Eriola Pira is a researcher and curator. She is the Curator and Director of Programs at the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School. In this capacity, she works closely with artists to explore, commission, and present new ideas and work on art and its politics, including exhibitions, performances, and publications. She's held previous positions at Art in General, NARS Foundation, and The Foundation for Culture and Society, as well as contributed to and collaborated with institutions worldwide. Her work has been published in catalogs and publications such as The New York Times, Hyperallergic, BOMB, and Artforum. She has served as an editor at Guernica and guest editor for Kosovo 2.0 magazines. A native of Albania, Pira has an MA in Visual Culture Theory from NYU.