Nikola Dietrich is an art historian and curator. Until recently, she was the director of Kölnischer Kunstverein, where she had been responsible for numerous exhibitions and publications with renowned artists since 2018. Her career also includes her tenure as director of the Museum für Gegenwartskunst in Basel from 2008 to 2013, during which time she also played a pivotal role in initiating the museum’s adjacent project space Elaine. Prior to that, she was a curator at Portikus in Frankfurt from 2004 to 2007. In addition to being the editor of numerous artist monographs and exhibition catalogues, she has also been active since 2014 as co-editor of Starship, a magazine based in Berlin. Nikola Dietrich appointed artistic director of Liste Art Fair Basel  in September 2024.