As well as being an artist, I am also an art curator. It all started in 2018 when I started opening my own home every May to put on mixed art exhibitions as part of Artists Open Houses.
My main motivation was to exhibit and promote my own artwork but it also came from my passion for collecting arts and crafts. I loved the idea of bringing together work that I love under one roof, so I began to build up an ever-growing network of local artists and makers who I would have exhibiting as guest artists with me.
My art curation story:
After putting four shows on in my home from 2018 through to 2021, in November 2022, I was given the amazing opportunity to temporarily re-locate into a commercial space which I named ‘The Studio Gallery’. Here I was able to truly develop my skills as a curator, having more space to exhibit and display the work that I love. With the help of a small team of my mother and a friend who also regularly exhibit with me, I put on four successful pop-up shows in this space from November 2022 to May 2024.
In May 2025, we relocated to my father in law Alan’s house on Sackville Gardens in Hove and ended up putting on my favourite show to date!
In Winter 2025, I put on a second show there and now in 2026, Alan will be moving house so I will be taking my first break in seven years from hosting my own show and will instead show as a guest artist in other Artists Open Houses.
I very much look forward to seeing where my curation takes me next once I have secured another venue / house to host it!
