Staff

Co-Director

Mark is a curator and art historian based in London. He was Lecturer in History and Theory of Art at the Slade School of Fine Art from 2002–7. From 2007–21 Mark was Senior Curator at Tate Modern where he worked on several major exhibitions and acquisitions. Curated and co-curated projects include Roni Horn AKA Roni Horn 2009, Gerhard Richter: Panorama 2011–12, Soul of a Nation 2017 and Olafur Eliasson: In real life 2019–20. He served on the jury for the Venice Biennale in 2017. He has published widely on contemporary art in journals and catalogues, and recently co-edited ‘The Soul of a Nation’ Reader. Outside Tate he has curated exhibitions by Nicole Eisenman, David Hammons, R.H. Quaytman, Christopher Williams, Laura Owens and Jacqueline Humphries. 

Co-Director

Rudi is a writer and curator based in South London. With a background in music, art, events and marketing, they have worked as a curator, cultural consultant, communications manager, gallery assistant and programmer over the past 10 years. The child of immigrant parents, Rudi has a vested interest in post-colonial histories and is driven by the need to share privilege and knowledge and create spaces for change. Rudi has developed and delivered community engagement and public programmes with local organisations in Marseille, Paris, London, New York, and Boston, collaborating with organisations including KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Studio Voltaire and Al Araby (The New Arab). From 2018-21 they were marketing officer at Tate and BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) Network Co-Chair.

Co-Director

Kerryn is an international curator with 20 years’ experience. She was Associate Curator of the 14th Gwangju Biennale in 2023 and is currently curating the two-part exhibition The Struggle of Memory at PalaisPopulaire, Berlin. As Head of International Collection Exhibitions at Tate from 2019–21 she oversaw the successful delivery of 15 exhibitions at partner venues as far afield as Quebec and Hong Kong and curated Light, the inaugural exhibition for the Museum of Art Pudong, Shanghai in 2021. In her previous role as Curator (International Art) at Tate Modern, she was responsible for establishing Tate’s Africa Acquisitions Committee in 2011. Curated and co-curated exhibitions at Tate include Nicholas Hlobo: Uhambo, 2008; Francis Alÿs: A Story of Deception, 2010; Contested Terrains, 2011; Joan Miró: The Ladder of Escape, 2011; Meschac Gaba, 2013; Marlene Dumas: The Image as Burden, 2015; Fahrelnissa Zeid, 2017, The Head & the Load, 2018 and Zanele Muholi, 2020.