Opening hours Gallery: Wednesday to Sunday 12–5pm Café: Tuesday to Saturday: 10am–5pm, Sunday: 10am–4pm

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

Rebecca Bertin

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

Robert Leckie

Director robert.leckie@spikeisland.org.uk

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 niquita.munowenyu@spikeisland.org.uk

Beau Palmer

Visitor Assistant

Alan Parry

Finance Manager alan.parry@spikeisland.org.uk

Rosa Picard

Visitor Assistant

David Poole

Visitor Assistant

Patrizia Ribul

Project Manager, West of England Visual Arts Alliance (WEVAA) patrizia.ribul@spikeisland.org.uk

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

Aidan Woodburn

Deputy Director aidan.woodburn@spikeisland.org.uk

Poppy Young

Communications Assistant poppy.young@spikeisland.org.uk

Ben Hartley

Visitor Assistant

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

More in Community

Lots of visitors gathered in the gallery - the photograph is focussed on one man in particular who is looking straight at the camera, smiling and clapping.

Our community

Studio artists
A photograph of a grey breeze block wall, featuring two closed doors - the left door is red and the right door is pink.

Studio Review Process
An image of the Spike Island Associates workspace.

Spike Island Associates
A photograph of Spike Island Workspace

Spike Island Workspace
Theatre company Wise Children have a meeting in their studio. Their studio is grey with lots of different types of chairs and a large box light in the shape of the letter R

Creative businesses

Visual Arts South West
A member of Spike Print Studio lays out small bits of paper that have been printed with highly decorative designs.

Spike Print Studio
Image of UWE students at gallery during 2022 Creative Degrees Show

UWE Fine Arts programmes
Spike Island
133 Cumberland Road
Bristol BS1 6UX
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 117 929 2266 +44 (0) 117 929 2266 E: admin@spikeisland.org.uk

Opening Hours

Gallery Wednesday to Sunday 12–5pm
Café Tuesday to Saturday: 10am–5pm, Sunday 10am–4pm
Spike Island Artspace Ltd. Registered Charity no. 1003505. Registered in England and Wales no. 2624621
Website: Atomic Smash Brand identity: Kellenberger–White