Floyd Hall’s curatorial work is grounded in creating exhibitions that connect people, ideas, and histories across disciplines and communities. His approach blends research-driven inquiry with a deep commitment to accessibility, ensuring that each project engages audiences beyond traditional art spaces. Drawing from a background in cultural production, media, and institutional leadership, he situates exhibitions as platforms for dialogue—places where art intersects with lived experience, and where stories often overlooked in mainstream narratives can take center stage.
Central to his practice is an emphasis on collaboration. Floyd works closely with artists, researchers, community members, and institutional partners to co-create experiences that resonate both locally and globally. His projects often engage themes of cultural identity, social justice, and collective memory, while embracing experimental forms that invite active participation from audiences.
Whether developing a retrospective for an iconic street artist, framing scientific research through artistic interpretation, or connecting cities through cross-cultural exchange, Floyd approaches curation as a bridge—linking disciplines, geographies, and communities to foster mutual understanding and creative possibility. Each exhibition becomes a site for connection and learning, reflecting his belief that curatorial practice can be both critically rigorous and publicly accessible.
Atlanta Contemporary
Atlanta Contemporary is a nonprofit, non-collecting contemporary art center founded by artists in 1973; it presents rotating exhibitions, commissions new work, and maintains a studio artist program residency.
Tall & Wild Atlanta: 1984–1994 (2025)
A focused historical survey assembled by Rosa Duffy, Tall & Wild brings together artworks, ephemera, books, and objects from a formative decade in Atlanta’s cultural life. Centering archival material and studio work from 1984 to 1994, the exhibition traces the city’s growth through the lens of artists such as John Riddle and others whose practices merged community engagement with studio rigor. The spring 2025 presentation expanded a public-facing narrative for works that once circulated in grassroots contexts, complemented by site-specific interventions and educational programs developed for Atlanta Contemporary’s campus. Floyd Hall invited and collaborated with the exhibition’s curators and artists as part of the Spring 2025 season.
Landmarks: The World of R. Land (2025)
The first retrospective solo exhibition of Atlanta artist R. Land, Landmarks surveys decades of the artist’s street, gallery, and public work. Iconic images like “Pray for ATL” and “Loss Cat” are displayed alongside archival documentation, framing R. Land’s output as a living record of the city’s visual culture. The exhibition explores how ephemeral street practices have been preserved, institutionalized, and reinterpreted over time, situating the artist’s work within conversations about memory, public space, and preservation.
Science Gallery Atlanta
Science Gallery Atlanta is part of the international Science Gallery Network, producing experimental, research-driven exhibitions that sit at the intersection of art, science, and public engagement.
HOOKED (2022)
HOOKED—the inaugural Science Gallery Atlanta exhibition—investigated addiction from interdisciplinary vantage points, assembling artworks, research projects, performances, and participatory pieces that examined the biological, psychological, and sociocultural dimensions of compulsion. Installations such as Tune / Reward, Wrld on Drugs, and Addictive Stories connected lived testimony with scientific framing, blurring the boundaries between research and storytelling. The exhibition foregrounded empathy, harm-reduction dialogues, and public conversation as integral to the gallery experience.
JUSTICE (2023)
JUSTICE brought together artists, researchers, and community partners to consider justice across social, environmental, and technological domains. Featuring participatory installations, modular learning spaces, and commissions such as Justice Coffee Company, A Just Sentence, and Seed Cabinet, the exhibition invited audiences to interrogate systems of accountability and access. Programming emphasized youth and community-driven perspectives, producing workshops, talks, and action-oriented learning that extended the exhibition into civic practice.
Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)
MODA is the Southeast’s only museum devoted exclusively to the study and celebration of design, exploring how design shapes everyday life and culture.
The Future Happened: Designing the Future of Music (2021)
This exhibition traced the evolution of music culture through the lens of design, from album art and stagecraft to sound technologies and immersive experience design. Combining archival material, contemporary commissions, and interactive components, the show explored how design has mediated musical culture and fueled innovation. Co-curated by Floyd Hall, the project emphasized cross-disciplinary collaboration and multisensory engagement, inviting visitors to consider the ways design shapes how we hear, see, and participate in music.
Villa Albertine
Villa Albertine is a French cultural institution in the United States that supports artistic exchange, residencies, and projects fostering dialogue between France and the U.S.
ATLiens Visit Planet MARS
A photographic and archival exhibition connecting Atlanta and Marseille, ATLiens Visit Planet MARS traced early hip-hop histories in both cities through the work of photographers such as Jean-Pierre Maéro and Shannon McCollum. The project paired imagery with public programs to highlight shared creative legacies and artistic lineages, serving as part of Villa Albertine’s City/Cité exchanges.
Theater of Life
A photographic exhibition exploring intimacy, performance, and everyday drama in public spaces, Theater of Life paired photographers from Marseille and Atlanta to draw parallels between distinct urban geographies and shared human experiences. Presented in Atlanta in 2023, the project incorporated public talks and events to foster cross-cultural connection and empathy through visual practice.
Floyd Hall 