Priska Juschka

Priska Juschka is a New York-based curator, writer, and co-founder and director of Lichtundfire (since 2015), a gallery and exhibition space with a distinct cultural program on New York City’s Lower East Side (175 Rivington Street, NY, NY 10002). Born and raised in former West Germany, she studied Humanities at the Free University (FU) in West Berlin, Germany (1985-1990), before relocating in 1992.  

Since moving to New York City, Juschka has been working as a studio director, artist liaison, independent curator, art consultant, and gallery director. She was an early member of the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA), a Member of ArtTable, a professional organization dedicated to advancing the leadership of women in the Viusal Arts, and a Member of the Williamsburg Gallery Association (WGA) in the early 2000’s.

In the past 11 years, Juschka has conceived and curated more than 100 exhibitions at Lichtundfire, and moderated panels and talks based on social and cultural topics and the underlying human condition. She writes essays on visual art, especially for artist monographs and biographies.

As director of Lichtundfire, Priska Juschka has hosted several readings and book launches for Peter Wortsman as part of its continuing cultural program connecting creative fields beyond the Visual Arts.