Nottingham Contemporary

Chair of Board

Matt Symonds is an independent business adviser and investor, and pursues interests in the arts, politics, and charitable work. Matt grew up in Derbyshire, and went to school in Nottingham. He w…

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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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Eleanor Crabtree is Senior Director at Modern Art, a contemporary art gallery in London. In her role at Modern Art, she supports artists and artist estates alongside managing client relationships and overseeing gal…

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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.

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Annabel has had a career in retail buying, product development and brand management in global
organisations. She spent 8 years in Fashion and Lifestyle buying at Top Shop and Athena, prior to
moving to …

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Susan Greenaway was born in, and has spent most of her life in, the City of Nottingham. After training to be a school teacher at Edge Hill University in the 1970s she has spent all…

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Born in Nottingham, Sharon returned to the City in 2020 as Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Nottingham Trent University. She is committed to education and creating opportunities for students to transform their lives. Her …

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

Barbara was appointed to Nottingham Trent University in January 2017 as Head of the College of Art, Architecture, Design and Humani…

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Aïcha Mehrez is a curator, born and raised in Stockport and currently based in London. She graduated from the Courtauld Institute of Art in 2011 and since 2016, has been Assistant Curator of Contemporary British Ar…

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A qualified accountant, Project and Programme Manager specialising in interim management roles. Bev usually acts for organisations as Finance Director or as a consultant; this has been across a wide range of sector…

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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…

Trading Board Member

After qualifying with a local Nottingham firm – Page Kirk - Andrew spent 24 years as a relationship partner in the Nottingham market place advising local businesses – family owned and international. He is n…