Curatorial Projects

Lucy has over 14 years experience working on curatorial projects – both independently and under the role of Director at OVADA, Oxford (UK). Collaboration is at the heart of Lucy’s curatorial projects, which are deeply intertwined with her artistic practice. Lucy enjoys the challenge of presenting artwork in non-traditional spaces and offering audiences unique encounters. Research areas include challenging accepted curatorial practices and addressing injustices through art.

A selection of previously curated exhibitions, artist-led projects and commissions can be viewed via the links below:

OVADA Curatorial Projects:
> The Hidden Noise (2021) - Curator.
> Neither Use Nor Ornament (2019) - Co-Curator with Sonia Boue.
> Chromantics (2019) - Assistant Curator to Tommy Watkins.
> Emerging Artist In Residence Programmes: Humachine Flux (2019) / Touching, Not Touching (2017) - Assistant Curator to Tom Milnes.
> Seven Counties Open (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) - Curator
> DAWN ROSE RED (2018) - Co-Curator with Jan Crombie and Bethan Elford.
> The Great Divide (2018) - Assistant Curator to Tommy Watkins.
> Oxford Brookes University Foundation Art & Design Collaborative projects with GLAM: The Janus Collective (2018) / Artefact (2017) / Laboratorium (2016)
> Below the Surface (2017) - Curator.
> Jimmy Cauty’s Aftermath Dislocation Principle Riot Tour (2016) - Project Manager for Oxford.
> Copy // Paste (2016) - Co-Curator with Click&Point.
> Wastelands (2015) - Assistant Curator to Katie Hill.
> RELAY (2014) - Co-Curator with Madescapes. 

Independent Artist-Led Projects:
> ‘We Will Only Know Ourselves Through the Eyes of Each Other’ (2013) - Assistant-curator to Hannah Wilmshurst.
> ‘Out of Office’ (2012) - Assistant-curator to Hannah Wilmshurst.
> ‘Hunting the Phoenix’ (2009) - Co-Curator with Matt Clarke and George O’Shaughnessy.

Commissions:
> Tinnitus, Auditory Knowledge and the Arts (2020-21) - Project Manager for Artistic Commission.
> Christmas Light Festival Commissions by Jack Wimperis for Broad Street, Oxford (2018 and 2019) - Curator and Project Manager.
> Urbansuburban by Rachel Barbaresi for Westgate Oxford (2018) - Curator and Project Manager.
> Oxford University’s History of Art Emerging Curator. Programme: Romance of Dereliction (2013) - Project Manager.
> 20/12 London Art Now: Commission by Tom Woolner for Armsden Gallery at Lodge Park, Gloucestershire (2012) - Project Manager.
> Spotlight: Site-specific commissions for Oxford Town Hall (2010-12) - Curator and Project Manager.

Please use the Contact Form for further information about past projects or to discuss potential curatorial collaborations.