About me
Broad ranging experience within the Arts Industry in the UK and abroad. Most recently as an Art Consultant and Curator for New Ashgate Gallery in Farnham Surrey. I have a very hands-on role, working in all aspects of the delivery of up to 30 exhibitions, talks, events and 3 prizes annually. It is a packed programme. During my time at New Ashgate I have successfully expanded uptake in our Angels membership scheme, increased sales and successfully secured funding for multiple exciting community projects.
Prior to my current role, I worked as a Sales Co-ordinator for GAS Gallery, since 2011 and whilst my children were very young. I was responsible for managing successful relationships with clients, artists and potential buyers. This was a sales targeted role and very much honed my business and negotiation skills. I worked with the Gallery Director to plan our annual programme of events, pop up shows and art fair attendances.
I have also worked in the not for profit sector, most notably as Senior Curator at Paintings in Hospitals. Responsible for a Modern British art Collection of over 4000 artworks. I managed successful relationships with donor artists such as Bridget Riley, Antony Gormley, the Josef Albers foundation, Quentin Blake, Anish Kapoor and Ian Davenport. I was responsible for maintaining with my team accurate databases of historical provenance, which related to each work along with stock databases and loan information. I was responsible for a national team of curators and volunteers. I ran artist residency schemes and liaised with national galleries such as the V&A to loan work for healthcare environments. This role in a charitable organisation allowed me an important insight into funding application processes and financial planning for charitable arts organisations. The contacts gleaned in that role with big name artists and large national galleries have stood me in good stead over the subsequent years and have enabled me to bring big names to Farnham that ordinarily may not have exhibited outside of London.
Early on in my career I worked in the role of Studio Manager for Westbury Farm Studios, an established Artists’ co-operative with studios. At Westbury I was responsible for the day-to-day management of running the busy arts centre and its programme of events. I managed a team of 6 part time arts centre staff and became adept at working to tight deadlines whilst maintaining the financial records and keeping tabs on membership and artist studio contracts. During my time at Westbury farm, I grew our income four-fold, initially by introducing a hiring timetable for local music and arts practitioners who used the large spaces within the studios for rehearsals and workshops. I also introduced a successful Art for Offices scheme and signed up local businesses to lease completed works from the artists for an annual fee. This entailed organising appropriate insurances, contracting and internal regulation. The success of the scheme led to us being able to contract studio artists in some offices on Artist in Residence schemes in exchange for annual funding support for the centre which helped to cover some of the many costs which are often cannot be covered in project specific funding applications.
Projects
- Repurposed: Trash to treasureRepurposed brings together artists who work with either recycled, reused or found materials, making beautiful and compelling works. Breathing new life into discarded objects and offering a platform for discussion on the subject of sustainability and recycling. The exhibition will feature the work by Rachel Eardley, Clare Hillerby, Alison Stockmarr, Zoe Hillyard, Frances Bloomfield, Dylan Shields, Cleo Mussi, Bee Jasko (Rehash Panache), Claire Newman Williams and Julie Alice Chappell. Workshops
- Surrey Artist of the Year 2019Surrey Artist of the Year 2019 The New Ashgate Gallery invites members of the public to come and vote for their favourite artist. The Surrey Artist of the Year competition is a partnership between the New Ashgate and the Surrey Artists Open Studios to celebrate the wealth of creative talent in Surrey. Starting in 2009; this aspirational exhibition offers a collective of local quality arts and craft as voted for by the public during open studio visits. The top scoring artists come together for a
Projects credited in
- Craft Town England - Series of Events at the New Ashgate Gallery13 October 2018 Mary Branson Mary Branson is a fascinating speaker who tells a compelling story of her work as an artist and creator of fine art light installation New Dawn which is on permanent display in the Houses of Parliament. Mary created the work to reflect the passionate, and at times scandalously bloody, historic campaign for women's suffrage. Mary's creation reflects the fact that she is an ardent narrator for the forgotten voices of women and men who laboured tirelessly for women's
- Rising Stars 2018With more than 200 makers showcasing their work at the Rising Stars exhibition over 8 years, the New Ashgate Gallery continues to be a great platform to view and collect exciting new works by talented makers from crafts and applied arts programmes across the UK. The makers in this year's shortlist are Ruth Brown, Emily Jane Bruce, Ellie Burton, Anne-Laure Cano, Ella Fearon-Low, Tony Howard, Polly Middleton-Heatley, Valerie Muddyman, Teresa Munn, Alex O'Connor, Anna Peake, Rebecca Rowland-ch
- Hothouse | SelectedThis exhibition celebrates fresh, innovative and bespoke craft and is part of our programme to exhibit some of the most exciting makers to art lovers and collectors. The makers in this exhibition have previously been selected for the Crafts Council's prestigious Hothouse programme that offers support and mentoring for new makers wishing to break into the sector. This is an opportunity to invest in the future of British crafts and to celebrate past Hothouse participants who have turned th
Skills
- Project Co-ordination
- Curatorial Content
- Arts Funding
- Sales
- Writing
- Art Marketing
- Client Consultations
- Artist Contracts
- Artist Development
Education
Curating Contemporary ArtRoyal College of Art
- London, United Kingdom
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MA Art ManagementUniversity of Greenwich
- London, United Kingdom
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