Art UK has a number of current and former steering and advisory panels to help guide its direction and build on partnerships with collections.
Philanthropy Board
Andrew Ellis (Chair) Director, Art UK
Charles Gregson Former Non-Executive Chairman, Nex Group plc.
Professor David Ekserdjian Professor of Art History, University of Leicester
Alison MacPhee Arts fundraiser, Scotland
Thomas Marks Editor, Apollo Magazine
Robert Read Head of Art and Private Clients, Hiscox
Filippo Guerrini-Maraldi Chairman – Private Wealth, R K Harrison
Alexander Bradford Business Development Manager, Gander and White
Toby Clarke Director, Vigo Gallery
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
Jonty Claypole Director, BBC Arts
Alison Cole Editor of The Art Newspaper
Caroline Collier Consultant and coach; former Director of Partnerships and Programmes, Tate
Errol Francis CEO of Culture&
Simon Groom Director, Scottish National Museum of Modern Art
Lesley Knox OBE Formerly Chair of V&A Dundee
Sarah Levitt Formerly Head of Arts and Museums, Leicester City Council
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
Kathleen Soriano Independent curator, broadcaster and Chair of Liverpool Biennial
Iain Watson 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
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
Nigel Blackamore Senior Curator, Brecknock Museum and Art Gallery
Lucinda Blaser Senior Product Manager, National Gallery
Emma Chaplin Director, Association of Independent Museums
Adrian Cooper Director, Intelligent Heritage; Art UK Technology Advisor
Graham Davies Digital Programmes Manager, National Museum Wales
Christopher Ganley Digital Content Manager, National Galleries Scotland
Kevin Gosling Chief Executive, Collections Trust
Martin Grimes Web Manager, Manchester Art Gallery
Rebecca Hill Exhibitions and Collections Coordinator, Gallery Oldham
Susanna Hillhouse Collections Manager, National Trust for Scotland
Samantha Johns Collections Development Manager, Norfolk Museums Service
Valerie Johnson Director of Research and Collections, The National Archives
Anra Kennedy Content and Partnership Director, Culture24
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
Judith Nichol Knowledge Partnerships Manager, BBC
Christopher Parry Museum Community Officer, Merthyr Leisure Trust
Alex Pilcher Front End Developer, Tate
Anne Pritchard Senior Curator: Historic Art, National Museum Wales
Tessa Quinn Digital specialist
Anna Robertson Fine and Applied Art Section Manager, The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum
Gabriella de la Rosa Lead Editor, Curatorial Content Online, National Trust Collections
John Stack Head of Digital, Science Museum
Fabia Stocken Bloomberg Corporate Philanthropy
Christopher Tinker Publisher (Curatorial Content), National Trust Collections
Theodore Wilkins IT and Digital Engagement Manager, York Museums Trust
Tony Harris Digital Media and Photography Manager, Government Art Collection
Madeline Betts Documentation Manager, Government Art Collection
Sculpture Steering Panel
Professor David Ekserdjian (Chairman) Professor of Art History, University of Leicester
Professor Malcolm Baker Distinguished Professor, University of California, Riverside (on sabbatical in London)
Ann Compton Honorary Research Fellow History of Art, University of Glasgow; Project Originator, Director and Editor (Mapping Sculpture); Research Consultant (Mobilising Mapping)
Richard Deacon Sculptor
Dr Patrick Elliott Senior Curator, National Galleries of Scotland
Katherine Eustace, FSA Editor, The Sculpture Journal; Trustee, Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA)
Donald Johnston International Department Head of Sculpture, Christie’s
Lisa Le Feuvre Head of Sculpture Studies, Henry Moore Institute
Bob Lisney, OBE Trustee, Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA)
Dr Temi Odumosu, MPhil, PhD (Cantab) Art Historian, Independent Curator and Educationalist
Dr Rupert Shepherd FSA Collection Information Manager, National Gallery
Greg Sullivan Curator, British Art 1750–1830, Tate
Dr Marjorie Trusted, FSA Formerly Senior Curator of Sculpture, V&A; Co-Investigator (Mapping Sculpture)
Dr Jeremy Warren Formerly Collections and Academic Director, The Wallace Collection
Robert Wenley Head of Collections and Learning, Barber Institute of Fine Art
Jonathan Wood Research Curator, Henry Moore Institute; Project Partner (Mapping Sculpture)
Professor Alison Yarrington Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor of Art History, The University of Hull; Principal Investigator (Mapping Sculpture and Mobilising Mapping)
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
Janette Cullen Primary Art teacher and Freelance Arts worker
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)
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