Ingrid Orman

Ingrid Orman (b. 1986) is a Finnish-Estonian curator and art historian based in Helsinki. As Chief Curator of Exhibitions at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art she leads the development of an ambitious, international exhibitions program and envisions museum practices that center environmental responsibility.

Throughout her career, Ingrid has primarily worked with contemporary artists and focused on the production of new commissions and experimental exhibition concepts that incorporate performance. Creative collaboration and generous dialogue remain at the core of her practice. She has worked in EMMA since 2016, where she has curated and led many exhibitions projects. Previously, Ingrid worked as a curator in the Exhibitions team and as a producer and curator in the Education team where she developed an audiences-oriented way of thinking and the ability to plan exhibitions for different audiences.

At EMMA, she has curated major group exhibitions including "In Search of the Present" (2022) and solo exhibitions of Tschabalala Self: "Around the Way" (2024), Hannaleena Heiska and Minna Tervamäki: "Metamorphosis" (2023), Leena and Kalle Nio: "Painting Machine" (2021) and Hesselholdt & Mejlvang: "The White Exhibition" (2021). At the moment, she is working on a few different projects for 2025, a group exhibition "Arte Povera - The New Chapter" and a solo exhibition by contemporary Finnish artist Antti Laitinen.

Ingrid holds a MA in Art History from the University of Turku and a MFA in Exhibition and Curatorial Studies from the University of the Arts Helsinki.

Ingrid Orman, Chief Curator of Exhibitions, EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo, Finland, has been awarded by the Saastamoinen Foundation, Helsinki.