Director: Shoair Mavlian

Finance and Operations

Head of Finance: Kadiatu Songu

Finance Manager: Terence Eytle

Senior Gallery Manager: Jason Welling

Deputy Gallery Manager: Andrew Rickett

Head of Commercial and Operations: Sean O’Sullivan

Visitor Relations & Events Manager: Alan Miller

Deputy Visitor Relations Manager: Tahmina Rahman

Visitor Relations Coordinator: Lydia Larson

Visitor Relations Coordinator: Tom Margetts

Visitor Relations Coordinator: Konrad Turos

Visitor Assistants: Artur Siudem, Gregor Petrikovič, Olivia Rocha, Nick Michaluk, Sam McGovern, Alexandra Crannis, Jack Tothill and Isobel Turner

Programming

Head of Exhibitions: Clare Grafik 

Senior Curator: Karen McQuaid

Senior Curator: Anna Dannemann

Curator, Digital Programme: Sam Mercer

Producer, Digital Programme: Arieh Frosh

Adjunct Research Curator: Katrina Sluis

Head of Education & Projects: Janice McLaren

Curator, Talks & Events: Luisa Ulyett

Curator, Youth Programmes: Rawanne Koumaira

Archivist: Kathryn Tollervey

EPQ in Photography Teacher: Lucy Goodwin

EPQ in Photography Teaching Assistant: Eva Jonas

Communications

Head of Communications: Emma Dixon

Digital Manager: Youssra Manlaykhaf

Marketing and Audience Development Manager: Sara Esteves

Communications Coordinator: Chloe Orji



Development

Head of Development: Sam Newman

Development Manager: Mary Ahearn

Membership Manager: Sophie Mongoven

Bookshop

Bookshop Manager: John Buckle

Deputy Bookshop Manager: Martin Steininger

Bookshop Specialist Sales Coordinator: Dilly Thain

Café/Bar

Café/Bar & Events Manager: 

Deputy Café Bar Manager: Albert Kelleher

Café/Bar Assistants: Finley Gilzene, Sakie Matsubara, Red O’Donnell, Olivia Rocha and Rossella Sette



Print Sales

Director, Print Sales Gallery: Anthony Hartley

Print Sales Deputy Director: Lucie Donaldson

Print Sales and Communications Coordinator: Anna Luk

Print Sales Registrar: Karolina Dworska

Trustees

Amanda Gray - Chair

Amanda Gray is a Partner at international law firm, Mishcon de Reya, specialising in art law and the related field of luxury assets. She works with collectors, dealers, auction houses, artists, public and private institutions and foundations. Amanda has been a trustee of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA); is the Honorary Legal Counsel for Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, Sussex, is the co-chair of the Art Lawyers Association; and is also a member of the Responsible Art Market committee, London Chapter. [Appointed 2024]

Monica Allende 

Monica Allende is an independent curator, consultant and educator. She is the Artistic Director of GetxoPhoto Photo Festival and Landskrona Foto Festival, and was previously the director of FORMAT17 International Photography Festival. Monica regularly lectures, writes, nominates and consults on photography. [Appointed 2024] 



Polly Barnes

Polly Barnes is a chief people officer who has worked in-house at global board level and as a consultant to start-ups. Polly is currently Operating Partner at EQT Ventures. [Appointed 2022]

Rafaël Biosse Duplan

Rafaël Biosse Duplan retired as CEO and Board Member of a global asset manager in 2021. He previously held senior management positions in investment banks for 15 years, where he structured and managed risk across markets. He is an alumnus from the Harvard Kennedy School and the ESCP Grande École. In 2007, he was one of the founders of EMpower UK, a global philanthropy focused on at-risk youth in Emerging Markets. He co-chairs the V&A Photographic Acquisition Group which supports the purchase of new works for the V&A permanent collection. [Appointed 2024]



Laura El-Tantawy

Laura El-Tantawy is an award winning British/Egyptian documentary photographer, book maker and educator. Her projects investigate notions of home and belonging, routinely approaching her work from a social and environmental perspective inspired by her transatlantic background. [Appointed 2024]

Taja Lewis Boodie  

Taja Lewis Boodie is a documentary photographer whose work explores movement, connection and memory. In her practice, she aims to accentuate how these feelings intersect the personal and public space. Observing an interest in archival practices, she wishes to interrogate our perception of traditional methods and present contemporary and welcoming approaches to the preservation of culture, community and space. Taja has previously exhibited in group shows curated and organised by London College of Communication, Obsidian Collective and Five Fold. She was also one of six curators on the 2024 Develop programme at The Photographer’s Gallery. [Appointed 2024] 

Talitha Thomas-Kelly 

Talitha Thomas-Kelly is a photographer, ceramicist and creative writer whose work explores people, places and purpose in their multifaceted contexts. She is dedicated to supporting artistic endeavours that emerge from ethnic minority and working class backgrounds, and strives to uplift underrepresented voices in everyday creative spaces, through community arts facilitation. Talitha is a Photography Partner at Test-Shoots, a cooperative committed to democratising creative labour for emerging photographers. [Appointed 2024] 

Kay Watson

Kay Watson is a researcher, producer and curator working with art and advanced technologies, photography and video games. She is currently Head of Arts Technologies at Serpentine where she leads the art and technology programme. [Appointed 2022]