Directors Ziortza (Zia) Fernandez is a curator of a private collection in London. Since she started assisting artist and curator Michael Maziere in 2003, Zia has been working on a number of exhibitions in the various roles of freelance curator, project coordinator and gallery manager. Recent projects include the curation of A Moving Exhibition with Antria Pelekanou, in spring 2010, as well as Connections – a show of works produced by 10 contemporary artists in various media at the 10 Gales gallery last July. Antria Pelekanou is a recent MA Fine Art graduate of the University of East London. After curating contemporary art exhibitions at The Lloyd Gill Gallery in Weston-Super-Mare in 2009, Antria moved on to realise her ambition of devising an itinerant art show – A Moving Exhibition. The project displayed the work of 70 contemporary artists across six London galleries, from March to June 2010. Antria Pelekanou is now directing 'The Door Prize - For Painting', an open competition exlusively for painting and she is currently looking for new entries.
Judging Panel Graham Evans is a photographer and teacher of photography on the Contemporary Media Practice course at the University of Westminster. He has considerable experience in photographic, film and video production and curatorship of exhibitions. Antria Pelekanou, co-director, curator, Persona Art FestivalZia Fernandez, co-director, curator, Persona Art Festival Eileen Perrier is a photographer and visiting lecturer in Photography at the University of Westminster. Her work frequently explores notions of community and identity. She has exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery, The Photographer’s Gallery, Whitechapel Gallery and Tate Britain among others.
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 Ricki L. Klages, Bronwyn's Factory, oil on panel, 24 x 24 inch, 2009 www.rickiklages.com |
