Petra Matić (Croatia) is an artist, curator, and activist.
Oriented around the social and spatial politics of collective actions, hospitality, and conviviality, Petra's current research examines the socio-political histories of the Non-Aligned Movement and its constituent choreography of movement, exchanges, and solidarity.
Strongly rooted in anti-colonial practices and mutual aid, she makes welcoming spaces for communities facing violence and displacement and participates actively in anti-racist knowledge exchange.
She is the founder and director of Jutro, a cultural organization working across contemporary art, heritage, and human rights.
Jutro has recently presented the Non-Aligned Archive, a community archive dedicated to researching, safeguarding, and promoting the heritage of African, Asian, and American diasporas in Croatia.
Petra recently presented her work at the Institute of Economics Zagreb, Gudskul, and Delfina Foundation, and has exhibited her works in exhibitions and festivals including documenta fifteen, Fotograf Festival Prague, and Ljubljana Design Biennial.
She is a 2024 fellow of DAAD's theMuseumsLab and Goethe Institut's Global Cultural Relations and a 2022 fellow of the Gwärtler Foundation, and has curated projects for institutions and spaces including the Technical Museum Nikola Tesla, the Ethnographic Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb.
She has previously worked at the Grande-Synthe refugee camp, where she established a community cinema and managed a community kitchen.
Petra Matić was born and lives in Zagreb, Croatia.