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Paul Carey-Kent
Paul Carey-Kent is a freelance art writer, curator, and member of the International Association of Art Critics. He is Visual Arts Editor of Seisma magazine and writes regularly for Art Monthly, STATE, Border Crossings, FAD Magazine (weekly), and Artlyst (monthly interviews). He has curated over 50 exhibitions, including recent shows at GIANT Bournemouth, White Conduit Projects, and Tension Fine Art. Paul recently co-published The Book of Ladders with sculptor Adeline de Monseignat. His forthcoming book The Death Suite reflects on his experience with cancer through photo-poems. He lives in the New Forest.
Shanti Panchal
Shanti Panchal is an award-winning painter known for his watercolours. Born in Gujarat, India, he studied at the Sir JJ School of Art, Bombay, and Byam Shaw School of Art, London. He has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, and his work is held in collections including the British Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Arts Council of England. Awards include the John Moores Painting Prize, BP Portrait Award, and Ruth Borchard Prize. Recent exhibitions include shows at the Foundling Museum and the Atkinson, Southport.
Monika Bobinska
Monika Bobinska is gallery manager at Great Pulteney Street in Soho and director of BBNR, a domestic-scale gallery in north London showing emerging and established artists. BBNR continues Monika’s work with her previous galleries in East London: www.monikabobinska.com and CANAL. She has a strong track record of presenting high-quality, thought-provoking exhibitions in distinctive settings.
Frances Richardson
Frances Richardson is a London-based sculptor who studied at Norwich School of Art and the Royal College of Art. A former Commonwealth Fellow, she helped found Gasworks in London in 1994. Her solo exhibitions include shows at Karsten Schubert, Tom Rowland, and Bobinska Brownlee. Her work is held in major collections including the V&A, British Museum, and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Awards include the Bryan Robertson Trust Award and the Mark Tanner Sculpture Award. In 2022, she delivered the Courtauld Institute’s Annual Artist’s Talk.
Mervyn Metcalf
Paul Carey-Kent is a freelance art writer, curator, and member of the International Association of Art Critics. He is Visual Arts Editor of Seisma magazine and writes regularly for Art Monthly, STATE, Border Crossings, FAD Magazine (weekly), and Artlyst (monthly interviews). He has curated over 50 exhibitions, including recent shows at GIANT Bournemouth, White Conduit Projects, and Tension Fine Art. Paul recently co-published The Book of Ladders with sculptor Adeline de Monseignat. His forthcoming book The Death Suite reflects on his experience with cancer through photo-poems. He lives in the New Forest.
