Their first project, Drawn Apart, presented the work
of eight artists who use drawing as an integral but
not exclusive element of their practice. Held over
two locations in East and West London during 2007 the
project provided a platform to consider the
relationships between drawings by old masters and
that of contemporary artists. The contemporary
artists have all exhibited widely, some having
graduated in the last couple of years whilst others
have long held reputations as being exemplars of
their practice.
They are currently programming a series of exhibitions for the Collyer Bristow Gallery in London, the first of which was Curious Nature, which first opened in February this year.
The partners have extensive experience in the visual arts sector, with particular expertise in Asian Contemporary Art (EG) and the commercial sector (LD). Having worked for many years across independent, public, artist-led and commercial galleries their knowledge of the visual arts is considerable. With a commitment both to artists and the development of high quality works of art this unique partnership brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding to all of their projects.
Lucy Day is an artist, curator, lecturer and consultant with specialist knowledge of artist’s exhibitions, projects and professional development. In October 2005 she resumed her freelance career having been Director of Arts Training and Resources and Co-Director of Exhibitions at SPACE, having joined the organisation in 2000. From 1996 to 1999 Lucy worked at the artist led space. The Commercial Gallery and Commercial Too as co-Curator/ Gallery Manager and then went on to work in a freelance capacity as a curatorial advisor and consultant in artists professional development.
Currently working with a range of different clients as well as on personal projects her knowledge of the contemporary visual arts is comprehensive. She has a thorough understanding of artist’s practice in a variety of fields from sculpture through to electronic media. She is also familiar with the commercial art world having managed a West End gallery for an Old Master Drawings dealer for six years prior to her involvement with the artist-led sector.
www.lucyday.co.uk
Eliza Gluckman (Patten) is a freelance contemporary art curator, consultant and project manager. Graduating from a five year Fine Art MA from Edinburgh University she joined SPACE and became a Project Officer and later head of Marketing and Events helping to launch new studios and digital facilities as well as coordinate artist-led projects in Hackney Wick. She left SPACE to take the MA in Curating Contemporary Art at the Royal College of Art where she developed a specialised knowledge of South East Asian contemporary art, later receiving a research grant from the Arts Council to travel to China. Since then she has written in various publications including Art Review, Yishu Journal (for Chinese Contemporary Art) and the Guardian online on the subject. She is a London Editor of Art Asia Pacific magazine
Eliza has worked as a project coordinator on various projects such as the Biennale of Sydney 2004, the Arts & Ecology programme developed by the RSA, the Year06 Art Fair (London 2006) and the Sovereign European Art Prize. She has curated numerous exhibitions, most recently China Contemporary: Fantasy Landscapes, as Gallery Coordinator of Asia House. Previous exhibitions include The Straight or Crooked Way at the RCA, Tiger’s Eye (with curator Fumiya Sawa for Dazed and Confused), Unplumbed at Keith Talent and Beyond the Page: Contemporary Art from Pakistan (with curator Hammad Nasar, Asia House 2006).