Sharon Toval is a contemporary art curator and researcher whose approach is shaped by multicultural experiences and international perspectives. With advanced academic credentials in art history, policy, and museum studies, he has developed a notable career curating impactful exhibitions at museums and galleries worldwide.

Toval is the founder and manager of The Lab, an experimental art space for artistic research and innovation, supporting emerging artists each year and serving as Head Curator and Collection Manager for a major hotel chain and private institutions, where he also oversees artist residency programs.
 

Among Toval’s principal curatorial projects are “Rima: Passages in Sephardic Sculpture” at the Rochester Art Center in the U.S.A., “Hshuma” at the MACT/CACT Museum in Switzerland, a major retrospective “Don’t Go Too Far—Works 1980–2022” for Haya Graetz Ran at the Mishkan Museum of Art, as well as group exhibitions such as “Longing, Be-Longing” and “Unveiling Human Echoes” for the Ras Al Khaimah Art Festival 2022–2024 in the U.A.E.
His portfolio also includes exhibitions at venues like Palais Porcia KhunstRaum in Vienna and CBK—Center for Visual Arts in Rotterdam, Holland, and collaborations with biennials, digital art events, and photography festivals. Toval is the curator of the future Ras Al Khaimah Biennale, scheduled to open in January 2026.
 

Toval’s curatorial philosophy is grounded in the belief that art acts as a bridge, fostering empathy, dialogue, and the deconstruction of rigid cultural perspectives. He is recognized for curating shows that address social and political issues, focusing especially on themes of identity, minority experiences, and marginalized narratives in contemporary culture. Through these curatorial lenses, his projects encourage new understandings and more inclusive art world structures.
 

He is actively involved with the Organization for the Democratization of Visual Arts (ODBK) in Berlin, where he contributes to equality and inclusion initiatives for art minorities and lectures widely on these topics.
Toval also serves as an academic guest lecturer internationally, sharing his curatorial expertise in art theory and new media and advocating for a broader, more accessible vision for the arts in global academic and cultural forums, having lectured at institutions such as the University of Minnesota, Faculty of the Liberal Arts, and as an active lecturer at the Sorbonne Abu Dhabi in the Department of Archaeology and Art History.