Nicole Loeser was born in 1974 in Pößneck, Germany. From early on, she combined interests in culture, music, and society - wikipedia 
Her studies took her to Humboldt University in Berlin, where she pursued Musicology, Cultural Studies, and Economics - social-art-award.org .
She later expanded her path into Fine Arts at the Art Academy in Berlin, and more recently, she obtained an MBA in Digital Transformation from the BFI Vienna in 2020
# Early Career
Nicole began as a curator and cultural entrepreneur. In 2009 she founded WHITECONCEPTS, a Berlin gallery that focused on socially reflective and environmentally oriented art. She combined exhibitions with lectures, workshops, and publications, fostering dialogue that crossed disciplinary lines - social-art-award.org .
# Institute for Art and Innovation
In 2017 Nicole became Director of the Institute for Art and Innovation (IFAI). The institute focuses on interventions at the intersections of art, science, and technology, always with the aim of catalyzing positive transformation - cross-innovation-conference.eu
# Art for Futures Lab
In 2020 Nicole co-founded the Art for Futures Lab (AFFL), a participatory platform for imagining and prototyping desirable futures. The Lab creates spaces where artists, scientists, and citizens collaborate to build narratives and strategies for sustainable transformation . Under her guidance, the Lab received the German Award for Sustainability Projects in 2024 art-innovation.org
# International Collaboration
Nicole has organized more than 300 exhibitions and projects across Europe, often weaving together local contexts with global concerns. She works closely with international partners, including UNESCO Creative Cities of Film, the Filmuniversity Babelsberg, and global science and innovation networks filmuniversitaet.de
# Research and Teaching
Alongside her curatorial work, Nicole contributes to research and education. At the Film University Babelsberg she explores Social Art for Transformation, working toward a PhD that integrates art with sustainability science holitopia-festival.com .
# Vision Nicole’s work consistently points toward art as a tool for re-imagining society. Whether through exhibitions, labs, or lectures, her focus remains on ecological and social sustainability, fostering futures literacy, and nurturing hope in the face of global challenges.