John Xaviers Arackal is a Programme Officer of Arts Practice programme at India Foundation for the Arts. He has a PhD in art theory from the School of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He served as an Assistant Curator of the 4th Kochi Muziris Biennale in 2018. He was one of the artists in Five Million Incidents 2020 curated by Raqs Media Collective.