I’m a freelance curator based in Manchester, UK, specialising in collective curatorial practice. I am guided by the potential for curating to be a collective act to resist traditional structures and demonstrate non-hierarchical approaches with the potential for wider social impact.

I have worked in the arts for over 20 years, most recently as Curator: Contemporary Art at Manchester Art Gallery (MAG) (2005-2023). In recent years I have used evolving collaborative processes as alternatives to traditional temporary exhibitions. These processes enabled groups to explore creative decisions, co-authorship and co-creation, who/what is represented and which stories are told, as well as the curating process itself, using radical care and deliberative decision-making to work in more equitable ways. 

Interested in collaborative practice? I can offer…

NEW Collective curating workshop

What does it mean to make decisions collectively? 

Curating can be a brilliant way to bring people to design ways of being, creating and working together. 

At the moment I’m developing a workshop on collective curating, trying out ideas to develop a bookable session using a consensus-based method of facilitation. The idea is to gently guide participants through a mini collective curating process, exploring what needs to be in place before working together to make creative decisions. 

Latest updates on this new workshop I’m currently developing.

Consultancy

For arts workers, artists, groups or organisations interested in developing collective curatorial practice.

Talks and presentations

I have given many presentations to peers, conferences, institutions and students and am open to sharing my knowledge and experience.

If you’d like to discuss any of the above, please get in touch!