Our Development Committee

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  • Rosanna has spent over 10 years working as a headhunter in the international arts and culture world. A partner at Saxton Bampfylde, she advises on board-level and executive appointments across the industry. She has a strong interest in the mental health space, specifically around improving the quality of life for the residents in psychiatric units and works closely with Hospital Rooms on development.

  • Janine has worked across development, alumni and external relations in the arts for the past 15 years, currently serving as Director of Alumni Relations and Strategic Partnerships for Sotheby's Institute of Art. Originally from New York and based in London, Janine completed a BA at the University of Pennsylvania, and an MA at the Courtauld Institute of Art, where she developed a particular interest in the intersection between art and food. She has previously held positions at the Courtauld, the Royal Academy of Arts’ American Foundation, City & Guilds of London Art School, and Whitechapel Gallery increasing support and building stakeholder communities. She also serves on the Advisory Board of the Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania.

    Janine is committed to bringing art into public spaces, and has a deep-rooted interest in mental health provision. She feels privileged to be able to bring these beliefs together by serving on the Hospital Rooms Development Committee.

  • Amie (she/they) is a writer, editor and arts communications strategist. She writes on contemporary art for titles such as the Times Literary Supplement and Burlington Contemporary. She oversaw Damien Hirst's publications and press between 2015 and 2020 and is now Director of Do Ho Suh's publishing projects and studio. In 2019 she co-founded an inclusive literary festival – Primadonna – alongside Jude Kelly, Catherine Mayer, Sandi Toksvig and Kit de Waal. Now in its third year, Primadonna was conceived to give prominence to work by marginalised writers and artists. Amie has worked on a number of other projects pertaining to gender equality and diversity in the arts.

    In 2014, taking inspiration from Guerrilla Girls, Amie co-produced an audit of London’s galleries with the East London Fawcett Society to establish the gender disparity between the city’s exhibited artists. Impressed by Hospital Rooms' boundary-pushing agenda and commitment to enacting change through art, she joined the board in 2019.

  • Adeola Gay is a London-based writer and currently holds the position of Curatorial Manager at Artsy. She is also the creative mind behind The Other Art Girl, an independent blog launched in 2020 to explore feminist art history and visual culture.

    Before her role as a Graduate Trainee at Sotheby's, Adeola pursued her studies in Culture, Criticism, and Curation, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Central Saint Martins. She further holds a Diploma in Communicative Chinese from SOAS, University of London.

    Passionate about amplifying the voices of underrepresented artists, Adeola is dedicated to making art more accessible to marginalised communities. Reflecting on her new role on the board at Hospital Rooms, she notes, “I am absolutely thrilled and honoured to be joining the board. Mental health awareness is a cause close to my heart, and I firmly believe that art can be a transformative tool for social change. I look forward to contributing my efforts towards this impactful mission.”

 
 
  • Elizabeth is a curator based in London with a particular interest and specialism in nurturing emerging artists and their practices. Since 2006 she has been Director of the Zabludowicz Collection. Overseeing the strategy, acquisitions and commissions for one of the world’s most risk taking and ground-breaking contemporary art collections.

    She is also co-director of Pangaea Sculptors Centre, an organisation that seeks to support nurture and develop artists working with sculpture through mentoring, fabrication, education, commissioning opportunities and public events. She completed an MA in Curating from Goldsmiths College, University of London in 2005 and a BA in Art History and Women’s Studies from The University of East London in 2003.

  • Neil Wenman is the Global Creative Director & Partner at Hauser & Wirth, based in London. He has worked on numerous international projects over the past 13 years and collaborated closely with many artists.

    He is on several committees including the development committee of South London Gallery, London; the board of The Roberts Institute of Art, London; and a Trustee of Performa in New York. He has a PhD in architectural design from the Bartlett School, UCL and four post graduate Master degrees.