John Kenneth Paranada

John Kenneth Paranada
John Kenneth Paranada at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, California, 2024
Born (1988-09-22) September 22, 1988
Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines
OccupationsCurator; critic; researcher; writer
Known forCurator of Art and Climate Change at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

John Kenneth Paranada (born 22 September 1988) is a British-Filipino curator, writer, researcher, and critic. He is the inaugural Curator of Art and Climate Change at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich, England, and a researcher at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia.[1][2][3] 

Early life and education

Paranada was born 22 September 1988 in Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines. In 2008, he earned a bachelor's degree in Philippine Studies from De La Salle University and in 2009, undertook a master's degree in Museum Studies at the University of the Philippines.[4] From 2012 to 2013, he studied Philosophy of Nature at Sciences Po, Paris,[3] and in 2015 completed degrees in curatorial studies at Zurich University of the Arts and Goldsmiths, University of London.[5][6]

Career

Paranada was first formally recognised in 2017 when he was shortlisted for the Purita Kalaw‑Ledesma Prizes for Art Criticism, an initiative of the Ateneo Art Gallery and the Kalaw‑Ledesma Foundation.[7] In 2020, he contributed to the New Museum’s IdeasCity initiative and to the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore.[8][9]

In January 2022, he was appointed Curator of Art and Climate Change at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, a position supported by the John Ellerman Foundation.[10]

In March, he was named an EPIC Fellow by the Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC),[11] and that same year he served as a panellist for the AAMC’s “Environmental Ethics of Commissioning and Exhibition‑Making” session.[12]  He was also featured by the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM) in its climate‑focused curatorial publication.[13] In addition, he co‑curated “The Collection of Jane Ryan & William Saunders” at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.[14] In 2023, he curated the exhibition Sediment Spirit: The Activation of Art in the Anthropocene.[15][16][17][18]

In April 2024, Paranada was a keynote speaker at the CIMAM Annual Conference in Los Angeles,[19] and later that year he served on the jury for the inaugural Eric and Wendy Schmidt Environment and Art Prize at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA LA).[20][21][22]

In May 2025, he curated A World of Water, an exhibition exploring oceanic change and collective efforts to address climate impacts.[23][24] That same year, he was invited as a speaker to the AAMC Annual Conference.[25]


Also, Paranada has presented at the Future Climates Symposium at Newcastle University[26] and at the Sustainable ICT Summer School at Université Grenoble Alpes.[27] He serves as a member of the Climate Change Working Group of the Association for Art History[28][29] and has delivered talks at Norwich University of the Arts,[30] the Great Northern Creative Fest,[31] and EA Sustain.[32]  

Selected publications

  • 2022 “How Do We Begin a Meaningful Conversation About Art’s Place in the Climate Crisis,” Design for Our Planet[33]
  • 2023 Planet for Our Future: How Do We Adapt to a Transforming World?, Co-editor, Sainsbury Centre
  • 2023 “A Path Forward: Curating Art & Climate Change at the Sainsbury Centre,” Museum International[34]
  • 2025 “Collisions: Art & Climate Change,” Adaptation: A Reconnected Earth[35]
  • 2025 Can the Seas Survive Us?, Co-editor, Kulturalis[36][37]

References

  1. ↑ Westall, Mark (2023-01-03). "Sainsbury Centre first UK museum to appoint a Curator of Art and Climate Change". FAD Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  2. ↑ "About". Museums + Heritage. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  3. 1 2 Albano, Lou (2023-02-10). "Filipino curator of art and climate change on museums' role in solving climate crisis: 'We need to create shows about it'". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  4. ↑ "John Kenneth Paranada - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research". tyndall.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  5. ↑ "Radical Museums | S2E3: Ken Paranada". Museums Association. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  6. ↑ "John Kenneth Paranada". British Art Network. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Kalaw Ledesma Foundation Inc". Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  8. ↑ "NTU CCA Ideas Fest 2020 - Announcements". e-flux. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  9. ↑ "NTU". archive.ntu.ccasingapore.org. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  10. ↑ "Curators in the climate crisis: who are the new museum hires turning art institutions green?". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  11. ↑ "Environmental Ethics of Commissioning and Exhibition‑Making". Association of Art Museum Curators. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "AAMC Foundation Announces Ten Awardees for Its Engagement Program for International Curators". Association of Art Museum Curators. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "We are pleased to welcome John Kenneth Paranada to CIMAM". cimam.org. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  14. ↑ "Weekly News Roundup: February 25, 2022". ArtAsiaPacific. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  15. ↑ "SALVATORE ARANCIO | SEDIMENT SPIRIT: THE ACTIVATION OF ART IN THE ANTHROPOCENE | Federica Schiavo Gallery". www.federicaschiavo.com. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  16. ↑ "Semiose". Semiose. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  17. ↑ "Invoking New Words for Our Transforming World: John Kenneth Paranada on his latest exhibit, "Sediment Spirit: The Activation of Art in the Anthropocene" - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research". tyndall.ac.uk. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  18. ↑ "Sediment Spirit: The Activation... | Exhibitions | MutualArt". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  19. ↑ "Sustainable Futures: How? When? For Whom? - Announcements". e-flux. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  20. ↑ "Julian Charrière and Cecilia Vicuña win inaugural Environment and Art Prize". artreview.com. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  21. ↑ Aton, Francesca (2024-10-30). "Cecilia Vicuña and Julian Charrière Awarded MOCA LA's Inaugural Art and Environment Prize". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  22. ↑ "MOCA Unveils Prize for Environmental and Artistic Excellence - Kolapse". www.kolapse.com. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  23. ↑ Audrey (2025-02-20). "Filipino artist Cian Dayrit to show three works in upcoming UK art exhibit on climate". The Art Investor -. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  24. ↑ Moorhead, Joanna (2025-03-13). "Keep your head above water: art show looks at the rising seas". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  25. ↑ "2025 Art Curators Conference". Association of Art Museum Curators. 1–2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  26. ↑ "Art Monthly : Events : Future Climates Symposium Day 1". www.artmonthly.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  27. ↑ "Program 2023". www.sictdoctoralschool.com. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  28. ↑ History, For Art. "Curatorial Committee and Working Groups". For Art History. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  29. ↑ Jennings, Rosie (2025-05-06). "Event | How are the Climate and Nature Crises Reshaping our Curatorial Practice?". British Art Network. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  30. ↑ "Past VC Talks - Norwich". Norwich University of the Arts. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  31. ↑ "Curating Climate Change". The Great Northern. 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  32. ↑ "Line Up". EA Sustain. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  33. ↑ "How Do We Begin A Meaningful Conversation About Art's Place Within the Climate Crisis?". Issuu. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  34. ↑ Paranada, John Kenneth (2023-01-02). "A Path Forward: Curating Art & Climate Change at the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia". Museum International. 75 (1–4): 56–65. doi:10.1080/13500775.2023.2343211. ISSN 1350-0775.
  35. ↑ mcad-dev (2023-03-16). "Adaptation: A Reconnected Earth". MCAD Manila. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  36. ↑ "Can the Seas Survive Us?". ACC Art Books US. Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  37. ↑ "Curators' introduction to A World of Water". Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
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