Aria Dean (born 1993) is an American artist, critic, and curator.[1] Until 2021, Dean served as Curator and Editor of Rhizome.[2][3] Her writings have appeared in various art publications including Artforum, e-flux, The New Inquiry, Art in America, and Topical Cream.[4] Dean has exhibited internationally at venues such as Foxy Production and American Medium in New York, Chateau Shatto in Los Angeles, and Arcadia Missa in London.[5] Dean also co-directs As It Stands LA, an artists project space that opened in 2015.[6] Dean lives and works in New York City and Los Angeles. She is represented by Greene Naftali.[7]