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Helen Trompeteler is a curator and cultural leader with more than twenty years of international experience leading exhibitions, collections, and public programs. Her practice amplifies the work of underrepresented artists and shapes public discourse on the social and political dimensions of image-making. She is Deputy Director at Silver Eye Center for Photography (US), following senior roles at the Royal Collection Trust (UK) and National Portrait Gallery, London. Helen is also the co-founder of By/For: Photography & Democracy, a global initiative that examines photography’s role in civic life.

On view at Silver Eye through May 2, 2026: FIERCE: Pittsburgh by Ajamu X celebrates individuals shaping the city’s Black queer culture today. Learn more. (Installation photograph: Sean Carroll)