Zoé Whitley

Dr Zoé Whitley is Director of Chisenhale Gallery in London, UK whose recent programme includes new commissions by Rindon Johnson and Rachel Jones. Exhibitions to her credit include co-curating Elijah Pierce's America (Barnes Foundation, 2020), curating the British Pavilion (Venice Biennale 2019) and co-curating the award-winning international touring exhibition Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power. She writes widely on contemporary artists, most recently on Suki Seokyoung Kang, Kehinde Wiley, and Faith Ringgold. Zoé is a trustee of Creative Access and Decolonising Arts Institute. She serves on the 2020-22 Arts Council Collection Committee and the Mayor's Commission on Diversity in the Public Realm. Her prior roles include Senior Curator (Hayward Gallery); Curator, International Art (Tate Modern) and Curator of Contemporary Programmes (V&A).