BU'S RENOWNED
ARTISTS PEER GROUP PROGRAMME
IS BACK
We're delighted to announce the appointment our new Artists Peer Group Programme Manager, Katy Barron.
Katy is Curator Of Photography at Purdy Hicks in London, a gallery that represents both emerging and established British and Internatinal fine artists. After graduating from the Courtauld Institute and Oxford University, Katy worked as a curator of works on paper at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. She then worked as Assistant Curator of Paintings at the Royal Collection for nearly a decade.
She has focused her interests on contemporary art over the last five years, and has recently curated a touring museum show called "Alchemy". The show brought together a diverse group of artists working with camera-less photography. She advises on and deals in contemporary art (especially photography) of all kinds, as well as working on freelance curatorial projects and touring shows. She also participates in national and international portfolio reviews for photographers at all levels.
NEXT EVENT: Photography Portfolio Review
7-9pm, Tuesday 16 June at the Gallery
Ben Uri is hosting a portfolio review for fine art photographers. This will be an opportunity to get detailed one-to-one professional feedback about your work and its presentation. Professional and amateur photographers are encouraged to apply but please note that editorial photography will not be reviewed.
The reviewers are three contemporary photography dealers. Reviews will last 15 minutes and photographers will each be seen by two of the three reviewers. Only prints will be seen (ie no laptops or framed works please).
To apply please email suzanne@benuri.org.uk with a CV and no more than five images. Places must be booked in advance so that the event runs smoothly.
All applications for places must be received by 8 June. You will be informed if you have a place by 12 June.
The Reviewers:
Di Poole is gallery manager at Atlas. The gallery deals purely in photography, specializing in classic twentieth century vintage photography, photo-journalism and fashion. In addition, Atlas represents work by a number of influential contemporary photographers such as Antoine D'Agata, Jim Goldberg, Trent Parke and Floris Neussus. Prior to Atlas, Di managed the photography at Flowers gallery, working with Edward Burtynsky and Robert Polidori. She curated 'the living is easy: international contemporary photography' at Flowers East, August 2006.
Diana Ewer is a Director of TAG Fine Arts, a young North London gallery focused on representing emerging artists. She graduated from Manchester in Art History and went on to a Masters at the Courtauld Institute of Art in 2004. She worked at the Mayor Gallery in Cork Street for two years, before setting up and running a contemporary gallery in Islington. She is particularly interested in working with emerging artists and curating London centric exhibitions in 'alternative spaces' for example; Giancarlo Neri's 'The Writer' a table and chair sculpture installed on Hampstead Heath and Stephen Walter's 'The Island London Map Series' originally exhibited at St Pancras Crypt Church, Euston Road.
Katy Barron is the Artists’ Programme Manager at Ben Uri and a dealer and curator of contemporary photography. She works partly at Purdy Hicks Gallery where she looks after a number of international photographers including Susan Derges and Chan-Hyo Bae. Katy has curated a number of photography shows including exhibitions at the Lianzhou Photography Festival in China, where her show by Nadav Kander won the festival Silver Medal. She is a regular at photography portfolio reviews and one of the judges of this year’s new Rhubarb Rhubarb photography bursary.
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