Barbara Basting is the head of the Department for visual arts of the City of Zurich. She studied at the Universities of Constance (Germany) and Sorbonne, Paris, and earned her master's degree. She has been working in various positions for media in Germany and Switzerland. Since many years she has been focusing on the contemporary arts field. Since 2013 she is heading the Department for visual arts of the City of Zurich, Switzerland. She has taught as a guest lecturer (FHNW Basel, Switzerland, ZHdK, Zurich among others) and contributed to several publications. Participation in juries and board member of institutions.
