School of Culture & Creative Arts

Alexia Holt

Alexia was appointed Director of Cove Park in April 2023 after working for Cove Park in a number of senior roles, overseeing its national and international programme of residencies, commissions, special projects, partnerships, and collaborations. Prior to Cove Park, she was Curator at Tramway, Glasgow, where she commissioned solo exhibitions by artists such as Martin Boyce, Chris Evans, Ilana Halperin, Henry VIIIs Wives, Scott Myles, Pipilotti Rist, Stephen Sutcliffe, Salla Tykkä, and Tatham & O'Sullivan. A graduate of History of Art at the University of Glasgow, she also worked at The Glasgow School of Art and CCA whilst completing a PhD on early twentieth century fashion design. As Curator for the Scottish Print Network (2012-2016), she developed 'Below another sky', an international programme of residencies, exhibitions and events for Scotland's five print studios. In addition, in 2016 and 2017, she was Project Coordinator for Little Sparta, the garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay, and its Sharing Little Sparta programme.

 

Amanda Lochrie

Amanda has MA History of Art and MSc Museum Studies degrees from the University of Glasgow. Amanda was a mature student and entered higher education through a SWAP Access to Humanities programme.

She is currently Gallery Assistant at MacGregor Fine Art, organising and managing their first programme of exhibitions, as well as admin, cataloguing, customer service, preparing and installing artworks, and managing social media.

She is also a committee member at the Scottish Museums Federation, an independent body that supports emerging and experienced museum professionals.

Previous roles include Learning Assistant at the Tall Ship, which included designing and facilitating the learning and events programme and arranging outreach and solutions for those who could not afford to visit the ship, Tour Guide at the Burrell Collection, working for the University’s Alumni Office, and she has a background in luxury retail.

 

Anne Lyden

Anne Lyden studied the of Art at the University of Glasgow and Museum Studies at the University of Leicester. From 1995-2013 she held various curatorial roles, working with the photography collection at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles where her focus was on nineteenth century British photography and contemporary practice.

Having assumed the role of International Curator of Photography at National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh in 2013, she later became Chief Curator and oversaw the growth of the photography collection to more than 55,000 photographs. This includes the joint acquisition of the MacKinnon Collection with the National Library of Scotland, the Larry Herman Bequest, and the purchase of the Annan Archive.

She has curated numerous exhibitions over the years, including the work of Paul Strand, Diane Arbus, and Carrie Mae Weems. She is the author of several books including, Railroad Vision: Photography, Travel and Perception (2003), The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans (2010), A Royal Passion: Photography and Queen Victoria (2014) and most recently, A Perfect Chemistry: The Photographs of Hill & Adamson (2017).

From late 2022 through 2023 she was Co-Director for Collection & Research and from January 2024 she assumed the role of Director-General at National Galleries of Scotland.

 

Catriona Duffy

From 2003-2009 Catriona Duffy was Project Co-ordinator of the architecture programme at The Lighthouse, Scotland’s Centre for Architecture, Design and the City. In this role she was involved in delivering a series of exhibitions, events and publications promoting architecture policy to a wide public, both nationally and internationally. In 2010, with Lucy McEachan, Catriona set up Panel, an independent curatorial organisation with a focus on presenting Scottish design and craft through partnership working, product development, research, curation and production. Alongside this work, Catriona has undertaken freelance consultancy for other creative organisations and individuals and has contributed written work to publications for organisations including, Kunsthalle Zurich and Glasgow School of Art. She has a degree in History of Art from the University of Glasgow.

Panel is a curatorial arts organisation led by Catriona Duffy and Lucy McEachan. Based in Glasgow, Panel create projects about design and making in relation to particular histories, archives and collections. Since 2010 Panel has commissioned and produced projects that engage designers and public audiences, and that make connections with practitioners and institutions whose work extends into visual arts, craft and other cultural contexts and frameworks. Over 15 years Panel has curated and produced 18 major exhibitions and 40 events and has published 13 books and catalogues with a worldwide distribution of around 23,000. Key partners include, Tramway, Glasgow Museums, Dovecot Studios, V&A Dundee, Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow Women’s Library, Collective, CCA, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art and Glasgow School of Art.

 

Helen Nisbet

Helen Nisbet is an Independent Curator based in London. She was Artistic Director of the national contemporary art festival, Art Night from 2018-2023 and CEO and Artistic Director at Cromwell Place until the end of 2024. She has worked in curatorial roles for leading art organisations including Cubitt, Arts Council Collection and the Contemporary Art Society. Helen was a judge on the 2023 Turner Prize and sits on the boards of artist-centred organisations a-n, Artquest and GAADA in her native Shetland. She graduated with a History of Art degree from the University of Glasgow in 2004.

 

Rowan Duffy

Rowan Duffy is a Business Support Assistant at The Hunterian and a recent History of Art graduate from the University of Glasgow. She has been with The Hunterian for just over 2 years, working in various roles, starting as a MuSE (Museum Student Educator) during her studies, then becoming a Visitor Experience Assistant before moving into her current role, where she is responsible for the smooth running of The Hunterian’s business operations.

The oldest public museum in Scotland, with collections spanning arts, sciences and humanities, The Hunterian is at the forefront of university museums around the world.

 

Sarah Fergusson

Sarah Fergusson has been in the auction industry for over 12 years. Initially working as a jewellery specialist, her focus quickly shifted to watches. She has been responsible for sourcing and auctioning significant pieces including an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak A-series (model 5402ST) circa 1972, that sold for £106,000. Sarah began her career at a Glasgow-based auction house in 2011, moving to Edinburgh's Lyon & Turnbull in 2020 to take up a newly created role as Head of Watches. There, she set up a focussed department hosting four specialist sales per year, two in Edinburgh, and two in London.

Sarah is also co-host on the Scottish Watches podcast, the number one watches podcast internationally and regularly writes for Oracle Time magazine. She is a keen collector and enthusiast; watches are both a professional and personal passion. As such, she is an active participant in the Instagram watch community and a member of RedBar, the watch collectors' group that boasts chapters all over the world.

Bonhams is a global network of auction houses, with the largest number of international salerooms, offering the widest range of collecting categories and selling at all price points. Bonhams is recognised for its bespoke service, and a dedication to local market relationships, enhanced by a global platform. With 14 salerooms, Bonhams presents over 1,000 sales annually, across more than 60 specialist categories, including fine art, collectables, luxury, wine & spirits, and collector cars. Founded in 1793, Bonhams has representatives in more than 30 countries and operates flagship salerooms in London, New York, Paris, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong.