Curatorial, research and consultancy across art and public services

Hopeful Disruption, New Town Culture live stream roundtable event, 2021. Courtesy New Town Culture and London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Photo: Jimmy Lee.

I work across contemporary art and public services, developing curatorial projects, programmes, and cultural strategy, alongside research and evaluation.

I facilitate learning and collaboration between arts organisations and civic contexts.

With over twenty-five years of experience, I now work independently across curatorial projects and consultancy, and am developing research for a practice-led PhD in contemporary art.

I have worked with artists, community organisations and networks, and cultural institutions including Tate, Chisenhale Gallery, Cubitt Artists, Whitechapel Gallery, Serpentine Galleries, South London Gallery and Create London, as well as civic partners including the Greater London Authority and London borough councils.

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Group of five moment sitting at a table taking part in groups discussion as part of a live event. Audience in foreground. Projected text above them says "Who knows what a social art practice is..."

Hope Disruption: Art and Social Work conference, South London Gallery, 2024. Courtesy South London Gallery, New Town Culture, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Photo: Jimmy Lee.

My areas of practice are:

    • Developing artist commissions 

    • Developing public programmes and community-based projects

    • Developing publications, events and exhibitions 

    • Building long-term civic partnerships

    • Supporting new artistic practice and developing research across gallery, education and public service contexts

    • Designing and facilitating workshops 

    • Developing alternative curricula and learning frameworks

    • Building and facilitating communities of practice

    • Creating interdisciplinary programmes   

    • Advising on cultural strategy, policy and programme development

    • Developing evaluation and being a critical friend.

    • Leading research projects and developing funding bids and proposals

    • Planning and programming responsive to social and civic priorities

    • Developing cross-disciplinary projects and partnerships  

    • Designing and facilitating workshops, symposia, panel discussions and conferences across community, gallery and higher education contexts 

    • Hosting and chairing public programmes and events 

    • Writing essays, papers, journal articles and edited volumes

    • Editorial projects and public speaking contributing to critical and professional discourse