Curating | bean

I see curating as a tool for disseminating research in a way that transcends language, through immersive, visceral experiences. As a curator I am interested in projects that connect people & enliven communities. I work with artists who are political & sensitive and am interested in giving voice to those least heard. I see curating & producing as a collaborative endeavour, working with artists with whom I find a deep resonance, who’s work I find urgent and inspiring.

In 2011 I co-founded ]performance s p a c e [, the UK's only performance art specific studio & exhibition space and working curating events & activities until leaving the organisation in Spring 2020. Parallel to this I have worked as a producer for independent artists and projects, including: Benjamin Sebastian, Anton Mirto, New Queers on The Block, Screen Archives South East, selina bonelli and Daniella Valz Gen.

I currently work for University for the Creative Arts as their Galleries Curator, where I am responsible for the Brewery Tap Project Space in Folkestone and the Herbert Read Gallery in Canterbury. At the Herbert Read I curate an annual programme, with exhibitions in the autumn & spring and support students & staff to produce their own work the remainder of the year.

I am always looking to connect with new artists & work and am especially interested in supporting queer, neuroqueer, time-based & site specific work. In 2024 I will be launching Urth Studio's residency space.

Co-Founder & Director of ]performance s p a c e [

Image of Jade Montserrat performing during the PAF programme 2016.

Producer for Daniella Valz Gen (Be)Longing

During my time at ]ps[ I worked with artist Daniella Valz Gen to develop their site specific project (Be)Longing. This project was a joy & a gift that transformed by personal practice.

Producer for selina bonelli (re)collecting (f)ears

During my time at ]ps[ I worked with artist selina bonelli to produce (re)collecting (f)ears a series of site specific performance interventions accompanied by a publication (produced by ]ps[).

Local Ambassador for New Queers on the Block

During 2019-20 I worked as a local ambassador for The Marlborough Theatre's 'New Queers on the Block' tour, curating & facilitating a range of creative actives to engage local communities in the tour.

Producer for Anton Mirto (2018)

Still image taken from 'The Army', a site specific performance intervention which I developed & produced during it's theatre show at The Yard. Following this I have continued to advised, develop & produce new works with Mirto.

Producer for Benjamin Sebastian, Becoming Constellation (2017)

Producer for Benjamin Sebastian's Becoming Constellation project, taking place in Folkestone & London.

Mentor for Nomadic Village (2017)

Following presenting work at Nomadic Village Festival (Bulgaria 2009) I worked with it's founder Klaus Merhang to develop proposals to tour the project to the UK.