Director, Fogo Island Arts

Kitty Scott is a curator and writer. Formerly, she was Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the National Gallery of Canada. She has also served as the Carol and Morton Rapp Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Director of Visual Arts at the Banff Centre, Chief Curator at Serpentine Galleries, and curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada. Scott has curated exhibitions of artists including Francis Alÿs, Janet Cardiff, Paul Chan, Peter Doig, Geoffrey Farmer, Theaster Gates, Brian Jungen, Ragnar Kjartansson, Ken Lum, Gordon Matta-Clark, Scott McFarland, Silke Otto-Knapp, Ron Terada, and Jin-me Yoon. Scott was Chief Curator of the 15th Shanghai Biennale (2025-26). She co-curated the Liverpool Biennial (2018), presented Geoffrey Farmer’s project at the Canada Pavilion for the Venice Biennale (2017) and was an agent for dOCUMENTA (13) (2012). Scott edited the publication Raising Frankenstein: Curatorial Education and Its Discontents (2010) and has written extensively on contemporary art for journals including Parachute, Parkett, and Canadian Art. Scott has contributed to numerous books on curatorial studies and written texts for monographic publications. Scott has taught at numerous institutions including the Curatorial Practice Program at the California College of the Arts.

Senior Program Manager, Shorefast and Fogo Island Arts

Iris Stünzi moved to Fogo Island almost 13 years ago, before the opening of Fogo Island Inn. Born in Switzerland and raised in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Stünzi studied at Toronto’s OCAD University and worked at non-profit and community arts organizations before joining FIA in a variety of roles essential to the program’s growth. Her favourite part of working with Fogo Island Arts and Shorefast is being surrounded by all these great artists – from here and from away. “The combination of this place, wild and rugged, with contemporary art is really special.” Iris’ favourite part of working with Fogo Island Arts and Shorefast is being surrounded by all these great artists – from here and from away. “The combination of this place, wild and rugged, with contemporary art is really special.”

Residency Program Coordinator

Alicia Penton is from Joe Batt’s Arm, Fogo Island. She studied business at Memorial University and built a career in human resources, working across the oil and gas, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. In 2022, Penton returned home to Fogo Island. She joined Fogo Island Arts in late 2023, where she brings together her passion for people, place, and the arts in support of the organization's work.