Art UK has a number of steering and advisory panels to help guide its direction and build on partnerships with collections.
Philanthropy Board
Andrew Ellis (Chair) CEO, Art UK
Thomas Davies CEO, Machroes Holdings and active investor
Aki Abiola Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
Alexander Bell Co-Chairman, Old Masters, Worldwide, Sotheby's
Paul Foote Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Alison MacPhee Arts fundraiser, Scotland
Simon Oldfield President, Simon Oldfield Art Associates
Robert Read Head of Art and Private Clients, Hiscox
Gary Weiss Managing Director, JP Morgan
Advisors and Steering Panel
The Art UK Advisory Board and Steering Panels comprise representatives from national and regional museums, the BBC and other organisations.
Art UK Advisory Board
Karen Brookfield Consultant in Cultural Strategy & Critical Thinking, formerly Deputy Director (Strategy), National Lottery Heritage Fund
Alison Cole Editor of The Art Newspaper
Caroline Collier Consultant and coach; former Director of Partnerships and Programmes, Tate
Simon Groom Director of Modern & Contemporary Art, National Galleries Scotland
Patrick Holland Director of Factual, Arts and Classical Music, BBC
Avril Martindale Intellectual Property Rights Partner, Freshfields
Sarah Phillips Head of History of Art, Godalming Sixth Form College
Dr Mia Ridge Digital Curator, The British Library; former Chair of the Museums Computer Group
Graham Southern Founder of Southern and Partners, an independent artist management consultancy
Iain Watson OBE Director, Tyne and Wear Museums and Galleries
Art UK Steering Panel
Waqas Ahmed Artistic Director, Khalili Collections
Rohan Almond Team Manager, National Trust for Scotland
Lili Bartholomew Museum Registrar, The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum
Aruna Bhaugeerutty Manager of Digital Collections, Ashmolean Museum
Tom Bilson Head of Digital Media, The Courtauld Institute of Art
Katherine Biggs Senior Digital Manager, National Portrait Gallery, London
Lawrence Chiles Head of Digital Services, National Gallery
Graham Davies Digital Programmes Manager, National Museum Wales
Susan Doyon Executive Producer, Tate
Christopher Ganley Digital Content Manager, National Galleries Scotland
Kevin Gosling Chief Executive, Collections Trust
Tate Greenhalgh Senior National Consultant for Interpretation, National Trust
Michael Hardy Digital Engagement Curator, Barsley Museums
Rebecca Hill Exhibitions and Collections Coordinator, Gallery Oldham
Susanna Hillhouse Collections Manager, National Trust for Scotland
Samantha Howard Curator of Arts, The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Samantha Johns Collections Development Manager, Norfolk Museums Service
Kerry Jones Development Manager for Arts and Public Engagement, Keele University
Anra Kennedy Content and Partnership Director, Culture24
Alison Lane Collections Information Manager, National Trust
Chiara Ludolini Digital Manager, Manchester City Galleries
Gemma MacLagan Ram Director of Research and Commercial Development, National Archives
Lauren Marshall Hall Manager and Audience Development Officer, Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, York
Kim Mawhinney Head of Art, National Museums Northern Ireland
Fiona McCrory Collections Digital Co-ordinator, National Museums Northern Ireland
Jean Milton Director of Heritage, Port Sunlight Village Trust
Eithne Ní Chonghaile Head of Communications, Museums Galleries Scotland
Judith Nichol Knowledge Partnerships Manager, BBC
Lisa Ollerhead Chief Executive, AIM
Gabriella de la Rosa Lead Editor, Curatorial Content Online, National Trust Collections
Emily Savage Deputy Director of Teaching, School of Art History, University of St Andrews
David Scott Digital Manager, Burrell Renaissance Project
Linda Spurdle Digital Development Manager, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
John Stack Director of Digital Innovation and Technology, The National Gallery
Fabia Stocken Bloomberg Corporate Philanthropy
Christopher Tinker Publisher (Curatorial Content), National Trust Collections
Maddie Webb Curator: Digital Art Collections, National Museum Wales
Theodore Wilkins IT and Digital Engagement Manager, York Museums Trust
Madeline Betts Documentation Manager, Government Art Collection
Ceramics Steering Panel
Peter Alcaraz Founder of State Ceramics
Neil Brownsword Artist and Professor of Ceramics at Staffordshire University
Kate Cadman Collections Curator, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
Liz Carter-May Head of Development, Art UK
Rachel Conroy Senior National Curator for Decorative Arts, The National Trust
Julia DeFabo Trustee, Leach Pottery
Louise Dunning Curator of Fine and Decorative Art, Nottingham City Museums
David Ekserdjian Member of the Acceptance in Lieu Panel and Emeritus Professor of History of Art and Film, University of Leicester
Patricia Ferguson Independent ceramic researcher
Sally Goodsir Curator of Decorative Arts, Royal Collection Trust
Katey Goodwin Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Community Engagement, Art UK
Tanya Harrod Independent ceramic researcher and author
Catrin Jones Chief Curator, V&A Wedgwood Collection
Errol Manners Dealer in historic ceramics
Kim Mawhinney Senior Manager, Art Department, Ulster Museum, National Museums Northern Ireland
Dr Caroline McAffrey-Howarth Art historian, curator and lecturer at the University of Edinburgh
Ben Miller Ceramics Curator and Programme Manager, The Potteries Musem & Art Gallery
Jean Milton Director of Heritage, Port Sunlight Village Trust
Andrew Renton Honorary Research Fellow, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Trustee of the Crafts Study Centre, Contemporary Art Society for Wales and of Nantgarw China Works Museum
Dr Mariam Rosser-Owen Curator, Middle Eastern Department, Victoria and Albert Museum
Dr Matt J. Smith Artist
Charis Tyndall Director of Charles Ede
Helen Walsh Curator, York Museums Trust
Dr Julia Weber Director, Porcelain Collection, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany
Timothy Wilson Retired Keeper of Western Art, Ashmolean Museum and Professor of the Arts of the Renaissance, University of Oxford (now Emeritus Professor)
Clare Wood Artistic Director & Chief Executive, British Ceramics Biennial
Learning and Engagement Steering Panel
Nermin Abdulla Learning Programme Manager, Paul Mellon Centre
Rose Aidin Chief Executive, Art History Link-Up
Alison Cole Editor of The Art Newspaper, Originator of the Superpower of Looking initiative
Dr Karen Hosack Janes (Oxon) PGCE Affiliate Lecturer in Education at Oxford Brookes University
Penny Huntsman Teacher, author, consultant, lecturer
Emilia McKenzie Digital Manager, Learning, Science Museum
Anne-Louise Quinton Freelance Art Education Consultant (Secondary specialism in Art and Design)
Josepha Sanna Project Manager, ARTiculation
Youth Panel
The Art UK Youth Panel is made up of members of the work experience programme Alumni Network. The Youth Panel kindly dedicate their time to collaborating with Art UK staff, working together to share ideas and opinions.