Our Board

Matt Symonds

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…

Lizzie Carey-Thomas

Board Member

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…

Eleanor Crabtree

Board Member

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…

Jade Foster

Board Member

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…

Annabel Franks

Board Member & Finance, Audit, Investment & Remuneration Committee Member

Annabel has had a career in retail buying, product development and brand management in global
organisations. She spent 8 years in Fashion a…

Barbara Matthews

Board Member

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…

Aïcha Mehrez

Board Member

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…

Bev Swift

Board Member and Chair of the Finance, Audit, Investment & Remuneration Committee

A qualified accountant, Project and Programme Manager specialising in interim management roles. Bev usually acts for organisations as Finance…

Caragh Thuring

Board Member

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…

Stuart Atkins

Independent Member

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