Yvonne Billimore

Yvonne Billimore’s interdisciplinary practice facilitates situations for collective learning, exchange and experiences with particular attention to feminist and ecological practices. They are the artistic director of Bioart Society, a Helsinki-based association working at the intersection of art, science and society. With Jussi Koitela, she co-curated the Pavilion of Finland’s exhibition The pleasures we choose at La Biennale di Venezia in 2024. Previously roles include associate curator of Rehearsing Hospitalities Frame Contemporary Art Finland’s public programme (2019-23), co-artistic director of ATLAS Arts (maternity cover 2021–22) on the Isle of Skye; and programme manager at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop (2015–18) in rural Aberdeenshire. Their practice also involves working as a freelance curator, writer, editor, educator and gardener.