Team
Berlinklusion’s founding team is made up of a group of artists, curators, arts educators and mediators with and without disabilities. We bring a range of experiences working with a variety of individuals and audiences in the arts, in Germany and abroad.
Kate Brehme trained initially as an artist, has a Masters in Museum Studies, and completed her doctorate on the contemporary art biennial and urban space at Berlin’s Technical University. Kate has worked in Australia, Scotland and Germany on a variety of independent projects, exhibitions and events, and as an arts educator for organizations such as The National Galleries of Scotland. Kate’s recently curated exhibitions include Queering the Crip, Cripping the Queer, an exhibition on Queer/Disability History, Activism, and Culture (the Schwules Museum, 2022-23), The Space Between (CLB Berlin, 2023), and Unruly Splendour: Exploring Nature Through the Spectrum of Bodies (Galerie in Körnerpark, 2024). Kate has taught for NODE Center for Curatorial Studies (2013-2023), the Goethe Institute (2021-22) and for the Masters Education in Arts at the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam (2014-2024). She currently lectures on Disability Art Studies at the University of the Arts (UdK), Berlin. Kate is a member of the Berlin Arts Council (Rat für die Künste) and the European Arts and Disability Cluster (ADICLUS).
Kirstin Naomie Broussard is a visual artist and arts educator who splits her time between New York City and Berlin. She holds a Masters Degree in Interdisciplinary Arts in Arts Education. Since 2004 she has worked as a consultant, lecturer and teaching artist at numerous museums including but not limited to; The Museum of Modern Art, The Jewish Museum and The Museum of Arts and Design. In her capacity as a Museum Educator for Community and Access Programs at MoMA, she has contributed to the design and implementation of internationally recognised and award winning programs such as Meet Me at MoMA, Create Ability and Prime Time. The exploration of multiple viewpoints has a huge impact on both her approach to education and her work as a visual artist.
Jovana Komnenic is an artist and art educator living in Berlin. She holds an MA Degree in Painting (University of the Arts Belgrade) and Art in Context (University of the Arts Berlin). She is enrolled in a PhD program at the University of the Arts Berlin in the field of Aesthetic Theory. Since 2009 Jovana has been experimenting with formats and approaches to multiple perspectives and accessibility in the arts and developing participatory programs in this field. Among the numerous institutions and groups she has collaborated with , are NGBK, The Berlin Biennale, Akademie der Künste, Berlinische Galerie and Machmit Museum für Kinder. In 2015 she worked on the conception and organization of the conference “Inklusion ist schön” at Staatliche Museen Berlin, which focused on artistic approaches to inclusive art education through talks and hands-on workshops. From 2014-2016 she worked as project team member and moderator for Neue Perspektiven Gewinnen (http://www.neue-perspektiven-gewinnen.de/), a series of workshops in the field of inclusion in Berlin’s museums.
Dirk Sorge works as artist and educator in Berlin. Leipzig and Chemnitz. He studied Visual Art at the University of the Arts Berlin (Meisterschüler/MFA) and Culture and Technology Studies (B.A.) and Philosophy (M.A.) at Technical University Berlin. He conducts workshops and guided tours focusing on inclusive practice for Staatliche Museen Berlin, Berlinische Galerie, The Berlin Biennale and other institutions. From 2014-2016 he worked as project team member and moderator for Neue Perspektiven Gewinnen (http://www.neue-perspektiven-gewinnen.de/), a series of workshops in the field of inclusion in Berlin’s museums. Dirk Sorge is a member of the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Berlin and consults museums that plan to reduce barriers in their exhibitions. Currently he works for the State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz in the field of inclusion.