Helen Trompeteler is a curator and writer with over twenty years of international experience developing exhibitions and public programs with underrepresented artists. As Deputy Director at Silver Eye Center for Photography, she has co-curated more than twenty exhibitions and launched initiatives such as Emerging Visions, a multi-site public art program created with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. Previously, she held senior roles at the Royal Collection Trust and the National Portrait Gallery, leading projects including the digital initiative Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy, which reached over 1.4 million viewers, and the touring exhibition Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon, which drew more than 120,000 visitors. She is also the co-founder of By/For: Photography & Democracy, a global collective exploring how photography shapes ideas of democracy and citizenship.
On view at Silver Eye through May 2, 2026: FIERCE: Pittsburgh by Ajamu X celebrates individuals shaping the city’s Black queer culture today and affirms their place within an evolving global archive. Learn more. Installation view: credit Sean Carroll