. She approaches each project through the lens of site‑specificity, tailoring commissions to local histories, ecologies, and community narratives so that the resulting works feel inseparable from their context.

Katriina is also widely recognized for her mentorship and artist‑development work. She is committed to supporting emerging and mid‑career artists as they take on new scales, materials, and modes of working, often serving as a catalyst for artists’ first forays into public art. Her programs consistently foreground diverse voices and prioritize inclusive, community‑centered approaches to cultural production.

Most recently, Katriina completed an exploratory residency in British Columbia, where she deepened her interest in work that is not only site‑specific but fully site‑responsive; art that integrates with land, weather, and environment to become part of a living ecosystem. This research continues to shape her curatorial approach, informing projects that are attentive, adaptive, and grounded in place.

Katriina has been educated in Canada, France and Italy, and has spoken at the Royal Ontario Museum, Lumino Pro in Montreal, CultureGeek in London, Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park in British Columbia, Creative Cities Network of Canada Summit in Newfoundland, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome.