Introducing David Pujado, Curator and Expert
For nearly fifteen years, I worked as a Purchasing Manager in industrial companies, what I sometimes refer to as “my previous life.”
That chapter gave me structure, discipline, and a deep understanding of negotiation and strategy. But my real education began elsewhere.
I entered the art world driven by curiosity. As a self-taught photographer, I trained my eye by looking carefully and relentlessly. Thousands of photographs, countless exhibitions, long hours studying how images speak, how they construct meaning, how they inhabit space.
Alongside this self-directed formation, I pursued formal online studies to deepen my understanding of visual culture and art management, including online courses at MoMA New York, Università Bocconi, and the University of London.
What began as personal exploration gradually became a professional commitment.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Since 2014, my work has focused on building platforms, curating exhibitions, and creating cultural bridges between contexts.
July 2014 — Present
Founder and Owner of BARTcelona Koncept, BARTcelona POP UP, and BARTcelona Inked.
Over 80 exhibitions curated and produced, supporting both emerging and established photographers.
February 2015 — Present
Director of Belgrade Photo Month, an international photography festival connecting artists, institutions, and audiences across Europe.
January 2020 — Present
Curator & Coordinator of the Catalan Film Festival in Belgrade and Sarajevo, fostering cultural exchange between Spain and the Balkans.
September 2020 — Present
Director of Belgrade Photo Book Week, dedicated to contemporary photobook culture and independent publishing.
Alongside these long-term initiatives, I have collaborated as an independent curator with various institutions and artists, developing exhibitions shaped by dialogue, context, and curatorial research.
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
Over the years, I have collaborated with numerous international cultural institutes, embassies, and festivals across Europe and beyond, including Österreichisches Kulturforum, Institut Ramon Llull, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Institut Français, Goethe-Institut, Hungaricum College, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Instituto Camões, Ruski Dom, Instituto Cervantes, Polish Cultural Centre, and Yunus Emre Enstitüsü; as well as the Embassies of Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Greece, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
My work has also involved partnerships with international platforms and festivals such as Photonic Moments Festival – Month of Photography (Slovenia), Istanbul Photo Book Festival (Turkey), Self Published Riga (Latvia), Panoramic Festival (Catalonia), Image Amman Festival (Jordan), Demofest (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Budapest Photo Festival (Hungary), Eyes On (Austria), OFF Bratislava (Slovakia), Helsinki Photo Festival (Finland), Cracow Fashion Week (Poland), Grenze Arsenali Fotografici (Italy), and Sarajevo Photo Festival (Bosnia & Herzegovina).
Among the artists I have curated are Kourtney Roy, Natan Dvir, Julie Glassberg, Yann Laubscher, Imre Szabó, Julieta Averbuj, Bragi Þór Jósepsson, Karoliina Paatos, Vladimir Zivojinovic and Olatz Vázquez, among others.
These collaborations reflect an ongoing commitment to diverse photographic voices across different cultural contexts and generations.
WORKING WITH PHOTOGRAPHERS
Alongside my curatorial work and festival direction, I regularly collaborate with photographers through mentorship, portfolio reviews and exhibition consulting.
These sessions are designed to help artists strengthen their projects, refine their visual language and navigate the professional photography world.
For detailed information about these collaborations, you can download the documents below.