Jenifer Papararo is a curator and writer of contemporary art and founding member of curatorial/design/service collective Instant Coffee

Instant Coffee (artist collective)

Instant Coffee is a Canadian artist collective based in Vancouver and Toronto. Formed in 2000, the collective’s membership has undergone a number of changes...

. She currently holds the position of curator at the Contemporary Art Gallery

Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver)

The Contemporary Art Gallery is the only independent, non-profit public art gallery in downtown Vancouver. The CAG exhibits local, national, and international artists, primarily featuring emerging local artists producing Canadian contemporary art...

 in Vancouver, Canada, and was previously the director of Mercer Union

Mercer Union

Mercer Union is an artist-run centre in Toronto, Ontario, established in 1979 to exhibit contemporary art.In 2009, the gallery moved to the Bloor and Lansdowne area in Toronto's west end. Previously the gallery had held homes at 29 Mercer Street , 439 King Street West, 333 Adelaide St...

, Toronto. She is credited with staging the first solo exhibitions of international artists Mark Leckey

Mark Leckey

Mark Leckey is a British artist, working with collage art, music and video. His found art and found footage pieces span several videos, most notably Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore and Industrial Lights and Magic , for which he won the 2008 Turner Prize.-Life:Leckey was born in Birkenhead, near...

  and Jeremy Blake

Jeremy Blake

Jeremy Blake was an American digital artist and painter. His work included projected DVD installations, Type C prints, and collaborative film projects.-Biography:...

 in Canada, as well as producing early career exhibitions of Canadian artists Isabelle Pauwels, Christian Kliegal, Derek Sullivan, Hadley + Maxwell and Daniel Barrow. Her writing has appeared in Canadian Art

Canadian Art (magazine)

Canadian Art is a quarterly art magazine published in Toronto and focusing on Canadian contemporary art. Established in 1943 it was known as artscanada between 1968 and 1983.-History:...

, Mix Magazine, C, Hunter & Cook and Lola as well as numerous exhibition essays and catalogue contributions.

Selected writing

• Interview with Catriona Jeffries, Hunter & Cook # 10, 2011
• Frances Stark, I’ve Had It and A Half, C Magazine #111, 2011
• Sharon Hayes: Votes for Women, Contemporary Art Gallery Publications, 2011
• OK Big Time: Ruti Sela & Mayaan Amir, Contemporary Art Gallery Publication, 2011
• Damian Moppett: Just an Amateur, The Visible Work, Catalogue Essay, 2005
• Caught in the Act, an Anthology of Performance Art, YYZ Publications, 2004
• Mark Leckey: Soundsystem, Exhibition Essay, Mercer Union Publications, 2004