Whitney Museum appoints Meg Onli and Zack Winokur to lead 2028 Biennial

The Whitney Museum of American Art has announced that Meg Onli, a curator at the museum, and Zack Winokur, a choreographer and stage director, will curate the 2028 edition of the Whitney Biennial. The exhibition is planned to open in March 2028.

Meg Onli is currently a staff curator at the Whitney and recently co-curated the museum’s Roy Lichtenstein retrospective, which is on view until 10 May 2027. Her ongoing involvement with the museum positions her as a significant contributor to its exhibition programme.

Zack Winokur brings a background in performing arts. He is the co-founder and artistic director of the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC*), which organised a five-week programme at Lincoln Center in Manhattan’s Upper West Side last year. Winokur has also served as artistic director of Little Island, a cultural event space on the Hudson River near the Whitney Museum.

His stage and screen projects include directing productions at Opera Philadelphia and the Santa Fe Opera, as well as working on the expanded version of The Wizard of Oz currently showing at Sphere in Las Vegas. This experience in both visual and performing arts may inform the approach to the 2028 Biennial.

The Whitney Biennial is known as a platform for contemporary art that often prompts debate and political discussion. The 2026 edition, however, was notably free from controversy. The selection of Onli and Winokur could indicate a continued evolution in the Biennial’s curatorial direction, potentially combining visual and performing arts in new ways.