Nottingham Contemporary

Chair of Board

Paul Kirkman

Paul Kirkman is a consultant to the cultural and heritage sectors. He has 30 years' experience in public policy and cultural sector leadership.

He was Director of the National Railway…

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Lizzie Carey-Thomas is the Head of Programmes at the Serpentine, London. She was previously Curator of Contemporary Art at Tate Britain for 16 years. During her time at Tate, she co-curated the Art Now series of pr…

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Janine Catalano's career has spanned fundraising, partnerships and stakeholder engagement across the arts and higher education. Previously the Director of Development at Whitechapel Gallery, and having held positio…

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Jade Foster is a British artist and curator based in Nottingham and born in Sandwell, UK. They are working as an independent and institutional curator for multiple visual art organisations.

Interested in pe…

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Barbara Matthews studied at Durham University and City University, London.

Barbara retired in 2022, having previously served as Head of the College of Art, Architecture, Design and Humanities, Pro Vice-Chan…

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Juan is the Communications Lead for Wellcome Collection, managing the PR and social media teams. He has strong experience coordinating and delivering communications across a broad range of disciplines, including co…

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Caragh Thuring is an artist based in London. She studied Fine Art at Nottingham Trent Polytechnic. Based in London, she ran a contemporary art gallery for 3 years, before returning to painting. She recently collabo…