MEET OUR ADVISORS & SPEAKERS
At the Visual Artists Association, we work with a number of advisors from the art industry’s finest career experts and artists to finance professionals. Our speakers can teach you how to thrive and develop a successful career as a visual artist.
Advisors and Speakers
Addi Aegisdottir
Sales Director | Mall Galleries
Alison Price
Collections Manager | The Ingram Collection
Amanda Fergusson
CEO | The UK Greeting Card Association
Dr Anikó Boda
Artist & Winner of VAA's Best International Artist 2024
Cas Campbell
Artist
David Burgess
Director Apollo Fundraising
Elizabeth Fullerton
Art Critic, Writer, Podcaster and Doctoral Researcher
Frances Ackland Snow
Fine Artist
Hannah Grout
Artist and Community Coordinator, The Other Art Fair
Hilary Scott
James Hargreaves
Chartered Accountant | Hargreaves & Woods
Joshua Donkor
Artist
Kirsten Todd
Artist
Maeve Doyle
Art Critic
Mimi Spendiff
Gallery Manager | Print Club London
Paula Rubiano
Visual Artist
Richard Kalman
Founder & Owner of Crane Kalman Brighton Gallery
Rosalind Davis
Curator
Sofía Ruiz
Artist & VAO24 Winner
Stephen Snoddy
Director of The New Art Gallery
Will Claridge
Artist
Owen de Visser
Director of Lux Gallery | Founder Birmingham Open Studios
Adwoa Botchey & Solomon Adebiyi
Creative Duo of Adeche Atelier
Allison Cole
Illustrator
Amy Jobes
Artist & Mentor
Anouka Howard
Fair and Programme Manager | Frieze
Claudia Ross
Art Critic & Writer
David Reisman
Artist & Writer
Emily Jean-Alexander
Gemma Peppe
Director at Art on a Postcard
Hannah Woods
Assistant Curator | Whitechapel Gallery
Hugo Barclay
UK Director | Affordable Art Fair
Jeremy Turner
Head of Art & Design | University of Chester
Joyce ter Horst
Art Curator
Laura Feinstein
Writer & Mentor | Kickstarter
Maggie Cochran
Artist & Educator
Miranda Lopatkin
Artist
Peter Belford
Owner | PFB Consulting Design Advising
Ruth Millington
Art Critic & Writer
Sophie Clark
Museum & Gallery Professional
Sylwia Krasoń
CEO & Editor-in-Chief of Contemporary Lynx
Pavlina Vagioni
Artist
Stuart Waplington
CEO | ThePrintSpace
Oli Epp
Artist
Adriana Lovesy
Artist
Alyssa Monks
Artist
Andrew Coningsby
Founder | Début Art & The Coningsby Gallery
Bea Last
Contemporary Artist, Mentor and Education. VAA Artist of the Year 2024
Curtis Holder
Artist
David Venon
Head of Artist Recruitment & Engagement | Artfinder
Emma Crichton-Miller
Journalist & Art Critic
Gemma Rolls-Bentley
Contemporary Art Curator & Author
Helga Stentzel
Artist
Ian Warwick
Managing Partner | Deepbridge
Jessica Svenningson
Creative Coordinator, DoinGud
Karen Turner
Artist & VAA Professional Artist Award 2022
Laurie Rojas
Art Critic & Journalist
Matthew Burrows MBE
Contemporary Artist
Nick Wong
Development Manager at RSA
Piers Phillips
Artist
Ryan Stanier
Art Fair Entrepreneur
Stacie McCormick
Director of Unit 1 Gallery, Founder of Fair Art Fair, and Multi-Disciplinary Artist.
Tom Best
Founder | The Auction Collective
Paul Hewitt
Director | Society of London Art Dealers
Patrick Turner
Artist
Zsolt Érczy
Alex McCann
Social Media Mogul
Amah-Rose Abrams
arts and culture journalist
Andy Hunt
Carne Griffiths
Artist
Daniel Hooper
Artist
Elizabeth K. Garvey
Co-Founder & Director of Garvey|Simon
Eric Remington
Director of Sales & Curation | Saatchi Art
Gillian Taylor
Arts Sector Professional
Henrik Riis
Director | Eyestorm Gallery
Isabel Couceiro
Artist & Winner of VAO 2023
Josephine Zentner
Artist
Kate Enters
Artist
Liz Cook Mowe
Kickstarter
Megan Wright
Senior Curator at Saatchi Art
Olivia Mason
Director of Artists Future Fund
Richard Burnett
Commercial Director / Partner | HM Group Services Limited
Shahar Namer
CEO, New Game
Stephanie Dieckvoss
Associate Lecturer, London Art Market Correspondent, and Journalist
Vicky Paul
Abstract Artist
Steve Randall
Artist
Orielle Anaïs
Artist
Carlo Savo
Artist & Photographer
Join Our Team!
Do you wish to become a part of our inspirational + innovative workplace, where we constantly inspire positivity + growth in one another? Do you hold a passion to succeed and a drive to learn? Then we want to hear from you!
Get in touch today with why you want to join our team using a cover letter and your CV … E: hello@visual-artists.org