New face at the galleries
Making a move from academic world to the capital
NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND (NGS) has
announced a new Director of Collection and Research on their leadership team.
Venda Louise Pollock will take up the position from the beginning of November, moving from Newcastle University where she was Dean of Culture and Creative Arts and Professor of Art and Place. She stewarded the university’s cultural venues and led key partnerships.
Ms Pollock has held leadership and culturefocused roles and also served on the The Arts and Humanities Research Council for 14 years. She sits on the panel for the Philip Leverhulme Prize for Visual and Performing Arts.
She holds an MA (Hons) and PhD in the History of Art from the University of St
Andrews.
She has published on the relationships between art and place over the years.
The role of Director of Collection and Research leads on all aspects of the National Galleries of Scotland’s curatorial and research activity.
This role reports to the Director-General and sits on the Leadership Team.
Anne Lyden, DirectorGeneral at the National Galleries of Scotland, said: “We have embarked on a detailed process in our search for our next Director of Collection and Research and we are thrilled to appoint Venda Louise Pollock.
“With such a strong leadership background and varied experience, we look forward to her contribution to our purpose, ‘we make art work for everyone.’
Venda Louise Pollock said: “I’m really looking forward to joining the National Galleries of Scotland and building on the fantastic work colleagues are already doing to showcase and celebrate our national collection.”
The appointment is to work in all three Edinburgh galleries - the National, Modern and the Portrait.