Staff and Trustees

Staff and Trustees

Spike Island team photographed outside the main entrance to the building holding the Disability Confident (Committed) certificate
Our highly skilled and enthusiastic team of staff come have a range of different experience but all have one thing in common: a determination to bring art to more people, by believing in and investing in artists.

STAFF

Saphia Abrahamovitch-Venner

Assistant Curator: Artist Development and Engagement saphia.venner@spikeisland.org.uk

Billie Appleton

Operations and Administration Assistant, and Front of House Assistant billie.appleton@spikeisland.org.uk

Tanith Blackman

Front of House Supervisor tanith.blackman@spikeisland.org.uk

Erin Donnelly

Visitor Assistant

Benjamin Shillabeer

Operations and Services Manager benjamin.shillabeer@spikeisland.org.uk

Ben Hartley

Visitor Assistant

Patricija Poikane

Operations Supervisor and Finance Assistant rebecca.bertin@spikeisland.org.uk

Isabel Jones

Office and HR Manager isabel.jones@spikeisland.org.uk

Olivia Jones

Senior Technician olivia.jones@spikeisland.org.uk

Carmen Juliá

Curator carmen.julia@spikeisland.org.uk

Diana Lage

Curatorial Assistant diana.lage@spikeisland.org.uk

Nicole Yip

Director (from June 2024)

Lucy MacDonald

Development Manager lucy.macdonald@spikeisland.org.uk

Nshan Melkonian

Gallery Supervisor nshan.melkonian@spikeisland.org.uk

Andy Moss

Exhibition Services Manager andy.moss@spikeisland.org.uk

Niquita Munowenyu

Communications Manager

Alan Parry

Finance Manager alan.parry@spikeisland.org.uk

Rosa Picard

Visitor Assistant

David Poole

Visitor Assistant

Simone Hesselberg

Project Manager, West of England Visual Arts Alliance (WEVAA)

Chloe Sclater

Front of House Assistant admin@spikeisland.org.uk

Eldon Somers

Visitor Assistant

Oliver Sutherland

Senior AV Technician oliver.sutherland@spikeisland.org.uk

Eileen Venner

Visitor Assistant

Ruby Taylor

Communications Assistant ruby.taylor@spikeisland.org.uk

Board of Trustees

  • Lucy Bailey Legal Counsel at the National Theatre
  • Linda Brothwell Artist and studio holder. Associate Lecturer, Royal College of Art, London
  • Louise O'Donnell Former Chief Executive of John James Bristol Foundation
  • Catherine Frankpitt Founder and Director, Strike Communications
  • Bill Gething Professor of Architecture, University of the West of England. Practising architect and sustainability consultant
  • Rosa Corbishley Development Director, Bristol Beacon
  • Marie Bak Mortensen Director, Create London
  • Paula Newport Director of People and Culture, Aardman Animations Ltd
  • Professor Judith Squires (Chair) Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, University of Bristol (Chair of the Board)
  • Asmaa Jama Poet, filmmaker and former Spike Island exhibiting artist
  • Tamsin Hong Curator at Serpentine Gallery
  • Lenacha Lema Artist
  • Jane Sillis Director of Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education
  • Piers Tincknell CEO of Atomic Smash and former Spike Island Workspace tenant