is a teacher and head of Council/FAIL. As a curator, she has worked at the GfZK Leipzig (2001–2021), the New Museum in New York (2000), and the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg (1999–2001). She studied art education and German studies at University of Osnabrück and the HfBK Dresden. She is committed to an inclusive understanding of art, and her work examines mediation strategies in the curatorial field of contemporary art. fail.institute/de/willkommen/, monopol-magazin.de/interview-julia-schaefer-kuratieren-vermittlung-gfzk-wir-muessen-mit-menschen-ausserhalb-unserer-blase-ins-gespraech-kommen, Coaches — New Leipzig Talents, Der Verein — Land in Sicht e.V. (land-in-sicht-ev.de), Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig — (gfzk.de), @juliafriederikeschaefer