Selected Curatorial Projects
‘Territory: The Exhibition in a Box‘, curated by Neil Powell, Carl Rowe and Karsten Schubert, 2019- various venues in Scotland, England, Italy, Romania and USA. Revised and updated for ‘Rebirth’ Fondazione Pistoletto December 2020.
Anish Kapoor (2020) [Exhibition] Houghton Hall and Norwich, Norfolk UK. 12 July – 1 November 2020. Collaboration with Mario Codognato.
Iron in the Soul: Unseen works by Sir Anthony Caro (2019) [Exhibition]. East Gallery, Norwich, UK and City Centre outdoor sites. Wednesday 8 May – Saturday 20 July 2019. Norfolk and Norwich Festival. Curator.
A Life in Pattern: Orla Kiely (2018) [Exhibition]. East Gallery, Norwich, UK. 30 October 2018 – 5 January 2019. In conjunction with the designer and the Fashion and Textiles Museum, London, UK. Curator.
One Day this Glass will Break, Cornelia Parker (2018) [Exhibition]. East Gallery, Norwich, UK. 11 September – 13 October 2018. Curator, in partnership with Hayward Gallery Touring and Alan Cristea Gallery, London.
HYMN (2018) [Exhibition] as part of COLOURSPACE [Exhibition], Norwich City Centre, public sited work and Houghton Hall, UK (with Mario Codognato). 5 March 5 – 15 July 2018.
Art Exhibition: Hans-Peter Feldmann, (2017) [Exhibition], East Gallery, Norwich, UK. Norfolk and Norwich Festival. 6 May 22 July 2017. Supported by Simon Lee Gallery, London. Curator.
EARTHSKY: Richard Long at Houghton Hall, (2017) [Exhibition], UK, Norfolk. 30 April – 26 October 2017. With East Anglia Art Fund and Houghton, for Norwich Festival (including first the first drone film of the artist’s work). Co bid-writer for National Lottery funding with Houghton.
Finissage (2017) Neil Powell on the works of Claudio Parmiggiani, Film and public talk, Simon Lee Gallery, London, UK March 2017.
Art Takes Manhattan: New York Art Week’: (2016) [Exhibition]. Multiple venues in Manhattan, NYC, USA West Chelsea. 9 June – 12 June 2016. Guest curator for New York Art Week, Manhattan, NYC, USA.
British Art Show 8 (2015-2017) [Exhibition]. Hayward Touring Exhibition, National organiser with Hayward Touring, London. 9 October 2015- 15 January 2017. With Roger Malbert, Lydia Yee and Anna Colin. Leeds, Edinburgh, Norwich, Southampton, UK.
The Fierce Light: Centenary of the Battle of the Somme (2016) [Exhibition]. East Gallery, Norwich, UK. 10 May – 4 June 2016, Exhibition curator and designer, with the Imperial War Museum, London, Writers Centre Norwich and Norfolk and Norwich Festival. Touring exhibition. Part of 14-18 Now.
Extra Terrestrial: Alison Wilding and Tess Jaray (2016) [Exhibition]. East Gallery, Norwich and Karsten Schubert Gallery, London. 26 January – 19 March, 2016. Curator. Supported by Karsten Schubert Fine Art, London, UK.
Hayward Open Curatorial (2016) [Exhibition]. Hayward Southbank panel for curator selection (Sam Belinfante) and tour co-ordinator for the ‘Listening’ exhibition (with Ralph Rugoff and Roger Malbert, Hayward Gallery, London, UK.)
Claude Cahun: ‘Beneath this Mask (2016) [Exhibition]. East Gallery, Norwich, UK. November 10 – January 9, 2016. Later to become Hayward Touring exhibition. Curation and exhibition design with Gilly Fox (Hayward).
John Craske: ‘Threads’ (2015) [Exhibition]. East Gallery, Norwich, UK. 12 May – 6 June 2015. Touring exhibition to Aldborough Festival, UK. Curator. Accompanied by novel by collaborator Julia Blackburn.
Ana Maria Pacheco: Recent works, (2015) [Exhibition]. Castle Museum, Norwich Cathedral and East Gallery, Norwich, UK. 17 March – 25 April 2015. Curator.
The Life Room and the City: Wonnacott and Lessore. (2014-15) [Exhibition]. Norwich Castle Museum, Norwich, East Gallery, Norwich, UK. 4 October 2014 – 4 January 2015. In conjunction wit
Noah de Costa: ‘Concrete (2014) [Exhibition]. The Gallery at NUA, Norwich. 21 January – 1 March 2014. Curator.
Lynda Morris: Dear Lynda… (2014) [Exhibition]. The Gallery at NUA, Norwich. 30 April – 25 May 2013. Curated by Professor Lynda Morris and Neil Powell.
Washi: The Art of Japanese Paper. (2013) [Exhibition] The Gallery at NUA, Norwich, UK. 12 March – 20 April 2013. Unseen works from the Uemura and Parkes Collections (Kew). Co-curated with Nancy Broadbent Casserley. See also: Washi: The Art of Japanese Paper Illustrated by Broadbent Casserley, Nancy (ISBN: 9781842464861). Collaboration with Sainsbury Institute for Japanese Arts and Culture.
My Giant Colouring Book: Jake & Dinos Chapman: (2012) [Exhibition]. The Gallery at NUA, Norwich, UK. 4 December – 12 January 2013. In partnership with Hayward Touring and White Cube. Curator.
One Thousand Sketches: Colin Self (2012) [Exhibition]. The Gallery at NUA, Norwich, UK. 30 October – 24 November 2012. in conjunction with the James Hyman Gallery, London. Curator.
Alphabet: Michael Craig-Martin (2012) [Exhibition]. The Gallery at NUA, Norwich, UK. 18 September – 13 October 2012. With Hayward Touring and Alan Cristea Gallery, London. Curator.
Printed in Norfolk: Works from Coracle Press 1987-2011 (2011-12) [Exhibition]. The Gallery at NUCA, Norwich, UK. 20 March – 21 April 2012. Including works by Kurt Schwitters, Thomas Joshua Cooper, Gustav Metzger, and Yoko Terauchi. Supported by Arts Council England, the Elephant Trust, Norfolk County Council and the Henry Moore Foundation. Co-curated with Simon Cutts and Jessica van Horn.
Sunlight: Roger Ackling (2011) [Exhibition]. The Gallery at NUCA, Norwich UK 1 November – 26 November 2011. In association with Annely Juda Fine Art, London. Curator.
The Rock & Roll Public Library: Mick Jones (2011) [Exhibition]. The Gallery at NUCA, Norwich UK. 13 April – 22 May 2010. Co-curated with the artist and Professor Lynda Morris and The Clash.
A Spectre at The Feast (2010) [Exhibition] Real Gallery, 526 West 26th street, Manhattan, NYC, USA. 10 April – 18 May 2010. Works by: Ian Hamilton Finlay, Marcel Broodthaers, Claudio Parmiggiani, Maris, Alfredo Jaar, Derek Tyman. Curator with David Nolan / Carol Eckmann Gallery, Broadway, New York, USA.
Foreign Bodies (1995) [Exhibition] Shinjuku Cultural Centre, Tokyo, Japan. April – May 1995. British Council Exhibition. Curator. Supported by British Council. Keynote by Mr. Michael Barrett OBE.
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