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Having
initially trained and practised as an artist my knowledge
of the contemporary visual arts is comprehensive. I have a
thorough understanding of artistic practice in a variety of
fields from sculpture through to emergent media, with a
specialist interest in drawing.
My knowledge of the visual arts covers both the private and
public. I managed a West End gallery for an Old Master
Drawings dealer for six years prior to my involvement with
the artist-led sector. From 1996 – 1999 I was curator for
the artist led space The Commercial Gallery and Commercial
Too before going on to work in a freelance capacity as a
curator, advisor and consultant in artists professional
development.
Until October 2005 I was Director of Arts Training and
Resources and Co-director of Exhibitions at SPACE having
joined the organisation in 2000.
In 2006 I formed
Day + Gluckman Curatorial
partnership
with Eliza Gluckman. Our first exhibitions,
Drawn Apart East and Drawn
Apart West,
were held in two locations during 2007. Since December
2007 Day + Gluckman have curated four/five exhibitions
per year for Collyer Bristow Gallery, based at Collyer
Bristow LLP in London.
To date we have shown over 60 artists since starting at
Collyer Bristow Gallery, working mainly with artists from
the UK and usually from London; from recent graduates to
respected mid-career artists. Works are for sale but
primarily we offer a platform for artists to show work in a
central London venue in a curated exhibition and we work to
promote them and their work to our network and to Collyer
Bristow's clients. Our first exhibition, Curious Nature was
picked up by the Newlyn Art Gallery in Cornwall and toured
to the gallery in May 2007 and Contemporary Chinoiserie
(September 2008) is currently being developed in to a
larger project including a symposium at the Victoria and
Albert Museum in 2010.
I have also worked as a freelance consultant and project
manager for a number of arts organisations. A full list can
be viewed on my
client page.
I have considerable experience identifying and securing
funds as well as managing curatorial and professional
development projects in the visual arts sectors, often
in partnership with other creative industry
organisations and regeneration bodies. I am also
familiar with arts and non-arts funding streams and
application processes in the public, private and
charitable sectors including local government and
business.