Experience

Stephen Friedman Gallery

• United Kingdom
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Glass Magazine

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contributing Art Editor

  • Sep 2009 - Present

  Articles published include interviews with British furniture designer Matthew Hilton, Artist Ishiuchi Miyako and Theatre Group Punchdrunk, as well as profiles on art installations by Christian Boltanski, Walter De Maria, Wolfgang Laib and Roger Hiorns. Articles published include interviews with British furniture designer Matthew Hilton, Artist Ishiuchi Miyako and Theatre Group Punchdrunk, as well as profiles on art installations by Christian Boltanski, Walter De Maria, Wolfgang Laib and Roger Hiorns.



(independent)

• Uganda
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curator, Artist Advisor and Art Consultant

  • Jul 2016 - Nov 2021

  I have curated solo exhibitions for Jakub Julian Ziolkowski (2017), Alice Anderson (2017), Piers Jackson (2018) and Sally Webber (2018). Group exhibitions that I have curated include ’In Two Minds' (2009), 'Swan Song' (2010), ’The Blue Hour' (2016) and ‘Beyond’ (2017). Artists who have taken part in group shows include Alice Anderson, Nathaniel Rackowe, Hiraki Sawa, Philippe Vandenberg, Nick Waplington and David Zink Yi. Parallel to curating, I advise artists and artist estates on cultural positioning, strategy, outreach and project management and I consult for clients looking to acquire artwork.



Blain|Southern

• United Kingdom
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artist Liaison

  • Feb 2018 - Nov 2019

  Artist Liaison for Jake & Dinos Chapman, Francesco Clemente, Ed & Nancy Kienholz, Pietro Ruffo, Yinka Shonibare, Joan Snyder, Bernar Venet and Gilberto Zorio. Artist Liaison for Jake & Dinos Chapman, Francesco Clemente, Ed & Nancy Kienholz, Pietro Ruffo, Yinka Shonibare, Joan Snyder, Bernar Venet and Gilberto Zorio.



UNIT9london

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Director

  • Feb 2017 - Feb 2018

  As Director at UNIT9 project space, I advised on UNIT9’s strategic placement as a space that existed midway between an institution and a commercial art gallery. I directed the space's exhibition programme and oversaw sales, museum outreach and press outreach. Exhibitions that I curated at UNIT9 include solo projects for Alice Anderson (2017) and Piers Jackson (2018). As Director at UNIT9 project space, I advised on UNIT9’s strategic placement as a space that existed midway between an institution and a commercial art gallery. I directed the space's exhibition programme and oversaw sales, museum outreach and press outreach. Exhibitions that I curated at UNIT9 include solo projects for Alice Anderson (2017) and Piers Jackson (2018).



MARTIN CREED LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Studio Director

  • May 2016 - Jul 2016

  In the role of Studio Director, I oversaw ambitious projects by Martin Creed at Hauser & Wirth Somerset and Park Avenue Armory in New York. In the role of Studio Director, I oversaw ambitious projects by Martin Creed at Hauser & Wirth Somerset and Park Avenue Armory in New York.



Hauser & Wirth

• Switzerland
• Artists and Writers
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Artist Liaison

  • Mar 2010 - May 2016

  Over a period of six years at Hauser & Wirth I worked as Artist Liaison to Rita Ackermann, Mark Bradford, Martin Creed, Ellen Gallagher, the Estate of Leon Golub, Matthew Day Jackson, Rashid Johnson, Rachel Khedoori, Djordje Ozbolt, the Estate of Jason Rhoades, Anri Sala, Zhang Enli and David Zink Yi. During this time I was based in Zurich, London and New York. In addition to my duties as Artist Liaison, I formed part of the sales team at Art Basel HK in 2010. Over a period of six years at Hauser & Wirth I worked as Artist Liaison to Rita Ackermann, Mark Bradford, Martin Creed, Ellen Gallagher, the Estate of Leon Golub, Matthew Day Jackson, Rashid Johnson, Rachel Khedoori, Djordje Ozbolt, the Estate of Jason Rhoades, Anri Sala, Zhang Enli and David Zink Yi. During this time I was based in Zurich, London and New York. In addition to my duties as Artist Liaison, I formed part of the sales team at Art Basel HK in 2010.



Whitechapel Gallery

• United Kingdom
• Retail Art Supplies
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer, Exhibitions

  • Sep 2009 - Nov 2009

  Volunteering in the Exhibitions department, I assisted Candy Stobbs and Andrea Tarsia on the Sophie Calle exhibition and publication which launched at the Whitechapel during Frieze. Volunteering in the Exhibitions department, I assisted Candy Stobbs and Andrea Tarsia on the Sophie Calle exhibition and publication which launched at the Whitechapel during Frieze.



Flora Fairbairn

• Australia
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Curator

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2009

  At Flora Fairbairn Projects I assisted in over 12 high-profile projects ranging from site-specific art installations to solo and group exhibitions. I was Assistant Curator for the art strand of 'Concrete and Glass' music and art festival in 2008 and co-curated 'Metro-Land', a group exhibition at Merriscourt Gallery in Oxfordshire in 2009. I made sales and was responsible for client and artist liaison. At Flora Fairbairn Projects I assisted in over 12 high-profile projects ranging from site-specific art installations to solo and group exhibitions. I was Assistant Curator for the art strand of 'Concrete and Glass' music and art festival in 2008 and co-curated 'Metro-Land', a group exhibition at Merriscourt Gallery in Oxfordshire in 2009. I made sales and was responsible for client and artist liaison.



Nick Waplington

• United Kingdom

• Studio Assistant

  • Apr 2006 - Apr 2007

  As Studio Assistant to Nick Waplington, I assisted with day to day tasks, correspondence and database management. As Studio Assistant to Nick Waplington, I assisted with day to day tasks, correspondence and database management.



White Cube gallery

• Modern Collections

  • Sep 2005 - Feb 2006

  Working within Modern Collections, which is the secondary market branch of White Cube, I assisted with research and database / collection management. Working within Modern Collections, which is the secondary market branch of White Cube, I assisted with research and database / collection management.



Peggy Guggenheim Collection

• Italy
• Museums
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2004 - Jun 2004

  As an intern at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, I was a museum docent and took part in a structured internship programme which educated me on principles of curating, conservation and museum management. During the internship, I worked in the museum and in the Director's office. As an intern at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, I was a museum docent and took part in a structured internship programme which educated me on principles of curating, conservation and museum management. During the internship, I worked in the museum and in the Director's office.